Method E star Nick Cassidy will be a part of Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad for the 2026 season.Â
The transfer confirmed on Monday is ready to be a part of a wider deal for the previous Envision and Jaguar FE driver with Peugeot mother or father, Stellantis: he seems more likely to race for the crew hitherto generally known as Maserati MSG Racing in FE in 2025/26.
Cassidy is making a transfer to the head of sportscar racing in 2026 having beforehand raced in WEC within the GTE AM class: he contested six races in 2022 on the wheel of an AF Corse-run Ferrari.Â
The 11-time FE race winner was additionally an everyday in Tremendous GT throughout his time in Japan, claiming the title sharing TOM’S Lexus with Ryo Hirakawa.
Peugeot Sport technical director Olivier Jansonnie stated: “We’re delighted to welcome Nick to the Peugeot programme.Â
“His expertise in varied disciplines, his technical strategy and his pace make him a priceless asset for the crew.”
Cassidy will get his first style of the Peugeot 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar throughout a multi-manufacturer check at Austin after this weekend’s WEC spherical on the North American venue.Â
#93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9×8: Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, Jean-Eric Vergne
Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz
Affirmation of Cassidy’s signing has come after a cryptic Instagram change between the motive force and his new employer within the wake of the announcement in July that he could be leaving the Jaguar FE crew early by mutual consent.Â
Cassidy’s recruitment by Peugeot is more likely to be part of a big revamp of the French producer’s driver line-up for what would be the fourth full season of its WEC engagement.Â
Plenty of its present roster are recognized to be out of contract on the finish of the present marketing campaign at a time when the marketplace for drivers is buoyant with the arrival within the Hypercar class of Genesis subsequent yr and Ford and McLaren the season after.Â
Reserve driver Theo Pourchaire, who can even partake within the Austin check, seems to be within the combine for a full race seat.
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