Cadillac Racing Achieves Key V-LMDh Goals

The all-new V-LMDh, Cadillac Racing’s first electrified race car, has passed crucial testing and development milestones just in time for its competition debut at the Rolex 24 in Daytona on January 28. Since testing began in July of this year, the V-LMDh has logged nearly 12,000 miles on the track, including a 24-hour test at Sebring International Raceway. This ideal test environment, according to Cadillac Racing Program Manager Laura Wontrop Klauser, created the much needed data for race-equivalent stints, including night running, and validating durability on the bumpy 3.741-mile (6.020 km).

“To complete that endurance test was extra motivation for our team and provided a sense of accomplishment,” said Klauser. “We still have a lot to do in a short time, but we are at the point where we are fine-tuning many things.”

The EV racing model will compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship, both scheduled to include dates at Sebring International Raceway, including the WEC season-opening 1000 Miles of Sebring on March 17 and the IMSA Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 18. A Cadillac has won overall in IMSA at Sebring for the past four years, including a podium sweep in 2022.

October saw the V-LMDh undergoing more testing immediately following the Petit Le Mans race at the 2.54-mile (4.09 km), 12-turn Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Cadillac Racing Assistant Program Manager Kalvin Parker said testing on the same racetrack under similar ambient and track temperatures, and within 36 hours of the event’s checkered flag, was very beneficial.

“For the drivers to go directly from the DPi to the V-LMDh on the same track was very helpful for understanding the limits with the new race car,” Parker said. “They’ve been at a few tracks, where they can compare the differences in weight and differences in power. The growth the teams have made from the first couple of tests, in terms of their comfort level with the cars, has been dramatic, as they push the systems and their understanding of the car further.”

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