 July 12th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA secured their first podium finish of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, with Will Stevens and the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R taking the checkered flag in P3. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA had locked out the front row of the grid at Interlagos, with the No.12 in pole position and the No.38 in P2. Both cars made a clean start and held position. The first pitstop proved to be unlucky for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, with the No.12 experiencing a stuck wheel nut and the No.38 being slightly out of position when entering the box. Having lost almost 20 seconds each, both cars returned to the track and fought hard to make up track position. Both cars recovered well and made good progress through the field. In the final hour, the cars were running P3 and P4 and pushing for P2. However, the No.38’s earlier 5-second penalty (for contact with another car) was added post-race, and late mist in the final 30 minutes, prevented any further gain on the second-place. The No.12 crossed the finish line in P3, with the No.38 just behind in P4. |
| Podium finish for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA at São Paulo July 12th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA secured their first podium finish of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, with Will Stevens and the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R taking the checkered flag in P3. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA had locked out the front row of the grid at Interlagos, with the No.12 in pole position and the No.38 in P2. Both cars made a clean start and held position. The first pitstop proved to be unlucky for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, with the No.12 experiencing a stuck wheel nut and the No.38 being slightly out of position when entering the box. Having lost almost 20 seconds each, both cars returned to the track and fought hard to make up track position. Both cars recovered well and made good progress through the field. In the final hour, the cars were running P3 and P4 and pushing for P2. However, the No.38’s earlier 5-second penalty (for contact with another car) was added post-race, and late mist in the final 30 minutes, prevented any further gain on the second-place. The No.12 crossed the finish line in P3, with the No.38 just behind in P4. |
| Cadillac Racing Chief Engineer, Jeremy Moore; “A good result for the team with some solid points for the Championship. We had a very strong opening hour, showing good pace and performance. Unfortunately with the pitstops we lost time and the race was green most of the way which made it very hard to make up the time. We have proven we have the speed, so we can go into the next race confident that we can fight for victories.” No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Norman Nato: “First podium of the season and P4 for the sister car, which is a good result for the team. But we can’t help but feel disappointed as we had the car and the pace with both cars to get another 1-2 here. Unfortunately the time loss in the pitstop and small penalty for contact with another car meant the result didn’t go our way. But we keep pushing and the win will come.” No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Sebastien Bourdais: “A good job by the whole team. It really looked like it was possible to achieve another 1-2 finish here at times. We still managed to recover to a P4 finish and bring home some strong points. We know we have the car to win, so we keep pushing and moving forwards.” Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA heads to the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, for the Lone Star Le Mans and the next round of the WEC on September 7th. |