PUUGEOOT WeC to convert Puughorne into Pourchaire

Pre-Gaana 1 Driver Stoffel Wandourn Puezo’s World Dheeraj is leaving the championship squad and Bahrain will exit before the conclusion of 2025 in November.

The French manufacturer has announced that Wandourn will depart after the Fuji round of this month after being replaced by 2023 Formula 2 Champion Thio Porchair, who will move to a full -time race seat in the next session after completing a test and development role this year.

Wandourne is out of contract after Fuji and Puezo sport Technical Director Olivier Jansoni indicated in the last weekend Austin WEC round that there may be a change in line-up in one of two 9×8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar in “to build for the future” in Bahrain.

Puzo has already announced that Nick Cassidi will join his hypercar roster for 2026But there is no plan for him to run this year.

Pourchaire will slot in the seat of Wandourn in #94 entry Loek daval And Malte jacobsen Bahrain on 8 November for 8 hours.

Wandourn, who joined the puezo in 2023 before going to the race line-up in the next season, has opted not to expand his contract and seems certain to join the WEC newcomer origin for next year.

South Korean marks are fed up with additional signals beyond Andre lotter And Pipo DarniThose who were declared at the launch of the program later last year and Its GMR-001 Hypercar’s initial test is handled,

But in Austin, Principal Cyril Abytbol, ​​Principal of the Genesis Magma Racing Team, said the line-up of the market was “80% full”.

Peugeot Sport Technical Director Olivier Jansonnie thanked his “professionalism, commitment, and all experiences shared with us in these two years” thanks to Wandourn.

Pourchaire a race before the next season, “represents a logical step in its integration in the hypercar program”, Jansonnie said.

“After a strong season in the European Le Mans series (running a LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07 for Elgarway Pro) and stable progress, Theo has shown that they have the qualities required to perform at the highest level of endurance racing,” Jansoni said.

“He quickly adapted to discipline, and his commitment has been remarkable since the start of the project. The start of his WEC in Bahrain naturally fits with his visit with the team.”

Wandourne is not just a puezo driver who is likely to leave before the next season. Danes Jacobsen and Mikel gensen It is believed that it is out of the contract at the conclusion of this year and appears in the frame to join McLaren for its hypercar entry in 2027 with British in 2027 United autosports Squad.