Cadillac DPi-V.R

Cadillac DPi-V.R

Category	DPi
Constructor	Cadillac (Dallara)
Designers	Dillon Blanski (Exterior Designer) Antonio Montanari (Lead Chassis Designer, Dallara) Luca Dell'Osso (Lead Aerodynamicist, Dallara)
Predecessor	Cadillac Northstar LMP Corvette Daytona Prototype
Successor	Cadillac V-Series.R (LMDh)
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 4.06 in. bore blocks (2014 – present) Cadillac LT4 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	930 kg (2,050 lb) including driver and fuel
Fuel	VP Racing Fuels MS100 RON unleaded 80% + E20 American Ethanol 20%
Lubricants	Valvoline (Wayne Taylor Racing), Lucas Oil (Action Express Racing) and Red Line Synthetic Oil (JDC–Miller MotorSports)
Tyres	Continental (2017–2018) 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	Filipe Albuquerque Fernando Alonso Max Angelelli João Barbosa Ryan Briscoe Eric Curran Pipo Derani Scott Dixon Christian Fittipaldi Jeff Gordon Kamui Kobayashi Felipe Nasr Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Renger van der Zande
Debut	2017 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2017 24 Hours of Daytona
Last win	2022 Chevrolet Grand Prix
Last event	2022 Petit Le Mans
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 59 27 84 21 25
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.

Across six seasons of competition, the DPi-V.R won the IMSA SportsCar Championship three times, doing so in 2017 with Wayne Taylor Racing, and in 2018 and 2021 with Action Express Racing. The DPi-V.R was one of the most successful DPi cars by the end of its time in competition, and it would be replaced by the Cadillac V-Series.R in 2023, following a change to the new Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh ruleset for sports prototypes.

Background

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.

Competition history

With the DPi regulations in place for the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship, the Cadillac DPi-V.R officially made its first start at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona, where it also completed its first victory courtesy of Wayne Taylor Racing and drivers Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli, and Jeff Gordon. Cadillac proceeded to take victory in the next six races; four from Wayne Taylor Racing and one from each of the two entries from Action Express Racing. Cadillac completed a dominant season by taking home the Teams', Constructors', and Drivers' championships, with all three Cadillac entries occupying the top 3 of the standings. Wayne Taylor Racing, with the Taylor brothers, took home the Teams' and Drivers' titles for Cadillac.

Cadillac carried their momentum over to the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship, winning the season-opening 2018 24 Hours of Daytona with Mustang Sampling Racing and drivers Filipe Albuquerque, João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi. Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr secured the championship with Whelen Engineering Racing, marking back-to-back titles for Cadillac. Across all three entries, the DPi-V.R secured a total of 11 podiums.

The next two seasons were less fruitful for Cadillac, as the rising levels of competition began to even out the field. The DPi-V.R finished runner-up twice in the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship, completing each season in 2nd overall behind Acura and Team Penske. Cadillac did continue to win the 24 Hours of Daytona, winning both the 2019 and 2020 editions, extending their record at Daytona to four consecutive wins, a streak that eventually ended in 2021, when then-recently departed Wayne Taylor Racing won the race with the Acura ARX-05 under five seconds ahead of the Ally Cadillac in 2nd.

The DPi-V.R won the series title for a third and final time in the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship with Whelen Engineering Racing, the team experiencing a late season streak of podiums and victories in the second half of the season, from Watkins Glen to Road Atlanta, to take home the championships for Cadillac. In its final season in 2022, Chip Ganassi Racing were the highest-placed Cadillac in the standings, ending their season in 3rd.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

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

• Cadillac Racing Official Website
• The Official Website of Cadillac