Cadillac Racing has made official the drivers who will take part in the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year in 2023 with the all-new V-LMDh.
Sébastien Bourdais, Renger Van Der Zande, Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims will share the wheel of the new prototype of the US manufacturer deployed in the GTP Class for all races.
On the first, managed by Chip Ganassi Racing, we will see the French and the Dutch at work, who are already the couple of the current # 01 DPi VR, while the Brazilian and the British will form the crew of the second vehicle, prepared by Action Express Racing.
From Cadillac Racing they then let it be known that the names of the competitors chosen in addition for the IMSA Endurance Cup races will be announced later, as well as those who will be engaged in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Alexander Sims, Pipo Derani, Action Express Cadillac V-LMDh
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“The new GTP class is set to create one of the most exciting competitions in decades – said Rory Harvey, Cadillac Vice President – We look forward to seeing our world-class driver lineup on the V-LMDh and welcome Alexander. Sims “.
Sims is the new face of the team, although he is still part of the GM family having long been committed as a Corvette competitor, and will debut in Daytona next January: “I am thrilled to be back racing full-time in IMSA and to drive the Cadillac V-LMDh “.
“It’s an impressive car. I had a great couple of years with the Corvette, doing GT races, which brought me back to the IMSA paddock. They are races that I love. The format of the events, the competitiveness and the circuits we go to. they are fantastic. Moving from the GM family to Cadillac at the highest level of racing with AXR, which is already a winning team in the championship, is exciting for me. “
Derani instead becomes official driver and expresses all his emotion: “It’s a dream come true. I have been with AXR since 2019 and we have developed an excellent relationship in terms of mutual knowledge, collaboration and understanding of what we need to be successful. “.
Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande Chip Ganassi Racing-Cadillac V-LMDh
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“It is a great pleasure to stay with them and represent the Cadillac brand, which has given me most of the victories and championships in the DPi era.”
Bourdais was one of the first to take over the steering wheel of the V-LMDh: “The development of the new car has started and we are trying to take it to as many places as possible, and I have been a part of it from the very beginning. which I really like, developing a new car “.
“It’s a bit like when you raise a newborn: you can leave your mark, give your impressions and dream of developing it so that you feel at one with the car”.
“We have a very strong base and Cadillac and Dallara have done a great job. It’s a really exciting program for a new era in endurance racing.”
Van Der Zande added: “I am really excited and happy to stay with Chip Ganassi Racing and Cadillac. They are the brands I have competed with the longest and this is where I feel comfortable because we have the same goals and mindset on how to tackle. racing and winning “.
“I am also excited to continue working with Seb. We have spent an entire season together and complement each other very well both on and off the track. It all comes naturally to us and it is a pleasure to continue working together.”
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