Team Peugeot TotalEnergies contests its third full season in the FIA WEC - World Endurance Championship. After joining part way through the 2022 season with an innovative, revolutionary Hypercar prototype, the French team produced some impressive performances in 2023. However, changes to the regulations forced the team to overall the design of the car, introducing the new version in 2024. After a promising 2025 campaign rewarded with two podium finishes, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies intends to continue its progress in a Hypercar category that remains as competitive as ever with eight manufacturers competing.
Drivers
PEUGEOT 9X8 No. 93
Paul di Resta
Born on 16 April 1986 in Uphall, Scotland
Cousin of the Franchitti brothers and son of a former racing driver, Paul’s childhood was steeped in motor racing. After winning prestigious championships such as the F3 Euro Series (2006) and the DTM (2010), the Scot competed on behalf of Force India in the F1 World Championship for three seasons, before returning to DTM. He has gradually developed into an Endurance racing driver, making his début appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018. Two years later, he finished first in the LMP2 class, ending the season as runner-up in the FIA LMP2 Endurance Trophy, before joining Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2022.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 59 starts in F1
- 2020: Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class and runner-up in the FIA LMP2 Endurance Trophy
- 2010: DTM champion
- 2006: F3 Euro Series Champion and winner of the F3 Masters at Zandvoort
Stoffel Vandoorne
Born on 26 March 1992 in Courtrai, Belgium.
Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne hooked up with Team Peugeot TotalEnergies as newly-crowned Formula E world champion. After kicking off his racing career in karting, he moved successfully up the ranks of the single-seater pyramid: F4 Eurocup 1.6 champion in 2010, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion in 2012, runner-up in the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2 champion in 2015. He moved to Formula 1 in 2016, contesting 41 Grand Prix. He then made a successful switch to Endurance racing and Formula E. After stepping in to replace Nico Müller at the 6 Hours of Fuji in 2023, he was then made a permanent member of Team Peugeot TotalEnergies.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 2021-2022: FIA Formula E World Champion
- 2021: FIA LMP2 Endurance Trophy Runner-up
- 2019-2020: FIA Formula E Runner-up
- 2016-2018: McLaren F1 Team driver: 41 F1 GPs
- 2015: GP2 Series Champion
- 2013: Formula Renault 3.5 Runner-up
- 2012: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Champion
- 2010: F4 Eurocup 1.6 Champion
Nick Cassidy
Born on 19 August 1994 in Auckland, New Zealand
After making a name for himself in karting and single-seater racing in New Zealand and Australia, Nick Cassidy continued his career in Japan, where he won the “triple crown”: All Japan Formula 3 champion, Super GT champion, and Super Formula champion. He then moved into Endurance racing (LMP2, LMGTE Am) and Formula E, where he secured three championship podium finishes with Envision Racing and Jaguar TCS Racing. After a successful test drive in the PEUGEOT 9X8 in the summer of 2025, Nick Cassidy was confirmed by Team Peugeot TotalEnergies as a regular driver for 2026.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 2024-2025: Formula E World Championship runner-up
- 2022-2023: Formula E World Championship runner-up
- 2019: Super Formula Champion
- 2017: Super GT 500 Champion
- 2015: Japanese Formula 3 Champion
PEUGEOT 9X8 No. 94
Loïc Duval
Born on 12 June 1982 in Chartres, France
After making a fine start to his single-seater racing career in Great Britain, Loïc Duval enjoyed real success when he moved to Japan, where he won both the Formula Nippon (now known as the Super Formula) and Super GT titles. Since then, he has established himself as one of Endurance racing’s true specialists, winning the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013, and the 12 Hours of Sebring on two separate occasions (2011 and 2021). A fast, reliable driver, Loïc has been the backbone of the team since Peugeot returned to Endurance.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 2020: Third at the 24 Hours of Daytona
- 2011-2021: Two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring
- 2013: FIA WEC world champion & winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 2010: Super GT Champion
- 2009: Formula Nippon Champion
- 2003: Formula Renault 2.0 UK Champion
- 2002: Formula Campus (FFSA Racing Development) Champion
Malthe Jakobsen
Born on 20 October 2003 in Sennels, Denmark.
The Dane quickly turned his attention to Endurance racing. Since 2020, he has been competing in the European Le Mans Series, Le Mans Cup, Asian Le Mans Series, and IMSA championships at the wheel of LMP3 and LMP2 prototypes. Spotted by Peugeot, he took part in the 2023 and 2024 Bahrain Rookie Tests at the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8. Named Peugeot Junior Driver, Malthe Jakobsen was promoted to the Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in 2025, his first world championship campaign, where he demonstrated his talent.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 2023-2024: ALMS LMP2 Champion
- 2022: ELMS LMP3 Champion
- 2019: Danish F4 Champion
Théo Pourchaire
Born on 20 August 2003 in Grasse, France
Multiple French karting champion, Théo Pourchaire began his career in Formula 4 at the age of 14, first in France, then in Germany, before being recruited by the Sauber Junior Team. The youngest winner in F3, he finished runner-up in 2020 before moving up to F2 while also serving as a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo GP in F1. He was crowned F2 champion in 2023 before being invited by Peugeot TotalEnergies to the Bahrain Rookie Test in 2024. Appointed Peugeot development driver, Théo competed in his first race at the wheel of the PEUGEOT 9X8 in Bahrain in 2025 before being named a regular driver for the 2026 season.
COMPETITIVE RECORD
- 2023: F2 Champion
- 2020: F3 Vice-Champion
- 2019: German F4 Champion
- 2018: French F4 Champion
The car: PEUGEOT 9X8 HYPERCAR
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POWERTRAIN: PEUGEOT HYBRID4 500KW (four-wheel drive) REAR AXLE: 2.6-litre, 500kW (680hp) bi-turbo V6 petrol engine at 90° + seven-speed sequential gearbox. FRONT AXLE: 200kW (270hp) electric motor/generator + single-speed transmission. | BATTERY: High-density, 900 volt battery, co-developed by PEUGEOT SPORT & TotalEnergies and its subsidiary Saft. REAR WING for an optimized aero performance TYRE SET-UP using different widths at the front (29cm) and rear (34cm) |