The No.5 Porsche Penske Motorsport car of Julien Andlauer led the opening hour of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, after jumping the pole-sitting No.12 Jota Cadillac at the start.

It will be an all-Cadillac front row for the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans following a dominate performance in final qualifying at Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans, France on Thursday. The front row lockout is the first for an American manufacturer for the Le Mans race since Ford pulled off that accomplishment with Dan Gurney and A.

A pair of Cadillacs will start tomorrow on the front row of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, you say? Great! But don’t get too carried away with the idea that an American brand could take the overall win,