Cadillac leads Free Practice 1 at Le Mans 24 Hours by 1.7 seconds
3 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 11, 2026, 8:09 PM
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
Cadillac set the fastest time in Free Practice 1 ahead of the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours on June 10. Jordan Taylor recorded a time of 3m25.348s, outperforming rivals BMW, Alpine, Toyota, and Ferrari in the Hypercar class. This comes after Aston Martin's slower time of 3m26.293s during the Test Day. The session indicates Cadillac's strong performance as they prepare for the main event.
- •Jordan Taylor clocked 3m25.348s in the #101 Cadillac.
- •Cadillac comfortably outpaced BMW, Alpine, Toyota, and Ferrari.
- •Aston Martin had the fastest time during the Test Day.
- •The Le Mans 24 Hours begins soon, following several practice sessions.
- 10:18 PMAutosport — Le Mans 24h: Cadillac leads BMW in FP4
- 10:17 PMMotorsport.com — Le Mans 24h: Cadillac beats BMW… in FP4
- 8:09 PMAutosport — Le Mans 24h: Cadillac snatches pole away from BMW by 0.005s
- 3:20 PMAutosport — Le Mans 24h: Cadillac dominates FP1 with rivals 1.7s down
- 3:18 PMMotorsport.com — Le Mans 24h: Cadillac tops FP1 by a mile, with rivals 1.7s down
"Cadillac went fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, comfortably leading BMW, Alpine, Toyota and Ferrari in the Hypercar classification. After Aston Martin topped the Test Day in 3m26.293s on Sunday, Cadillac’s Jordan Taylor was the first driver to improve on that reference on Wednesday. Less than half an hour into the session, Taylor set a 3m25.348s with the #101 Wayne ...Keep reading
"Cadillac went fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, comfortably leading BMW, Alpine, Toyota and Ferrari in the Hypercar classification. After Aston Martin topped the Test Day in 3m26.293s on Sunday, Cadillac’s Jordan Taylor was the first driver to improve on that reference on Wednesday. Less than half an hour into the session, Taylor set a 3m25.348s with the #101 ...Keep reading
"Cadillac edged out BMW in Free Practice 4 ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, as teams focused on race pace following the Hyperpole sessions. Sebastien Bourdais’ 3m26.843s with the #38 Cadillac, albeit over four seconds slower than his own car’s Hyperpole benchmark, sufficed to surpass Robin Frijns’ 3m27.037s marker with the #20 BMW at the end of the session. The #7 Toyota took third ahead ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportJun 11, 2026, 10:18 PMLe Mans 24h: Cadillac leads BMW in FP4
Cadillac edged out BMW in Free Practice 4 ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, as teams focused on race pace following the Hyperpole sessions. Sebastien Bourdais’ 3m26.843s with the #38 Cadillac, albeit over four seconds slower than his own car’s Hyperpole benchmark, sufficed to surpass Robin Frijns’ 3m27.037s marker with the #20 BMW at the end of the session. The #7 Toyota took third ahead ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comJun 11, 2026, 10:17 PMLe Mans 24h: Cadillac beats BMW… in FP4
Cadillac edged out BMW in Free Practice 4 ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, as teams focused on race pace following the Hyperpole sessions. Sebastien Bourdais’ 3m26.843s with the #38 Cadillac, albeit over four seconds slower than his own car’s Hyperpole benchmark, sufficed to surpass Robin Frijns’ 3m27.037s marker with the #20 BMW at the end of the session. The #7 Toyota took third ahead ...Keep reading
- AutosportJun 11, 2026, 8:09 PMLe Mans 24h: Cadillac snatches pole away from BMW by 0.005s
Cadillac has taken pole position for the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours by the tiniest of margins, with Jack Aitken outpacing BMW’s Dries Vanthoor by five-thousandths of a second. Hypercar In Hyperpole 1, Earl Bamber’s early 3m23.722s effort in the #38 Cadillac led the way halfway through, as Genesis held second place with Mathieu Jaminet in the #19 car, in 3m23.965s. The Aston Martins were ...Keep reading
- AutosportJun 10, 2026, 3:20 PMLe Mans 24h: Cadillac dominates FP1 with rivals 1.7s down
Cadillac went fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, comfortably leading BMW, Alpine, Toyota and Ferrari in the Hypercar classification. After Aston Martin topped the Test Day in 3m26.293s on Sunday, Cadillac’s Jordan Taylor was the first driver to improve on that reference on Wednesday. Less than half an hour into the session, Taylor set a 3m25.348s with the #101 Wayne ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comJun 10, 2026, 3:18 PMLe Mans 24h: Cadillac tops FP1 by a mile, with rivals 1.7s down
Cadillac went fastest in Free Practice 1 ahead of the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, comfortably leading BMW, Alpine, Toyota and Ferrari in the Hypercar classification. After Aston Martin topped the Test Day in 3m26.293s on Sunday, Cadillac’s Jordan Taylor was the first driver to improve on that reference on Wednesday. Less than half an hour into the session, Taylor set a 3m25.348s with the #101 ...Keep reading
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