Karishma Persad, Author at Pit Debrief

Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrate São Paulo poles after standout 2026 WEC Hyperpole laps for Cadillac and Aston Martin at Interlagos.

Stevens and Pauwels celebrate Cadillac and Aston Martin 2026 WEC poles at São Paulo

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Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrated standout Hyperpole performances after securing the two class pole positions for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo. Stevens delivered his quickest lap at the end of the Hypercar shootout to lead a Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA front-row lockout. The British driver recorded a…

Will Stevens leads a Cadillac front-row lockout at 2026 WEC São Paulo, beating Jack Aitken in a fiercely close Hyperpole and Qualifying.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | Hypercar | Stevens leads Cadillac front-row lockout

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Will Stevens secured pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo as Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA locked out the Hypercar front row at Interlagos after a close Qualifying. The British driver produced a 1m23.041s on his final Hyperpole lap in the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R, edging team-mate Jack Aitken…

Kobe Pauwels takes LMGT3 pole for Aston Martin at 2026 São Paulo, beating Lin Hodenius by 0.199s in only his second FIA WEC appearance.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | LMGT3 | Pauwels delivers Aston Martin pole

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Kobe Pauwels secured LMGT3 pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo with a commanding Hyperpole performance for Heart of Racing Team. The Belgian recorded a 1m33.350s in the #23 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3, beating Lin Hodenius in the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG by 0.199s. Pauwels claimed…

Alpine tops 2026 WEC São Paulo FP3 with Victor Martins, while Iron Lynx leads Akkodis ASP after an LMGT3 dead heat at Interlagos in Brazil.

2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | FP3 | Martins tops closely matched final practice

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Victor Martins placed Alpine Endurance Team at the top of the final Free Practice (FP3) session for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, setting the fastest lap of the weekend before Saturday afternoon’s qualifying sessions. Martins recorded a 1m24.038s in the No. 36 Alpine A424 to beat the No….

Nikita Bedrin wins GB3 Race 1 at the Red Bull Ring with a bold late pass, as penalties reshuffle the podium behind him in Austria.

2026 | GB3 | Red Bull Ring | Race 1 | Bedrin takes fifth win after bold Turn 6 pass

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Nikita Bedrin completed a determined late move on Maxim Rehm to claim his fifth GB3 Championship victory of the 2026 season in Race 1 at the Red Bull Ring. The VRD Racing driver started third and moved into second on the opening lap before spending much of the contest pressuring Rehm. Bedrin eventually swept around…

Augusto Farfus targets a home FIA WEC podium at Interlagos as Team WRT looks to revive its LMGT3 season in São Paulo this weekend.

Farfus wants to leave São Paulo “with a smile” after home struggles in WEC

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Augusto Farfus hopes to reverse his difficult home record when he contests the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of São Paulo with Team WRT. The 42-year-old Brazilian has started two FIA WEC races at Interlagos but has scored only one point at the circuit. He finished 10th in 2024 before another disappointing…

Nikita Bedrin celebrates his fourth straight GB3 Q2 pole at the Red Bull Ring and backs himself to fight forward from third in Race 1.

Bedrin backs Red Bull Ring race pace after dominant 2026 GB3 Q2 performance

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Nikita Bedrin credited his consistency after securing his fifth pole position of the GB3 Championship season at the Red Bull Ring. The championship leader dominated Qualifying 2 with a 1m24.345s, beating Rodin Motorsport’s Martin Molnar by 0.320s. The result extended Bedrin’s perfect run in the Race 2 grid-setting sessions to four consecutive poles. However, the…

Martin Molnar targets a maiden GB3 win after claiming back-to-back Q1 poles with another very strong display at the Red Bull Ring.

Molnar targets first GB3 win at the Red Bull Ring after claiming back-to-back Q1 poles

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Martin Molnar hopes to convert his second pole position in as many weekends into his maiden GB3 Championship victory at the Red Bull Ring. The Rodin Motorsport driver led Qualifying 1 with a 1m24.539s, beating team-mate Maxim Rehm by only 0.067s. Championship leader Nikita Bedrin followed another 0.045s behind in third. Molnar also secured second…

Martin Molnar claims Race 1 pole at the 2026 GB3 Red Bull Ring, while Nikita Bedrin dominates Qualifying 2 for his fourth straight pole run.

2026 | GB3 | Red Bull Ring | Qualifying | Molnar leads Rodin one-two as Bedrin dominates Q2

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Rodin Motorsport’s Martin Molnar and VRD Racing’s Nikita Bedrin claimed the first GB3 Championship pole positions at the Red Bull Ring during Saturday morning’s two-part Qualifying session. Molnar led a Rodin front-row lockout in Qualifying 1 after beating Maxim Rehm by only 0.067s with a 1m24.539s. Bedrin then produced the fastest lap of the weekend…

Dante Vinci targets a breakthrough GB3 Qualifying result at the Red Bull Ring after maintaining top-five pace over both test days.

Vinci “confident” of strong 2026 GB3 Red Bull Ring Qualifying after consistent testing

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Dante Vinci believes Hillspeed has found the right setup for Qualifying after he maintained top-five pace across both days of GB3 Championship testing at the Red Bull Ring. The 17-year-old finished fourth in Friday’s combined classification, only 0.381 seconds behind championship leader Nikita Bedrin. He also ended the final session in third, continuing a consistent…