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Bourdais returns to WEC in Bahrain finale with Cadillac
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Bourdais returns to WEC in Bahrain finale with Cadillac

By Miles Cooper October 29, 2024
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Sebastien Bourdais will be part of the manufacturing unit Cadillac crew for the ultimate spherical of the 2024 World Endurance Championship in Bahrain early subsequent month.

Bourdais, the outright 2014 Daytona 24 Hours winner, will be part of Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber within the #2 Chip Ganassi-entered Cadillac V-Sequence.R for what could be his third look in WEC this yr.

The Frenchman began the season with the American outfit within the new Qatar 1812km spherical earlier than returning on the Le Mans 24 Hours in Ganassi’s second entry, teaming up with IndyCar star Scott Dixon and sportscar ace Renger van der Zande within the #3 Caddy.

“It’s good to get again within the automotive with Alex and Earl,” stated Bourdais, who completed third within the just lately concluded IMSA SportsCar Championship with the US arm of the Ganassi Cadillac squad. 

“Efficiency-wise, it looks like the automotive is in a very good window. It’s fairly gentle, good on energy and aggressive, so there’s undoubtedly one thing to play for. Bahrain is a very huge problem. It’s an especially abrasive racetrack. 

“Tyre deg may be very excessive and utilizing the tyre the best means and never hurting it however making it operate with out making it slide is a vital factor to do. You must do it with setup, dampers, traction management and also you identify it. We’ll attempt to discover some recipes that work and hopefully, we’ll wind up in a great place.”

Ganassi/Cadillac Racing has been one of many few groups to make the most of the laws to run a two-driver line-up for six-hour races this yr.

Bourdais returns to WEC in Bahrain finale with Cadillac

#2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Sequence.R: Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Sebastien Bourdais

Picture by: JEP / Motorsport Photographs

This meant that Lynn and Bamber raced as a duo in 5 of the eight rounds this yr, with Bourdais partnering them for the pair of rounds within the Center East at both finish of the marketing campaign and IndyCar champion Alex Palou serving because the third driver within the Le Mans centrepiece occasion.

It marked a shift within the marque’s strategy from 2023, when the now-retired Richard Westbrook took half in each spherical together with Lynn and Bamber.

The WEC was planning to mandate three drivers in every Hypercar entry from 2025, however seems to have gone again on that concept after pushback from groups.

Cadillac’s finest results of the season thus far is a fourth-place end achieved on the returning Austin occasion in September.

The Normal Motors model will finish its partnership with Ganassi following the Bahrain occasion to start a brand new chapter with Jota, which can be operating a pair of V-Sequence.Rs in Hypercar subsequent yr after competing in 2023-24 with buyer Porsche equipment.

“We began off the season rather well. Finally [we] didn’t get the consequence due to the circumstances, however we definitely deserved a great end,” stated Bourdais.

“The automotive was very aggressive within the race and we performed the quick sport rather well. Sadly, it’s been a little bit of a tricky season results-wise. There was all the time one thing coming in the best way of a great consequence. If we might ship it off on a excessive that might be fairly cool.

#2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R: Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Sebastien Bourdais

#2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Sequence.R: Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Sebastien Bourdais

Picture by: JEP / Motorsport Photographs

Different modifications

Elsewhere, Alpine has shuffled its driver line-up following Nicolas Lapierre’s resolution to retire from racing. Whereas Jules Gounon will be part of the crew as anticipated, he has been drafted within the #35 Alpine A424 alongside Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin.

Charles Milesi strikes from the #35 automotive to crew up with Mick Schumacher and Matthieu Vaxiviere within the #36 automotive, taking the spot beforehand occupied by Lapierre.

In LMGT3, Conrad Laursen will substitute Clemens Schmid within the #78 ASP Lexus RC F GT3, whereas Giorgio Roda and Giammarco Levorato will race the #88 Proton Ford Mustang GT3, with each Mikkel Pedersen and crew proprietor Christian Ried stepping away from the cockpit for the bonus factors finale.

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