| No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R qualifies 13th for WEC eight-hour contest in Bahrain |
| MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 1, 2024) – Having consistent race pace in the desert will be the goal of the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R team following qualifications for the Bapco Energies Eight Hours of Bahrain. Alex Lynn recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 48.466 seconds during the 12-minute Hypercar session on the 3.36-mile (5.412km), 15-turn Bahrain International Circuit to place 13th in the 18-car field. The result marks only the second time in the eight FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) races that the Chip Ganassi Racing-run hybrid racecar has not advanced to the 10-car Hyperpole qualifying. |
 Lynn garnered Cadillac Racing’s initial WEC pole at Fuji Speedway last month and overall the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R posted a solid season average qualifying of 5.5.Lynn will share driving duties in Saturday’s day-night eight-hour race with full-season teammate Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais, who co-drove to the dramatic victory three weeks ago in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Bourdais also joined Lynn and Bamber in the March opener in Qatar in addition to driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He last drove at the Bahrain circuit in 2022 in LMP2 in addition to two outings in Formula One. Media resources: Cadillac Racing at Bahrain photosNo. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R 2024 WEC statistics Fourth place at Cadillac Racing’s home race at Circuit of The Americas in early September is the team’s best finish of the season. Now the group seeks to claim its first podium of the season as it concludes its second season of WEC Hypercar competition. The No. 8 Toyota GR010 earned its first pole position of the season in a Toyota lockout of the front row with Brendon Hartley, who will drive for Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January 2025, behind the wheel. |
| No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R driver’s viewThe Bapco Energies Eight Hours of Bahrain is scheduled for 2 p.m. (Arabian Standard Time)/7 a.m. (ET) Saturday. Get a unique perspective via the Cadillac in-car stream. Tune inMotorTrend TV will air the race from 6:30-8 a.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. ET in the U.S.. Full streaming will be on the MAX app in the U.S. and the FIA WEC app. Radio Le Mans will also stream coverage of the race. |
| Post-qualifying driver quotes |
| Alex Lynn: “Tough day at the office. We’ve been looking for some pace all weekend. We weren’t going to be fighting Toyota or maybe Ferrari, but it’s a long race tomorrow and looking to finish on a high. We have to try to have a clean race and end the season right.” |