Cadillac has elected to rotate its third seat in the #2 V-Series.R entry between multiple drivers during the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.
So far Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn have been confirmed as full-time drivers for the collaboratively run Chip Ganassi/Cadillac entry, carrying on from their efforts in 2023 which saw them compete with full-time third driver Richard Westbrook, who is competing in IMSA in 2024 – driving JDC Miller’s Porsche 963 GTP machine.
Cadillac, part of the General Motors automotive group is opting for a “new flexible approach” with its WEC driver lineup, which GM Sports Car Racing Programme Manager Laura Wontrop Klauser explained to Autosport.
“We have a great driver pool within GM sportscar racing,” she said.
“We have some really cool people that we can tap on the shoulder if we need their help.
“We are not going to be announcing a full season driver for that seat; as it makes sense we will announce it race by race.”
Cadillac’s pool of drivers who will have first-hand experience of the V-Series.R will all be competing across the Atlantic in IMSA and IndyCar throughout 2024.
The factory-run Ganassi #1 entry in the IMSA series will be piloted by full-time drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande, with IndyCar legend Scott Dixon opting in as third driver for Michelin Cup Endurance rounds and Alex Palou suiting up for a Daytona-only drive.
The IMSA reigning champion #31 Action Express entry will be driven full-time by Pipo Derani and Jack Aitken, with Tom Blomqvist competing as an Endurance Cup driver alongside an IndyCar campaign with Meyer Shank Racing.
The busy schedules for Cadillac’s driving roster in the Americas see numerous clashes with the FIA WEC calendar, which begins with the Qatar Prologue on February 24-25.
With that being said, Klauser didn’t rule out proceeding with just two drivers in the WEC without a third competitor.
“It is allowed, so it gives us an option if that is what we want to do for those races.”
Klauser also said bringing in a driver from outside of the Cadillac set-up “has yet to be determined.”
The #2 Cadillac V-Series.R had a promising debut season in FIA WEC last year against stiff competition from the likes of Toyota, Ferrari, Porsche and Peugeot.
The entry debuted with a fourth-place finish in the 1000 Miles of Sebring and scored a best result of third in the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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