Peugeot Sport has signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with the world leader in digital transformation Capgemini for the supply of advanced digital tools to the Peugeot 9X8 FIA World Endurance Championship program team. With this model, Peugeot Sport is ready for its return to top-level endurance racing this summer and will leverage Capgemini’s expertise in data and artificial intelligence applications to enhance the performance of its revolutionary hybrid Hypercar, both in the simulator and in the circuit.
The combination of Peugeot Sport’s capabilities and Capgemini’s digital tools will allow the team’s engineers, drivers and mechanics to deepen their understanding of the 9X8, while accelerating and boosting its competitive potential, as software development is becomes a key factor, given that the car’s hardware specification will be frozen for a period of four years, in accordance with the regulations for Hypercars in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
“We are delighted to have joined forces with the digital technology leader and data and artificial intelligence specialist, Capgemini, to develop and race the Peugeot 9X8,” said Peugeot Sport director Jean-Marc Finot . “Every meter our Hybrid Hypercar travels on the track or in the simulator will be recorded, classified and analyzed thanks to Capgemini’s ultra-sophisticated tools, in addition to data collected by the team itself.”
“It is fantastic to work alongside Peugeot Sport as they seek to make the 9X8 hybrid Hypercar an icon of its time,” said Jérôme Siméon , CEO of Capgemini’s Southern Europe Strategic Business Unit and member of the Group’s Executive Board. “We are looking forward to making our expertise in advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence available to the Peugeot Sport experts. Together, we will improve the performance of your Hypercar so that it can have an immediate impact from the very first race. Our partnership has a strong technological dimension. and reinforces Capgemini’s longstanding relationship with the Stellantis Group, bringing to life our shared values and ambitions to shape the future of mobility through innovative and sustainable solutions.”
