Dakar is undoubtedly the world’s greatest off-road rally race. It’s the most demanding too. Earth, sand, wind, dust: we had everything to contend with during our win in 2016, barely one year on from our return to the sport.
In 2017, we set off with the same ambitions, the same passion for adventure and a new car: the PEUGEOT 3008 DKR. The Peugeot Sport Dream Team’s work and commitment paid off, with a magnificent one-two-three overall at the finishing line, after 8,823 km of no-holds-barred racing. It was a superb performance that adds to Peugeot's five previous wins in this legendary race (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 2016).
There are two races on the Dakar: one on the roads, in front of the cameras, and the other one that unfolds backstage, between the stops, at the camp.
Whether mechanics, engineers, designers or logistic providers, they share their passion for challenges and excellence. This year, they rose to the greatest of challenges once more. They are the Team Peugeot Total.
Winners of Dakar 2017! The defending champions again brought their experience to bear to repeat the feat with Team Peugeot Total.
Stéphane, aka ‘’Mr. Dakar”, is the outright record holder for Dakar wins with 13 (6 in the bikes category, and 7 in cars). Driving the new PEUGEOT 3008 DKR, he sealed his 7th joint success with navigator Jean-Paul Cottret, who also set a new record for wins by co-pilots.
Daniel and Sébastien first shared a cockpit in 1997. Nearly twenty years later, Peugeot reformed this famous partnership for Dakar.
After 78 WRC rally wins and 9 overall titles, they joined Team Peugeot Total in 2015. The duo made an impression in their first Dakar in 2016. Showing great speed, they topped the standings at the end of the first week and eventually finished ninth overall. In 2017, with 5 stage wins, Daniel and Sébastien proved they’re learning very quickly: they finished second on general classification, just 5 minutes off top spot.
For his third cars entry, Cyril Despres – co-piloted by David Castera – put in his best Dakar performance on four wheels: a first stage victory and third overall at Dakar 2017.
The duo are certainly at home on the Dakar trails. Cyril has already won 5 bikes titles, while David boasts exceptional race knowledge after being one of the organisers for years. They're now aiming to repeat their achievement at the Silk Way Rally, which they hope to win for the second year running.
Twice WRC world champion and winner of Dakar in 2010, in 2017 Madrileño Carlos Sainz, aka “El Matador”, fired up his PEUGEOT 3008 DKR alongside navigator and compatriot Lucas Cruz.
In Dakar 2017, the Sainz/Cruz crew were unfortunately forced to abandon after a series of rolls on stage 4.
After winning Dakar in January 2016 and the Silk Way Rally in July 2016 in the PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, the Peugeot brand set itself a fresh challenge for the 2017 rally-raid season with the design of an all-new racing car: the PEUGEOT 3008 DKR, the race incarnation of its latest production car, the Peugeot 3008 SUV.
Boasting suspension upgrades, an engine optimised to meet the new FIA regulations, and a robust and aggressive SUV design, the PEUGEOT 3008 DKR pushes the technical innovations under the bonnet even further... The result is superb racing performances! At the finish line of Dakar 2017 in Buenos Aires on 14 January, it was a one-two-three: an all Peugeot podium. The three PEUGEOT 3008 DKR of Stéphane Peterhansel, Sébastien Loeb and Cyril Despres came out on top in fine style after 8,823km of racing.
| Length | 4312 mm |
| Width | 2200 mm |
| Height | 1799 mm |
| Wheelbase | 3000 mm |
| Transmission Type | Two-wheel drive |
| Engine | V6 bi turbo diesel of 340 hp |
| Torque | 800 Nm |
| Gearbox | sequential |
| Discs Diameter | 355 mm |
