| Nine-car GTP grid set by championship points as rain washes out qualifications |
| WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 24, 2023) – The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R will start on the front row for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday as IMSA canceled Grand Touring Prototype qualifications when a deluge created a slick racecourse. The nine-car GTP grid was set by IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship points, which placed the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims and Jack Aitken second. The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, co-driven by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande, will start fourth. |
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| Cadillac has won two of the four IMSA GTP races and paces the Manufacturer Championship entering the six-hour race on the 3.4-mile, 11-turn Watkins Glen International road course. Bourdais and van der Zande, who earned a podium finish at The Glen in 2022, are the most recent IMSA GTP race winners – at Laguna Seca in mid-May before teaming with six-time INDYCAR champion Scott Dixon to place fourth overall of 62 entries in the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Cadillac hybrid prototype. Derani, Sims and Aitken, buoyed by their victory in March at Sebring International Raceway, lead the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP standings heading into the third of four long-distance races on the schedule.  The No. 6 Porsche 963 from Porsche Penske Motorsport will start on the pole.Teams were prepared with Michelin rain tires for the 20-minute session, but the sanctioning body called off qualifying before the green flag after the joint LMP2 and LMP3 session was impacted by rain. No car completed a timed lap. A 20-minute warmup is scheduled for 8 a.m. ET Sunday. Green flag is set for 10:40 a.m. Peacock will stream flag-to-flag coverage of the race in the U.S. starting at 10:30 a.m. ET, with IMSA.com/TVLive providing streaming coverage outside the U.S. USA Network will telecast the race from 2-5 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast on IMSA.comand RadioLeMans.com, with SiriusXM live broadcast of the race on XM 207 and Web/App 992. |
| What they’re saying |
| No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.RSebastien Bourdais: “We made some adjustments from the morning session, so it would have been nice to know what they felt like. It’s likely to be a chaotic race tomorrow with the weather forecast what it is. If it rains, it’s going to be a race of attrition and survival. We’ll try to be smart, stay out of trouble and hopefully be up front.” |
| No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.RPipo Derani: “The car feels like it rolled off the truck with a good setup and it felt good in the morning practice. I was looking forward to getting out there and qualifying even though it’s raining. They called it off but it’s part of the game. We’ll be starting second, which is a good place to start. It will be a long fight tomorrow, but it looks like the car is good either on the rain or on the dry. We’ve had both in practice, so looking forward to the race and hopefully get a clean six-hour race.”Cadillac Racing DPi-V.R Watkins Glen results 2022-2017 2022: Third (No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R) start third – Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande Fourth (No. 02 Cadillac Accessories Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fourth – Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn Fifth (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fifth – Pipo Derani, Olivier Pla, Mike Conway Sixth (No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R) start seventh – Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Rockenfeller Seventh (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Tristan Vautier, Richard Westbrook, Loic Duval 2021 (2-hour, 40-minute race): First (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fourth – Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr Second (No. 01 Cadillac DPi-V.R) start third – Renger van der Zande, Kevin Magnussen Fourth (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Tristan Vautier, Loic Duval2021 (6-hour race): Fourth (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fifth – Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr, Mike Conway Fifth (No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fourth – Jimmie Johnson, Simon Pagenaud, Kamui Kobayashi Sixth (No. 01 Cadillac DPi-V.R) start third – Renger van der Zande, Kevin Magnussen Seventh (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Tristan Vautier, Loic Duval, Sebastien Bourdais2020: No race2019: Fourth (No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fifth – Renger van der Zande, Jordan Taylor Sixth (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Joao Barbosa, Filipe Albuquerque, Mike Conway Seventh (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start seventh – Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran Eighth (No. 50 Juncos Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) start 10th – Will Owen, Rene Binder Ninth (No. 84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R) start ninth – Simon Trummer, Stephen Simpson, Chris Miller 11th overall (No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R) start eighth – Tristan Vautier, Misha Goikhberg, Juan Piedrahita2018: Fifth (No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Renger van der Zande, Jordan Taylor Sixth (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R) start 12th – Gabby Chaves, Filipe Albuquerque, Christian Fittipladi Seventh (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start ninth – Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran, Mike Conway 11th overall (No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Cadillac DPi-V.R) start 10th – Tristan Vautier, Matthew McMurry2017: First (No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R) start third – Christian Fittipaldi, Joao Barbosa, Filipe Albuquerque Sixth (No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R) start fourth – Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor 16th overall (No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R) start sixth – Dane Cameron, Eric Curran, Filipe Albuquerque 2023 Cadillac V-Series.RWins: Sebring (Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims, Jack Aitken), Laguna Seca (Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande)2 wins, 4 podiums (including wins) IMSA1 podium FIA WEC (Le Mans; No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R – Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Richard Westbrook) Cadillac total wins in all classes/series since 2004: 68Cadillac total podiums in all classes/series since 2004: 216IMSA GTP (4)IMSA DPi (85)FIA WEC (1)World Challenge (126)Cadillac Manufacturer Championships in all series: 8IMSA DPi (2021, 2018, 2017)Pirelli World Challenge GT (2014, 2013, 2012)SPEED World Challenge GT (2007, 2005)IMSA DPi Driver Championships: 2021, 2018, 2017IMSA DPi Team Championships: 2021, 2018, 2017IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Manufacturer Champion: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Driver Championships: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Team Championships: 2018, 2017Pirelli World Challenge GT Driver Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012SPEED World Challenge GT Driver Championship: 2005 |