The French Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini) won his 14th Dakar in Jeddah on Friday, organized in Saudi Arabia, thirty years after his first success in the famous rally-raid.
The winner of the Dakar 2021 is called Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini).
The Frenchman won his 14th rally-raid title in Jeddah on Friday, thirty years after his first success.
At 55 years old, the man who is nicknamed "Monsieur Dakar" so much he dominates the event, won the 2021 edition organized in Saudi Arabia for cars, his 8th victory in this category, to which are added six coronations on a motorcycle.
An unrivaled record for the French
At the time of his first victory, Peterhansel was 25 years old, was riding a motorcycle under the colors of Yamaha and did not yet suspect that his destiny would be forever linked to a competition born thirteen years earlier, in the head of a certain Thierry Sabine: the Dakar.
Winner in 1991, he was again in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998. Six titles on two wheels, the record remains unmatched on "the most difficult race in the world".
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Kevin Benavides crowned on a motorcycle
The Argentinian Kevin Benavides (Honda) for his part won the Dakar-2021 for bikers, at the end of the 12th stage between Yanbu and Jeddah, won by the American Ricky Brabec (Honda), winner of the event in 2020 In the general classification, Benavides has 4:56 on Brabec and 15:57 on the Briton Sam Sunderland (KTM), who sank in the last stage.
This edition was also marked by the death of French amateur pilot Pierre Cherpin, who suffered from a head trauma after a fall during the seventh stage.
As Europe 1 revealed to you on Friday morning, the company manager died at the age of 52, during his transfer to France.