Quinn to Make Peugeot Race Debut at Barcelona

Peugeot reserve driver Alex Quinn has been confirmed as making his FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar class debut in this weekend’s Barcelona contest.

While the French manufacturer had already revealed that Quinn would be stepping up to a race seat next season, it had yet to formally announce who would take the place of Stoffel Vandoorne aboard the No. 93 Peugeot 9X8 for the final two rounds of this season after the Belgian departed the squad following last month’s Fuji event.

Peugeot has now confirmed that Quinn will tackle the Barcelona and Monza contests with team principal Emmanuel Esnault saying it was an “obvious decision” for the Briton to partner with Paul di Resta and Nick Cassidy for the final two rounds of the campaign.

“Knowing that he will be one of our drivers from 2027 onwards, all the experience he can gain in Barcelona and Monza will be very valuable for the future,” Esnault said.

Quinn added: “I’m really excited to get on track at Barcelona, I already feel at home with the Peugeot team, but the aim will be to get settled into the race program as streamlined as possible.

“It’ll be a proud moment of my career, so I want to do a good job for the team but also enjoy it along the way!”

Quinn has enjoyed a successful year winning the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 title with George Kurtz for Algarve Pro Racing and has also competed in LMP2 machinery in the European Le Mans Series.

He has never previously contested a regular WEC event, but has made three LMP2 appearances in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including winning the Pro-Am division this year alongside Kurtz and Laurin Heinrich.