Stéphane Peterhansel is the most successful driver in the history of the Dakar Rally. He won the race six times on a motorcycle, before switching to racing on four-wheels in 1999. Partnered by fellow Frenchman Jean-Paul Cottret, Peterhansel claimed three victories in the Dakar on four wheels and finished fourth overall with the X-raid Team on the 2010 and 2011 Dakar in Southamerica.

The Frenchman has also achieved numerous wins in rounds of the FIA World Cup, is a two-time World Enduro champion and took part in the Race of Champions in 2005 and 2006. He joined the Xraid

Summary of his Rally Experience (car):

2011

• 2nd Silk Way Rallye
• 1st Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – first victory MINI All4 Racing
• 4th Dakar

2010

• 1st OiLibya Rally of Morocco
• 1st Baja Espana Aragon
• 4th  Dakar

2009

• 1st  Shamrock - Rally du Maroc
• 2nd  Baja Espana

2008

• 2nd  Central Europe Rally

2007

• 1st  Dakar
• 1st  Baja Espana
• 1st  UAE Desert Challenge

2006

• 4th  Dakar
• 1st  Rallye de Tunisie
• 2nd  UAE Desert Challenge

2005

• 1st  Dakar

2004

• 1st  Dakar