Villeneuve for Le Mans

Peugeot has signalled the seriousness of its 2007 Le Mans-effort by selecting Jacques Villeneuve to drive one of its new 908 V12 HDi diesel challengers. As well as being a significant publicity coup for the French manufacturer, the signing also provides the Canadian driver with the chance to complete a unique ‘grand slam’ of successes in the F1 and Champcar series, Indy 500 and the French 24-hour classic. Completing Peugeot’s driver line-up are Stéphane Sarrazin, Nicolas Minassian, Pedro Lamy, Marc Gené and Sébastien Bourdais.