Marc Gené has been presented with Peugeot to race again in Le Mans 24 Hours with the only objective to achieve his second victory. For fourth consecutive year, the Spaniard has been in the big party with Peugeot, but this year has been quite different as being the winners from last year, he has been one of the main characters. Riding high on the back of last year's one-two finish, Peugeot Sport is aiming to do it again in 2010.

“I am glad to be with Peugeot for fourth consecutive year. This year has been special as we won last year and we were the stars of the party. I truly believe we have a very competitive team and the experience from the other years will be very helpful. The fact I won last year makes me feel relaxed and this is a good attitude to face this race”, commented Marc.

“With regards to rivals, I do think that Audi and Aston Martin will be our main competitors. Our car has not changed that much compared to last year and due to regulations, but we have made some improvements. I think the plan we have to prepare for the race is very consistent and we will start testing this week the 3 of us to work as a team”, added Marc.

Since its historic success on June 14, 2009, Peugeot will have racked up a total of eleven test sessions consisting of endurance runs, set-up work and two demanding warm-ups in the form of two actual races.
Eleven drivers have been chosen to fly the Peugeot flag, running with race numbers 1, 2 and 3, the numbers which were previously the property of our respected rival. The 2009 winners will carry the Number 1 plate: Marc GENE (ESP,) Alexander WURZ (AUT), plus a newcomer to the Peugeot Sport ranks, Anthony DAVIDSON (GBR). Marc and Alexander will be tackling their fourth Le Mans, the Austrian having won twice, in 1996 and 2009. Anthony has contested the French race twice (2002 and 2009) and tested the 908 in a session at Le Castellet at the end of 2008.

In the N°2 908 HDi FAP, three French drivers Nicolas MINASSIAN, Franck MONTAGNY and Stéphane SARRAZIN, reform the trio that previously raced together in 2002.  The third crew is made up of local boy Sébastien BOURDAIS, who renews his partnership with his United States-based countryman Simon PAGENAUD and Portugal's Pedro LAMY. Sébastien and Pedro had also been Le Mans team-mates back in 2007, at the wheel of the N°8 Peugeot.

Christian KLIEN will be the reserve driver for Team Peugeot Total, while Gregory GUILVERT, having impressed at a test in the 908 (his prize for winning the 2009 THP Spider Cup), takes on the role of test driver.

On the racing front, Peugeot’s first test comes in the shape of the full-on challenge of dealing with 12 hours of racing against the heat and difficult track at Sebring (Florida, USA), which provides the backdrop for the year's first appearance of the two Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs, shared by Davidson/Gene/Wurz (N°07) and Bourdais/Lamy/Minassian (N°08). The French squad will first tackle a test session the previous weekend and then resume testing two days after the endurance race. The second event is at Spa-Francorchamps in a round of the Le Mans Series and this will serve as a dress rehearsal for the whole Peugeot Sport team, with three cars entered.

Eleven test sessions and two races should see enable the team to prepare thoroughly for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours.