Alex Lynn secures the pole position in his #18 Cadillac V.Series-R. Hyperpole results

Le Mans 24h hyperpole results: Cadillac locks out front row

The 2025 Hyperpole session at the 24 Hours of Le Mans delivered surprises, and a historic pole position for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, as Alex Lynn stormed to P1 in the #2 V-Series.R with a blistering lap of 3:23.166. Text: Luca W. ©. Images: 24h-lemans, FIA WEC ©

This year’s Hyperpole format received a major overhaul, now closer to Formula 1-style qualifying. The H1 session featured the top 15 Hypercars from Wednesday’s qualifying, with the fastest 10 advancing to H2, the decisive run for pole and the front five rows of Sunday’s starting grid.

The revised structure placed even more pressure on drivers to deliver in a limited time window.

Ferrari and Toyota stumble early

Two major favorites Ferrari’s #51 and #83 499P Hypercars failed to progress from H1, despite dominating earlier in the week and throughout the WEC season. A surprise elimination, and one that will leave respective teams with work to do in the race.

Another dramatic moment came from Sebastien Buemi, who locked up under braking at Mulsanne in the #8 Toyota GR010, ending any hope of progressing it seems.

Porsche and Cadillac rise to the top

In H1, Porsche Penske Motorsport set the early pace, with the #5 and #4 963s at the top of the timesheet. But Cadillac quickly showed its hand. In his first push lap in H2, Alex Lynn in the #2 Cadillac split the two Porsches.

Then, on his final flying lap, Lynn delivered a stunning 3:23.166: 0.309s faster than his previous attempt, putting Cadillac on provisional pole.

But the surprises didn’t stop there. Fellow Cadillac driver Earl Bamber, in the privateer #38 V-Series.R, jumped to second place in the final moments, locking out the front row for Cadillac. This is the first time in history that Cadillac will start on pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Further down, the #50 Ferrari 499P proved to be the fastest non-LMDh car – intriguing, right – , securing 7th place and outperforming other LMH entries.

2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hyperpole results

Pos.Manufacturer & CarTeamBest lapGap
1CADILLAC#12#12CADILLAC HERTZ TEAM JOTA3:23.166
2CADILLAC#38#38CADILLAC HERTZ TEAM JOTA3:23.333+0.167
3PORSCHE#5#5PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT3:23.475+0.309
4BMW#15#15BMW M TEAM WRT3:23.659+0.493
5PORSCHE#4#4PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT3:23.983+0.817
6BMW#20#20BMW M TEAM WRT3:24.009+0.843
7FERRARI#50#50FERRARI AF CORSE3:24.213+1.047
8CADILLAC#311#311CADILLAC WHELEN3:24.380+1.214
9ALPINE#36#36ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM3:24.398+1.232
10TOYOTA#8#8TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

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