Cadillac DPi-V.R
The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R in its debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona | |||||||||||
| Category | DPi | ||||||||||
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| 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 LT1 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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.