Genesis at 6 Hours of São Paulo
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, Brazil
10–12 July 2026
A New Continent, A New Challenge: Genesis Magma Racing Heads to São Paulo
Give me a headline for that text: Round Four of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship takes place across three days of intense track action. The weekend opens on Friday 10 July with Free Practice 1 and 2, giving teams their first indications of tyre wear and baseline setups on the tricky, high-traction surface.
For Genesis Magma Racing, this is new ground in every sense. The GMR-001 has tested its character at Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, and Le Mans - three circuits with very different demands, but all of them European. São Paulo is something else entirely: the team’s first race on South American soil, in front of one of the most vocal and informed crowds in motorsport, and at the midpoint of an eight-race championship where every point now carries the weight of a season taking proper shape.
For Genesis Magma Racing, this event represents the critical midpoint of the eight-round 2026 season. Arriving immediately after the grueling trial of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, São Paulo acts as a complete shift in competitive requirements. It demands that the team pivots instantly from long-range straight-line endurance back to short-circuit agility and hyper-reactive race execution.
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Date of Birth: Nov. 19, 1981
Nationality: German
FIA Rating: Platinum
Car Number: 17
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
André Lotterer is one of endurance racing’s most accomplished drivers, with three Le Mans wins and two FIA WEC titles. Since his WEC debut in 2012, he has built extensive experience across top manufacturers and now leads Genesis Magma Racing’s hypercar program.
Date of Birth: Oct. 12, 1993
Nationality: Brazilian
FIA Rating: Platinum
Car Number: 17
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Luis Felipe Derani, known as “Pipo,” is a multiple Sebring 12 Hours winner with experience across IMSA and the FIA WEC, including Le Mans. In 2026, he begins his first full FIA WEC season with Genesis Magma Racing.
Date of Birth: March 3, 2005
Nationality: French
FIA Rating: Silver
Car Number: 17
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Mathys Jaubert rose to prominence with a P2 finish in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup France. In 2025, he impressed in the European Le Mans Series, securing three LMP2 wins with Genesis Magma Racing and earning a place in the 2026 FIA WEC hypercar lineup.
Date of Birth: Oct. 24, 1994
Nationality: French
FIA Rating: Platinum
Car Number: 19
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Mathieu Jaminet rose to prominence with a 2022 GTD title and Daytona 24 Hours win. He secured five IMSA GTP victories and the 2025 championship. Following his WEC Hypercar debut, including a P4 finish at Fuji, he joined Genesis Magma Racing.
Date of Birth: Oct. 19, 1991
Nationality: French
FIA Rating: Gold
Car Number: 19
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Paul-Loup Chatin is a proven endurance racer with two ELMS LMP2 titles and an IMSA LMP2 class win. After his Hypercar debut in 2024, he won the 2025 FIA WEC Fuji 6 Hours. In 2026, he races for Genesis Magma Racing in its debut FIA WEC season.
Date of Birth: May 7, 1991
Nationality: Spanish
FIA Rating: Platinum
Car Number: 19
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Daniel Juncadella is a proven endurance racer, with wins at Macau, Daytona and Spa. In 2025, he secured three ELMS LMP2 victories with IDEC Sport. He joins Genesis Magma Racing’s Hypercar lineup for its 2026 FIA WEC debut season.
Date of Birth: May 20, 1998
Nationality: British
FIA Rating: Silver
With Genesis Magma Racing: Since 2025
Jamie Chadwick is one of motorsport’s most accomplished female drivers, with wins in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, W Series and Indy NXT. In 2025, she impressed in ELMS with Genesis Magma Racing and continues her role as reserve driver for the 2026 FIA WEC season.
Precision Meets Relentless Pressure
At just 4.309 kilometers, it stands as the shortest circuit on the modern World Endurance Championship calendar. Yet, what it lacks in pure distance, it more than balances out with technical complexity. For Genesis Magma Racing, arriving in Brazil as a Hypercar manufacturer represents a distinct kind of pressure. This is a track that tests the agility, mechanical traction, and cooling efficiency of a racing car to its absolute limits.
The layout consists of 15 corners 10 left and 5 right weaving down into the center of the valley floor before launching back up the hill. Because it runs anti-clockwise, the lateral forces place an unusual, intense load on the left side of the driver's neck and subject the right tyres to immense, continuous stress. Hypercar drivers are expected to shift gears approximately 38 times on every single lap, requiring absolute precision to keep the power delivery smooth.
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