Stéphane Peterhansel

Stéphane Peterhansel at Dakar 2011

Stéphane Peterhansel, Dakar 2011

Stéphane Peterhansel

Stéphane Peterhansel (born 6 August 1965 in Échenoz-la-Méline, Haute-Saône) is a rally racing driver from France. He won the Paris Dakar Rally riding Yamaha motorcycles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998; driving Mitsubishi Pajero SUVs in 2004, 2005 and 2007, and took his tenth victory in 2012 driving a Mini Countryman. Thus making him the most successful driver in the history of that race. He competed in the Race of Champions in 2005 and 2006 and is also a two-time World Enduro Champion.

Honours

year	rally	position
1991	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
1992	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
1992	Paris Moscow Beijing Rally (motorcycle)	1
1993	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
1995	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
1996	UAE Desert Challenge (motorcycle)	1
1997	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
	UAE Desert Challenge (motorcycle)	4
1998	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle)	1
	24 Hours of Chamonix	1
1999	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Nissan car	7
2000	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Mega car	2
2001	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Nissan (T1)	1
2002	Tunisia Rally	1
	UAE Desert Challenge	1
2003	Paris Dakar Rally(T1)	3
	Italia Baja	2
	UAE Desert Challenge	1
2004	Paris Dakar Rally	1
	Tunisia Rally	1
	Morocco Rally	1
	UAE Desert Challenge	8
2005	Paris Dakar Rally	1
2006	Paris Dakar Rally	5
2007	Lisbon Dakar Rally	1
2008	Central Europe Rally	2
2012	2012 Dakar Rally	1

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Edi Orioli	Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 1991-1993	Succeeded by Edi Orioli
Preceded by Edi Orioli	Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 1995	Succeeded by Edi Orioli
Preceded by Edi Orioli	Dakar Rally Motorcycle Winner 1997-1998	Succeeded by Richard Sainct
Preceded by Hiroshi Masuoka	Dakar Rally Car Winner 2004-2005	Succeeded by Luc Alphand
Preceded by Luc Alphand	Dakar Rally Car Winner 2007	Succeeded by Giniel de Villiers
Preceded by Nasser Al-Attiyah	Dakar Rally Car Winner 2012	Succeeded by Incumbent