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Peugeot 208 WRX

Peugeot 208 WRX

Date: 2016-05-13
Round 2 of the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship at Hockenheim saw the PEUGEOT 208 WRXs show good speed in front of the German circuit's packed grandstands. Unfortunately, the weekend's events failed to play in the team's favour and the drivers were unable to contest the final. Despite this disappointment, the team feels confident going into next weekend's clash at Mettet, Belgium, on May 14-15.

The fastest lap at the semi-final stage was posted by a Peugeot 208 WRX, which also got away to some of the weekend's best starts, providing a positive pointer for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, a number of incidents prevented SÈbastien Loeb (#9) and Davy Jeanney (#17) from progressing from the semi-finals to the final.

Team Peugeot Hansen had something of an emotional roller-coaster on Saturday when Timmy Hansen's car caught fire during the third qualifying. In record time, however, the mechanics succeeded in getting Timmy back in contention for qualifying 4, which he promptly won! Due to the loss of all the car's cooling fluid in the fire, though, the car proved underweight and the Swede's performance went unrewarded, putting a premature end to a weekend that had got off to a strong start.

Kenneth Hansen, the Team Principal said after the race, "The result is naturally not what we were hoping for but we showed that we have the speed. Given the choice, of course, we would prefer to have scored a result to match that speed. We are disappointed because we could have done much better. We will now need to make sure that we take full advantage of our strengths at the coming rounds in order to return to our winning ways. Next up is Mettet, which is a very different type of track. It is more flowing, with some nice open bends. Last year it suited the PEUGEOT 208 WRX very well. Timmy actually holds the lap record and we are very much looking forward to going back there."

For your own Peugeot 208 contact Peugeot Umhlanga on 031 - 580 7900 or visit their showroom at 15 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga Ridge.