For the first time in the history of the World ChampionshipEndurance, it's a Peugeot who will start from pole position at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the 2026 season, this Saturday at 14 p.m. Malthe Jakobsen was indeed the fastest in Belgium, placing the No. 94 9X8, which he shares with Theo Pourchaire et Loïc duval at the very top of the timesheet.
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The No. 12 Cadillac of the Hertz Team Jota, driven by Will Stevens, Norman Nato, and Louis Delétraz, will start alongside him, ahead of a second row formed by the two Alpine A424: #35 of António Félix da Costa, Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg ahead of #36 of Frédéric Makowiecki, Jules Gounon and Victor Martins. The first Classic Ferrari for saleThe No. 50 car of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen will start only eighth, four places ahead of the first Toyota, the number 7 of Mike conway, Kamui Kobayashi et Nyck de Vries (12e).
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In LMGT3, Frenchman Hadrien David proved the fastest, putting the #78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F at the front of the class. The trio he forms with Tom van Rompuy and Esteban Masson will have to withstand the early pace at the start.Aston Martin Vantage AMR #27 of Heart of Racing Team of the trident Ian James, Zacharie Robichon and Mattia Drudi.
WEC – 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2026
The starting grid
Hypercar category
1. Peugeot 9X8 No. 94 (Peugeot Totalenergies) – L. DUVAL / M. JAKOBSEN / T. POURCHAIRE
2. Cadillac V-Series.R nº12 (Cadillac Hertz Team Jota) – W. STEVENS / N. NATO / L. DELÉTRAZ
3. Alpine A424 No. 35 (Alpine Endurance Team) – A. FÉLIX DA COSTA / C. MILESI / F. HABSBURG
4. Alpine A424 No. 36 (Alpine Endurance Team) – F. MAKOWIECKI / J. GOUNON / V. MARTINS
5. Cadillac V-Series.R nº38 (Cadillac Hertz Team Jota) – E. BAMBER / S. BOURDAIS / J. AITKEN
6. Aston Martin Valkyrie nº009 (Aston Martin Thor Team) – A. RIBERAS / M. SØRENSEN
7. Aston Martin Valkyrie nº007 (Aston Martin Thor Team) – H. TINCKNELL / T. GAMBLE
8. Ferrari 499P nº50 (Ferrari AF Corse) – A. FUOCO / M. MOLINA / N. NIELSEN
9. Peugeot 9X8 nº93 (Peugeot Totalenergies) – P. DI RESTA / S. VANDOORNE / N. CASSIDY
10. BMW M Hybrid V8 nº15 (BMW M Team WRT) – K. MAGNUSSEN / R. MARCIELLO / D. VANTHOOR
11. BMW M Hybrid V8 nº20 (BMW M Team WRT) – R. FRIJNS / R. RAST / S. VAN DER LINDE
12. Toyota TR010 Hybrid nº7 (Toyota Racing) – M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI / N. DE VRIES
13. Ferrari 499P nº83 (AF Corse) – Y. YE / R. KUBICA / P. HANSON
14. Genesis GMR-001 nº19 (Genesis Magma Racing) – M. JAMINET / P. CHATIN / D. JUNCADELLA
15. Ferrari 499P nº51 (Ferrari AF Corse) – A. PIER GUIDI / J. CALADO / A. GIOVINAZZI
16. Toyota TR010 Hybrid nº8 (Toyota Racing) – S. BUEMI / B. HARTLEY / R. HIRAKAWA
17. Genesis GMR-001 nº17 (Genesis Magma Racing) – A. LOTTERER / L. DERANI / M. JAUBERT
Category LMGT3
18. Lexus RC F GT3 nº78 (Akkodis ASP Team) – T. VAN ROMPUY / H. DAVID / E. MASSON
19. Aston Martin Vantage nº27 (Heart of Racing Team) – I. JAMES / Z. ROBICHON / M. DRUDI
20. Ford Mustang GT3 nº77 (Proton Competition) – E. POWELL / B. TUCK / S. PRIAULX
21. Lexus RC F GT3 nº87 (Akkodis ASP Team) – P. UMBRARESCU / C. SCHMID / J. LOPEZ
22. Ford Mustang GT3 nº88 (Proton Competition) – S. GATTUSO / G. LEVORATO / L. SARGEANT
23. Ferrari 296 GT3 nº21 (Vista AF Corse) – F. Hériau / S. MANN / A. ROVERA
24. BMW M4 GT3 nº32 (Team WRT) – D. LEUNG / S. GELAEL / A. FARFUS
25. Mercedes Benz-AMG GT3 nº61 (Iron Lynx) – M. BERRY / R. ANDRADE / M. MARTIN
26. Porsche 911 GT3 R nº91 (Manthey DK Engineering) – J. COTTINGHAM / T. BOGUSLAVSKIY / A. GÜVEN
27. Aston Martin Vantage nº34 (Racing Team Turkey by TF) – P. DEMPSEY / S. YOLUÇ / C. EASTWOOD
28. McLaren 720S GT3 Evo nº58 (Garage 59) – A. WEST / F. GEHRSITZ / B. GOETHE
29. Porsche 911 GT3 R nº92 (The Bend Manthey) – Y. SHAHIN / R. PERA / R. LIETZ
30. Aston Martin Vantage nº23 (Heart of Racing Team) – G. NEWELL / E. BARRICHELLO / J. ADAM
31. Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R nº33 (TF Sport) – B. MCDONALD / J. EDGAR / N. CATSBURG
32. McLaren 720S GT3 Evo nº10 (Garage 59) – A. AU / T. FLEMING / M. KIRCHHOFER
33. Mercedes-AMG GT3 nº79 (Iron Lynx) – J. ZELGER / M. CRESSONI / L. HODENIUS
34. BMW M4 GT3 nº69 (Team WRT) – A. MCINTOSH / P. THOMPSON / D. HARPER
35. Ferrari 296 GT3 nº54 (Vista AF Corse) – T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / D. RIGON
CLEME30190
09/05/2026 at 01:08 a.m.
It's strange, this "fallback" of Ferrari and Toyota; the first Ferrari is 8th behind the two Astons. Is this another instance of "BOP" (Balance of Performance) that we're no longer allowed to discuss?
CLEME30190
09/05/2026 at 01:03 a.m.
So, according to the old saying, the first will be last at the end of the race... Or is the Balance of Performance (BoP), which we're no longer allowed to talk about, actually in their favor?