CADILLAC | V-SERIES R 5.5L V8 TEAM HERTZ JOTA N 38 WEC & 7th 24h LE MANS 2025 EARL BAMBER - SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS - JENSON BUTTON - GOLD WHITE BLACK

Gold-roof flash and white-on-black bodywork announced Cadillac’s second customer Hypercar as it rolled to the grid, Earl Bamber blasting a 3 min 24.0 in Hyperpole to place #38 just one row behind its sister car.
When torrential showers lashed Tertre Rouge at hour three, Sébastien Bourdais carved through the spray with IndyCar calm, the 5.5-litre cross-plane V8 hammering a thunder-drum soundtrack that echoed down the forested Mulsanne.
Nightfall saw Jenson Button return to La Sarthe for the first time since his F1 farewell; triple-stinting on slicks over damp patches, he kept the Cadillac perched inside the top six despite two slow wheel-gun stops.
A dawn safety-car compressed the order and a wayward Porsche chipped the dive-plane, but the JOTA crew’s final splash-and-dash was flawless, securing seventh at the line—best finish by a privateer Hypercar trio in 2025.
The 1 : 18 replica captures Le Mans grit in high-definition: bug-pocked nose foil, tyre marbling on the gold-rim OZ wheels, and the “Never Lost” Hertz sticker mechanics slapped over a fuel-spill scuff during the final pit stop.
Add the Cadillac that blended Kiwi grit, French fire and British finesse—an endurance gladiator that turned debut turbulence into top-ten triumph—to your Hypercar roster.

ABOUT SPARK MODEL

Founded in Macau in 2000 by Hugo Ripert, Spark Model championed resin casting to cover niche Le Mans, GT and Formula racers overlooked by bigger die‑cast brands. Operating from Macau and France, Spark releases hundreds of limited‑run 1:43 pieces annually, alongside select 1:18s and helmets. Thin window frames, seat‑belt fabrics and accurate tyre logos create unmistakable shelf appeal.