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3w ago

López Ends Winless Streak as Cadillac Secures First WEC Hypercar Victory in São Paulo

A record Interlagos crowd witnessed López’s LMGT3 triumph alongside Cadillac’s Hypercar breakthrough prompted by JOTA’s season-long gains.

Clemens Schmid, Petru Umbrarescu y José María López festejan su victoria en las 6 Horas de San Pablo, en Interlagos, con el Lexus que por fin les dio una alegría en la división LMGT3 del Mundial de Resistencia tras un año de padecimiento.
López logró con el triunfo su primer podio de la temporada. Foto: gentileza.

Overview

  • José María López ended a year-long winless streak by leading a 216-lap effort to victory in the LMGT3 class alongside Petru Umbrarescu and Clemens Schmid.
  • The Argentine driver dedicated the win to his countrymen after Interlagos attracted a record 84,741 spectators to the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo.
  • Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA captured its first FIA WEC Hypercar class win at Interlagos when drivers Will Stevens, Alex Lynn and Norman Nato recovered from an early drive-through penalty to seize control.
  • Nicolás Varrone finished 10th in the Hypercar field for Proton Competition, delivering his first championship point of the season in a competitive 18-car category.
  • The outcomes underscore both veteran resurgence in LMGT3 and manufacturer breakthroughs at the top tier of endurance racing under the FIA WEC’s multi-class format.