Press Releases

• Team Peugeot TotalEnergies confirms its PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 and #94 driver line-ups for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 

• Two balanced and competitive crews for the Hypercar programme 

• Continuity, synergy and performance at the core of the team’s strategy 

• Team Peugeot TotalEnergies is pleased to announce Emmanuel Esnault as Team Principal of its FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme.

• In this key leadership role, Emmanuel Esnault will oversee all operational activities, strengthening the organisation as the team prepares for the 2026 season.

• Nick Cassidy, Paul Di Resta, Loïc Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Théo Pourchaire, and Stoffel Vandoorne will be full-season race drivers for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2026.

• Alex Quinn and Jean-Eric Vergne will serve as test and development drivers for the PEUGEOT 9X8 Hypercar prototype.

• The full line-up for cars #93 and #94 will be revealed in early 2026.

• The day after the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Mathias Beche, Nick Cassidy, Malthe Jakobsen, and Alexander Quinn took the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8 on the Sakhir circuit.

• Nick Cassidy, confirmed as a full-time driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2026, set the second-fastest lap of the day.

• Malthe Jakobsen also completed several laps to gather valuable data in preparation for the upcoming season.

• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 (Di Resta/Jensen/Vergne) ended the 2025 season with a ninth-place finish.

• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 (Duval/Jakobsen/Pourchaire) crossed the line in tenth place at the 2025 8 Hours of Bahrain.

• After ten Top 10 finishes this season, Peugeot provisionally ranks seventh in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers.

• The Team Peugeot TotalEnergies achieved its best qualifying performance of the season by placing both PEUGEOT 9X8 on the second row of the starting grid.

• Malthe Jakobsen (#94) set the third-fastest time in Hyperpole (1:47.166), just ahead of teammate Jean-Eric Vergne (#93).

• For the seventh time in eight qualifying sessions this season, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies reached the Hyperpole shootout.

• The 208 customer racing range is expanding. After the rally versions: the 208 Rally4 and 208 Racing Rally6, Peugeot Sport is now offering its flagship model in a circuit version.

• The Peugeot 208 Racing TC6 embodies the perfect balance between performance, accessibility, safety, innovation, and passion, all coming together to deliver a unique racing experience.

• Starting in 2026, it will compete worldwide in the hands of customers from all backgrounds, including in Uruguay as part of a Series Cup.

• After two consecutive podiums in Texas and Japan, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies is looking to keep the momentum going at the 8 Hours of Bahrain.

• Having first discovered the PEUGEOT 9X8 during last year’s Bahrain Rookie Test, Théo Pourchaire will make his race debut at the Sakhir circuit at the wheel of the #94.

• A Peugeot TotalEnergies driver since the brand’s return to endurance racing in 2022, Mikkel Jensen hopes to close his PEUGEOT 9X8 chapter in style.

• Nick Cassidy continues his preparation ahead of officially joining Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2026
• Mathias Beche and Alex Quinn discover the PEUGEOT 9X8 for the first time
• Objective: gather diverse feedback and further refine the Hypercar’s development

• Mopar, global Stellantis brand for original parts and accessories, joins the Peugeot Hypercar program.
• A partnership built on innovation, reliability and Stellantis brand coherence.
• Technical and strategic support to strengthen Team Peugeot TotalEnergies’ ambitions in endurance racing.

• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 (Di Resta/Jensen/Vergne) finished second in the 2025 6 Hours of Fuji, with Peugeot CEO Alain Favey in attendance.
• Team Peugeot TotalEnergies led the 100th FIA WEC race for 61 of 202 laps.
• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 (Duval/Jakobsen/Vandoorne) continued its strong run, finishing fifth.

• For his first qualifying session of the season, Mikkel Jensen placed the PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 on the second row of the starting grid for the 6 Hours of Fuji.

• The Danish driver completed an impressive series of laps around the Fuji Speedway (4.563 km) in under 1'29", ultimately securing the fourth-fastest time in the Hyperpole session with 1:28.716.

• For his final qualifying session with Team Peugeot TotalEnergies, Stoffel Vandoorne placed the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 in 12th position on the grid, just a few tenths short of making the Hyperpole.

• After securing their best team result in Texas (3rd and 4th), Team Peugeot TotalEnergies aims to keep up the momentum at the 6 Hours of Fuji.

• The Japanese round marks the 100th race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) since its launch in 2012… and the 25th race for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies.

• Stoffel Vandoorne, who made his debut behind the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8 at Fuji in 2023, will contest his final race with Team Peugeot TotalEnergies.

• Frenchman Théo Pourchaire (22 years old) will make his debut at the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8 during the 2025 8 Hours of Bahrain and will become a full-time driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2026.
• He will replace Stoffel Vandoorne, whose contract ends after the 6 Hours of Fuji, in the cockpit of the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94.
• Currently a development driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies, Théo Pourchaire first experienced the PEUGEOT 9X8 a year earlier, during the Rookie Test in Bahrain in 2024.

• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 driven by Duval/Jakobsen/Vandoorne finished 3rd at the Lone Star Le Mans, just ahead of the PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 driven by Jensen/Di Resta/Vergne.

• The sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship took place in extreme conditions at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA.

• Team Peugeot TotalEnergies achieved a historic result in the FIA WEC championship.

• Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, will host the sixth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Circuit of The Americas (USA).

• After missing the Brazil round, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne return to the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 and #94.

• Nick Cassidy (31), who will officially join Team Peugeot TotalEnergies as a full-time driver for the 2026 season, will get his first taste of the PEUGEOT 9X8 in a test session organized in Austin after the race.

•       After qualifying fourth, the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 (Duval/Jakobsen) finished sixth in the 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo.

         •       Starting from the third row on the grid, the PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 (Di Resta/Jensen) crossed the line in seventh place.

         •       Team Peugeot TotalEnergies achieved its best result of the season, both in qualifying and in the race.

• For his first ever FIA WEC qualifying session, Malthe Jakobsen placed the PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 in fourth position on the starting grid for the 6 Hours of São Paulo.

• Paul Di Resta also put in an excellent performance, securing the sixth fastest time in Hyperpole. The PEUGEOT #93 will therefore start from the third row on the grid.

• Team Peugeot TotalEnergies achieved its best qualifying result since early 2023.

• Four weeks after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, São Paulo awaits the FIA WEC competitors on its famous Interlagos circuit

• The 6 Hours of São Paulo marks the start of the second half of the World Endurance Championship season – held exclusively overseas – concluding in Bahrain in early November

• With Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne committed to Formula E, the PEUGEOT 9X8s will be driven by Di Resta/Jensen (#93) and Duval/Jakobsen (#94)

• The PEUGEOT 9X8 #94 (Duval/Jakobsen/Vandoorne) and #93 (Di Resta/Jensen/Vergne) finished the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans in 12th and 17^th positions

• For the third consecutive year, both Hypercars entered by Team Peugeot TotalEnergies crossed the finish line in the world’s most demanding endurance race

• Despite the challenges, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies remained motivated and never gave up. The team is already focused on the second half of the 2025 FIA WEC season, starting with the 6 Hours of São Paulo on July 13