1993

Christophe Bouchut - A Belgian driver

Eric Helary - A French driver

Geoff Brabham - An Australian driver

Peugeot launched the 905 project in 1988 which was intended to win at Le Mans for the first time.

After an initial tepid appearance in 1991, the lion brand only reached the holy grail in 1992 with victory at the 24 Hours and at the world championship of Dalmas, Warwick and Blunbell before starting over again in 1993.

That year saw Peugeot win on its third appearance with, once again, Toyota as the main opponent.

The winning crew is not the one most expected, as two "rookies" (beginner drivers) were associated with the most experienced, Geoff Brabham, and the eldest of the three sons of the three-time Formula 1 world champion Jack Brabham. Three Peugeots on the podium and a second consecutive victory was accompanied by a record for the distance covered: exactly 5,100 km. 

The technical project management team is overseen by André de Cortanze. He drove for the first time in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1966, while his father Charles was the director of the newly inaugurated Bugatti circuit.

He is the engineer of some of the most emblematic models of endurance: the Alpine A441, the Renault Alpine A 442 B, winner of the 24 Hours in 1978, or the Toyota GT-One, which further deepens the concept of the Peugeot 905. He then joined the Pescarolo Sport adventure.

407 km/h! It is this however this figure of the Peugeot 405 which transforms into posterity for the needs of its communication campaign.

The record still stands. Two chicanes were built on the famous straight before the 1990 event to restrict the maximum possible speed.

Up until then presenter of Radio 24 Heures and weighing, Bruno Vandestick succeeded Olivier de la Garoullaye as the main speaker in 1993, a position he still holds today.