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Peugeot World Endurance Championship (WEC) driver Loic Duval will take the wheel of Peugeot 208 Rally4 for his first ever rally during the final round of the 208 Rally Cup at Rallye du Var, November 26^th-28th.

24 Hours of Le Mans winner and WEC champion, Duval will take to the grid with Peugeot 9X8 in 2022.

PEUGEOT SPORT AND JACK & JONES COMBINE THEIR TECHNOLOGIES IN ENDURANCE

Florent Todeschini, the newly-crowned French Junior Rally Champion, is set to discover the potential of the 208 Rally4 this coming weekend on the tricky roads of the Parc des Cévennes in the Montpellier region, at round six of the 208 Rally Cup France. Hugo Margaillan (U29) and Armand Fumal (Gentlemen Drivers) will be fighting to win the title in their respective categories.

Peugeot Sport celebrates its 40^th anniversary… Created in October 1981 and originally called Peugeot Talbot Sport, Peugeot Sport has been competing successfully in motorsport’s topflight championships and competitions across the globe for four decades. During this time, the French brand has proved a pioneering force in racing and rallying alike with some of the sport’s most iconic cars in the hands of exceptional drivers. Since its victory in the world’s first-ever timed event, the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux-Paris road race, the brand has used motorsport to take its technology forward. Today, its Hypercar programme in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) with the recently-revealed PEUGEOT 9X8 sees it begin a fifth decade on the world stage with the aim of adding another glorious chapter to a sporting adventure that has long embodied its quest for excellence and shared emotions.

From the 1991 PEUGEOT 905 to the 2021 PEUGEOT 9X8: 30 years of outstanding innovation and performance.

The 208 Rally4 was an instant hit with rally drivers on its competitive bow in 2020, with its sporty design and first class performances enabling them to fight at the front in the two-wheel drive categories. Moreover, the 208 Rally Cup France has provided some very closely-contested racing at all levels, as have the various national Cups organised throughout Europe.

PEUGEOT has taken the wraps off the new 9X8, its latest-generation Hypercar challenger which is poised to make its competitive debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2022. Powered by a hybrid power unit which drives through all-wheel drive transmission, this hyper-efficient prototype fits perfectly with PEUGEOT’s Neo-Performance strategy which is geared to both its road and racing cars delivering responsible performance. The work of PEUGEOT SPORT’s engineering team and PEUGEOT Design dovetailed like never before to produce the 9X8 which heralds a new era in motor racing due to its flowing lines, the absence of a rear wing and the strong brand identity it exudes. The innovative technical solutions it packs and its catlike stance stand out as unmistakable PEUGEOT hallmarks.

The 508 PEUGEOT SPORT ENGINEERED are starting to be delivered in dealerships across France, and our WEC drivers are among the first customers to wear the brand's colours behind the wheel of this high-performance car. Loïc Duval, Kevin Magnussen, Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Gustavo Menezes and James Rossiter have chosen the 508 PEUGEOT SPORT ENGINEERED for their travels because it offers a unique driving experience and sensations.

Barely a year since the first car was sold, the 100th Peugeot 208 Rally4 will be delivered to its new owner this week in Peru. Peugeot Sport did not have to wait long to celebrate the sparkling success of its latest ‘best-seller’, as it conquered both the French Gravel Rally Championship and Italy’s two wheel-drive class in 2020. This year, upcoming stars and gentlemen drivers alike will have the opportunity to battle for 2WD glory in no fewer than seven ‘Cups’ throughout Europe and Latin America – while tackling a wide variety of specialist surfaces.

PEUGEOT’s endurance-racing comeback plans continue to take form. After releasing illustrations of its upcoming Hypercar prototype and revealing the characteristics of its LMH powertrain, PEUGEOT Sport is pleased to announce the names of the seven drivers who will defend its colours in the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) and at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The Peugeot 208 Rally 4 exhibits a strong performance in varied conditions at Rally Monte-Carlo and merits a full Peugeot podium. The accomplishments didn’t stop there as the tricolored brand dominated the RC 4 category with six Peugeot’s in the top 10.

Partners for 25 years, PEUGEOT Sport and TOTAL have released the main technical characteristics of the powertrain of their Hypercar LMH for the FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP (FIA WEC). Their respective teams have pooled their experience and expertise in the fields of hybridization and world-class motor racing to develop a powertrain (PEUGEOT HYBRID4 500KW) that complies with the new FIA WEC regulations. The main features of the PEUGEOT HYBRID4 500KW are: — hybrid technology, with a mid-rear, 2.6-litre, 500 kW (680 horsepower), twin-turbo, V6, petrol internal combustion engine combined with a front-mounted 200 kW motor generator unit, — a high-power-density battery co-developed jointly by PEUGEOT Sport, Total, and its subsidiary Saft, — four-wheel drive transmission and a sequential seven-speed gearbox, — smart powertrain and energy flow management, a key to high performance and developed under the direction of François Coudrain, PEUGEOT Sport’s WEC Program Powertrain Director.

Peugeot Sport Customer Racing rounded off the track racing season with a double podium at the final round of the TCR Europe at Jarama. It was a weekend that was entirely in keeping with 2020, which – despite being hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic – saw Peugeot Sport customers continue to demonstrate their unwavering passion for racing on behalf of the brand and produce several fine performances.

Teddy Clairet (2nd) and Julien Briché (3rd) impressed in the Peugeot 308 TCR as each of them claimed a podium finish at the final round of the European Touring Car Series.

As of season 2021, Peugeot Sport is offering the opportunity to the teams and drivers of a 308 Racing Cup to continue the competition within the Ultimate Cup Series.

Winning the opening TCR Europe race at Monza, Italy and passing the chequered flag second in the following race, 2019 TCR Europe Championship runner-up Julien Briché secured the Peugeot 308 TCR’s second and third podium finishes of the 2020 campaign this weekend (26/27 September), showcasing the car’s outstanding performance and reliability in a particularly high-calibre field.

As a part of the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, PEUGEOT and TOTAL are officially kicking off their Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) project. A new regulation which foreshadows a new era for the top tier endurance category, one which embodies the energizing transition of the two companies.

This year, the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be witness to a new feature. Peugeot Sport reveals its new identity with its iconic Lion and main components of its return to endurance racing.