Cadillac Hertz Team Jota

Jota’s history traces back to the early 2000s, when the British team was founded by Sam Hignett and David Clark. Over the years, Jota evolved from a small GT racing outfit into a mainstay of international endurance racing. The base in Norfolk, England, remained the center of operations, while sporting ambitions gradually shifted toward prototype programs, which ultimately became the core of the team’s identity.

What sets Jota apart from many other racing teams is the close connection between workshop and racetrack, a relationship that remains part of the team culture to this day. Unlike many competitors who early on relied on major external partners, Jota built its technical competence independently for a long time and cultivated a reputation as a team that excels through meticulous work and engineering expertise rather than pure brand presence. This approach continues to shape how the team engages with new factory partners and how technical programs are developed internally.

The team reached its sporting pinnacle in the LMP2 class of the FIA WEC, where Jota frequently appeared as a leading customer team and fought for class wins with varying driver lineups. Particularly in years when the team consistently competed for podiums and race victories, Jota solidified its reputation as one of the most competitive private teams in endurance racing and laid the groundwork for the later step into the top hypercar class.

With Cadillac’s entry into the FIA WEC, a new chapter began for Jota: as the official factory team for the Hertz-Cadillac program, the squad now takes on responsibility in the hypercar class, the highest category of endurance racing. Under the leadership of the current team principal, Jota is fielding a driver lineup that combines experience and pace to establish the American manufacturer in the international top class.

Looking ahead to the 2026 season, the focus is on continuity and further performance improvement. The goal for Jota and Cadillac is clear: to establish itself permanently at the top of the hypercar grid and translate the experience gained in the first joint years into consistent results. The combination of Jota’s long-standing team expertise and Cadillac’s factory commitment is regarded in the scene as one of the most exciting projects for the upcoming WEC season.