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Genesis secures maiden WEC pole
Genesis takes first-ever WEC pole at Barcelona with Mathys Jaubert.
In brief
Genesis takes first-ever WEC pole at Barcelona with Mathys Jaubert. Genesis secured their first WEC pole position at Barcelona with Mathys Jaubert setting a 1m30.166s time. Originally reported by Autosport.
Genesis claims first WEC pole
Mathys Jaubert secured Genesis's maiden WEC pole position at Barcelona with a 1m30.166s time in the #17 Genesis GMR-001 LMDh.
Jaubert beats Toyota driver
Jaubert posted 1m30.329s on his first push lap and improved to 1m30.166s, nearly two tenths faster than Ryo Hirakawa's 1m30.336s.
Alpine fourth in Hypercar
Alpine took fourth with Charles Milesi's 1m30.732s in the #35 A424 LMDh, beating Cadillac's 1m30.784s.
Ferrari sixth in Hypercar
Robert Kubica set a 1m30.804s in the #83 Ferrari 499P LMH, finishing sixth among Hypercar entries.
McLaren pole in LMGT3
Tom Fleming secured pole for McLaren's #10 720S GT3 EVO with a 1m40.993s time in the LMGT3 category.
Barcelona 6 Hours starts Sunday
The Barcelona 6 Hours, the penultimate round of the 2026 WEC, begins at 12:00 local time on Sunday.
The bottom line
Genesis secured their first WEC pole position at Barcelona with Mathys Jaubert setting a 1m30.166s time.
