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Le Mans 24 Hours: Alex Lynn secures maiden Cadillac pole in front row lockout

Cadillac continued its impressive 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours performance by locking out the front row of the grid courtesy of late improvements from Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber. Porsche had looked on track to take its second consecutive pole but both Lynn and Bamber improved on their third flying laps of the 15-minute Hyperpole 2 session. Advertisement Lynn grabbed top spot in the #12 V-Series.R LMDh with a 3m23.166s that was 1.5 seconds faster than last year's pole time. Bamber then joined his Jota stablemate on the front with a 3m23.333s, which left the best of the Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDhs in third. Mathieu Jaminet posted a 3m23.475s with his first attempt in the #5 machine, which had a dramatic progression to the concluding Hyperpole segment after losing its right-rear wheel late on in the opening session with Julien Andlauer at the controls. Fourth was the best of the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDhs with Dries Vanthoor being another to improve on his third lap in the #15 car to set a 3m23.659s. Advertisement Fifth fastest was 2015 winner Nick Tandy in the second of the Porsches on a 3m23.983s, while the sister BMW of Sheldon Van Der Linde was sixth on a 3m24.009s. Ferrari had a disappointing session considering its dominance of this year's World Endurance Championship with Antonio Fuoco only managing seventh best in the #50 499P LMH with a 3m24.213s. Eighth fastest was Felipe Drugovich in the Action Express-run #311 Cadillac, while the #36 Alpine A424 of Frédéric Makowiecki was ninth with a 3m24.398s. Qualifying proved to be a nightmare for Toyota as, following the failure of the #7 GR010 HYBRID LMH to make it into Hyperpole, the #8 car did not set a time in the deciding session after Sébastien Buemi suffered a huge lock-up going into Mulsanne Corner and skated into the gravel. The Swiss driver made it back to the pits but did not rejoin the fray. The other two Ferraris both failed to progress into the top 10 for the final Hyperpole session. Alessandro Pier Guidi, victorious in 2023, missed out by only a tenth of a second but will have to start 11th in the #51 499P, while Yifei Ye was 13th fastest in the customer #83 machine. Advertisement The others failing to progress were the second Alpine of Paul-Loup Chatin, the #101 Cadillac of Ricky Taylor and the sole Aston Martin Valkyrie that made Hyperpole of Marco Sorensen. #29 TDS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson: Rodrigo Sales, Mathias Beche, Clement Novalak #29 TDS Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson: Rodrigo Sales, Mathias Beche, Clement Novalak Mathias Beche snared LMP2 pole for TDS Racing as the top four crews were separated by four tenths. Beche clocked a 3m35.062s in the #29 ORECA-Gibson 07 to set the pace, from the #43 Inter Europol entry of Tom Dillmann, who posted a 3m35.333s using an alternate strategy of departing the pits far later than the rest of the field. Last year's class polesitter Louis Deletraz snatched third in the #199 AO by TF ORECA having been able to squeeze in an extra lap before the chequered flag and posting a 3m35.421s. Advertisement Deletraz's late effort demoted Ben Hanley to fourth in the #23 United Autosports machine, the victorious LMP2 team from last year. #27 Heart Of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3: Ian James, Mattia Drudi, Zacharie Robichon #27 Heart Of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3: Ian James, Mattia Drudi, Zacharie Robichon Aston Martin took LMGT3 pole as eight different marques were represented among the eight crews to progress to the second Hyperpole session. Mattia Drudi's 3m52.769s set on his penultimate flying lap was enough to give the #27 Heart of Racing Vantage pole by three tenths over Alessio Rovera in the #21 AF Corse Ferrari 296, which clocked a best of 3m53.085s. Third place was taken by MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who set a 3m54.966s at the midpoint of the 15-minute Hyperpole 2 segment. Advertisement The opening session was red-flagged after eight minutes when the #54 AF Corse Ferrari of Francesco Castellacci spun into the gravel on the entrance to the Porsche Curves. Le Mans 24 Hours - Hyperpole results Photos from 24 Hours of Le Mans – Thursday Cadillac Hertz Team Jota hyperpole celebration Cadillac Hertz Team Jota hyperpole celebration Nikolaz Godet Dirk Müller, Advisor of Mick Schumacher, Roger Penske, Team owner Penske Motorsport Dirk Müller, Advisor of Mick Schumacher, Roger Penske, Team owner Penske Motorsport Marc Fleury Robert Kubica flag Robert Kubica flag Andreas Beil Cyril Abiteboul, Hyundai Motorsport President Cyril Abiteboul, Hyundai Motorsport President Nikolaz Godet #51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi #51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3: Martin Berry, Lin Hodenius, Maxime Martin #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3: Martin Berry, Lin Hodenius, Maxime Martin Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina Alexander Trienitz #15 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8: Dries Vanthoor #15 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8: Dries Vanthoor Andreas Beil #93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne #93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne Andreas Beil #46 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Ahmad Al Harthy, Valentino Rossi, Kelvin Van Der Linde #46 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Ahmad Al Harthy, Valentino Rossi, Kelvin Van Der Linde Andreas Beil Track marshal Track marshal Andreas Beil #34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 - Gibson: Nick Boulle, Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, Luca Ghiotto, #37 CLX Pure Rxcing Oreca 07 - Gibson: Aliaksandr Malykhin, Tom Blomqvist, Tristan Vautier #34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 - Gibson: Nick Boulle, Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer, Luca Ghiotto, #37 CLX Pure Rxcing Oreca 07 - Gibson: Aliaksandr Malykhin, Tom Blomqvist, Tristan Vautier Andreas Beil #31 The Bend Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Yasser Shahin, Timur Boguslavskiy, Augusto Farfus #31 The Bend Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Yasser Shahin, Timur Boguslavskiy, Augusto Farfus Alexander Trienitz #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Philip Hanson #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Philip Hanson Alexander Trienitz #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, Matt Campbell #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, Matt Campbell Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-SeriesR: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais, Jenson Button #38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-SeriesR: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais, Jenson Button Alexander Trienitz #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina Alexander Trienitz #101 Cadillac WTR Cadillac V-SeriesR: Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque #101 Cadillac WTR Cadillac V-SeriesR: Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque Alexander Trienitz #93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne #93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne Alexander Trienitz #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson: Paul Lafargue, Job Van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson: Paul Lafargue, Job Van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez Alexander Trienitz #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina #50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #311 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-SeriesR: Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich, Frederik Vesti #311 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-SeriesR: Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich, Frederik Vesti Alexander Trienitz #94 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Loic Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Stoffel Vandoorne #94 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9x8: Loic Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Stoffel Vandoorne Alexander Trienitz #4 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, Pascal Wehrlein #4 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, Pascal Wehrlein Alexander Trienitz Dave Richards, Prodrive Dave Richards, Prodrive Alexander Trienitz #85 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3: Sarah Bovy #85 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3: Sarah Bovy Alexander Trienitz #46 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Ahmad Al Harthy, Valentino Rossi, Kelvin Van Der Linde #46 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3: Ahmad Al Harthy, Valentino Rossi, Kelvin Van Der Linde Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 - Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck De Vries #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 - Hybrid: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck De Vries Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo #51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi #51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi Alexander Trienitz #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3: Stephen Grove, Brenton Grove, Luca Stolz #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3: Stephen Grove, Brenton Grove, Luca Stolz Alexander Trienitz Patrick Bourdais Patrick Bourdais Nikolaz Godet #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Philip Hanson #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Philip Hanson Andreas Beil #15 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8: Kevin Magnussen #15 BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8: Kevin Magnussen Andreas Beil #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Julien Andlauer, Michael Christensen, Mathieu Jaminet #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Julien Andlauer, Michael Christensen, Mathieu Jaminet Rainier Ehrhardt #311 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-SeriesR: Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich, Frederik Vesti #311 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-SeriesR: Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich, Frederik Vesti Alexander Trienitz Pole sitter Alex Lynn, Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Pole sitter Alex Lynn, Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Rainier Ehrhardt #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn Alexander Trienitz #38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Earl Bamber #38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Earl Bamber Nikolaz Godet #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn Nikolaz Godet #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn Nikolaz Godet #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-Series.R: Will Stevens, Norman Nato, Alex Lynn Nikolaz Godet Pole sitter Alex Lynn, Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Pole sitter Alex Lynn, Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Rainier Ehrhardt Pole sitter Hypercar, #12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-SeriesR: Alex Lynn, LMGT3, #27 Heart Of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3: Mattia Drudi, LMP2, #29 TDS Racing Oreca 07 - 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