Cadillac, Jota unveil 2025 WEC livery

Cadillac and Jota have taken the wraps off the livery through which the 2 manufacturing facility V-Sequence.R LMDhs will race within the World Endurance Championship this season. 

The Cadillac Hertz Group Jota entries will hit the observe in the identical ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ colors because the British staff’s buyer Porsche 963s of 2023-24. 

The livery was launched in Paris on Monday at Cadillac’s flagship electrical automobile dealership in Europe adjoining to the Opera Garnier.

The stage for the revealing mirrored “Cadillac’s unwavering dedication to innovation and efficiency on the worldwide stage”, based on Common Motors Europe managing director and president Pere Brugal. 

“As we develop our footprint in Europe, this partnership represents a robust alternative to showcase Cadillac’s pioneering spirit in one of the vital prestigious racing championships on the planet,” he mentioned. 

Cadillac and Jota didn’t use the event of the Paris livery launch to disclose the motive force mixtures for the #12 and #38 Hypercar class entries. 

They are going to be introduced at a later date, which ought to come earlier than the tip of the month. 

Cadillac revealed in mid-November that Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn would transfer over from the Chip Ganassi Racing squad that ran the solo Cadillac LMDh within the WEC in 2023-24, whereas Sebastien Bourdais would swap throughout from the  North American programme within the IMSA SportsCar Championship. 

Jenson Button, Will Stevens and Norman Nato, who beforehand raced its privateer Porsches, are remaining with Jota for its ascent to manufacturing facility standing with Cadillac. 

Jota has to date examined twice with the V-Sequence.R. 

It undertook a shakedown with the primary of its chassis on the Anneau du Rhin circuit within the Alsace area of France late in November earlier than transferring to Paul Ricard for 2 days of testing with a improvement automobile in December. 

All six Jota Cadillac drivers have been current on the Ricard take a look at. 

Jota will take a look at in Abu Dhabi on the finish of this month previous to the beginning of the WEC season, which begins with the official Prologue take a look at the weekend previous to the season-opener on 28 February on the Losail Worldwide Circuit in Qatar. 

“We’re studying quite a bit, however there’s nonetheless extra to be taught,” mentioned Jota staff founder Sam Hignett. 

“We bumped into the evening at Ricard and racked up round a few thousand kilometres.”