20-year-old Danish racer Malthe Jakobsen has been confirmed in a Peugeot TotalEnergies Hyercar factory seat for the 2025 season.
The news comes immediately in the wake of confirmation of the departure from the team at the end of the season of Nico Müller.
Jakobsen moves into a factory driver slot in the wake of a rapid rise through the Peugeot ranks after testing the original 9X8 at the Bahrain Rookie Test at the end of 2022.
Since that first drive with Peugeot, he has moved from a junior driver role in 2023, to Hypercar reserve this year, taking on test and development duties with the brand alongside LMP2 programmes in the ELMS and beyond.
“I’m delighted to join Team Peugeot TotalEnergies’ as official driver in next season’s FIA World Endurance Championship,” he said.
“I’m very proud to have been part of this team for the last two years, first as junior driver and then this year as reserve driver. Thanks to all the team for giving me this great opportunity.”
Jean-Marc Finot, Senior Vice President of Stellantis Motorsport added:
“We are very pleased to offer Malthe a seat in our WEC team for the 2025 season.
“As part of Stellantis Motorsport’s strategy for promoting talented young drivers, Malthe has shown constant progress and a lot of maturity.
“His promotion is the next logical step in his career and we are convinced that he will be an asset to the team in the Peugeot 9X8.”
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