Should Le Mans welcome DPis and Cadillac?

By:

Gary Watkins

Feb 3, 2017, 9:48 AM

The Daytona Prototype International class looks set to flourish in IMSA. The World Endurance Championship is down to two works LMP1 teams. Is a 'DPi to Le Mans' solution the answer, or would it be the wrong move for sportscar racing?

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The new LMP2 machines that are dressed to impress as Daytona Prototype international contenders certainly look the part.

The ability of manufacturers to give their cars a distinctive look is a significant reason why the DPi class seems set to flourish in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.