Peugeot's Jakobsen Takes Spa 6 Hours Pole

Malthe Jakobsen secured pole position for Peugeot in qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, with a lap time of 2 minutes, 0.653 seconds in the Hyperpole session on Friday at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

The 22-year-old Dane edged out Will Stevens in the No. 12 Cadillac V-Series.R by just 0.043 seconds, marking the French manufacturer's first pole in the series since returning to the Hypercar class with the 9X8 in 2022. Jakobsen, who will share the No. 94 entry with Loic Duval and Theo Pourchaire for Saturday's six-hour race, overcame an early setback in the opening qualifying segment. He spun at Raidillon, flatspotting his tires, but recovered to finish second behind Charles Milesi in the No. 35 Alpine A424 before topping the 10-car Hyperpole shootout.

Milesi took third place, 0.078 seconds off the pace, while teammate Jules Gounon claimed fourth in the No. 36 Alpine. Jack Aitken rounded out the top five in his World Endurance Championship debut aboard the No. 38 Cadillac. Marco Sorensen led Aston Martin teammates Harry Tincknell to sixth and seventh in the Valkyrie LMHs, followed by Antonio Fuoco in...