Cadillac V-Series.R

Cadillac V-Series.R
	The No. 02 V-Series.R practicing for the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona
Category	GTP
Constructor	Cadillac (Dallara)
Designer(s)	Chris Mikalauskas (Exterior Designer)[1]; Aaron Pfeifer (Vehicle Technical Lead)[2]; Adam Trojanek (Lead Propulsion Engineer)[3]
Predecessor	Cadillac DPi-V.R
Technical specifications
Chassis	LMP2-based[4] carbon fiber monocoque
Engine	Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L 90° V8 NA, 32-valve, DOHC
Electric motor	Rear-mounted 50 kW (68 PS; 67 hp) spec MGU supplied by Bosch
Transmission	Xtrac P1359 7-speed sequential manual[5]
Fuel	TotalEnergies (WEC); VP Racing Fuels (IMSA)
Lubricants	Mobil 1[5]
Brakes	Brembo carbon 380/355mm with Brembo Monobloc 6-piston calipers[5]
Tyres	Michelin slicks with OZ one-piece forged alloys, 29/71-18 front and 34/71-18 rear[5]
Competition history
Notable entrants	Action Express Racing; Chip Ganassi Racing;
Notable drivers	Sébastien Bourdais; Scott Dixon; Renger van der Zande; Earl Bamber; Alex Lynn; Richard Westbrook; Jack Aitken; Pipo Derani; Alexander Sims;
Debut	2023 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2023 12 Hours of Sebring
Last win	2023 Motul Course de Monterey
Last event	2023 6 Hours of Fuji

The Cadillac V-Series.R, originally named the Cadillac V-LMDh, is a sports prototype racing car designed by Cadillac and built by Dallara. It is designed to the Le Mans Daytona h regulations, and debuted in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the season opening 24 Hours of Daytona.[6][7] The car is also contesting the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2023 onwards.[8] The engine's 5.5L displacement is the largest displacement of any of the GTP cars debuted in the revival of the GTP class at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona.[9]

Background

On August 24, 2021, Cadillac announced they would participate in IMSA's new GTP class and join the FIA World Endurance Championship's Hypercar class in 2023 using an LMDh-compliant racing design.[10] It was also confirmed on the same day that Dallara was chosen as the chassis supplier for their LMDh contender, and that Action Express Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing would campaign the car in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship season as well as contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[11][12]

Cadillac released renders of the car on June 9, 2022. It was also announced that the car would use a hybrid powertrain, consisting of a 90° Naturally-Aspirated V8 internal combustion engine and standardized hybrid drivetrain components provided by Williams Advanced Engineering, Bosch and Xtrac, and that Chip Ganassi Racing would campaign one car in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season.[13][14][15]

The first shakedown was completed in July 2022.[16] This was followed by testing at Sebring International Raceway and Road Atlanta, where the car covered nearly 19,312 km (12,000 mi).[17][18][19]

Racing results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	Rounds									Pts.	Pos.
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts.	Pos.
2023	Cadillac Racing	GTP	Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande Scott Dixon	01	All All 1–2, 9	DAY 3	SEB 7	LBH 8	MON 1	WGL 5	MOS 9	ELK 4	IMS 7	PET 2	2673	7th
	Cadillac Racing		Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook	02	1 1 1	DAY 4	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	PET	306	21st
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Alexander Sims Pipo Derani Jack Aitken	31	All All 1–2, 5, 9	DAY 5	SEB 1	LBH 5	MON 3	WGL 2	MOS 7	ELK 6	IMS 4	PET 6	2733	1st

Complete IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup results
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	Rounds				Pts.	Pos.
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	1	2	3	4	Pts.	Pos.
2023	Cadillac Racing	GTP	Sébastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande Scott Dixon	01	All All 1–2, 4	DAY 3	SEB 7	WGL 5	PET 2	38	3rd
	Cadillac Racing		Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook	02	1 1 1	DAY 4	SEB	WGL	PET	9	9th
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Alexander Sims Pipo Derani Jack Aitken	31	All All All	DAY 5	SEB 1	WGL 2	PET 6	40	1st

Complete World Endurance Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	Rounds							Pts.	Pos.
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pts.	Pos.
2023	Cadillac Racing	Hypercar	Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook	2	All All All	SEB 4	POR 4	SPA 5	LMN 3	MON 10	FUJ 10	BHR	76*	4th*
	Cadillac Racing		Sébastien Bourdais Scott Dixon Jack Aitken Renger van der Zande	3	3–4 3–4 3 4	SEB	POR	SPA Ret	LMN 4	MON	FUJ	BHR	**	**
	Action Express Racing		Jack Aitken Pipo Derani Alexander Sims	311	4 4 4	SEB	POR	SPA	LMN 17	MON	FUJ	BHR	**	**

* Season still in progress.

** Not eligible for championship points.

References

Mikalauskas, Chris (November 28, 2022). "How Cadillac put its stamp on the LMDh concept". motorsport.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
Perez, Jerry (June 10, 2023). "How Cadillac Scrambled To Fix Its Le Mans Hypercar Overnight After Fire in Qualifying". The Drive. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
Perkins, Chris (July 29, 2023). "Cadillac's Big Naturally Aspirated Race V-8 Is a Monster In a World of Small Turbo Engines". Road & Track. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
Newbold, James (December 18, 2022). "Inside the spec hybrid spine of LMDh cars". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
"Entry List 2023" (PDF). 24 Hours of Le Mans (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2023.
Cross, Stefan (February 9, 2022). "Cadillac Previews Project GTP Race Car" (Press release). Cadillac. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
Goodwin, Graham (February 9, 2022). "Cadillac Tease Forthcoming 'Project GTP' Car". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
"Cadillac to Compete in IMSA and WEC in 2023". media.cadillac.com (Press release). Cadillac. August 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
"New Year, New Cars: Cadillac V-LMDh". IMSA. January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
Toma, Sebastian (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac Will Compete in WEC and IMSA in 2023 With a V-Series Prototype". autoevolution.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Lloyd, Daniel (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac Announces LMDh Program with AXR, Ganassi". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Pruett, Marshall (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac confirms LMDh program for IMSA and WEC". racer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Lloyd, Daniel (June 9, 2022). "Cadillac Previews LMDh Car Design; Confirms V8 Engine". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Watkins, Gary (June 10, 2022). "Cadillac reveals 2023 LMDh racer for WEC and IMSA programmes". autosport.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
"Cadillac Shake Down New LMDh Racer". dailysportscar.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Dagys, John (July 8, 2022). "Cadillac LMDh Car Completes Rollout". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Days, John (August 26, 2022). "Cadillac V-LMDh Completes Three-Day Road Atlanta Test". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Malsher-Lopez, David (November 4, 2022). "Cadillac completes 24-hour test at Sebring". motorsport.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
Lopez, Jonathan (December 1, 2022). "Cadillac Racing V-LMDh Passes Crucial Testing, Development Milestones". gmauthority.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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[1] Mikalauskas, Chris (November 28, 2022). "How Cadillac put its stamp on the LMDh concept". motorsport.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[2] Perez, Jerry (June 10, 2023). "How Cadillac Scrambled To Fix Its Le Mans Hypercar Overnight After Fire in Qualifying". The Drive. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[3] Perkins, Chris (July 29, 2023). "Cadillac's Big Naturally Aspirated Race V-8 Is a Monster In a World of Small Turbo Engines". Road & Track. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[4] Newbold, James (December 18, 2022). "Inside the spec hybrid spine of LMDh cars". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[xtrac-5] "Entry List 2023" (PDF). 24 Hours of Le Mans (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[6] Cross, Stefan (February 9, 2022). "Cadillac Previews Project GTP Race Car" (Press release). Cadillac. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[7] Goodwin, Graham (February 9, 2022). "Cadillac Tease Forthcoming 'Project GTP' Car". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[8] "Cadillac to Compete in IMSA and WEC in 2023". media.cadillac.com (Press release). Cadillac. August 24, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[9] "New Year, New Cars: Cadillac V-LMDh". IMSA. January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[10] Toma, Sebastian (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac Will Compete in WEC and IMSA in 2023 With a V-Series Prototype". autoevolution.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[11] Lloyd, Daniel (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac Announces LMDh Program with AXR, Ganassi". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[12] Pruett, Marshall (August 24, 2021). "Cadillac confirms LMDh program for IMSA and WEC". racer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[13] Lloyd, Daniel (June 9, 2022). "Cadillac Previews LMDh Car Design; Confirms V8 Engine". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[14] Watkins, Gary (June 10, 2022). "Cadillac reveals 2023 LMDh racer for WEC and IMSA programmes". autosport.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[15] "Cadillac Shake Down New LMDh Racer". dailysportscar.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[16] Dagys, John (July 8, 2022). "Cadillac LMDh Car Completes Rollout". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[17] Days, John (August 26, 2022). "Cadillac V-LMDh Completes Three-Day Road Atlanta Test". sportscar365.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[18] Malsher-Lopez, David (November 4, 2022). "Cadillac completes 24-hour test at Sebring". motorsport.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[19] Lopez, Jonathan (December 1, 2022). "Cadillac Racing V-LMDh Passes Crucial Testing, Development Milestones". gmauthority.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.