Peugeot has officially announced it's entry in the FIA World Endurance Championship's flagship Hypercar class from 2022.
No details have been made yet, but a hybrid system is known to be planned for 2022 assault.
"I am very excited to mobilise the talents of my motorsport teams and I am confident that they will once again demonstrate their rage to win with this new team challenge," said Jean Marc Finot, Director of PSA Motorsport said.
"The experts of our organization, enriched by their experiences in the FIA championships, will continue to give the best of themselves to win the teams financed by the brands of our Group."
"The Peugeot brand has always placed a passion for motorsport at the heart of its action with many victories in legendary championships," said Jean Philippe Imparato, Director of Peugeot Automotive.
The evolution of the WEC today corresponds to the transition we are experiencing with the electrification of our range and the launch of high performance electrified products, prefigured by the Peugeot Sport Engineered Concept 508 and developed by PSA Motorsport. More than ever, the signature of the Peugeot brand -Motion and E-motion- resonates with these initiatives."
The details of the programme will be made public in early 2020.
More to follow.
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