Peugeot has introduced that Emmanuel Esnault will turn into its workforce principal in January forward of the beginning of the 2026 World Endurance Championship.
It follows the information that Peugeot’s technical director and de facto chief Oliver Jansonnie will tackle a much bigger function in 2026 as the pinnacle of Stellantis motorsport, changing the retiring Jean Marc Finot.
Esnault brings with him many years of technical and managerial expertise to Peugeot, having primarily labored in System 1 and sportscar racing in his profession.
The Frenchman initially constructed his profession working for Renault within the now-defunct System Renault 3.5 Collection, earlier than shifting to McLaren, the place he held all kinds of roles. Initially becoming a member of as assist operations supervisor, he managed the demo workforce, testing and the motive force improvement programme, earlier than changing into straight concerned in its F1 workforce as its race workforce coordinator in 2013.
He was additionally concerned in establishing McLaren’s unbiased foray into IndyCar within the late 2010s and, crucially, representing the British model within the technical working teams when the present-day laws had been being drafted.
Most lately, he served because the racing director for Lamborghini and Iron Lynx’s joint LMDh programme in each the WEC and IMSA final 12 months.
Emmanuel Esnault, Lamborghini Iron Lynx Group Supervisor
Photograph by: Rainier Ehrhardt
“I’m really honoured to have the chance to hitch Group Peugeot TotalEnergies,” stated Esnault. “It is a main and extremely motivating undertaking, with a producer that’s absolutely dedicated on the highest worldwide stage.
“I want to particularly thank Alain Favey, Jean-Marc Finot and Olivier Jansonnie for his or her vote of confidence. It’s a nice duty, and it’s as much as us to be worthy of it and meet the model’s goals.
“I’m absolutely conscious of the duty of this function, in addition to the wealthy racing heritage Peugeot carries in endurance. There may be super potential on this undertaking, and I’m satisfied that now we have every part we have to do issues proper and progress collectively.” Finot, who will step down from his function as the pinnacle of Stellantis’ motorsport division on the finish of subsequent month, added: “We’re delighted to welcome Emmanuel Esnault as workforce principal of Group Peugeot TotalEnergies. His expertise shall be important in shaping and implementing our strategic method as he takes on the problem of pursuing the bold targets set by the Peugeot model.
“In a championship the place producer competitors is extremely intense and the grid is extra aggressive than ever; now we have full confidence in his capability to guide the workforce ahead and assist our continued development within the FIA WEC.”
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