Genesis ends maiden WEC season without podium after Monza failure

Genesis finished its first World Endurance Championship campaign without a podium after its leading hypercar retired from the Monza 6 Hours. Paul-Loup Chatin was running second in the season finale when the #19 Genesis GMR-001 stopped at the exit of the Ascari chicane early in the third hour.

Chatin said the car had given no warning before switching off. He tried many power cycles to restart it, but the engine would not fire again, and the car lost power steering and everything else. The team does not yet know the cause, with a possible electrical fault under consideration.

The #19 car had been competitive, with Mathieu Jaminet qualifying on the front row and Daniel Juncadella briefly leading after the first lap. Chatin said the team had been looking forward to a strong result before the stoppage.