Cadillac unveiled the livery during which the Wayne Taylor Racing squad will make its maiden assault on the Le Mans 24 Hours subsequent month.
WTR’s solo V-Collection.R LMDh entered for the double-points spherical of the World Endurance Championship on 14-15 June shall be backed by oil firm Mobil 1.
The first sponsorship by Mobil 1 of the Cadillac WTR Hypercar class entry follows the extension earlier this yr of the partnership between Cadillac’s new full-season consultant within the WEC, the British Jota group which has moved throughout from operating a pair of buyer Porsche 963 LMDhs.
It takes the place of DEX Imaging, the sponsor of WTR’s two-car assault on the IMSA SportsCar Championship this yr.
The automotive was given a shakedown in its new livery on the Putnam Park circuit close to Indianapolis final Friday previous to its cargo to Europe.
The #101 WTR Caddy, to be raced by group founder Wayne Taylor’s sons Ricky and Jordan and Filipe Albuquerque, is considered one of two further entries from the Basic Motors model at Le Mans this yr.
It’s becoming a member of Motion Specific Racing, which like WTR competes full time in IMSA.
Motion Specific raced at Le Mans alongside Chip Ganassi Racing, which represented Cadillac within the WEC in 2023-24.
Producers contesting the complete WEC are allowed to file further entries for Le Mans, however don’t rating factors with the additional vehicles.
Mobil 1 strategic world alliance supervisor Tony Esposito mentioned: “This new livery displays what our work with Cadillac is all about – efficiency, ardour and pushing boundaries.
“We’re thrilled to see it come to life on monitor at Le Mans, the place our legacy in motorsport continues.”
Jota’s vehicles will retain the same old livery
Picture by: Paul Foster
Jota’s pair of V-Collection.Rs, #12 and #38, will proceed within the livery during which they’ve contested the opening three rounds of this yr’s WEC.
The Motion Specific automotive, entered underneath the Cadillac Whelen banner, will run in the identical colors as at Le Mans final yr and with the race quantity #311 once more.
WTR goes to Le Mans for the primary time with a formidable pedigree in North American endurance racing.
It gained the Daytona 24 Hours 4 instances in 5 years between 2017 and 2021 with Cadillac and, within the final of these seasons, Acura, as properly claiming Sebring 12 Hours victories with each producers.
Wayne Taylor has made no secret that his need to take a group he established in 2007 to Le Mans was one of many causes for his return to the GM fold for this season after 4 years with Honda model Acura in IMSA.
He contested the race 13 instances as a driver between 1987 and 2002, scoring a fourth on debut within the Kremer-run Porsche 962C and an LMP1 class victory driving a Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333SP in 1998.
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