Peugeot He has won the mythical 24 hours of Le Mans. Despite having achieved such success and last time with Marc Gené At the controls in 2009, since its return to the highest category of the World Cup, the HypercarThey have not managed to find the key. The first year they came to lead, but in the 2025 edition they suffered from the first free training and knew that despite running at home, the result would not be optimal with 9×8.
In classification they could only be 18º and 19 of the 21 Hypercar that were in total. MD could talk to Stoffel Vandoorne, Jensen y Loïc Duval Before the great race and the three coincided in the same. Unfortunately, it was something they had and did not catch them by surprise the low performance from the beginning. “It is not something that we lack in particular, it is more the global car,” they said. But then the race was taken with the prospect of seeing what they could get.
And although The 12th of car nº94 is the best they could get from the 24h of Le Mans, The French did not end up unhappy after leaving in 18th and 19th position. But they are aware that you have to be much more demanding. The start of the race was not easy because with car Nº93, Di Resto suffered a track exit with which he destroyed the chassis and lost a lot of time to fix it. They still managed to finish the mythical test.
But beyond the results, Alain Favey, CEO of Peugeot, y Jean-Marce Finot, Director of the Wec team, they are very clear that what it represents being in Le Mans goes far beyond the mere result. MD asked about the pressure of the French public expectations before a local brand in the most important race in the world. Both responded along the same lines.
“If you do Motorsport, you have no pressure. If not, you are dead“Finot said.
“All French merchants, Sfrances sponsors, customers, and many more … we will receive thousands of customers here. Come to Le Mans in France is something special. There is a lot For people who are invited here, for the Peugeot community, the Peugeot community, I would say that being in Le Mans is important. We do not see it as a pressure. We see it as an elevator, “Favey explained on his side. Only on Saturday, the day of the departure, there were already 500 guests at the Hospitality de los Gales.
“We invite 205 GTI and its owners to come here for the introduction of the new 208 GTI. We were very excited by the number of people. It is incredible the amount of 205 GTI that are still here. There will be hundreds of them coming here. There will be hundreds of 205 Gti. We invite them to a party and ensure that they will have a night here. A celebration for us in Le Mans. It is a celebration for all. There are many things happening next to what is happening on the track. “
And both made clear one thing, Peugeot will continue to bet on the Wec and not for another discipline for Motorsport. Resistance is your priority.
