{"id":34749,"date":"2025-07-14T21:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=34749"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:01:57","slug":"historic-cadillac-win-brazil-victory-brands-first-in-international-hypercar-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/historic-cadillac-win-brazil-victory-brands-first-in-international-hypercar-race","title":{"rendered":"Historic Cadillac win: Brazil victory brand’s first in international Hypercar race"},"content":{"rendered":"

A month ago, Cadillac\u2019s V-Series.R Hypercar program made a statement by\u00a0sweeping the front row<\/a>\u00a0at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world\u2019s premier sportscar race. Last weekend, it followed up that historic feat by scoring its first win in international, FIA World Endurance Championship sportscar racing, taking a dominant 1-2 win at the Rolex Six Hours of Sa\u0303o Paulo in Brazil.<\/p>\n

Cadillac\u2019s WEC effort is part of an international expansion into motorsport, including Formula One, as it seeks to establish itself as a global performance brand alongside makes like Mercedes, BMW and Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

Cadillac Racing\u2019s prototype cars have won 32 races and four manufacturer\u2019s championships in North America\u2019s IMSA Weathertech Sportscar series since 2017. The program expanded to the WEC circuit in 2023. Two Hertz-sponsored Caddy Hypercars managed by England-based Team JOTA were first across the line on Saturday at Brazil\u2019s famed Interlagos circuit (where F1 also competes in November). Two Porsche 963 Hypercars entered by Bloomfield Hills-based Team Penske finished 3-4.<\/p>\n

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The #12 Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar took pole and won the brand’s first WEC race at the 2025 Rolex Six Hours of Brazil. Nick Dungan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Corvette Racing (which has been in international motorsports since 2000) continued its successful season in the production-based, LMGT3 class with the TF Sport team\u2019s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R finishing second in class at Sa\u0304o Paulo.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to the Cadillac Racing team and the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R on their victory in the Rolex 6 Hours of Sa\u0303o Paulo,\u201d said Vice President of Global Cadillac John Roth. \u201cEvery member of the team can be very proud of their efforts on preparing the race car for success, from both a technology and durability standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tech and durability are key elements of General Motors Co.\u2019s investment in racing. The automaker says that motorsports is important \u2014 not only for enhanced brand awareness \u2014 but as R&D for production vehicles. The V-Series.R Hypercars are hybrid V-8 engines, while the brand sells a mix of gas\/electric production cars in the United States and all-electric in Europe.<\/p>\n

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Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercars scored a dominant 1-2 win at the FIA World Endurance Championship in Sa\u0303o Paulo, Brazil – the brand’s first in the international WEC class. Brazil racing legend Ayton Senna is on the background poster. Nick Dungan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhat racing does for Cadillac as a brand is \u2014 not only do we go out to compete with global luxury brands that we compete with in the retail space \u2014 we also get accelerated learnings,\u201d Roth told The Detroit News at Le Mans in June. \u201cWhat’s the aerodynamics like in the vehicle? What is the braking feel like? What\u2019s the overall performance of the vehicle? Our engineers that are here with us learn at an accelerated pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

As evidenced by the Le Mans pole, the Cadillacs have shown good pace in the brand’s third WEC season. The Brazil win stalled a dominant year to date by Ferrari, which won the first four (of eight) races, including first place at Le Mans. The Sa\u0303o Paulo 1-2 result vaulted Cadillac to second in the championship behind Ferrari and ahead of Porsche, Toyota, BMW, Alpine, Peugeot and Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

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The #12 and #38 Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar teams celebrate their 1-2 win on the podium in Brazil. Cadillac<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis kind of consistency only comes from world-class engineering and well-executed strategies,\u201d said Keely Bosn, Cadillac Racing program manager, after the race. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just a win on the track \u2014 it was a win in the garage, in the data room, and in every detail of our race prep this season.\u201d<\/p>\n