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Peugeot Names Robert Shwartzman to Pilot 9X8 in 2027

9/9/2026

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Summary

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Peugeot announced that Russian-Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman will pilot its 9X8 Hypercar in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Shwartzman won the 2024 Austin 6-Hours race in a Ferrari 499P.
He earned pole position at the 2025 Indianapolis 500 with Prema Racing.
Peugeot will drop the rear-wing-less design in the 2027 9X8 after a technical reset.
Shwartzman will test the revised 9X8 at Algarve in September.

History

Historical Context

In March 2014 Porsche unveiled the 919 Hybrid, a LMP1 prototype that went on to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans three straight years (2015-2017). Its radical low-downforce, hybrid-power design showed manufacturers could invest heavily in new aerodynamics. Inspired by that shift, Peugeot’s 2027 9X8 Hypercar, driven by Robert Shwartzman, will run without a rear wing, echoing Porsche’s earlier engineering leap.

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Story summary

Peugeot announced that Russian-Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman will pilot its 9X8 Hypercar in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Shwartzman won the 2024 Austin 6-Hours race in a Ferrari 499P.
He earned pole position at the 2025 Indianapolis 500 with Prema Racing.
Peugeot will drop the rear-wing-less design in the 2027 9X8 after a technical reset.
Shwartzman will test the revised 9X8 at Algarve in September.

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