Will Stevens has secured pole position in a thrilling session finale at the Six Hours of Brazil, leading a front row lockout for Cadillac. In the final moments, Stevens overtook Jack Aitken, who appeared destined for first place with his #38 Jota Cadillac V-Series.R after setting the best time in the first part of qualifying.
The situation changed when Aitken pitted at the end of Q2, a moment that Stevens took advantage of to record a time of 1m23.041s, allowing him to surpass Aitken by just 0.048s. The entire session was intense and competitive, with the top ten vehicles separated by less than six-tenths of a second.
Meanwhile, the Alpine team proved to be Cadillac’s closest rival, with Victor Martins achieving third position with his #36 A424. Charles Miles, with the other Alpine, qualified in fifth, while Dries Vanthoor’s BMW M Hybrid V8 slotted in between them with a fourth-best time, just 0.094s behind pole.
The competition continued with a standout performance from Genesis, placing Mathieu Jaminet in sixth with the #19 GMR-001, surpassing Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari 499P. However, Jaminet is under investigation for having impeded another vehicle during Q1.
Malthe Jakobsen managed to take the #94 Peugeot 9X8 to Hyperpole, finishing in eighth place. He surpassed Harry Tincknell’s Aston Martin Valkyrie, which had predominantly led the session. Qualifying was not favorable for Toyota, which was eliminated in Q1, with Ryo Hirakawa in 14th and Kamui Kobayashi in 16th.
Only 0.739s separated the 17 Hypercar vehicles in a very tight and competitive qualifying session, promising an exciting race at the Interlagos circuit.
LMGT3
In the championship-included category, the Heart of Racing achieved its second consecutive pole of the season in LMGT3 with the #23 Aston Martin Vantage. Grew Newell propelled the team to Hyperpole, and Kobe Pauwels turned out to be the fastest, claiming pole with a time two-tenths ahead of second.
Lin Hodenius secured second place with the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3, while Clemens Schmid with the #87 ASP Lexus RC F GT3 finished third. Driver Parker Thompson qualified the #69 WRT BMW M4 GT3 in fourth position, and Ben Tuck completed the fifth place with the #77 Proton Ford Mustang GT3, all three positioned with clear competitiveness.
These above-average performances suggest a high-intensity race at Interlagos, in both the Hypercar and LMGT3 categories, with teams ready to tackle the challenging track.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
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