Paris, [insert date] – Peugeot Sport has announced the driver line-ups for its two hypercars in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). At the season opener in Qatar on March 28, 2026, the team will once again be competing with two Peugeot 9X8s, each driven by internationally experienced driver trios.
The Peugeot 9X8 with starting number #93 will be driven by Nick Cassidy, Paul di Resta and Stoffel Vandoorne. Di Resta and Vandoorne have been part of Peugeot’s WEC line-up for several years and bring extensive experience from endurance racing. Cassidy completes the trio as a new addition to the manufacturer’s WEC program for the 2026 season.
Loïc Duval, Malthe Jakobsen and Théo Pourchaire will compete in the sister car with starting number #94. Duval is one of the most experienced drivers in the field and has already won a world championship title in endurance racing. In addition, he – like Paul di Resta – has already completed 26 races for Peugeot. Jakobsen has been a permanent member of the driver line-up since 2025, while Pourchaire will contest his first full season in the FIA WEC in 2026.
“Loïc Duval and Paul di Resta are central pillars of our program and will play a decisive role in the performance of both driver combinations,” explains Olivier Jansonnie, Technical Director of Peugeot Sport. “The two trios are balanced and bring together drivers with particular strengths in different phases of the race – from the start to qualifying. This structure supports both our long-term development strategy and our competitiveness in changing race conditions.”
Peugeot’s WEC line-up will be complemented by Alex Quinn and Jean-Éric Vergne, who will be involved in the program as test and development drivers in 2026.
With the new driver line-up, Peugeot Sport is underlining its ambition to drive forward the continuous development of the 9X8 and to play a leading role in the FIA WEC hypercar class.