Cadillac DPi-V.R

Cadillac DPi-V.R
	A Cadillac DPi-V.R in its debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona
Category	IMSA SportsCar Daytona Prototype International (DPi)
Constructor	Cadillac with Dallara
Designer(s)	Dillon Blanski (exterior designer)
Predecessor	Cadillac Northstar LMP; Chevrolet Corvette DP
Successor	Cadillac V-Series.R
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque with aluminium honeycomb and Zylon side panels
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone independent pushrod
Suspension (rear)	As front
Length	187 in (4,750 mm)
Width	74.8 in (1,900 mm)
Height	45.3 in (1,151 mm)
Wheelbase	118.5 in (3,010 mm)
Engine	ECR Engines designed, developed, and produced Cadillac LT1 6.2 L (378 cu in) (2017) later 5.5 L (336 cu in) (2018–2022) V8 naturally-aspirated engine, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Xtrac P1159F 6-speed sequential semi-automatic paddle-shift
Power	600 hp (447 kW) @ 6,800 rpm later 580 hp (433 kW) @ 7,050 rpm (series restricted power level)
Weight	2,050 lb (930 kg) including driver
Fuel	VP Racing Fuels MS100 RON unleaded 80% + E20 American Ethanol 20%
Lubricants	Lucas Oil is the engine oil of all Cadillac DPi V.R entries and a sponsor of ECR Engines as well as Action Express Racing
Tyres	Continental ExtremeContact (2017–2018) later Michelin (2019–2022)
Competition history
Notable entrants	Action Express Racing; Wayne Taylor Racing; Spirit of Daytona Racing; JDC-Miller MotorSports; Juncos Racing; Chip Ganassi Racing
Notable drivers	João Barbosa; Christian Fittipaldi; Filipe Albuquerque; Dane Cameron; Eric Curran; Mike Conway; Seb Morris; Jordan Taylor; Jeff Gordon; Alex Lynn; Ricky Taylor; Max Angelelli; Ryan Hunter-Reay; Gabby Chaves; Felipe Nasr; Stuart Middleton; Brendon Hartley; Pipo Derani; Renger van der Zande; Matt McMurry; Tristan Vautier; Eddie Cheever III; Fernando Alonso; Matthieu Vaxivière; Kamui Kobayashi; Will Owen; René Binder; Agustín Canapino; Kyle Kaiser; Victor Franzoni; Spencer Pigot; Stephen Simpson; Simon Trummer; Chris Miller; Juan Piedrahita; Mikhail Goikhberg; Rubens Barrichello; Devlin DeFrancesco; Ryan Briscoe; Scott Dixon; Kevin Magnussen; Mike Rockenfeller; Simon Pagenaud; Jimmie Johnson; Chase Elliott; Loïc Duval; Sébastien Bourdais; Matheus Leist; Gabriel Aubry; Scott Andrews; Earl Bamber; Álex Palou; Marcus Ericsson; Neel Jani; Richard Westbrook; Ben Keating; Tristan Nunez; Olivier Pla; José María López
Debut	2017 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2017 24 Hours of Daytona
Last win	2022 Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Last event	2022 Petit Le Mans
Teams' Championships	3 (2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC, 2021 IMSA SCC)
Constructors' Championships	3 (2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC, 2021 IMSA SCC)
Drivers' Championships	3 (2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC, 2021 IMSA SCC)

The Cadillac DPi-V.R is a sports prototype racing car which started competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in North America in 2017. It is the manufacturer variation of Dallara P217 base, and replaces the Corvette DP. It marked Cadillac's return to sports car racing as a full constructor for the first time since the Cadillac Northstar LMP that competed in American Le Mans Series from 2000 to 2002. It was unveiled on November 30, 2016.^[3]

Design edit

A closed-top design, it incorporates several new mechanical and safety features not used in the previous Corvette DP car. Zylon anti-intrusion panels are built into the frame that prevent any mechanical components from coming into the chassis in the event of an accident. The Cadillac DPi-V.R. has an electrical power steering system and an improved gearbox.^[4]

Results edit

The car's first win came at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona by Wayne Taylor Racing.^[5] Action Express Racing won the 2018 edition with the car. Wayne Taylor Racing won again at the 2019 and 2020 editions of the race with the DPi-V.R.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit

Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.

Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	Pos
Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	DAY	SEB	LBH	AUS	BEL	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	ATL		Points	Pos
2017	Mustang Sampling Racing	Daytona Prototype International	João Barbosa	5	2	2	7	3	4	1	6	6	5	5		284	3rd
			Christian Fittipaldi		2	2	7	3	4	1	6	6	5	5
			Filipe Albuquerque		2	2				1				5
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Dane Cameron	31	6	3	8	2	2	7	1	4	2	2		291	2nd
			Eric Curran		6	3	8	2	2	7	1	4	2	2
			Mike Conway		6	3								2
			Seb Morris		6
			Filipe Albuquerque							7
	Wayne Taylor Racing / Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V		Jordan Taylor	10	1	1	1	1	1	6	7	2	3	9		310	1st
			Ricky Taylor		1	1	1	1	1	6	7	2	3	9
			Max Angelelli		1
			Jeff Gordon		1
			Alex Lynn			1
			Ryan Hunter-Reay											9
					DAY	SEB	LBH	MOH	BEL	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	ATL		Points	Pos
2018	Mustang Sampling Racing	Daytona Prototype International	Filipe Albuquerque	5	1	10	1	4	6	6	4	7	DNS	4		249	6th
			João Barbosa		1	10	1	4	6			7	DNS
			Christian Fittipaldi		1	10				6	4			4
			Gabby Chaves							6
			Tristan Vautier											4
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Eric Curran	31	2	3	7	8	1	7	3	3	5	8		277	1st
			Felipe Nasr		2	3	7	8	1	7	3	3	5	8
			Mike Conway		2	3				7
			Stuart Middleton		2
			Gabby Chaves											8
	Wayne Taylor Racing / Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V		Jordan Taylor	10	15	2	3	5	5	5	2	4	12	1		270	3rd
			Renger van der Zande		15	2	3	5	5	5	2	4	12	1
			Ryan Hunter-Reay		15	2								1
	Spirit of Daytona Racing		Matt McMurry	90	20	12			13	11						68	16th
			Tristan Vautier		20	12			13	11
			Eddie Cheever III		20	12
					DAY	SEB	LBH	MOH	BEL	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	ATL		Points	Pos
2019	Mustang Sampling Racing	Daytona Prototype International	Filipe Albuquerque	5	7	3	1	8	6	6	10	6	5	7		258	7th
			João Barbosa		7	3	1	8	6	6	10	6	5	7
			Christian Fittipaldi		7
			Brendon Hartley			3
			Mike Conway							6				7
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Pipo Derani	31	2	1	6	4	2	7	4	4	3	1		297	2nd
			Felipe Nasr		2	1	6	4	2	7	4	4	3	1
			Eric Curran		2	1				7				1
	Konica Minolta Cadillac		Jordan Taylor	10	1	2	10	6	9	4	6	5	4	2		274	4th
			Renger van der Zande		1	2	10	6	9	4	6	5	4	2
			Fernando Alonso		1
			Kamui Kobayashi		1
			Matthieu Vaxivière			2								2
	Juncos Racing		Will Owen	50	8	10	7	9	8	8	11			10		177	11th
			René Binder		8	10				8				10
			Agustín Canapino		8	10
			Kyle Kaiser		8		7	9
			Victor Franzoni						8		11
			Spencer Pigot											10
	JDC-Miller MotorSports		Stephen Simpson	84	10	8	5	7	4	9	8	9	9	5		237	8th
			Simon Trummer		10	8	5	7	4	9	8	9	9	5
			Chris Miller		10	8				9				5
			Juan Piedrahita		10
			Mikhail Goikhberg	85	5	7	9	10	5	10	9	8	8	9		230	10th
			Tristan Vautier		5	7	9	10	5	10	9	8	8	9
			Rubens Barrichello		5
			Devlin DeFrancesco		5
			Juan Piedrahita			7				10				9
					DAY1	DAY2	SEB1	ELK	ATL1	MOH	ATL2	LGA	SEB2			Points	Pos
2020	Mustang Sampling Racing/ JDC-Miller MotorSports	Daytona Prototype International	Sébastien Bourdais	5	3	3	3	4	4	6	4	7	5			249	5th
			João Barbosa		3	3	3	4	4	6
			Loïc Duval		3						4		5
			Tristan Vautier						4		4	7	5
	JDC-Miller MotorSports		Tristan Vautier	85	5	7	8	7		8						217	8th
			Chris Miller		5	7		7			8
			Matheus Leist		5				8		8	8	4
			Juan Piedrahita		5
			Stephen Simpson				8		8			8	4
			Gabriel Aubry							8	8
			Scott Andrews										4
	Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R		Renger van der Zande	10	1	6	2	2	5	3	1	6	7			264	2nd
			Ryan Briscoe		1	6	2	2	5	3	1	6	7
			Scott Dixon		1						1		7
			Kamui Kobayashi		1
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Pipo Derani	31	7	5	1	3	3	2	5	3	6			258	4th
			Felipe Nasr		7		1	3	3	2	5	3	6
			Filipe Albuquerque		7				3		5
			Mike Conway		7
			Gabby Chaves			5							6
					DAY1	DAY2	SEB	MOH	BEL	WGL1	WGL2	ELK	LGA	LBH	ATL	Points	Pos
2021	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Daytona Prototype International	Renger van der Zande	01	7	5	5	5	1	6	2	3	2	2	5	3163	4th
			Kevin Magnussen		7	5	5	5	1	6	2	3	2	2
			Scott Dixon			5	5								5
			Earl Bamber												5
	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing		Loïc Duval	5	3	7	1	4	5	7	4	6	6	3	7	2933	6th
			Tristan Vautier		3	7	1	4	5	7	4	6	6	3	7
			Sébastien Bourdais			7	1			7					7
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Pipo Derani	31	1	6	6	2	2	4	1	1	3	1	2	3407	1st
			Felipe Nasr		1	6	6	2	2	4	1	1	3	1	2
			Mike Conway			6	6			4					2
			Chase Elliott			6
	Ally Cadillac Racing		Jimmie Johnson	48	6	2	7			5					4	1203	7th
			Kamui Kobayashi		6	2	7			5					4
			Simon Pagenaud			2	7			5					4
			Mike Rockenfeller			2
					DAY1	DAY2	SEB	LBH	LGA	MOH	BEL	WGL	MOS	ELK	ATL	Points	Pos
2022	Cadillac Racing	Daytona Prototype International	Sébastien Bourdais	01	5	7	7	1	6	5	1	3	1	3	4	3220	3rd
			Renger van der Zande		5	7	7	1	6	5	1	3	1	3	4
			Álex Palou		5	7
			Scott Dixon		5	7									4
			Ryan Hunter-Reay				7
			Alex Lynn	02	6	6	1	2	5	4	3	4	4	2	5	3191	4th
			Earl Bamber		6	6	1	2	5	4	3	4	4	2	5
			Ryan Hunter-Reay				7								5
			Kevin Magnussen		6	6
			Marcus Ericsson		6	6
			Neel Jani				1
	JDC-Miller Motorsports		Tristan Vautier	5	2	3	2	3	4	6	5	7	5	5	7	2979	6th
			Richard Westbrook		2	3	2	3	4	6	5	7	5	5	7
			Loïc Duval		2	3	2					7			7
			Ben Keating		2	3
	Whelen Engineering Racing		Pipo Derani	31	7	4	3	5	3	3	6	5	3	6	2	3083	5th
			Tristan Nunez		7	4	3	5	3	3
			Mike Conway		7	4	3					5			2
			Olivier Pla								6	5	3	6	2
	Ally Cadillac Racing		Kamui Kobayashi	48	3	5	6					6			3	1165	7th
			Mike Rockenfeller		3	5	6					6			3
			José María López		3	5	6
			Jimmie Johnson		3	5						6			3

References edit

^ Gitlin, Jonathan M. (18 April 2017). "Not your grandfather's ride: The all-conquering Cadillac DPi-V.R race car". Ars Technica. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Cadillac DPi-V.R race car - DPi-V.R race car". Cadillac. Cadillac.
^ "Cadillac DPi-V.R Unveiled". sportscar365.com. sportscar365.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
^ "No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac V DPi-V.R Set For Public Debut". waynetaylorracing.com. Wayne Taylor Racing. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "WAYNE TAYLOR RACING WINS ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA". daytonainternationalspeedway.com. Daytona International Speedway. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

External links edit

[1] Gitlin, Jonathan M. (18 April 2017). "Not your grandfather's ride: The all-conquering Cadillac DPi-V.R race car". Ars Technica. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[2] "Cadillac DPi-V.R race car - DPi-V.R race car". Cadillac. Cadillac.

[3] "Cadillac DPi-V.R Unveiled". sportscar365.com. sportscar365.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

[4] "No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac V DPi-V.R Set For Public Debut". waynetaylorracing.com. Wayne Taylor Racing. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

[5] "WAYNE TAYLOR RACING WINS ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA". daytonainternationalspeedway.com. Daytona International Speedway. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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