Irish Motor Sports News – 2 in a row as PEUGEOT triumphs at Silk Way Rally

2 in a row as PEUGEOT triumphs at Silk Way Rally

Jul 24, 2017

Team Peugeot Sport’s Cyril Despres/David Castera make it two out of two, as the winners of the 2016 Silk Way Rally triumph again this year, having held the lead for the entirety of the second week of the race. Their Peugeot DKR #100 eventually won with a margin of one hour and five minutes, over a total of 9599 kilometers those 4094 kilometers of which were on timed section.Cyril Despres/David Castera make it two out of two, as the winners of the 2016 Silk Way Rally triumph again this year, having held the lead for the entirety of the second week of the race. Their Peugeot DKR #100 eventually won with a margin of one hour and five minutes, over a total of 9599 kilometers those 4094 kilometers of which were on timed section.

Peugeot unbeaten on the 2017 Silk Way! A Peugeot was in the lead after every one of the 13 days of the Silk Way Rally, courtesy of Sebastien Loeb / Daniel Elena, Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret and Cyril Despres / David Castera. In total, the Peugeot ‘Dream Team’ won ten stages, with seven one-two stage finishes, as well as two one-two-three stage finishes.

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