Corvette Racing, a team affiliated with Pratt Miller Motorsports, will be competing in the IMSA GTD Pro category at the Daytona Roar event held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA from January 18-21, 2024. The team will field two Corvette Z06 GT3.R cars, with No. 3 driven by Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, and Daniel Juncadella, and No. 4 driven by Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg, and Earl Bamber. (©Eric Klauser/Chevrolet)
Alex Palou, the reigning champion of the NTT IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing, will be making his debut appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. Palou will be joining the team as part of their factory Cadillac Racing hybrid GTP program. Expressing his enthusiasm, Palou mentioned that participating and winning at Le Mans has always been a lifelong aspiration of his, considering it one of the most prestigious races alongside the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona.
Palou will be taking over the driving duties of CGR’s FIA World Endurance Championship No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R at Circuit de la Sarthe, replacing Richard Westbrook who has moved to JDC-Miller Motorsports. Alongside Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn, who achieved success at Le Mans last year, Palou is eager to compete and aim for victory. Having shown strong performance at Daytona recently, Palou is excited about the opportunity to secure a win at Le Mans.
CGR’s IMSA program will also be represented at Le Mans with the presence of the No. 3 Cadillac. This car will be driven by Sebastien Bourdais, a four-time Champ Car champion, Scott Dixon, a six-time IndyCar Series champion, and Renger van der Zande, a sports car champion. Mike O’Gara, the operations director of CGR, expressed the team’s pride in representing Cadillac Racing at Le Mans with their two Cadillac V-Series.R racecars. He highlighted their third and fourth-place finishes in 2023 as proof of their readiness to compete on the global stage. O’Gara further emphasized their dedication to refining the V-Series.R over the past year and their determination to compete for the overall victory at Circuit de la Sarthe in June. He also acknowledged the privilege of having the finest drivers and crew in the world representing the Cadillac brand in this significant motorsport event.
According to a report from racer.com
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