![]() ![]() 01 claimed its first top-class IMSA race win in nearly eleven months. So, it’s no surprise that the Ganassi crew erupted with joy as the No. In addition, van der Zande’s Cadillac suffered a heavy crash on April 29 at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium during an FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) event that Cadillac Racing was using as a warm-up in preparation for participation in next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. After opening the season on the podium at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the duo failed to finish the last two races in the WeatherTech Championship. The win culminated a tumultuous start to the ’23 campaign for Bourdais and van der Zande. But he was never seriously challenged, crossing the line 3.882 seconds ahead of the Porsche shared by Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 cut it in half as the two GTP class prototypes negotiated traffic. Van der Zande built a lead as large as 5.5 seconds before Nick Tandy in the No. 01 Cadillac was never again headed as the final segment of the race ran green to the finish. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac driven by Alexander Sims through Turns 3 and 4 before edging ahead up the hill leading to the Rahal Straight. Van der Zande ran second when racing resumed with 41 minutes remaining following the final full-course caution of the two-hour, 40-minute contest. ![]()
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