WEC: Peugeot promotes Alex Quinn to full-time driver for 2027
The newsroomUpdated on October 9, 20263 minMartin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Peugeot TotalEnergies gives test driver and IMSA LMP2 champion Alex Quinn a full-time Hypercar race seat in the 2027 World Endurance Championship.
Key point
Peugeot TotalEnergies has promoted test and development driver Alex Quinn to a full-time WEC race seat for 2027, days after he won the IMSA LMP2 title.
Alex Quinn will be a full-time Peugeot TotalEnergies driver in the WEC in 2027. The team announced on Thursday 8 October 2026 that it is promoting its test and development driver, who will race the evolved Peugeot 9X8 in the Hypercar class. The Briton, who turns 26 in December, won the IMSA LMP2 title with CrowdStrike by APR a few days earlier.
From the Bahrain test to a race seat
Quinn first drove the 9X8 at the rookie test in Bahrain in November 2025 and was then added to the programme as the "seventh driver". He follows the same path as Malthe Jakobsen, his predecessor in the role. "Becoming an official driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in the FIA World Endurance Championship is a dream come true," he said.
Team principal Emmanuel Esnault said the team is delighted "to promote Alex from a role of test and development driver to a full-time race driver role in 2027".
A career built in single-seaters, then endurance
- Wins in British F3 and the Renault Eurocup, before Formula Regional Europe in 2021
- A switch to sportscars in 2023, with wins in IMSA and the European Le Mans Series
- Three seasons at the Le Mans 24 Hours, including an LMP2 Pro/Am class win this year
- An LMP2 win at the Daytona 24 Hours, cited by Esnault
- The IMSA LMP2 title in 2026
The WEC is new to him, though: Motorsport-Magazin expects his Hypercar debut in the world championship and at Le Mans in 2027. Peugeot has not said whether he will replace Stoffel Vandoorne in Barcelona on 18 October 2026, although the site sees him as a good candidate for a debut this year.
Peugeot's driver market is not finished
- Robert Shwartzman is confirmed for 2027
- Jean-Éric Vergne is expected back in a race seat after a year focused on testing
- Stoffel Vandoorne left the team after the Fuji round
- Théo Pourchaire leaves at the end of 2026 for Opel in Formula E
- Malthe Jakobsen is reportedly heading to McLaren, which enters a Hypercar in 2027: this is unconfirmed
According to Motorsport.com, Peugeot therefore has three seats to fill. Quinn's exact line-up is not known at this stage.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Alex Quinn, Peugeot's new WEC driver?
A Briton who turns 26 in December and was Peugeot's test and development driver in 2026. He comes from LMP2, where he has won in IMSA and the European Le Mans Series.
When will Alex Quinn make his Hypercar debut?
He is expected in the WEC and at Le Mans in 2027. Peugeot has not said whether he will replace Stoffel Vandoorne in Barcelona on 18 October 2026, according to Motorsport-Magazin.
Who will drive the Peugeot 9X8 in 2027?
Robert Shwartzman is confirmed, Jean-Éric Vergne is expected back and Alex Quinn joins the squad. Peugeot still has seats to fill.
Sources
- Autosport — Peugeot promeut le pilote d'essai Alex Quinn en 2027
- Motorsport.com — Peugeot offre un baquet de course à Alex Quinn
- Motorsport-Magazin — Quinn devient pilote titulaire chez Peugeot
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