Peugeot ends Le Mans Program with immediate effect
01-18-2012, 10:20 AM
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Peugeot ends Le Mans Program with immediate effect
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Peugeot has announced that it will end its endurance racing programme with immediate effect.The French manufacturer had been Audi's main rival in sportscar racing, running the variants of its diesel 908 prototype in the Le Mans 24 Hours and associated series since 2007.
"This decision has been taken in the context of a difficult economic environment in Europe," Peugeot said in a statement on Wednesday. "Peugeot has chosen to concentrate resources on its sales performance in 2012."
Le Mans victory in 2009 was Peugeot's greatest success, while last year it won the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup title ahead of the series' transformation into the World Endurance Championship this year.
The decision to can the programme comes amid declining car sales for the Peugeot group, and will be a major blow to the formative WEC - which had been expected to see a season-long battle between Audi and Peugeot.
Toyota is embarking on a new LMP1 programme but will not contest a full campaign this year, while Porsche's new car will not hit the track until 2014.
Peugeot has announced that it will end its endurance racing programme with immediate effect.The French manufacturer had been Audi's main rival in sportscar racing, running the variants of its diesel 908 prototype in the Le Mans 24 Hours and associated series since 2007.
"This decision has been taken in the context of a difficult economic environment in Europe," Peugeot said in a statement on Wednesday. "Peugeot has chosen to concentrate resources on its sales performance in 2012."
Le Mans victory in 2009 was Peugeot's greatest success, while last year it won the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup title ahead of the series' transformation into the World Endurance Championship this year.
The decision to can the programme comes amid declining car sales for the Peugeot group, and will be a major blow to the formative WEC - which had been expected to see a season-long battle between Audi and Peugeot.
Toyota is embarking on a new LMP1 programme but will not contest a full campaign this year, while Porsche's new car will not hit the track until 2014.
01-18-2012, 05:25 PM
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Truly sad news...
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/5877161/toyota-l...d-first-photos
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/5877161/toyota-l...d-first-photos
Damn economy!
01-19-2012, 12:25 PM
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Truly sad news...
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/...id-first-photos
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/...id-first-photos
01-20-2012, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by samerthehammer' timestamp='1326939951' post='21330445
Truly sad news...
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/...id-first-photos
At least here are pictures of Toyota's prototype http://jalopnik.com/...id-first-photos
01-24-2012, 02:13 PM
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They never said anything about not returning. It's possible that they plan on coming back in 2014 when some regulations change, but their priority first is to make sure they can ride out the economic downturn in Europe.
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