The Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R duo took on the streets of Detroit to set the grid for Saturday’s 100-minute sprint race. In the heart of downtown, the 11-car GTP field tackled 15 minutes of qualifying action to set the starting order for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.

Filipe Albuquerque, in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, and Louis Delétraz, in the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, handled the qualifying duties for the Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing pair. Due to penalties assessed from practice earlier in the day, both the No. 10 and No. 40 lost their fastest lap time from the qualifying, forcing the drivers to attempt two flyer laps. As the checkered flag waved, Albuquerque posted a time of 01:06.916 for eighth with Delétraz right beside in ninth with a time of 01:07.553.

Tomorrow’s Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic will begin at 3:40 p.m. ET with Peacock broadcasting all 100 minutes of racing action.

TOP FIVE GTP STARTING GRID
1. No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian (Acura ARX-06) N. Yelloly, R. van der Zande (90.052 mph)
2. No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian (Acura ARX-06) T. Blomqvist, C. Braun (89.852 mph)
3. No. 25 BMW M Team RLL Cadillac Racing (BMW M Hybrid V8) S. van der Linde, M. Wittmann (89.621 mph)
4. No. 24 BMW M Team RLL Cadillac Racing (BMW M Hybrid V8) D. Vanthoor, P. Eng (89.537 mph)
5. No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport (Porsche 963), M. Jaminet, M. Campbell (89.057 mph)
8. No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing (Cadillac V-Series.R) R. Taylor, F. Albuquerque (88.499 mph)
9. No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing (Cadillac V-Series.R) J. Taylor, L. Delétraz (87.664 mph)

Filipe Albuquerque, full season co-driver, No. 10 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “Great effort from the WTR team. I think we did a good lap that was P4, which was only three-tenths off pole position, and the same position that we started last year. Unfortunately, I made a mistake in FP2 that caused a red flag. So, that lap was deleted. And because I got traffic as well in qualifying, I couldn’t do a second great lap. It’s heartbreaking a little bit. I feel sorry for the team because it’s completely on me that mistake. We are between walls trying to search for the limit and it happens.”

Louis Delétraz, full season co-driver, No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R: “Tough qualifying and not the result we expected. We have some work to do in the race. It’s tough to pass, so we’ll probably do some different strategy and try to work our way to the front. The Cadillac V-Series.R runs well over bumps and it’s very bumpy here, so we can try to attack and make some good overtakes tomorrow for bringing that Cadillac at home at the front.”



About Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR)
Wayne Taylor Racing, part of TWG Motorsports, is a global motorsports enterprise that boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 18-year history, WTR has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR currently has 14 North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title. For more information, visit www.waynetaylorracing.com