Mathys Jaubert Claims First WEC Pole for Genesis at Barcelona

Mathys Jaubert achieved a historic milestone for Genesis by securing the team's first pole position in the World Endurance Championship at the Barcelona 6 Hours.

During the 10-minute Hyperpole session, Jaubert drove the #17 Genesis GMR-001 LMDh, posting a best lap time of 1m30.166s, which was nearly two tenths faster than Ryo Hirakawa in the #8 Toyota TR010 HYBRID, who qualified second with a time of 1m30.336s. Mathieu Jaminet in the #19 Genesis followed closely in third place with a time of 1m30.490s.

Alpine and Cadillac rounded out the top five, with Charles Milesi achieving a time of 1m30.732s for Alpine and Will Stevens clocking 1m30.784s for Cadillac. The session saw notable performances, including Robert Kubica placing sixth in the #83 Ferrari 499P, while BMW drivers failed to advance to Hyperpole.