Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) will add a second V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R and three new full-time drivers to their 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team.
Piloting the two entries will be returning Cadillac DPi-V.R veteran Renger van der Zande (Netherlands), Sebastien Bourdais (France), Earl Bamber (New Zealand), and Alex Lynn (Britain). Three of the four drivers have competed in the Cadillac DPi-V.R in the past with Bamber being new to the car.
Bamber will be making his first start in a Cadillac at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in January after coming from sports cars and the Porsche LMP1 program where he won overall at Le Mans in 2015 and 2017.
“I am incredibly excited and honoured to join Cadillac and Chip Ganassi Racing for 2022,” Bamber said. “When you talk about legendary sports car racing teams you think of CGR. They’ve already won their class at Le Mans.
“It’s a world class team and it is amazing to see what they’ve done in their first year with the Cadillac DPi-V.R. I am also excited to race in the top class of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship.
“I don’t know who my direct teammate will be, but the lineup that the team has put together is awesome and world class. Renger is a Daytona and championship winner already. Sebastien is someone I’ve looked up to as a kid when he was in Champ Car and INDYCAR. Alex with his Formula E and sports car experience is fast as well. We have a nice mix of talent from different racing series.
“My personal hope is to win at Daytona. It has eluded me for many years as I have finished on the podium multiple times. I would also love to win some of the other highlight races and the team and driver’s championship.”
The team will announce driver pairings and endurance drivers prior to the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona in January.
The IMSA WeatherTech Championship will conclude its season with the traditional Petit Le Mans to run at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Nov. 11-13.
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