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The XJR-14 was a sprint car at the time, it hadn't been developed for Le Mans. Both Mercedes and Jaguar took the approach of qualifying the two 3.5l cars, but concentrating the race on the old proven cars. Peugeot had no old car, and they progressed as Mercedes and Jaguar expected their 3.5l cars to. Starting the 14 would have only have been a distraction for Jaguar.
Interestingly even before the 3.5l cars, Jaguar were running a Sprint (V6) and a Endurance (the good old V12).
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