The British driver aboard the 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Hypercar claimed pole position and the first Hypercar championship point of the weekend.
Stevens produced a stunning lap of 1:23.041s to edge out the sister Cadillac of Jack Aitken by just 0.048s.
The 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Hypercar, driven by Jack Aitken, had set the fastest time in the qualifying session to secure its place in the Hyperpole shoot-out. The British driver lapped the Interlagos circuit in 1:23.482s in an incredibly close session that saw the top ten covered by just 0.291s.
In the LMGT3 category, the pole position point was claimed by the 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage after Kobe Pauwels set a fastest lap of 1:33.350s in the car he shares with Gray Newell and Jonny Adam this weekend.
Peter Dempsey topped the LMGT3 qualifying session in the #34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette to secure a place in the top-ten Hyperpole shoot-out. The Irishman set a best lap of 1:33.808s.
