Cadillac left the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans with a mix of frustration and pride. Its #12 car, driven by Louis Delétraz, Will Stevens and Norman Nato, led 184 of the 24‑hour race – more than any other marque – and spent 128 laps at the front, yet crossed the line fourth, just 32 seconds behind Toyota’s winner.
The result is the closest the American brand has come to a Le Mans victory since it entered the Hypercar class in 2023. GM, which also fields Chevrolet in IndyCar and runs a fledgling Cadillac entry in Formula 1, is chasing the Triple Crown of Motorsport – the three historic wins at Le Mans, the Indy 500 and Monaco. Cadillac’s WEC program already notched its first overall win at the 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo and took pole position at last year’s Le Mans.
Running under Jota Sport, the team draws on a “brain trust” that pools engineering talent from GM’s Charlotte tech centre, NASCAR, IndyCar and other disciplines. That cross‑pollination helped the squad prepare for the upcoming 6‑hour race at Interlagos, where it hopes to turn the Le Mans disappointment into a win and continue feeding knowledge back to its F1 project.
