May 8th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA will start from the front row of the grid for the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Spa-Francorchamps. The No.12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, driven by Will Stevens, posted the second quickest time in Hyperpole, just 0.043 seconds off pole position. Ahead of qualifying, the No.12 car had topped the timesheets for FP3. The No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R advanced to the Hyperpole session after recording the 6th fastest time (02:01:239) in the initial qualifying session. Throughout Hyperpole, Stevens continued to improve on this time, with his final lap a 2:00.693. The No. 12 car driven by Will Stevens, Norman Nato and Louis Deletraz, will line up in second position on the grid for the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa. The No.38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R driven by Jack Aitken also had a strong qualifying session and progressed to Hyperpole. Aitken closed the session with a lap time of 2:00.940, the fifth quickest of Hyperpole. Jack Aitken, Sebastian Bourdais and Earl Bamber will share driving duties in the No.38 car for tomorrow’s race. The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa will take place on the 7.004-kilometre (4.532-mile), 19-turn Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It is scheduled for 2pm local/8am ET Saturday May 9th. What they’re saying
No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.RWill Stevens: “So P2 in qualifying. It’s my first qualifying for a while, so it’s nice to be very competitive. It’s always good when you are disappointed to be second! I lost a little bit of time in Turn 8, so we felt we had it in the car today to be on Pole for sure. Overall a very solid week so far, now it’s full focus on the race and let’s hope for a good one.” No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.RJack Aitken: “We’ve finished P5 in qualifying with the sister car in P2, so it’s a really good start for the team. We’ve now got 6 hours to work our way up and the car looks good. It’s always fun to qualify in Spa.” |
