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Team PEUGEOT Total Dakar 2018 driver and co-driver presentation
02.01.2018: STEPHANE PETERHANSEL « MR. DAKAR »
BORN 6 AUGUST 1965 - FRENCH
PEUGEOT 3008DKR MAXI YELLOW
Best Dakar performances
All-time record-holder for Dakar victories: » 13 wins
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STEPHANE PETERHANSEL « MR. DAKAR »
BORN 6 AUGUST 1965 - FRENCH
PEUGEOT 3008DKR MAXI YELLOW
Best Dakar performances
All-time record-holder for Dakar victories: » 13 wins including 6 on bikes
(1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998)
» 7 car wins including 2 with PEUGEOT
(2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
Best rally raid performances (not including Dakar) in cars
» 2015: China Silk Road Rally winner
» 2012, 2013: Rally dos Sertoes winner
» 2002: Dubai Rally and Tunisia Rally winner.
Achievements in other disciplines
» 11-time World Enduro Champion
co-driver : Jean Paul Cottret
BORN 19 JUNE 1963 - FRENCH
» Alongside Stéphane Peterhansel, Jean-Paul has won the Dakar 7 times (in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017), which means that he is the co-driver with the record for the most victories on the event.
» Jean-Paul is also one of the most disciplined co-drivers out there, whose talents extend to mechanics as well as navigation.
Latest sporting achievement winner of the 2 previous editions of the Dakar, with the PEUGEOT 2008DKR and 3008DKR.
#300 In brief:
It’s not too hard to work out exactly why Stéphane is known as « Mr Dakar ». He’s the all-time record-holder for wins on the event, with 13 first places to his name: six on bikes and seven in cars. Driving the PEUGEOT 2008DKR in 2016 and then the PEUGEOT 3008DKR in 2017, together with his loyal codriver Jean-Paul Cottret, Stéphane gave PEUGEOT the taste of victory again on the Dakar after the French marque returned to the event.
Last year they fought an epic duel against their team mates, the famous Sébastien Loeb/ Daniel Elena line-up, and this year they are back to defend their victory once more.
CARLOS SAINZ « EL MATADOR »
BORN 12 APRIL 1962 - SPANISH
PEUGEOT 3008DKR MAXI BLUE
For a long time, Carlos held the record for the highest number of victories in the World Rally Championship, making him a living legend of the sport, with two world titles to his name. He then switched to rally raids and added the Dakar trophy to his cabinet in 2010.
Inspired by the challenge that Team PEUGEOT Total was taking on, Carlos brought his set-up skills and impressive speed to PEUGEOT’s ‘dream team’ from the start of the campaign. The Spaniard will be aiming firmly for victory this time, after an unlucky retirement in 2017.
Best Dakar performances
» 2010 winner
» 29 stage wins in 11 participations
Best rally raid performances
» 2016: 2nd on Rallye du Maroc
» 2011: 3rd on Dakar Rally
» 2010: Silk Way Rally winner
» 2009: Dos Sertoes Rally and Silk Way Rally winner
» 2008: Rally of Central Europe winner
» 2008:Rally Transiberia winner
Achievements in other disciplines
» Two-time Spanish Rally Champion (1987,1988)
» Two-time World Rally Champion (1990, 1992)
» Four-time runner-up in World Rally Championship (1991, 1994, 1995, 1998).
Latest sporting achievement 10th place on the Rallye du Maroc, in October 2017.
co-driver : Lucas Cruz
BORN 26 DECEMBER 1974 - SPANISH
» Made his Dakar co-driving debut in trucks before switching to cars in 2007.
» Won the Dakar in 2010 with Carlos Sainz, who he partnered again from 2015 at Team PEUGEOT Total.
#303 PEUGEOT 3008DKR MAXI WHITE
Team PEUGEOT Total Dakar 2018
SEBASTIEN LOEB
BORN 26 FEBRUARY 1974 - FRENCH
In brief
With 78 wins and nine World Rally Championship titles under his belt, Sébastien Loeb – together with co-driver Daniel Elena – is the most successful driver in the history of the WRC. After joining Team PEUGEOT Total in 2015, the duo impressed on their first Dakar in 2016: quick out of the box, they led throughout the first week before ending up ninth overall. In 2017, Sébastien and Daniel won five stages to underline their progress once more. In the end they finished second, just five minutes off the top step of the podium.
Best Dakar performance
» 2017 : 2nd, just 5 minutes off the winner
Best Rally Raid performances
» 2nd on 2017 Rallye du Maroc with a PEUGEOT 3008DKR
» 6 rally raids contested : Maroc (2015, 2017),
Silk Way Rally (2016, 2017), Dakar (2016, 2017).
Achievements in other disciplines
» 2014 & 2015 : 3rd in the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship)
» 2013 : Pikes Peak hill climb record-holder with the
PEUGEOT 208T16 Pikes Peak, in 8m13.878s
» 2004 à 2012 : 9-time World Rally Champion with Citroën
169 starts / 78 wins / 116 podiums / 94 rally wins (including non-WRC) /10 circuit race wins
» 2006: 2nd in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Franck Montagny and Eric Helary at Pescarolo Sport.
co-driver : Daniel Elena BORN 26 OCTOBER 1972 - MONEGASQUE
» Co-driver for Sébastien Loeb since 1997
» 9-time World Rally Champion with Citroën (2004 to 2012) and record-holder for the most titles.
» Has been competing on rally raids with PEUGEOT and Sébastien Loeb since 2016
Latest sporting achievement 2nd on the Rallye du Maroc, driving the PEUGEOT 3008DKR
#306 PEUGEOT 3008DKR MAXI RED
DREAM TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL
Cyril DESPRES
BORN 24 JANUARY 1974 - FRENCH
« MAXI PILOTE »
In brief
A five-time Dakar winner on motorbikes, Cyril is now one of the top contenders on four wheels. The partnership he formed with David Castera (an ex-motorbike competitor himself) has so far won the last two editions of the Silk Way Rally and now they hope to add the Dakar to their tally. The 2018 Dakar will mark Cyril’s fourth participation on the event in a car. Last year, he claimed a stage win and finished third overall, allowing Team PEUGEOT Total to record a historic one-two-three.
Best Dakar performances
» 1 stage win in cars on the 2017 Dakar (SS4)
» 5 overall wins on motorbikes (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013)
Best rally raid performances in cars
» Auto : Two-time winner of the Silk Way Rally with the PEUGEOT 2008DKR in 2016 and PEUGEOT 3008DKR in 2017
» Moto : Three-time winner of the Tunisia Rally (2004, 2005 and 2009)
» Moto : Winner of the Orient Rally (2005)
» Moto : Winner of the Rallye du Maroc (2000 2003, 2010 and 2012)
» Moto : Winner of the Brazil Rally (2006 and 2011)
» Moto : Winner of the Pharaons Rally (2009)
Achievements in other disciplines
» All Terrain World Rally Champion (2003)
» World Enduro Champion for teams(2001)
Latest sporting achievement
Winner of the 2017 Silk Way Rally, with the PEUGEOT 3008DKR
co-driver : David Castera
BORN 18 NOVEMBER 1970 - FRENCH
» 5 participations in the Dakar on motorbikes, 1 at the Tunisia Rally, 1 at the Atlas Rally, 1 at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and 2 at the Paris-Peking Rally.
» Having been sporting director of the Dakar Rally in a previous life, he became Cyril Despres’s co-driver at PEUGEOT in 2015 and racked up a 2nd place in the 2015 China Silk Road Rally, a 3rd place in the 2017 Dakar and of course 2 victories on the Silk Way Rally in 2016 and 2017.
Olivia Schoch , Christina Gaither -photos Peugeot
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