diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7af0d92..73ba79d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
 node_modules/
 data/
 *.log
+logs/
+*.pid
+*.pid.lock
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite-shm
+*.sqlite-wal
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+coverage/
+dist/
+tmp/
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index b750b41..a58f76b 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -4283,6 +4283,7 @@ function parseRtcTime(value) {
 }
 
 function resolveCompetitor(session, transponder) {
+  const isFreePractice = String(session?.type || "").toLowerCase() === "free_practice";
   if (session.mode === "track") {
     const matchingAssignments = (session.assignments || []).filter((a) => {
       const car = state.cars.find((c) => c.id === a.carId);
@@ -4323,7 +4324,7 @@ function resolveCompetitor(session, transponder) {
 
   const driver = state.drivers.find((d) => d.transponder === transponder);
   if (driver) {
-    if (Array.isArray(session.driverIds) && session.driverIds.length && !session.driverIds.includes(driver.id)) {
+    if (!isFreePractice && Array.isArray(session.driverIds) && session.driverIds.length && !session.driverIds.includes(driver.id)) {
       return {
         key: `ignore_${driver.id}`,
         ignore: true,
@@ -4341,7 +4342,7 @@ function resolveCompetitor(session, transponder) {
   return {
     key: `driver_tp_${transponder}`,
     driverId: null,
-    driverName: t("common.unknown_driver"),
+    driverName: isFreePractice ? `TP ${transponder}` : t("common.unknown_driver"),
     carId: null,
     carName: t("common.unknown_car"),
   };