MOTOR SPORTS NEWS

Latest News

  • TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage
  • Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 World Rally Champion
  • ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor
  • Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by Football League club MK Dons
  • ERC-MICHELIN Talent Factory initiative to support emerging stars
  • Home
  • News
  • Dakar
    • DAKAR 2016
    • Dakar 2015
  • Cross-Country Rally
  • Notice Board
  • Rally
  • Motorbike
  • Touring Cars
  • Circuit Racing
  • Events
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Google+
    • Pinterest
    • RSS Feed
    • Linked
    • Youtube

PEUGEOT 2008 DKR wins 2016 Silk Way Rally

Jul 30, 2016


  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
Tweet

Cyril DESPRES / David CASTERA victory comes in the wake of the success of Stéphane PETERHANSEL / Jean-Paul COTTRET on January’s Dakar and on last September’s China Grand Rally, and provides further evidence of the PEUGEOT 2008 DKR’s performance and reliability. It also rewards the hard work put it by everyone at Peugeot Sport over the past two years. The team’s solidarity and team sprit are hallmarks of both the team and the crews, as they showed once again over the 10,000km between Moscow and Beijing.

From start to finish, PEUGEOT 2008 DKR delivered a combination of performance and impeccable reliability. None of the three cars suffered any technical problems of note in the course of the punishing 10,000km marathon.
This morning, as they lined up for the start of the Silk Way Rally’s 14th leg, Cyril DESPRES / David CASTERA guessed it would be one of the longest days they have ever experienced in the course of their competitive careers on four wheels. The day’s menu included a 261km stage which they needed to complete without making any mistakes, but at a good pace without pushing their mechanicals too hard. Despite a scare towards the end, and a minor alert which Jean Paul COTTRET (#100 co-driver) soon cured, they posted the day’s sixth-fastest time to seal the win on only their fourth outing on four wheels.
Sébastien LOEB / Daniel ELENA concluded the Silk Way Rally with their 10th top-three stage time of the fortnight. Their consistency and ability to learn as the event progressed allowed the nine-time world rally champions to demonstrate that their new cross-country rally career is going from strength to strength, despite a navigational error three days from the end which relegated them to seventh overall.
After seeing their bid for victory end when they rolled on Leg 5, Stéphane PETERHANSEL / Jean Paul COTTRET provided invaluable rear-guard assistance and flawless solidarity to the finish, helping the #102 and #104 Peugeots on several occasions. They felt comfortable in their role and admitted that the fortnight had been tremendous fun and given them a completely fresh take on the sport.
TYPE OF TERRAIN
70% tracks: 60% sand / 20% dirt
30% off-road: 25% dunes and sable /
5% undergrowth

CONDITIONS
50km of dunes early on
WEATHER
Sunshine; average temperature 32.2°C;
peak temperature 38.4°C AVERAGE SPEED
61.8kph

Bruno FAMIN (Team Manager, Team Peugeot Total / Director, Peugeot Sport)
“This team exudes team spirit, in every area. The most visible examples on this event were the way the three crews helped each other out, and then when everyone in the team pitched in to rebuild Stéphane and Jean-Paul’s car. We are naturally very pleased to have won this extremely difficult rally which enabled us to showcase the quality of the PEUGEOT 2008 DKR. As the small number of incidents we had to report suggests, it now forms a matured package. Our objective was to gain more experience with the car and the crews, to reach Beijing with all three cars and win. We succeeded in ticking all those boxes!”

Stéphane PETERHANSEL (Leg: 9th / Overall: 15th)
“The PEUGEOT 2008 DKR is really an incredible car. It ran like clockwork and was competitive every day of the event. A big thanks for that to everyone at Peugeot Sport. It was a very interesting rally for us. The terrain was extremely varied and the conditions were very hard at times, include some blistering heat. We are disappointed that we weren’t able to challenge for the win but we are delighted for Cyril and David. Cyril stopped competing on motorcycles just two years ago and here he is already winning on four wheels. A great job!”

Sébastien LOEB (Leg: 2nd / Overall: 7th)
“We’ve calmed down and worked a great deal since the Dakar. Now, after the Silk Way Rally, we feel even more positive. We completed a high number of kilometres, which means we spent a great deal of time in the car, driving, coping with problems and working together. Along with Daniel, our reflexes and the way we communicate together, the way we cope with the pressure, take care of the car and find our pace have improved no end. On an event like this it’s a two-man job, whereas in the WRC only Daniel has to look after where we are going. Here, we sought the right headings together, discussed the wheel tracks we could see ahead of us and helped each other. We listened to each other and that’s obviously great for our confidence in one another. We know what it is to drive at speed. I also think we have digested the mistakes we made in the dunes and our navigational errors so that we won’t make them again. Next up for me is the Canadian round of the World Rallycross Championship, then some holiday.”

Cyril DESPRES (Leg: 6th / Overall: 1st)
“Winning is an incredible, fantastic feeling and it still hasn’t really sunk in. It’s the first time I’ve won a rally with David. We have learnt so much since the start in Moscow! We were fastest on almost one stage in two, we have grown in confidence and we had tremendous fun. Peugeot Sport did a super job and I would like the them all for that. The car was brilliant. I really like competing on four wheels now!”

CLASSIFICATIONS
Provisional classification – Leg 14 (Wuhai-Hohhot)
1. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU) / Timo Gottschalk (DEU), Mini, 3h44min01s
2. Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MC), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, +2min42s
3. Harry Hunt (GBR) / Andreas Schulz (DEU) , Mini, +3min21s
4. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS) / Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS), Mini, +3min31s
5. Cornelis Koolen (NDL) / Pascal Larroque (FRA), MD Rallye Sport, +4min15s
6. Cyril Despres (FRA) / David Castera (FRA), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, +5min36s
9. Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) / Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, 11min42s

Provisional leaderboard after Leg 14
1. Cyril Despres (FRA) / David Castera (FRA), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, 36h15min18s
2. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU) / Timo Gottschalk (DEU), Mini, +25min51s
3. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS) / Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS), Mini, +49min46s
4. Harry Hunt (GBR) / Andreas Schulz (DEU) , Mini, +1h54min47s
5. Aidyn Rakhimbayev (KAZ) / Anton Nikolaev (RUS), Mini, +2h12min45s
7. Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MC), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, +4h02min01s
15. Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) / Jean-Paul Cottret (FRA), PEUGEOT 2008 DKR, +9h27min03s


  • tweet
Related articles
  • TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage
    TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland...

    Feb 28, 2021 Comments Off on TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage

  • Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 World Rally Champion
    Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983...

    Feb 28, 2021 Comments Off on Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 World Rally Champion

  • ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor
    ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor

    Feb 26, 2021 Comments Off on ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor

  • Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by Football League club MK Dons
    Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by...

    Feb 26, 2021 Comments Off on Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by Football League club MK Dons

More in this category
  • TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage
    TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland...

    Comments Off on TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage

  • Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 World Rally Champion
    Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983...

    Comments Off on Tribute to Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 World Rally Champion

  • ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor
    ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor

    Comments Off on ON TEST: Ford Ranger Raptor

  • Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by Football League club MK Dons
    Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by...

    Comments Off on Suzuki MotoGP titles celebrated by Football League club MK Dons


Fleet Car Magazine

Notice Board

  • Tribute to Fausto Gresini
    Tribute to Fausto Gresini

    Feb 26, 2021

    TweetHRC are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of...
  • Amazing Azores set for FIA ERC 2021 opener
    Amazing Azores set for FIA ERC 2021 opener

    Feb 07, 2021

    Tweet*Mid-Atlantic archipelago spectacular hosts new season...
  • Lola Cars, Lola Technical Centre and Wind Tunnel Facility offered for sale
    Lola Cars, Lola Technical Centre and Wind Tunnel Facility...

    Jan 15, 2021

    TweetThe Lola Cars Brand, Trademarks, Extensive Technical...
  • Follow in the footsteps of Grand Prix legends and drive a Jordan F1 race car
    Follow in the footsteps of Grand Prix legends and drive a...

    Jan 09, 2021

    Tweet  Once driven by motor sport legend Takuma Sato...
  • WIN 1 of 3 ETRC TEAM T SPORT BERNAU PRIZE PACKS!
    WIN 1 of 3 ETRC TEAM T SPORT BERNAU PRIZE PACKS!

    Jan 02, 2021

    TweetIn association with T Sport Bernau and team sponsors...

Categories

  • Africa Eco-Race
  • Baja
  • BRC
  • Circuit Racing
  • Cross-Country Rally
  • Dakar
  • Dakar 2015
  • DAKAR 2016
  • DAKAR 2017
  • DAKAR 2019 PERU
  • DAKAR RALLY 2018
  • EV Motorsport
  • Events
  • EverGreeens: Irish Abroad
  • Extreme E
  • Forestry Rally
  • Formula 1
  • Hillclimb
  • IndyCar Series
  • Interview
  • Middle East Rally Championship
  • Morocco Rally
  • Motorbike
  • News
  • Notice Board
  • Rally
  • RallyX
  • Related products
  • Review
  • Sportscars
  • Touring Cars
  • Tribute
  • Truck Racing
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • WRC
Tweets by @IrMotSportNews

Recent Posts

Yazeed Al-Rajhi in contention for 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

Yazeed Al-Rajhi in contention for 2021 FIA World Cup for...

Feb 23, 2021

Tweet 2021 SHARQIYAH INTERNATIONAL BAJA TOYOTA  FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, round 3  Saudi Toyota Desert Rally Championship, round 1 March 3-6, 2021 SAUDI’S AL-RAJHI LEAPS INTO FIA...
Read More
South Racing Can-Am Teams perform well at Dubai International Baja

South Racing Can-Am Teams perform well at Dubai...

Feb 21, 2021

Yazeed Al Rajhi & Michael Orr record first victory in the Dubai International Baja

Yazeed Al Rajhi & Michael Orr record first...

Feb 21, 2021

SAUDI ARABIA SET TO HOST 3rd Rd FIA BAJA SERIES IN EASTERN PROVINCE

SAUDI ARABIA SET TO HOST 3rd Rd FIA BAJA SERIES...

Feb 19, 2021

Extreme E’s ship prepares to set sail for opening race on 3-4 April in Saudi Arabia

Extreme E’s ship prepares to set sail for...

Feb 19, 2021

Copyright 2016 / All rights reserved