The 19-year-old Dane has been brought into the French manufacturer’s line-up after a try-out in one of the Peugeot 9X8s at last year’s official WEC rookie test in Bahrain.
The test followed Jakobsen sealing the European Le Mans Series LMP3 class title in 2022 with the Swiss Cool Racing squad with which he has subsequently graduated to LMP2 in the Asian and the European Le Mans Series this year.
Jakobsen will join Peugeot for its test programme over the remainder of the year and drive its simulator while continuing to race for Cool in the pro/am P2 sub-class, the manufacturer said in a statement.
Peugeot CEO Linda Jackson said that the marque has “ambitious plans for Malthe for the future.”
She explained that she was enthusiastic when Peugeot Sport boss Jean-Marc Finot and 9X8 technical director Olivier Jansonnie told her that Jakobsen would be taking part in the rookie test at the wheel of a Peugeot.
“Peugeot is forward-looking and identifying young drivers and rising stars has always been a priority for us for many years,” she said.
“Malthe proved to be a quick young driver with all the required skills and qualities.”
Jakobsen described himself as “super-happy and proud to be able to be part of the Peugeot family”.
“I hope that we will be able to build something really strong together and have a good relationship in the future,” he continued.
“Hopefully we will reach some of our goals together within the sport.”
Source: Autosport