Pourchaire gets Peugeot Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test
Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will get his first run in a sportscar prototype when he joins Peugeot for the World Endurance Championship’s Bahrain rookie test next month. Pourchaire is one of the two drivers to be selected by the French manufacturer to drive the 9X8 2024 LMH at the Bahrain International Circuit on […]
Peugeot’s WEC pace still «not brilliant» despite best result of the year
Peugeot says a double points finish in the Fuji World Endurance Championship round doesn’t mean it has made a breakthrough, as the 9X8 2024 is still «not brilliant» on pure pace. A strong final stint on fresh tyres propelled the #93 Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar of Mikkel Jensen, Nico Muller and Jean-Eric Vergne to […]
Peugeot evaluating further hypercar upgrades for 2025 WEC season
Peugeot is evaluating the introduction of further upgrades to its Le Mans Hypercar in 2025 in order to close the gap to the front in the World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturer wants to get a full understanding of the potential of the updated 9X8 2024 by the end of the current season in order […]
Muller to leave Peugeot’s Hypercar squad after 2024 WEC season
Nico Muller will split with Peugeot at the end of the 2024 World Endurance Championship, the French manufacturer announced on Thursday. Muller has been racing for Peugeot in the Hypercar class ever since his early exit from Audi at the conclusion of the 2022 DTM season, which followed the German car maker’s decision to call […]
Peugeot WEC focus shifts from reliability to performance
Peugeot has switched from focusing on the development of its updated 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar fully to improving performance after its reliable run at the Le Mans 24 Hours. Olivier Jansonnie, technical director of the Peugeot Sport organisation that develops and runs the 9X8s, revealed that he is expecting an upturn in the performance […]
Peugeot claims unfair treatment in veiled BoP attack following WEC Spa
Jean-Marc Finot, the French manufacturer’s motorsport boss, told Motorsport.com at Spa that “my feeling is that we are being treated unfairly”. He did not mention the BoP, because it is expressly forbidden for manufacturers, teams and drivers to talk about it in the series’ sporting regulations. But the interference from his comments has to be […]
Peugeot explains decision not to use WEC reserve driver at Spa
A desire to maximise seat time for the regular drivers of its 2024-spec 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, which is making only its second race outing prior to next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours, was cited by technical director Olivier Jansonnie as a justification for not giving reserve Malthe Jakobsen a WEC race debut. «We’re looking […]
Peugeot won’t replace Vergne, Vandoorne for Spa WEC amid Formula E clash
The French manufacturer has not nominated a replacement for either Jean-Eric Vergne or Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be competing with Peugeot sister marque DS and Penske in the clashing Berlin round of the Formula E World Championship on the weekend of 11/12 May. It means Nico Muller and Mikkel Jensen will race the #93 Peugeot […]
Peugeot ‘scratching their heads’ after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new-look 9X8
Jean-Eric Vergne insisted that he and the Peugeot Sport team left nothing on the table on the way to 15th position in the opening qualifying session, five places off the cut-off for the Hyperpole final. He added that only a small improvement would have been possible without the red flag two minutes before the end […]