Peugeot has yet to have a trouble-free race since it joined the WEC for the second half of the 2022 season in Monza, with a myriad of issues preventing it from finishing on the podium against Toyota and Alpine in the Hypercar class.
There was optimism that it would finally be able to turn around its fortunes in the season finale in Bahrain after an encouraging private test and a favourable change in Balance of Performance, but its hopes were dashed in the first three hours of the race when both the 9X8s stopped on track in quick succession due to unrelated issues.
