Jota Cadillac driver Alex Lynn says he “waited 12 months” t☂o take pole at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans following his ꦏcruel defeat in the 2024 Hyperpole.

Alex Lynn came just over a🍨 tenth away from taking a first pole at Le Mans for Cadillac in last year’s Le Mans, b🌊ut for a late flying effort from Porsche’s Kevin Estre to deny him.

But on Thursday ahead of the 2025 edition of the French enduro, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lynn got his revenge as he sna🌱tched pole awa♋y from the No.5 Porsche to ultimately lead a Jota Cadillac 1-2 ahead of the No.38 driven by Earl Bamber.

It marks Cadillac’s first pole at Le Mans and the f𒁃irst for an American manufacturer in t✃he top class since 1967.

“It feels special, but I have to say for me personally I’ve waited 12 months to do this again,” he told the media, including mahbx.𒅌com, on Thursday.

“The P2☂ last year was one tenth off of pole and it felt like 100 m♐iles away.

“There’s a big difference between P1 and P2, just in that feeling, and I was determined to hav🍌e that feeling tonight.”

On the wait for all cars to finis Hyperpole, Ly⭕nn added: “It’s tough, because also again I was remembering𒁏 12 months ago when I thought I had it, and then 30 seconds later Kevin Estre comes over the line.

“So, it’s a hard wait. ℱIt’s the longest 30 seconds.”

Cadill🐈ac topped every session on the way to the final Hyperpole sessio♕n, while pre-race favourites Ferrari ended up with just one car - the No.50 - in the top 10 down in seventh.

Asked by Crash if he was surprised by the Ferrari’s posing no threat to Cadillac in Hyperpole, Ly🎶nn replied: “Well, I think they wil🎃l be very fast [in the race].

“But I have to sꦐay the Cadillac over one lap has something a bit s🃏pecial.

“We’ve found that over the last tಌhr♔ee years, but obviously to put it altogether over one lap is never easy.”

He added: “I think it’s just got the downfo༒rce and the way it can fire up its tyres.

“To be good in qualifying you need a lot of froဣnt end and I think we’ve got a lot of front downforce on our car toꦯ hook it up.

“I think sometimes the window can be a bit too small. But when it’s on s♒onꦦg, it’s a brilliant car.”

Lynn’s final lap didn’t lo꧑ok like it would challenge for pole after the second sector, but a mighty final split allowed him to produce the 3m23.166s time that would claim top spot🧜.

“Yeah, I did,” he said when asked if he left it all out there 🏅in sector three.

“I think the third sector i🍸s always my best, I think the second is my weakest. So, you kind of get a feeling of your level of risk.”

Now in his third season as a Cadillac driver in the World Endura👍nce Championship, Lynn’s only podium in the car in the series remai♒ns a third-place finish at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

However, he did take the Cadillac to victory at the 12 H💜ours of Sebring IMSA SportsCar Championshi𓄧p round in 2022.

Last year he was seventh at Le Mans, whi💟le the No.12 car’s best result in 2025 has been a fifth last time out ꦰat Spa.