FIA World Endurance Championship

Jaubert takes Genesis’ first Hypercar pole in Barcelona

The 21-year-old put the No. 17 GMR-001 on top in Hyperpole, ahead of the title-chasing No. 8 Toyota.

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Genesis earned its first FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar pole position in Barcelona, with Jaubert fastest in the 10-minute Hyperpole shootout in the No. 17 GMR-001 he shares with André Lotterer and Pipo Derani.

The result set the front of the starting grid for the 6 Hours of Barcelona, scheduled to begin at 12:00 local time on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The race has not yet taken place, so there is no race result or championship outcome to report.

Genesis locks out the front row

Mathieu Jaminet led the opening part of qualifying, with Jaubert third. In Hyperpole, the two drivers’ positions were reversed: Jaubert moved to the top, while Jaminet took third in the sister No. 19 Genesis GMR-001.

The two Genesis cars bracketed the No. 8 Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid, which qualified second. Ryō Hirakawa shares the Toyota with Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley; the trio could secure the Drivers’ world championship on Sunday, according to FIA WEC.

Jaubert makes series history

At 21, Jaubert became the youngest outright pole-sitter in FIA WEC history, the series reported. He credited the team’s work and tyre strategy in changing track conditions, in comments published by FIA WEC.

Jaminet had two brief on-track stoppages, one during qualifying and one in Hyperpole, but still secured third on the grid.

Hypercar top ten and notable exits

Charles Milesi placed fourth in the No. 35 Alpine A424, followed by Will Stevens in the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R and Robert Kubica in the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P. The No. 36 Alpine, No. 50 Ferrari, No. 7 Toyota and No. 38 Cadillac completed the top ten.

The No. 51 Ferrari, the title-defending entry, both Aston Martin Valkyries and both BMW M Team WRT cars did not make it through the first part of qualifying, FIA WEC reported.

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The inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona presented by Visit Qatar is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2026, with the start set for 12:00 local time (CEST).

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Nikos Papadopoulos

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