Mueller to Depart Peugeot at End of Season

Peugeot has announced that Nico Mueller will depart the team at the end of the current FIA World Endurance Championship season.

The French manufacturer revealed on social media on Thursday morning that the Swiss driver, 32, will leave the fold after this year’s season-closing 8 Hours of Bahrain.

It followed confirmation earlier in the week that Mueller will part ways with the Abt Cupra team in Formula E team.

Mueller first joined Peugeot in late 2022 as a replacement for James Rossiter, in turn a temporary substitute for Kevin Magnussen, who quit the French marque before its WEC campaign with the 9X8 had even begun in order to return to Formula 1.

Fourth place in his maiden outing for the team in Bahrain that year represents his best finish in the WEC’s top class so far.

Mueller was thought to have an offer on the table from Stellantis Motorsport to remain with Peugeot and drive for sister brand Maserati in Formula E, but his impending departure from Peugeot indicates that this was rejected.

Instead, he has been strongly linked with a move from Abt to the Porsche-aligned Andretti customer team in Formula E.

Should that move go ahead, it is not clear what it means for Mueller’s future in WEC, as it could depend on whether Porsche permits him to run a dual program.

Works Porsche Formula E driver Antonio Felix da Costa – whom Mueller was tipped to replace earlier in the year – was blocked by the German manufacturer from continuing his relationship with JOTA Sport in WEC this season.

With JOTA set to join forces with Cadillac in 2025, it would leave Porsche customer outfit Proton Competition as a possible destination for Mueller if he is able to combine WEC with his Formula E commitments.

Peugeot meanwhile is likely to look in-house to replace Mueller with reserve driver Malthe Jakobsen a strong candidate to move up to a race drive.

“It’s always good to have talented drivers, and he appears to be very talented, and making very few mistakes,” Peugeot technical boss Olivier Jansonnie said earlier this year when asked about Jakobsen’s chances of a 2025 race seat.