Hyperpole

Hyperpole is the World Endurance Championship's qualifying shootout. Qualifying runs in two stages: a first session sets the grid for most of the field, and the fastest cars in each class advance to a short second session, the Hyperpole, that decides pole position and the top grid slots.

The format debuted at Le Mans and later became the standard at every round. For record purposes it matters because the grid-setting lap can come from either stage; our lap records treat qualifying and Hyperpole sessions together as one qualifying bucket.