Peugeot has announced its return to premier endurance racing in the hypercar class, and the brand will be taking part in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) beginning in 2022. Details of its racing programme will be announced at the start of 2020, the automaker said.
The introduction of the hypercar class regulations which confirmed the use stipulated use of hybrid powertrains and the associated significant cost savings led the PSA Group’s executive committee’s approval of the Peugeot brand’s proposal for its entry into the 2022/2023 WEC season in full.
Proud to announce our participation in the world’s premier endurance racing championship WEC from 2022 with a Hybrid Power Hypercar. Stay tuned, more to come at the beginning of 2020! @peugeotsport pic.twitter.com/u3KqDkKA0G
— Peugeot (@Peugeot) November 13, 2019
“The changes that the FIA WEC is introducing fit now with the transition we are undergoing ourselves with the electrification of our range and the launch of high-performance products, developed in close association with PSA Motorsport and foreshadowed by the Concept 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered,” said Brand Director Jean-Philippe Imparato, adding that these initiatives are “in tune with Peugeot’s ‘Motion and E-motion’ brand signature.”
The French marque has had success at the headlining 24 Hours of Le Mans race three times, most recently in 2009 with the 908 HDi FAP racer during its last competitive stretch between 2007 and 2011, before pulling the plug on its endurance racing campaign just before the start of the 2012 WEC season.
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“There will also be restrictions on the how a four-wheel drive hybrid system is deployed to pare back the traction advantage compared to two-wheel drive entries”
In my eyes this regulation is pure nonsense. Le Mans was once famous for allowing all technologies race each other.
Whatever: Good luck for Peugeot!
Just like F1 used to be the unrestricted version of open wheeled racing.
I like Le Mans over F1 because of innovations and lesser restrictions on what drive train to use..
Too much restrictions just kill the game..