Research notes
Emmanuel Esnault became team principal of Peugeot TotalEnergies' FIA WEC Hypercar programme in January 2026, taking overall responsibility for operations on the 9X8 programme. His career began in Formula Renault at Renault Sport, after which he held roles at McLaren F1 as Support Operations Manager, Race Team Coordinator and Track Operations Manager, and was involved in setting up an IndyCar programme and in drafting FIA/ACO Hypercar regulations. He then served as Managing Director at the Texys Group, before leading Prema/Lamborghini Iron Lynx's LMDh programme (WEC and IMSA) from 2024.