| Founded | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) |
|---|---|
| Teamprincipal(s) | Luc Marchetti |
| Former series | World Touring Car Championship |
Exagon Engineering is a Frenchauto racing team which is based inMagny-Cours. The team was founded by directorLuc Marchetti in 2004, and is managed by former racer Cathy Muller who is the older sister of successfultouring car driverYvan Muller. Exagon Engineering are best known for preparing cars to enter in theFIAWorld Touring Car Championship, although they also run cars in other events such asrallycross,sportscar racing andice racing.
They first entered the WTCC in2007, running aSEAT León forBelgian driverPierre-Yves Corthals in a full campaign, as well as FrenchmanAnthony Beltoise in two rounds. Corthals returned in2008 but did not continue in2009 due to his main sponsor withdrawing its backing. From round five atMarrakech of the 2009 season, Exagon Engineering ran a León for MoroccanMehdi Bennani.[1]
Exagon Motors was established in 2009 as a division of Exagon Engineering[2] to develop a production road car. It unveiled its first car, theFurtive-eGT at theParis Motor Show in 2012.