Cadillac Racing with take on the 24 Hours of Le Mans once again in 2024, as the organization has received three invitations from the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to compete in the legendary endurance race.
The luxury marque will head to the track in June with three Cadillac V-Series.R race cars. The lineup includes the No. 2 V-Series.R, which will be driven by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Alex Palou; the No. 3 V-Series.R of Sebastian Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon; and the No. 311 V-Series.R of Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken and a soon-to-be-named third driver. As a reminder, the No. 311 Cadillac Racing entry races full-time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the No. 31 on the doors, driven by Derani and Aitken.
“We were excited to race in the 100th anniversary of Le Mans in 2023. To be on the podium in 2023 with a brand-new car, new team and new rules, was amazing” said GM sports car racing program manager Laura Wontrop Klauser. “In 2024, we’ll keep pushing forward, use the lessons from 2023 to make us stronger on the program and be ready to go against the best in the world at Le Mans.”
Bamber said he’s thrilled to take a shot at the prestigious Le Mans endurance race once again, having found Victory Lane at the event in 2015 and 2016.
“We are all looking forward to Cadillac returning to Le Mans and challenging for the overall victory. It has been decades since an American manufacturer has achieved this and we will be strongly pushing to achieve our goal,” he said.
Cadillac Racing made its first Le Mans showing back in 1950 with a pair of Series 61 coupes, finishing 10th and 11th. Cadillac again raced in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and did not return until 2023.
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Come on FIA, update the BOP to give the Cadillac team some HP/energy back. They need top speed help for those long straights.
Alexandra shlould have posted the race date so GM Authority fans can watch the race to see Cadillac win.
June 15-16. It’s hard to work actual necessary facts into today’s fluff for clicks journalism.
Cadillac does stream WEC race onboard camera feeds on their website.