Pipo Derani, two-time IMSA champion for Action Express Racing and Cadillac, will not return to Whelen Cadillac Racing in 2025.
Derani posted on Instagram that he and Action Express Racing have agreed to go their separate ways at the end of the season.
“We have mutually agreed not to continue together after this year,” Derani said in the post. “We had a fantastic time together with two championships, two endurance championships and many race wins and pole positions. I really enjoyed my time with this team and with Cadillac. I appreciate everything they have given me, everything they have done for my career and all the good times we had together will stay with me forever. It’s time to win a third championship together this year before we both go our separate ways.”
Derani won the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi title for the team with Felipe Nasr and then went on to win the subsequent GTP championship and Michelin Endurance Cup with Alexander Sims. He and Jack Aitken are currently fourth in the 2024 GTP points standings.
Amid rumors circulating about who will take over the Cadillac Racing program from Chip Ganassi Racing – Wayne Taylor Racing and Andretti are candidates – Derani is the first confirmed driver change in GTP for 2025. Neither Action Express Racing nor Cadillac have indicated that AXR would not return with Cadillac next season.
