Peugeot

The oldest manufacturer competing in Hypercar, Peugeot shares with the 24 Hours of Le Mans a history of spectacular offensives and clean exits. The lion marque has won the race three times, with two generations of works prototypes that left a lasting mark. The first assault came in the twilight of the Group C years. The 905 Evo 1 Bis, a naturally-aspirated prototype with a screaming V10, won in 1992 with Derek Warwick, Yannick Dalmas and Mark Blundell, then repeated in 1993 with a historic 1-2-3 finish, victory going to Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut and Éric Hélary. Peugeot walked away at the top to focus on Formula 1, leaving behind the memory of one of the most accomplished cars of its generation. The second act opened in 2007 with the 908 HDi FAP, spearhead of the diesel era against Audi. After two years of ferocious duels, the 908 prevailed in 2009 thanks to David Brabham, Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz — seventeen years after the victory of Geoff Brabham, David's elder brother. The Peugeot-Audi rivalry of that period remains one of modern endurance racing's finest chapters, before the programme was abruptly cancelled in early 2012. The third chapter is still being written. Since 2022, Peugeot Sport has campaigned the 9X8, a radically styled Hypercar originally conceived without a rear wing — a bold aerodynamic gamble, since thoroughly revised with an evolution adopting a more conventional configuration. The programme continues its pursuit of competitiveness in a class of unprecedented depth. In 2026, the French marque fields its 9X8s in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a clear objective: a fourth outright victory that would restore it to the front rank of the discipline — and give the French crowds the home win that has eluded them since 2009. Few grids would feel complete without the lion: Peugeot's duels with Audi still rank among the races endurance fans replay most.

• Country : FRA
• Founded : 1810
• Le Mans wins : 3
• First win : 1992
• Last win : 2009