The Swiss driver’s recovery from the injuries that led to his replacement for this weekend’s Fuji round by reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne is on schedule and Peugeot is currently planning for him to retake his place in the #94 9X8 alongside Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes at the eight-hour race on 4 November.
Olivier Jansonnie, technical director on the 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme, said: “For now that is the plan: Nico should be in Bahrain.
“At the moment the news is pretty good; his recovery is going well.”
Jansonnie explained that a final decision will likely be made at the last minute ahead of the Bahrain fixture.
The nature and cause of Muller’s injuries has not been disclosed by Peugeot, which has so far refused to answer questions on the subject.
Vandoorne will be driving the Peugeot LMH contender in anger for only the second time over the course of the Fuji 6 Hours meeting this weekend.
His only previous outing in the car of any significance came when he took part in a test at the Aragon circuit in Spain in March, although he has also undertaken a shakedown run.
Source: Autosport