Earl Bamber will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June with Cadillac and Chip Ganassi Racing driving the newly named Cadillac V-Series.Rs to compete for the overall win in the Hypercar class.
“We are all looking forward to Cadillac returning to Le Mans and challenging for the overall victory. It has been decades since an American manufacturer has achieved this and we will be strongly pushing to achieve our goal,” said Bamber, overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015 and 2017.”
“It’s been special to be a part of this from the beginning” Bamber added. “We started this journey nearly two years ago testing in the simulator. It’s been an awesome journey and the adventure is only just beginning. It’s going to be incredible all the way up to Le Mans.”
Earl Bamber
Bamber is a member of a two-car Chip Ganassi Racing assault on the centenary edition of the 24 Hour classic which will also see Scott Dixon making his top-class debut at the event.
The No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R received an automatic entry based on its full-season participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook are the drivers, while The No. 3 Cadillac V-Series.R is a full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship entrant in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class, with Sébastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon will be the drivers.
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