IMSA: CORE autosport, BMW, Porsche lead Lime Rock FP2

The second practice session during a hot and busy Friday at Lime Rock Park ended with three new class leaders. Following the first session where Starworks Motorsport led PC, Corvette Racing led GT Le Mans, and Magnus Racing led GT Daytona, CORE autosport's Colin Braun took control of PC in the No. 54 entry, BMW Team RLL's Dirk Werner paced GTLM in his No. 25 M6, and Alex Job Racing's Mario Farnbacher (pictured) was fastest in his No. 23 Porsche 911 GT3 R in GTD.

Braun's 48.990-second lap was well clear of Tom Kimber-Smith's PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC in second (-0.224) and Kyle Marcelli's Performance Tech Racing entry in third (-0.412).

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Werner's GTLM BMW M6 was quick with a lap of 51.164 as Toni Vilander took second in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 (-0.121) and Corvette Racing's Tommy Milner secured third in the No. 4 C7.R (-0.251). Both factory Porsches were slowest once again.

Farnbacher's GTD-leading lap of 52.992 seconds was considerably faster than the best produced by Robin Liddell in the No. 6 Stevenson Motorsports Audi R8 LMS GT3 (-0.279), and Jens Klingmann's No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 (-0.398).

The No. 16 Change Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 driven by Corey Lewis triggered the lone red flag during the session for a tow-in and, according to IMSA, the peak track temperature of 133 Fahrenheit during FP2 was the hottest recorded during any of its sessions in 2016.

Up Next: Qualifying at 4:30 p.m. ET.