“It was not easy with the red flag; it made tyre warming a bit ... Ford blocked out the front row in GT Daytona Pro with its Mustang GT3, Mike Rockenfeller leading the way from Frederic Vervisch.

Derani will relocate to Monaco to help develop the program after he competes this weekend in his final race with General Motors — he'll race in the GT Daytona class for DXDT Racing. After that ...