| |  What they’re saying No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R: Will Stevens: “It was a good day for the team. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in improving the package compared to last year. We know we are in a better position. It’s going to be a very exciting race, and I think it will be a battle. It was a good effort by the team and now we need to have a good rest and get ready for the race.” No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “I think it’s still good. P5, for a 24-hour race, especially at Le Mans. Staying out of trouble is the most important thing here. We have great cars. I think we just did a not ideal strategy. We went with a medium compound when everyone else was on softs. We keep learning. I guess we are the only outliers from WEC. They know how to choose between tires I guess. So, we keep learning. But again, I’m happy with the car, with the team. They did great qualifying always on the top. Again, with top five. And again, the race is long. We have a fast car, so no mistakes for now.” No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R: Jack Aitken: “Yeah, unfortunately, the lap was deleted due to a procedural error. However, it does show that we had fantastic pace to be quickest, third quickest and three Cadillacs all in the Hyperpole 2. And, you know, even if we don’t get to start in the pole position, we’re still going to work our way through on the weekend and have shown that we have great pace. The car felt really, really strong. The guys did an amazing job to just improve it step-by-step over the last couple of days. And yeah, to put a lap together like that is always something kind of special and even more at a track like this. So, it was very enjoyable for the 20 minutes that I had the pole. And even now it’s still, you know, still a cool lap to have done.” To download our 2026 Le Mans media materials, please visit: https://tracksideracingnews.egnyte.com/fl/3hRX8hpW9QqY
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LE MANS, FRANCE (June 11, 2026) – For the second consecutive year, Cadillac will start on the front row for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. Will Stevens, co-driver of the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, who drives with Louis Deletraz and Norman Nato, clocked in with a lap of 3 minutes, 23.078 seconds, just behind pole winner Dries Vanthoor who was .514 of a second ahead. Filipe Albuquerque, who is co-driving the No. 101 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R for Wayne Taylor Racing with Ricky Tayor and Jordan Taylor posted the fifth best time of 3 minutes and 23.778 seconds. Jack Aitken, co-driver of the No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R with Earl Bamber and local native Sebastien Bourdais posted a lap time of 3 minutes, 26.865 seconds. Aitken had initially set the fastest lap, but due to a procedural error when leaving the pit lane, that lap time was subsequently deleted and the No. 38 will start 10th in the Hypercar field. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. (EDT) / 4 p.m. (CEST) on Saturday, June 13. Live streaming coverage is available through a subscription on FIA WEC Plus with additional live streaming on the HBO Max app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage.