The entry, prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, was a force in IMSA’s once-around-the-clock endurance classic with Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon at the wheel.
Victory appeared to be within reach during the final stint as Bourdais emerged as the frontrunner for the majority of the final hour. However, the Frenchman was caught and passed by Louis Deletraz with less than six minutes to go, before guiding the #40 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06 to the win.
During the post-race press conference, Bourdais admitted the team, which earned its third podium at Sebring in six years, faced some electrical issues during the contest.
“Yeah, I think the whole Cadillac and Ganassi team did a great job,” Bourdais said.
“It was maybe not as straightforward as we would have liked. We had some electronics at some point. You saw the car slowing down. I was really worried this was going to happen again and maybe that's it.
“It was a little more straightforward than that. Everybody did a really good job. I think the moment where the #40 seemingly lost the race, because of the dirty wind stream behind the #10, they had to pit early and out of sync. They proved to be too strong for us. Hats off to those guys.
“It was a good day, good points day, but it's always disappointing to lose the race like that in the closing laps.”
