Malthe Jakobsen scores Peugeot's first WEC pole at Spa-Francorchamps
Malthe Jakobsen put Peugeot on pole for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the team's first pole in the FIA World Endurance Championship since its 2022 return.
- 2:00.653
- Yes
- 9th
What Happened
Danish driver Malthe Jakobsen claimed pole position for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 with a lap time of 2:00.653. Stoffel Vandoorne qualified the sister car #93 in ninth place. The pole is Peugeot's first in the FIA World Endurance Championship since its return in 2022.
Malthe Jakobsen spun at Raidillon on cold tyres, pitted for fresh rubber, then set the second-fastest time (2:01.023) on his only flying lap to reach Hyperpole.
Both Peugeots advanced. Jakobsen set a 2:00.653 to go top, and no other Hypercar beat that time, securing pole.
2:00.653seconds
Set by Malthe Jakobsen in the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 during Hyperpole at Spa-Francorchamps.
“Congratulations and thank you to every member of Team Peugeot TotalEnergies for today’s performance. It’s not a victory—tomorrow will be a different story—but we’re smiling tonight.”
Why this matters
After four years since Peugeot's return to endurance racing, the pole position marks a milestone for the team and a boost ahead of the race.
Terms in This Story
- Hyperpole
- A qualifying session where the fastest cars from earlier sessions compete for the top grid positions.
- Raidillon
- A famous high-speed corner at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
- Hypercar
- The top class of cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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