Race Results

World-renowned race vehicle builders Riley and Scott (R&S) qualified the #5 Cadillac Northstar LMP in the fifth position and led the first official race lap for Cadillac during the early stages until a transmission problem caused the machine to lose numerous laps

Drivers Eric van de Poele, Massimiliano (Max) Angelelli and Wayne Taylor scored a sixth-place finish in the Prototype class, and a sixth-place finish overall. Team Cadillac teammates Andy Wallace, Franck Lagorce and Butch Leitzinger had an impressive run early, running in sixth place until Wallace made contact with the retaining wall forcing the car out of competition during the early stages of the event.

Said Cadillac Northstar LMP Program Manager Jeff Kettman: "Throughout the white-hot crucible that is Le Mans, the difficulties Cadillac faced were nothing short of colossal. Still, the Argentinium silver car, along with their European counterparts, fought along bravely as their Cadillac Northstar engines raced along with near flawless perfection. As certain ancillary aspects of the car suffered failure (clutch and gearbox), the Northstar engine performed up to Cadillac's ultra-high standards. Sure, everyone here is disappointed that we didn't finish higher, but we are extremely pleased with the durability of this engine. And this crew put in a Herculean effort to get us to the finish. Now that we know some of the weak spots with these cars, we will certainly work to rectify it. We know where and when our competitors were faster. We come away from this track confident that we will do better next year. So, really, there's a lot of great news for Cadillac in our first year at Le Mans. "