Peugeot announces Cassidy for 2026 WeC Campiagn

The Formula E Star Nick Cassidi will join Puezo’s World Dheeraj Championship Hypercar Squad for the 2026 season.

Confirmed on Monday, the move has been designed to be part of a broad deal for pre -envision and Jaguar Fe Drivers, Puezo Parents, with Stalentis: She sees the possibility of a race for a team Hithrto for the team Hithrto in 2025/26.

Cassidi is taking a step on the summit of Sportscar Racing in 2026, which was earlier running in WEC in GTE AM Class: He ran six on the wheel of AF Corps Ferrari in 2022.

The 11 -time Fe Race winner was also a regular in the supergate during his time in Japan, claiming to share Tom’s Lexus with Rio Hirkawa.

Peugeot Sport Technical Director Olivier Jensoni said: “We are happy to welcome Nick at the Puzo program.

“His experience, his technical approach and his speed in various subjects make him a valuable property for the team.”

Cassidi will get the first taste of Peugeot 9×8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar during a multi-producer test in Austin after the WeC round at the North American site at the North American site.

In view of the announcement in July, Cassidi’s signature after a cryptic Instagram exchange between the driver and his new employer has confirmed that he would leave the Jaguar FE team early with mutual consent.

Peugeot suggested that he now had “a little time” in his hands, it would book him a ticket for Austin, “Let’s plan 2025/26 @fia WeC. In you?”

Cassidi recruitment by Puzo is likely to be part of a significant improvement of the driver line-up of the French manufacturer, which will be the fourth full season of its WeC engagement.

A number of its current roster is known to be out of the contract at a time at the end of the current expedition when the market for drivers jump with the arrival of the origin in the Hypercar class next year and after the season after Ford and McLaren.

Reserve driver Theo Porchir, who will also participate in the Austin Test, appear in the mixture for a full race seat.