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Peugeot to upgrade 9X8 Hypercar for 2027 WEC

The French constructor will update its Le Mans challenger for next season

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Peugeot supports 2030 Hypercar rules direction but is not committing at this stage

Peugeot shares early views on 2030 Hypercar regulations following Friday's announcement

Motorsport

Why Peugeot swapped Vergne for Vandoorne in WEC 2026

Jean-Eric Vergne will not be racing for Peugeot next year, while Stoffel Vandoorne will return to the team he left after Fuji in the WEC

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Why Peugeot swapped Jean-Eric Vergne for Stoffel Vandoorne in WEC 2026

Vergne will not be racing for Peugeot next year, while Vandoorne will return to the team he left after Fuji

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How Alpine beat the odds to claim its first WEC win at Fuji 6 Hours

Alpine claimed its first victory in the World Endurance Championship over the weekend in Japan despite its race-winning car starting low down. But was it entirely down to luck or should full credit be given to the French marque's #35 Hypercar?

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Theo Pourchaire to replace Stoffel Vandoorne in Peugeot WEC Hypercar line-up

The switch will happen after the upcoming penultimate round of WEC 2025 in Fuji

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Pourchaire to replace Vandoorne in Peugeot WEC Hypercar line-up

The switch will happen after the upcoming penultimate round of WEC 2025 in Fuji

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Peugeot open to building all-new car for WEC

Peugeot has admitted for the first time that building an all-new car is one of the options for its ongoing World Endurance Championship programme.

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WEC set for another Hypercar rules extension until 2032

The existing Hypercar World Endurance Championship rule book appears set for a further extension that could allow the current generation of cars to race until the end of 2032.

Autosport

F2 champion Pourchaire lands WEC reserve role with Peugeot for 2025

Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire has landed a test and development role with the Peugeot World Endurance Championship squad.

Autosport

Pourchaire in line for Peugeot Hypercar reserve role

Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire is under consideration for a test and reserve role with Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship squad along with former sparring partner Clement Novalak.

Autosport

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.

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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.

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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.

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Peugeot defends new car after 'never being in the game' at Le Mans

Peugeot endured a torrid outing in front of its home crowd at the 92nd running of the French endurance classic, as it failed to break inside the top 10 in an expanded 23-car Hypercar grid.

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Peugeot claims unfair treatment in veiled BoP attack following WEC Spa

Jean-Marc Finot, the French manufacturer’s motorsport boss, told Autosport at Spa that “my feeling is that we are being treated unfairly”.

Motorsport

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…

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Peugeot surprised by severity of WEC Balance of Performance hit

The French manufacturer has admitted surprise at the BoP for its Le Mans Hypercar, now known as the 9X8 2024, which will hit the track 31kg heavier and with 10kW (13bhp) less power than its predecessor did at the Qatar WEC season-opener in March.

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Why Porsche doesn't expect another WEC domination at Imola

Porsche pretty much dominated at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar back in March. The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh led all bar 52 of the 355 laps on the way to blocking out the podium positions. But there’s every reason to expect that it is going to have more…

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Upgraded Peugeot 9X8 WEC hypercar has "even more potential than expected"

The French manufacturer found that the switch from the equal-size 31cm-wide tyres of the original car to 29cm fronts and 34cm rears produced a bigger than expected gain on the upgraded 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar.

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Peugeot "surprised" by upgraded 9X8 WEC hypercar performance

The French manufacturer found that the switch from the equal size 31cm wide tyres and rear of the original car to 29cm fronts and 34cm rears produced a bigger than expected gain on the upgraded 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar.

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Peugeot reveals revised 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar with rear wing

First images of a car known as the 9X8 2024 in a new livery reveal a conventional, if low-line rear wing on a car that retains the familiar look of the original version, which entered competition in the final three races of the 2022 season.

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Peugeot won't race its revised 9X8 in WEC season opener

A move that had been widely expected has been confirmed by Peugeot Sport technical director Olivier Jansonnie, who has revealed that the French manufacturer will race in the 2024 WEC curtain-raiser at Qatar in March with a car unchanged from the specification in which it contested last year’s season finale…

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Muller likely to return to Peugeot WEC line-up for Bahrain

The Swiss driver’s recovery from the injuries that led to his replacement for this weekend’s Fuji round by reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne is on schedule and Peugeot is currently planning for him to retake his place in the #94 9X8 alongside Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes at the eight-hour race…

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Vandoorne replaces injured Muller in Peugeot's Fuji WEC line-up

Vandoorne will share the #94 Peugeot 9X8 in the six-hour fixture in Japan with Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes for what would be his first WEC outing in any category since the 2021 WEC season finale in Bahrain.

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