Peugeot says its two 9X8 entries finished 12th and 13th at Barcelona, outside the points, after making early progress in wet conditions. The team’s October 18 report describes a race that became harder for its cars as the track dried.
According to Peugeot, the number 93 car of Paul Di Resta, Nick Cassidy and Alex Quinn finished 12th. The number 94 entry of Loïc Duval, Malthe Jakobsen and Théo Pourchaire followed in 13th.
Early progress did not become points
The team reports that its cars started 17th and 15th respectively. Di Resta moved into the leading group and briefly led on an offset strategy. Peugeot says a later neutralisation left number 93 a lap behind the leaders while it was contesting a top-ten position.
Those explanations come from the team’s account. They should be kept separate from an independent analysis of timing data or race-control decisions, neither of which Passion4Drive has conducted for this report.
How to read the changing positions
A position gained during a pit-stop cycle does not necessarily indicate the same competitive situation as that position after every rival has stopped. For readers following an endurance race, the useful comparison includes completed stops, laps completed and the stage of each car’s programme.
That is why the brief lead and the final placing can both belong in the story without suggesting that a likely win disappeared. The team report establishes a period of progress; it does not provide enough comparative data to calculate what the result would have been under a different neutralisation sequence.
What comes next
Peugeot identifies Monza on November 8 as its next and final championship round. That is the next event named in this team update; readers planning attendance should check the organiser’s latest schedule before booking.
For the next race, the relevant evidence will be sustained pace, consistency and the eventual classification, rather than a promise inferred from one favourable stint. No championship-points calculation is made here because this report does not independently establish the full field’s results.
Peugeot’s competition programme is separate from its road-car design announcements, including the E-T16 concept award. Motorsport reporting should keep those different kinds of achievement distinct. This article is based on the team’s published account, not attendance at the race or interviews conducted by Passion4Drive.
