Pipo Derani put the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R on pole for the Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring to run this evening.
Under near perfect conditions of sunny skies and 90-degree temperatures, Derani set the time of 1:46.733 early in the session to take the top starting spot for the two hour and 40-minute race that starts at 5:30 p.m. this evening.
“It’s fantastic to be on pole,” Derani said. “This is my first pole here at Sebring. I have been second a couple of times. I am super proud of the Whelen Engineering team. The Whelen Cadillac is on rails. I put that time in with my first flying lap. It helps to start in the front in a short race. We will look to be on the top of the podium, it has been a long time since we stood on the top step.”
Cadillac Racing Starting Grid Positions:
1. No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:46.733
3. No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:47.110
5. No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:47.276
7. No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R, 1:47.824
Cadillac Sebring Driver Line-up:
No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi-V.R, Joao Barbosa and Sebastian Bourdais
No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani
No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, Renger Van Der Zande and Ryan Briscoe
No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi-V.R, Tristan Vautier and Stephen Simpson
Source. Kyle Chura/Cadillac Racing
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