Cadillac claimed pole position for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Hyperpole 2 session decided by just five thousandths of a second. Jack Aitken put the Cadillac Hertz Team Jota #38 on top with a time of 3:22.559. The BMW M Team WRT #15 finished only 0.005 seconds behind, while Cadillac #12 took third place. Alpine, BMW, Genesis, Aston Martin and Ferrari also managed to place representatives inside the Top 10. Full details, complete results and analysis of one of the closest qualifying sessions at Le Mans in recent years will follow shortly.
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Hyperpole 2 HYPERCAR Le Mans 24H 2026
| Pos | Clase | # | drivers | team | car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HYPERCAR | #38 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota | Cadillac V-Series.R | +4.301s | |
| 2 | HYPERCAR | #15 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 | +0.005s | |
| 3 | HYPERCAR | #12 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota | Cadillac V-Series.R | +0.519s | |
| 4 | HYPERCAR | #35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Alpine A424 | +1.061s | |
| 5 | HYPERCAR | #20 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M Hybrid V8 | +1.205s | |
| 6 | HYPERCAR | #101 | Cadillac WTR | Cadillac V-Series.R | +1.219s | |
| 7 | HYPERCAR | #19 | Genesis Magma Racing | Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar | +1.264s | |
| 8 | HYPERCAR | #009 | Aston Martin Thor Team | Aston Martin Valkyrie | +2.170s | |
| 9 | HYPERCAR | #51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Ferrari 499P | +2.522s | |
| 10 | HYPERCAR | #17 | Genesis Magma Racing | Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar | +3.557s |