Peugeot 905B Evo

The Peugeot 905B Evo, also known as the Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis, is a sports-prototype racing car built by Peugeot’s racing department, Peugeot Talbot Sport. The car was initially unveiled in February 1990 and was developed throughout 1990 before making its race debut at the World Sportscar Championship in the final two races of the 1990 season. The Peugeot 905B Evo was a heavily revised version of the original 905, featuring advanced aerodynamics, a two-tier rear wing, an optional full-width front wing, and a more powerful SA35-A2 engine. The car was powered by a naturally aspirated V10 engine with a capacity of 3,499 cc, similar to F1 engines of the time. The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 1992 and 1993. In addition to that, the car won both the driver’s and the team’s title at the World Sportscar Championship in the 1992 season. The Peugeot 905 participated in 17 races in its career, winning 9 of them. The 905B Evo model was the epitome of what went wrong with the Group C Racing. After the demise of Group B rallying, Peugeot went in a new direction with its motorsport efforts. The 905 competed in a few races at the end of the 1990 season, but 1991 was a more significant year for the championship, as new rules were introduced that were designed to encourage the use of Formula 1 engine derivatives in the WSC. The new category would be known as Group C1. However, the cost of developing and running F1 engines in endurance trims led to the demise of the series in the early ‘90s.