Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi secured the pole position at the 2026 WEC round in Austin, clocking a 1′52.445″ lap in the #51 499P Hypercar.
Hypercar Grid Formation
| # | Driver | Team / Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Giovinazzi | #51 Ferrari 499P |
| 2 | Jack Aitken | #38 Cadillac V‑Series‑R |
| 3 | Charles Milesi | #35 Alpine A424 |
| 4 | Harry Tincknell | #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH |
| 5 | Nicklas Nielsen | #50 Ferrari 499P |
| 6 | Victor Martins | #36 Alpine A424 |
| 7 | Ryo Hirakawa | #8 Toyota TR010 HYBRID |
| 8 | Mathys Jaubert | #17 Genesis GMR‑001 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | #7 Toyota |
| 10 | Mathieu Jaminet | #19 Genesis |
The 10‑minute Hyperpole run on Saturday saw Giovinazzi launch first, handing the top spot before Cadillac’s Jack Aitken matched his time exactly. Alpine’s Milesi moved into third after a sharp 1′52.474″ stint, with Harry Tincknell’s Aston Martin dropping to fourth after gaining just over half a second in the preceding 12‑minute qualifying block to reach the Hyperpole phase.
LMGT3 Highlights
Aston Martin’s LMGT3 effort continued its streak of pole positions, with Eduardo Barrichello running a 2′05.160″ lap in the Vantage GT3 at Circuit of the Americas. The Brazilian’s drive surpassed the previous July Interlagos record set by fellow Aston driver Kobe Pauwels, though a track‑limit penalty invalidated the 2′05.103″ afternoon improvement. Canadian Zach Robichon closed the class 1‑2 finish for the THOR squad, completing his 2′05.284″ lap just shy of 0.1 difference from Barrichello. A 2′05.483″ run by Timur Boguslavskiy in the Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R secured third class place.
Race Outlook
The six‑hour Le Mans event is scheduled to commence at 13:00 local time Sunday, where the grid order set in hyper and GT3 categories will dictate the opening blocks of action.
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