Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has announced that Jack Aitken will join the Tunbridge Wells-based squad for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
With Jenson Button stepping back from full-season driving commitments (as revealed by EnduranceandGT.co.uk during the build up to the 2025 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans), IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP Endurance champion Aitken will join Earl Bamber and Sebasien Bourdais in the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R for the forthcoming season.
The driver line-up for the sister WEC entry will remain unchanged from 2025 with Alex Lynn, Norman Nato and Will Stevens joining forces in the #12 Cadillac.
“We’re delighted to welcome Jack on board,” said JOTA Sport director and founder David Clark. “We’ve been following his progress closely this year and have been really impressed by his raw pace and consistency – both essential ingredients for success in the Hypercar category.
“As an existing member of the wider Cadillac Racing driver family, Jack is a natural fit for us. He already understands the culture, the people, and the expectations within the Cadillac ecosystem.
“Beyond his performance on trac, Jack’s calm personality and team-first attitude make him an excellent addition to our driver line-up. We never taken team chemistry for granted – six individual stars won’t win endurance race but six drivers who work as one can. Everything we’ve seen from Jack so far shows he embodies that spirit and we can’t wait to see what he achieves with the team next season.”
Following the recent announcement that Aitken and Bamber will be returning for the forthcoming IMSA season with Action Express Racing, the 30-year-old British driver will have a busy year in 2026.
“I am very appreciative that Cadillac has that trust and are willing to give me the opportunity,” said Jack Aitken. “Its very exciting for me personally because I’ve never raced in the WEC and I’ve never raced with JOTA, even though we’ve come close a couple of times and have hd a relationship that is now coming to fruition.
“They have fantastic people-from drivers to staff-and it’s a team that has had success in WEC. I’m excited to try and take what I’ve learned in IMSA at Action Express and bring that across to try to push things forward. I’m excited to start the year and to double up on my time in the Cadillac V-Series.R.”
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