There Peugeot 9×8 debuted in 2022 in World Endurance Championship and got first podium in Monza in 2023. At the start of the current season, on the occasion of the 6 Hours of Imola and in anticipation of 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024 in the Hypercar class, he suffered important technical updateswhich allowed both 9x8s to finish the tough Le Mans race in 11th and 12th place respectively in the final standings.
Peugeot 9×8 Le Mans results
The technical growth of the Peugeot 9X8 was seen at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, with both cars crossing the finish line despite the difficult racing conditions.
The race on Circuit de la Sarthe was characterized by showers intermittent, which saw the competing cars proceed behind the safety car for seven of the 24 hours, complicating tire choices and pit strategy. In detail of the results, the Peugeot 9X8 number 94 driven by the crew Di Resta/Duval/Vandoorne achieved 11th place, while the number 93 (Vergne/Jensen/Müller) finished 12th.
Despite a few off-track exits and a few too many errors, both Peugeot 9X8s finished the race, achieving an honorable performance also considering the 23 Hypercars participants.
Peugeot 9X8 2024 what changes
The Peugeot 9X8 in 2024 has been subject to significant changes inaerodynamics and in the design of the rear area to adapt to changes in the WEC World Championship regulations.
These changes included the introduction of a rear wing and the adaptation of the roadways to use differentiated tires between the two axles. While maintaining the same framethe center of gravity has been revised to adapt to the new tires, with front dimensions of 29 cm and rear dimensions of 34 cm.
The 2024 changes also affect the external appearance, with Peugeot redesigning 90% of the Hypercar’s bodywork for the WEC, maintaining the Vertical LEDs three elements but losing part of the originality.
Special attention was given to livery. The internal Style Center, in fact, has developed a new theme based on the updated logo of the House, the Lion, designed in various scales, which becomes the protagonist after the collaboration with the artist Demsky in the 2023 season.
Read also:
→ Final standings Le Mans 2024
→ 2024 WEC World Calendar
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