Alex Quinn said he’s hoping to take the “next step” with Peugeot in landing a race seat within the French squad’s FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar program.
The 25-year-old Englishman, who was named this year as an official test and reserve driver, got his first experience of the LMH-based 9X8 prototype in last year’s Bahrain rookie test and was also part of the team’s pre-Le Mans endurance test at Portimao in the spring.
Sportscar365 understands that Quinn, who won this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 Pro-Am class, is in the mix to land a race seat next year amid an expected driver lineup shuffle.
While denying that any decision has already been made, Quinn said he already feels at home with the team.
“I really enjoy piloting that car,” he told Sportscar365. “Having my first run in it during the March 24-hour test at Portimao was really exciting, and testing myself alongside the team’s current drivers provided a solid benchmark.”
“The collaboration with the team and engineers went smoothly.”
“I’m there as a reserve driver, but I’ve genuinely enjoyed the family atmosphere and have bonded well with everyone.”
Quinn, however, didn’t hide his desire of one day taking the next step in his career in being part of the race lineup.
“Naturally, that’s the shared aim, and it’s something we’ll strive toward,” he said. “Whether it becomes possible remains to be seen.”
“For now I’m simply enjoying being part of it and taking each day as it comes.”
New-for-2026 team principal Emmanuel Esnault has given Quinn high marks, even going as far to say he believes ‘he’s ready’ to for a race seat.
Quinn has been tipped to replace Malthe Jakobsen, who has been long-linked to a seat with McLaren, with Jean-Eric Vergne also set to rejoin the team next year in place of Stoffel Vandoorne, who is reported to shift his entire focus back to Formula E.
Despite the media reports, Quinn said he’s staying focused on his current task at hand, which includes dual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and European Le Mans Series LMP2 programs.
“Speaking to Peugeot, they’re always so positive and the determination they have is really impressive,” he said. “I’ve no doubt that the progress will continue.”
“I just hope I can be a part of that. For a young driver like myself, it’s the step we all want to take. It almost, in some ways, feels like a bit of a dream to be involved in it.”
“And I’m not even an official driver. Hopefully one day we can take that step.”
“It’s something that makes me happy. You work so hard to be involved with people like that and when you get an [opportunity], I’m just enjoying it to be honest.”
