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2020-11-13

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The Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R will start the season finale IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on the front row in second.

Renger Van Der Zande had the wheel of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R for the 15-minute qualifying session around the rugged 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway. The Dutchman was able to split the Acura cars to take second position on the grid with a time of 1:47.125. He will start next to the No. 7 Acura that leads the Wayne Taylor led team in the DPi Championship by just two points.

'Sebring is so fun,' Van Der Zande said. 'We had low fuel, new tires, and a clean track, so we just went for it. We qualified second and I think that's a great start, being on the front row. At the end it's going to be a long race. Qualifying isn't that important for a long race, but it shows where you are in terms of the speed of the car compared to the others. It's going to be a long race tomorrow and a lot at stake.'

Cadillac holds the IMSA Dpi Manufacturer's Championship lead by one point to Acura and the No. 7 Acura leads the DPi Drivers' Championship over the No.10 Konica Minolta Cadillac by two points heading into tomorrow's once around the clock season finale. Pipo Derani, No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, is third, just nine points out of the championship.

Cadillac Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Qualifying Results:

2. No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, Renger Van Der Zande, 1:47.874

5. No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R, Sebastien Bourdais,1:47.209

6. No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, Pipo Derani, 1:47.327

8. No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R, Matheus Leist,1:47.696

Television coverage of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship from Sebring will start at 10 a.m. ET. NBCSN, then switch to NBC from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. then back to NBCSN from 6 p.m. to the finish. The race is also available on TrackPass. IMSA Radio will have live coverage throughout the race week on TrackPass, IMSA.com, and RadioLeMans.com.

Image credit: Cadillac/Richard Prince

Cadillac DPi-V.R racing history, in 2020 the Konica Minolta Cadillac team won the season opening Rolex 24 At Daytona and posted a win at Petit Le Mans. The Whelen Engineering team won Sebring in July.

In 2019 Konica Minolta Cadillac took the win at the season opening Rolex 24 Hour At Daytona, the Whelen Engineering Cadillac squad followed that up by winning the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The Mustang Sampling Cadillac team also posted a win at Long Beach on the year.

The 2018 season saw the Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R win the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona; Cadillac won the IMSA Prototype Manufacturer Championship; Whelen Engineering Cadillac drivers Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr win IMSA Prototype Drivers' Championship; Whelen Engineering Cadillac wins the IMSA Prototype Team Championship; Cadillac wins Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup (TPNAEC) Manufacturer Championship; Whelen Engineering Cadillac drivers Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr win TPNAEC Drivers' Championship; Whelen Engineering Cadillac wins TPNAEC team championship.

In 2017 Cadillac teams won every title in the inaugural season of the IMSA DPi formula including: Cadillac wins DPi manufacturer championship; Cadillac wins TPNAEC (Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup) manufacturer title; Jordan and Ricky Taylor 2017 IMSA WeatherTech DPi driver champions; Konica Minolta Cadillac team champions; Mustang Sampling Cadillac drivers Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Filipe Albuquerque won the TPNAEC DPi driver championship; Mustang Sampling Cadillac won the TPNAEC DPi team championship; Whelen Engineering drivers Dane Cameron and Eric Curran finish second in the driver's championship; Mustang Sampling Cadillac drivers Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi finish third in the driver's championship; Cadillac teams combine to win seven races in 2017: Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Long Beach, Circuit of the Americas, Detroit, Watkins Glen, and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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