Genesis Magma Racing’s incredible debut season in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class hit another milestone this afternoon at Barcelona, when Mathys Jaubert set a rapid 1m30.166s to score the brand’s first-ever pole position in the No. 17 GMR-001 LMDh.

Genesis Magma Racing has a mountain to climb in its first year of FIA WEC competition, but from its team principal to its rookie racers, they're eager to take up the challenge.

Genesis Magma Racing team principal Cyril Abiteboul is a busy man at the moment. The Korean brand’s ‘Trajectory’ program is off to a flying start, winning two races out of two in the European Le Mans Series to start the season. The WRC-derived V8 engine for the GMR-001 LMDh has...