Driver Robert Shwartzman will drive the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the 2027 season. It’s a return to the championship for Shwartzman after two season, he previously raced with Ferrari in the 499P Hypercar as a part of the yellow #83 crew.
Team Peugeot TotalEnergies strengthens its driver line-up for the next 2027 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship by announcing he signing of Robert Shwartzman to drive one of the two Peugeot 9X8 cars. A proven WEC race winner returns to the grid after a two year absence.
Born in 1999, Robert Shwartzman began karting at the age of five before continuing his career in single-seaters. He became FIA F3 champion in 2019, and FIA F2 runner-up in 2021 after two wins and eight podium finishes. After a distinguished career in single-seaters and a role as a reserve driver in Formula 1, Robert turned to endurance racing in 2023, initially in the GT category. That same year, he set the fastest time in the FIA WEC Rookie Test in Bahrain, before winning the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Austin at the Circuit of the Americas in 2024, driving a Hypercar.
In 2025, Robert Shwartzman moved to the USA and the IndyCar Series, where he caused a sensation by becoming the first rookie since 1983 to secure pole position at the legendary Indianapolis 500. In 2026, he completed several test sessions in the Peugeot 9X8 before joining the Team Peugeot lineup for the 2027 season. Peugeot has yet to announce who Shwartzman will be reaplacing, as no official departurers from the team have been confirmed.
“I am extremely happy to be back in the FIA WEC after my time in the United States. I have missed endurance racing a lot these past two seasons and I am very excited to be joining Team Peugeot TotalEnergies.
From my first interactions with the team, I felt welcomed and included in a very professional and ambitious environment. The 2027 project is particularly stimulating and I can’t wait to contribute to this new adventure and write the next chapters of this story together,” said Shwartzman.
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