Until now a test and development driver, Alex Quinn has been promoted to a full-time race seat with Peugeot for 2027. The decision seems logical given his results in LMP2, but it nevertheless represents something of a gamble for a manufacturer looking to take a step forward in Hypercar.
Quinn has enjoyed an excellent LMP2 campaign, and Peugeot has had several opportunities to assess his abilities during testing. But are those credentials enough to make him the right choice for the 9X8?
What have we learned?
Peugeot has confirmed what The Stint had already revealed: Alex Quinn will be one of the six drivers racing the 9X8 across the nine rounds of the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship, the series’ 15th season. Peugeot has announced a multi-year agreement without specifying its exact duration.
According to our information, however, the Briton will not have to wait until 2027 to make his race debut. He is expected to contest the final two rounds of the 2026 season — the 6 Hours of Barcelona (18 October) and the 6 Hours of Monza (8 November) — in the No. 93 Peugeot 9X8 alongside Paul di Resta and Nick Cassidy.
Those outings will allow him to begin his first full campaign with some race experience in the Hypercar class already under his belt. Although Quinn is familiar with the LMH prototype developed at Satory, having completed considerable mileage in testing, he has yet to race in endurance racing’s top category.
His first encounter with the car came at the WEC Rookie Test in Bahrain in November 2025. His performance was sufficiently convincing for Peugeot to appoint him as a test and development driver for 2026.
Does his promotion make sense?
His results certainly suggest so. Quinn won the LMP2 class at the Rolex 24 At Daytona at the start of the year, followed by victory in LMP2 Pro/Am at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also secured the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship LMP2 title after a Petit Le Mans finale that remained undecided until the final lap.
“Alex has demonstrated great abilities at the wheel of the car when testing with us and sporting achievements in LMP2 again this season,” says Emmanuel Esnault, Team Principal of Team Peugeot TotalEnergies. “This is the 2nd time that at Peugeot, we are promoting a young talent coming from the LMP2 landscape into a race driver role in LMH.”
The first was Malthe Jakobsen, whose performances have vindicated Peugeot’s decision. With Quinn, the manufacturer is once again showing its willingness to back young drivers emerging from the endurance racing ranks rather than invariably favouring those with experience at the highest level.
Who is Alex Quinn?
Named Rookie of the Year in British Formula 4 and Formula Renault, Alex Quinn gradually moved away from the traditional single-seater ladder to pursue a career in endurance racing.
The 2024 season marked an important step. Competing in both IMSA and the European Le Mans Series, he finished runner-up in the ELMS LMP2 standings and made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing sixth in the category.
Those programmes allowed him to accumulate valuable mileage and become familiar with the particular demands of endurance racing. His relationship with Peugeot began with a test in Bahrain in late 2025. Less than a year later, he has secured a multi-year contract as a full-time race driver.
“Becoming an official driver for Team Peugeot TotalEnergies in the FIA World Endurance Championship is a dream come true,” says Quinn. “Stepping up to a full-time race seat is something I am incredibly excited about and something I feel ready for after my recent successes in other championships.”
How are Peugeot’s 2027 line-ups shaping up?
Quinn’s promotion does not yet provide the complete picture of Peugeot’s driver line-ups for next season. The manufacturer has neither announced how its drivers will be allocated between the two 9X8s nor officially confirmed its full roster.
According to our information, Paul di Resta and Nick Cassidy are expected to remain with the team, as is Loïc Duval. Robert Shwartzman and Jean-Éric Vergne are set to complete the six-driver line-up.
As for departures, barring a last-minute change of plans, Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne and Frenchman Théo Pourchaire have decided to prioritise Formula E, with Jaguar and Opel respectively. Denmark’s Malthe Jakobsen, meanwhile, is preparing to join McLaren.
With Quinn, Peugeot is continuing to reshape its driver roster by backing someone whose abilities it already knows, but who has yet to prove himself in Hypercar. His first two races in the No. 93 will give him an opportunity to measure himself directly against the class’s established benchmarks.