Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing secures pole for Laguna…

Louis Deletraz delivered a breakthrough performance to put Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing on pole at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

The 29-year-old Swiss driver wheeled the #40 Cadillac V-Series.R to a flying lap of 1m13.221s around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course to take the top spot. It marks the first pole for Wayne Taylor Racing since 2024 (Road America).

“That’s awesome,” Deletraz said. “I’m so happy. We’ve been working really hard. All the boys and girls have been really pushing for performance and it’s great to reward them with a pole position.”

The WTR Cadillac will have company on the front row as Jack Aitken put the the #31 Whelen Cadillac in second, 0.280s behind.

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The 15-minute session saw Deletraz put down his best lap with just under five minutes to go, and remained untouched throughout.

Behind Deletraz and Aitken was Nick Yelloloy, who had the #93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06 in third with a late quick lap of 1m13.696s. Dries Vanthoor handed the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 a fourth-place start for BMW M Team WRT, 0.514s behind.

Tom Blomqvist (Acura Meyer Shank Racing) was fifth, with Ross Gunn (Aston Martin THOR Team) in sixth.

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Vasser Sullivan’s Jack Hawksworth delivered a strong run of 1m21.228s to put the #14 Lexus RC F GT3 on pole. It’s the Briton’s 16th career pole, but first at Laguna Seca. He now has taken pole at nine different race tracks.

Neil Verhagen twice put up a strong laps but both were disallowed due to exceeding track limits, but was able to still mount a good lap of 1m21.485 to put Paul Miller Racing’s #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO in second.

Ford Racing’s Christopher Mies ended up third in the #65 Ford Mustang GT3, with AO Racing’s Harry King fourth in the #77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). Antonio Garcia was fifth in the #4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports.

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Lorenzo Patrese put the #34 Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO for Conquest Racing on pole in GTD with a quick lap of 1m21.441s. It marks the first pole for Conquest Racing in 14 years, and stands as Patrese’s second career pole.

Danny Formal’s #45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 (Wayne Taylor Racing) was just 0.022s short of Patrese’s pole pace, which came with a few minutes left in the 15-minute session. Formal attempted to go quicker but ran out of fuel with a few corners left on the following lap and was forced to dive back to pit lane.

Heart of Racing Team’s #27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo of Dude Barrichello, the current class points leader, ended up third at 0.266s behind.

Russell Ward (Winward Racing) was fourth, while Benjamin Pedersen, who co-drove the #12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 with Aaron Telitz to victory in the last round at Long Beach, ended up fifth.

Qualifying for IMSA Weathertech Laguna Seca 2026

All Stats

Cla	Drivers	#	Chassis	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	J. Taylor L. Deletraz Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	40	Cadillac V-Series.R	10	1'13.221		110.034
2	J. Aitken E. Bamber Cadillac Whelen	31	Cadillac V-Series.R	12	+0.280 1'13.501	0.280	109.615
3	R. van der Zande N. Yelloly Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	93	Acura ARX-06	9	+0.475 1'13.696	0.195	109.325
4	S. Van Der Linde D. Vanthoor BMW M Team WRT	24	BMW M Hybrid V8	10	+0.514 1'13.735	0.039	109.267
5	T. Blomqvist C. Braun Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	60	Acura ARX-06	9	+0.639 1'13.860	0.125	109.082
6	R. Gunn R. De Angelis Aston Martin THOR Team	23	Aston Martin Valkyrie	10	+0.718 1'13.939	0.079	108.965
7	R. Taylor F. Albuquerque Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing	10	Cadillac V-Series.R	11	+0.855 1'14.076	0.137	108.764
8	L. Vanthoor K. Estre Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	Porsche 963	11	+1.069 1'14.290	0.214	108.451
9	F. Nasr J. Andlauer Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	Porsche 963	11	+1.117 1'14.338	0.048	108.381
10	P. Eng M. Wittmann BMW M Team WRT	25	BMW M Hybrid V8	11	+1.145 1'14.366	0.028	108.340
11	T. van der Helm L. Heinrich JDC/Miller Motorsports	5	Porsche 963	10	+1.178 1'14.399	0.033	108.292
12	J. Hawksworth B. Barnicoat Vasser Sullivan Racing	14	Lexus RC F GT3	10	+8.007 1'21.228	6.829	99.187
13	A. Costa L. Patrese Conquest Racing	34	Ferrari 296 GT3	8	+8.220 1'21.441	0.213	98.928
14	D. Formal T. Hindman Wayne Taylor Racing	45	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	8	+8.242 1'21.463	0.022	98.901
15	N. Verhagen C. de Phillippi Paul Miller Racing	1	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	10	+8.264 1'21.485	0.022	98.875
16	C. Mies F. Vervisch Ford Racing	65	Ford Mustang GT3	10	+8.351 1'21.572	0.087	98.769
17	N. Tandy H. King AO Racing	77	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	10	+8.374 1'21.595	0.023	98.741
18	A. Garcia A. Sims Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	3	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	10	+8.440 1'21.661	0.066	98.662
19	A. Caldarelli S. Mitchell Pfaff Motorsports	9	Lamborghini Temerario GT3	10	+8.447 1'21.668	0.007	98.653
20	D. Barrichello T. Gamble Heart Of Racing Team	27	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	7	+8.486 1'21.707	0.039	98.606
21	M. Esterson N. Johnson RLL Team McLaren	59	McLaren 720S GT3 EVO	10	+8.655 1'21.876	0.169	98.402
22	T. Milner N. Catsburg Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	4	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	10	+8.706 1'21.927	0.051	98.341
23	R. Ward P. Ellis Winward Racing	57	Mercedes-AMG GT3	9	+8.792 1'22.013	0.086	98.238
24	B. Barker D. Olsen Ford Racing	64	Ford Mustang GT3	10	+8.893 1'22.114	0.101	98.117
25	A. Telitz B. Pedersen Vasser Sullivan Racing	12	Lexus RC F GT3	10	+8.966 1'22.187	0.073	98.030
26	R. van der Steur S. Andrews van der Steur Racing	19	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	9	+9.161 1'22.382	0.195	97.798
27	P. Gallagher R. Foley Turner Motorsport	96	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	9	+9.170 1'22.391	0.009	97.787
28	A. Adelson C. Ilott Wright Motorsports	120	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	8	+9.231 1'22.452	0.061	97.715
29	B. Iribe F. Schandorff Inception Racing	70	Ferrari 296 GT3	9	+9.254 1'22.475	0.023	97.688
30	J. Walker C. Lewis Gradient Racing	66	Ford Mustang GT3	10	+9.752 1'22.973	0.498	97.101
31	S. Monk F. Fraga Myers Riley Motorsports	16	Ford Mustang GT3	10	+10.311 1'23.532	0.559	96.452
32	O. Fidani M. Bell 13 Autosport	13	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	10	+11.393 1'24.614	1.082	95.218
33	H. Hedman G. Altoè DragonSpeed	81	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	10	+13.836 1'27.057	2.443	92.546
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