Alex Quinn set for early Peugeot WEC debut in Barcelona
Alex Quinn will make his FIA World Endurance Championship race debut with Peugeot this weekend, months earlier than planned, after being added to the team’s line-up for the final two rounds of the season.
The British driver had been due to move from test and development duties into a full-time race seat in 2027. Instead, Peugeot will put him into the #93 9X8 Hypercar for the Barcelona round, 16–18 October, and the Monza event on 6–8 November. He replaces Stoffel Vandoorne, who left the team after Fuji, and will share the car with Nick Cassidy and Paul Di Resta.
The move brings forward Quinn’s transition to top-level endurance racing. He arrives after winning the IMSA LMP2 class championship and taking class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 24 At Daytona earlier this year. Peugeot’s announcement of Quinn’s 2027 Hypercar promotion had set out the longer-term plan before this early opportunity was confirmed.
Quinn joins the #93 as Peugeot builds towards 2027
Quinn said he was eager to get on track in Barcelona and felt at home with the team. He intends to make the adjustment as smooth as possible, while describing the opportunity as an important career moment and saying he also wants to enjoy it.
Team principal Emmanuel Esnault said the experience gained in Spain and Italy would be valuable as Peugeot prepares for the future. With Quinn already set to race for the team from 2027, Esnault said bringing him into the line-up now was a natural decision. Vandoorne’s departure from the squad has also been covered in Peugeot’s early change to its driver line-up.
Peugeot aims to build on Fuji points finish
The sister #94 Peugeot heads to Barcelona after finishing sixth at Fuji, the manufacturer’s best result of the campaign so far and its third points finish in four races. Théo Pourchaire will continue alongside Loïc Duval and Malthe Jakobsen.
Pourchaire expects qualifying to matter at a circuit where overtaking is difficult. He also highlighted traffic management and strategy as important factors, while noting that Barcelona will be a fresh challenge for much of the WEC field because it is not a regular stop on the calendar.
Esnault said Peugeot had tested at the circuit and that most of its drivers had raced there in other championships. The team will contest the first WEC race held in Spain, encouraged by the #94 crew’s recovery to sixth at Fuji and targeting an even stronger result at home for the manufacturer.
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