The number 12 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.
R has taken the lead at the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, overtaking Toyota during the nighttime and sunrise hours.
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As the race completed its 15th hour at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 14, 2026, driver Will Stevens established an 18-second advantage over Rene Rast in the number 20 BMW M Hybrid V8.
The lead change came after the number 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, driven by Brendon Hartley, went off-track at Mulsanne Corner and later received a drive-through penalty for a Full Course Yellow infringement.
That dropped the car to third place.
The sister number 7 Toyota ran in fourth, while the number 51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P rounded out the top five as the field adjusted to daytime conditions.
The number 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P also remained competitive despite a drive-through penalty that dropped it to sixth overall.
Driver Robert Kubica commented on the team's performance: "We have a good pace, but we're losing too much time in the straights due to a lack of acceleration.
There's nothing we can do.
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We need to focus on what we can control, and with a little bit of luck, we can take advantage of mistakes made by others."
The Italian squad had earlier setbacks when the number 50 Ferrari 499P lost 28 minutes in the pits due to a fire extinguisher system malfunction, returning eight laps down.
