Stevens Leads Cadillac Front Row Sweep for 6 Hours of Sao Paulo
Will Stevens beat Jack Aitken by 0.048 seconds to take pole, as Cadillac and Alpine filled the top three in a tight Hypercar session.
- Will Stevens pipped Jack Aitken in the final moments of qualifying to lead a front-row lockout for Cadillac at the World Endurance Championship's Six Hours of Brazil on Saturday.
- Both Toyotas were eliminated in Q1, less than a month after the Japanese manufacturer's victory at Le Mans, with Ryo Hirakawa ending up 14th in the best of the two TR010 Hybrids after running wide at Turn 1.
- Alpine emerged as Cadillac's closest rival with Victor Martins finishing third-fastest in the #36 A424, while Genesis' strong run at Interlagos continued as Mathieu Jamient grabbed sixth in the #19 GMR-001.
- In the LMGT3 class, the #23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 claimed pole position, with Kobe Pauwels setting two laps good enough for the top spot, finishing two tenths ahead of the chasing pack.
- Only 0.739s separated the 17 Hypercar entries in a closely-fought opening leg of qualifying, with all 10 cars separated by less than six tenths of a second in an ultra-competitive session.
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Alpine takes turn at the front in third Interlagos WEC practice
After Aston Martin and Genesis set the pace in the first two WEC practice sessions at Interlagos yesterday, it was Alpine's turn this morning to lead the way in the final hour-long blast before qualifying.There was a lot of shuffling early in the session, with BMW's No. 15 M Hybrid...
Will Stevens was in the hyperpole to the 6h São Paulo in the Cadillac V-Series.R at the race weekend of the FIA WEC not to beat. Also the second Cadillac fast on the road. Behind that follows Alpine.
WEC São Paulo 2026 qualifying: Cadillac dominates as Ferrari settles for seventh
Cadillac once again stole the spotlight at Interlagos, just as it did 12 months ago, locking out the front row in qualifying for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of São Paulo. Ferrari, meanwhile, could do no better than seventh on a circuit that has never particularly suited the 499P. Will Stevens, driving the #12 Cadillac, secured pole position with a superb lap of 1:23.041. The British driver edged teammate Jack Aitken by less…
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