Genesis at 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
7–9 May 2026
Impressions from Spa-Francorchamps
Genesis Magma Racing scored its first points in the FIA World Endurance Championship as Pipo Derani brought the #17 GMR-001 Hypercar home in eighth place at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The GMR-001 Hypercar with the #19 finished on position 13.
The team took advantage of an aggressive strategy decision in the final hour of the race, with the Brazilian able to defend his position in the final part of the race.
The two starting drivers, André Lotterer and Dani Juncadella, held their positions at the start of the race. Good pace and a strategy decision to only partially fuel Jaubert for his second stint of the race allowed the #17 car to climb up to tenth before the Frenchman made way for Pipo Derani with just over 2:30 remaining in the race.
In line with the team’s goals before the race, the focus in the final hours became bringing the car successfully to the end, maximizing the experience gained from the weekend and repeating their achievement from the season opener.
"It‘s very emotional for the whole team to have this result. The strategy came towards us, we were a bit aggressive, but we take it. It's a very big day for Genesis Magma Racing and the whole brand to be able to score our first points so early in this journey. Pipo did some amazing defending."
"We were battling some issues from the moment I got in the car. From that moment, I was trying to survive, understand what we could do to improve, and get the #17 GMR-001 Hypercar to the checkered flag. [...] I was fighting to manage the energy, asking the engineers the numbers, but at the end we did just that, and I was able to hold quite a few cars behind."
Beyond Eau Rouge: Inside Spa’s Most Iconic Stretch
Almost everyone calls it Eau Rouge. Almost no one is correct. The breathtaking plunge into the valley floor is actually "Eau Rouge" the name of the stream at the bottom. The legendary, full-throttle climb that follows is the Raidillon (French for "steep road"). Introduced in 1939 as a shortcut to bypass a slow hairpin, this section features a 17% gradient and a 40-metre elevation gain. Though it takes only four seconds to clear, those few moments of high-speed drama have defined the mythology of endurance racing more than any other stretch of track on earth.
Behind the scenes
Go behind the scenes with Dani Juncadella and the Genesis Magma Racing team during an intense weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.
From strategy meetings and simulator sessions to changing weather, pressure in the garage, and the relentless pace of endurance racing, this is the side of the FIA World Endurance Championship that fans rarely get to see.
Experience the emotion, tension, and reality of racing the #19 GMR-001 through six brutal hours at one of the world’s most legendary circuits.
Experience WEC moments
Feel the pace — cockpit-view highlights from previous races
The Ardennes Circuit That Challenges Everything
Spa-Francorchamps is not merely a racetrack. It is a place with a particular personality, demanding, capricious, and completely indifferent to reputation. The circuit traces its origins to 1921, when a 14.9-kilometre triangle of public roads linking the villages of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot was pressed into service as a racing venue.
What remains of the original Spa layout today, after a major redevelopment in 1979 and decades of refinement, is a 7.004-kilometre circuit set within the Ardennes forest of southern Belgium: the longest lap on the WEC calendar.
If the Raidillon, the steep uphill section of the famous corner in the circuit is Spa’s most famous feature, the weather is its most decisive. The Ardennes microclimate is a true technical and strategic variable, unlike almost anything else on the WEC calendar. At one point, the Belgian Grand Prix witnessed rain for twenty consecutive years. The track is so vast that conditions are rarely uniform; a driver can exit the final corner in bright sunshine only to find the Raidillon submerged in water. This forces pit crews to make high-stakes tyre gambles based on limited visibility. Ultimately, in a six-hour race, mastering these shifting conditions is as vital as raw speed - often proving the deciding factor between a podium finish and a total washout.
Genesis Magma Program
WEC is where performance technology becomes measurable. Where reliability isn’t a claim - it’s a result.
WEC is where performance technology becomes measurable. Where reliability isn’t a claim - it’s a result.
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