In Köln, the trade show organized on November 11 and 12 by the PMW (Professional Motorsport World) Expo will bring together numerous stakeholders from the motorsports and automotive industries. MissionH24, the collaborative program between the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and H24Project aimed at promoting hydrogen in motorsports, will be participating. This will be an opportunity to showcase the potential of hydrogen internal combustion engines and the storage of hydrogen in its liquid form.

On November 11 and 12, 2026, in Cologne, several thousand professionals from the worlds of motorsports and high-performance innovation will gather to envision the future of motorsports and mobility at the PMW Expo. More than 200 booths will be open to visitors in Hall 10.1 of the Cologne Exhibition Center. Forty-five countries will be represented.

MissionH24, the collaborative program between the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and H24Project aimed at deploying hydrogen in endurance racing, will participate in these discussions and share its experiences during a roundtable discussion scheduled for November 11 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The discussion will focus on the use of hydrogen internal combustion engines and the storage of hydrogen in liquid form ; the solution chosen for the H24EVO, MissionH24’s future prototype. Recently, MissionH24 and TOYOTA Racing announced their collaboration on this project, as the Japanese automaker will supply this hydrogen internal combustion engine. To explain the technology’s potential and the research being conducted on it, the following experts will participate in this conference:

  • Bassel Aslan, Technical Director of MissionH24
  • Yann Drouvin, H2 Development Project Leader, TOYOTA Racing
  • Serge Grisin, Head of Sustainable Strategy in Motorsports, Michelin
  • Sam Guest, Head of Telemetry, Control, and Analysis Applied to Motorsports, Motion Applied
  • Douglas Campling, General Manager, Motorsports, Fortescue Zero
  • Pierre Tipner, Head of Engineering Sales, Forvia (Hydrogen Solutions)

 

As a reminder, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship announced last June that, starting in 2030, the top category: Hypercar, will be open to hydrogen-powered prototypes with zero CO2 emissions. Motor racing is thus contributing to the energy transition and the decarbonization of transportation.