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French car manufacturer, Peugeot will enter the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship.
From Peugeot Sport
The popularity and excitement inherent in rallycross has seen the discipline grow tremendously in recent years, and the process has been given a further lift by the creation of the FIA World Rallycross Championship from 2014.
All the ingredients were consequently in place for Peugeot to join forces with one of the sport's leading teams, Hansen Motorsport.
Peugeot has been involved in national rallycross series over the years The introduction of a new World Rallycross Championship in 2014 will provide the discipline with a tremendous springboard to expand beyond its traditional European boundaries.
This in turn will permit a new generation of fans to discover the sport. Peugeot wanted to be a part of this process from the outset and, as a consequence, has joined forces with one of rallycross's most prominent operators, Hansen Motorsport.
The official name of the resulting team is Team Peugeot-Hansen and, in association with Peugeot's longstanding partner Total, it will compete with a 208 T16 silhouette version of the 208. The programme will cover all 12 rounds of the championship which is due to kick off in May.
The series will stage a round at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, August 7-8.
Swede Kenneth Hansen boasts one of the most successful records in rallycross history, both as a driver and as manager of his own operation. The decision to strike up a partnership with someone who figures among the discipline's elite was an especially straightforward one given that the series promises to be extremely fierce in light of the field that is taking shape.
From Peugeot Sport
The popularity and excitement inherent in rallycross has seen the discipline grow tremendously in recent years, and the process has been given a further lift by the creation of the FIA World Rallycross Championship from 2014.
All the ingredients were consequently in place for Peugeot to join forces with one of the sport's leading teams, Hansen Motorsport.
Peugeot has been involved in national rallycross series over the years The introduction of a new World Rallycross Championship in 2014 will provide the discipline with a tremendous springboard to expand beyond its traditional European boundaries.
This in turn will permit a new generation of fans to discover the sport. Peugeot wanted to be a part of this process from the outset and, as a consequence, has joined forces with one of rallycross's most prominent operators, Hansen Motorsport.
The official name of the resulting team is Team Peugeot-Hansen and, in association with Peugeot's longstanding partner Total, it will compete with a 208 T16 silhouette version of the 208. The programme will cover all 12 rounds of the championship which is due to kick off in May.
The series will stage a round at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, August 7-8.
Swede Kenneth Hansen boasts one of the most successful records in rallycross history, both as a driver and as manager of his own operation. The decision to strike up a partnership with someone who figures among the discipline's elite was an especially straightforward one given that the series promises to be extremely fierce in light of the field that is taking shape.