Jaubert grabs Genesis maiden WEC pole in Barcelona 6H qualifying
October 19, 2026
Mathys Jaubert romped Genesis Magma Racing to its first-ever World Endurance Championship pole position after dominating qualifying for Sunday’s Barcelona 6 Hours.
Jaubert powered the No. 17 Genesis GMR-001 to a stunning 1m30.166s in Hyperpole to beat championship-leading No. 8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid of Ryo Hirakawa by 0.170 seconds.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” said Jaubert who became the youngest pole-sitter in the series’ history at 21 thanks to Genesis maiden WEC pole. ”The car was just amazing. It was all about putting it together on a track that’s tricky with low grip. We went for the right strategy on tyres, and here we are.”
Meanwhile Mathieu Jaminet rebounded from power issues to place the sister No. 19 Genesis in third, falling just 0.154s short of sealing a front row lockout for the newcomer outfit.
Charles Milesi paced the No. 35 Alpine A424 to fourth with a 1m30.722s, followed by Will Stevens in the No. 12 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R (1m30.784s), while Robert Kubica delivered sixth for the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P with a 1m30.804s.
The sister No. 36 Alpine of Victor Martins took seventh with a 1m30.814s, narrowly ahead of the No. 50 Ferrari of Antonio Fuoco who had time deleted for exceeding track limits. Nyck de Vries qualified the No. 7 Toyota ninth, while Jack Aitken rounded out the top ten in the No. 38 Cadillac.
Aston Martin THOR Team narrowly missed the Hyperpole cut with the No. 009 Valkyrie of Alex Riberas and the FP2 leading No. 007 of Harry Tincknell qualifying 11th and 12th respectively.
The No. 51 Ferrari 499P could only muster 13th after Antonio Giovinazzi’s best time was deleted for track limits violation just like Fuoco.
BMW M Team WRT had both M Hybrid V8s out before the shootout with Sheldon van der Linde 14th and Kevin Magnussen 16th. The No. 94 Peugeot 9X8 of Loic Duval finished 15th while the sister No. 93 of Paul di Resta wrapped up the Hypercar field in 17th.
In LMGT3, Thomas Fleming delivered a 1m40.933s flyer in the No. 10 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO to claim pole position for Barcelona 6 Hours.
Riccardo Pera placed the #92 The Bend Manthey Porsche second, 0.122 seconds adrift, while Simon Mann took third in the #21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari.
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