Stéphane Peterhansel is a rally racing driver from France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. He won the Paris Dakar Rally riding Yamaha motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

s in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1998 and then again driving Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi

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 Pajero

Mitsubishi Pajero

The Mitsubishi Pajero is a sport utility vehicle manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. It was named after Leopardus pajeros, the Pampas Cat which is native to the Patagonia plateau region of southern Argentina. However, since pajero is an offensive term for "wanker" in Spanish, alternative names have...

 SUVs in 2004, 2005 and 2007, making him one of the most successful drivers in the history of that race. He competed in the Race of Champions

Race of Champions

The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers...

 in 2005 and 2006 and is also a two-time World Enduro Champion

World Enduro Championship

The FIM World Enduro Championship is the world championship series for enduro, a popular form of off-road motorcycle sport. The championship currently features three classes , along with separate categories for junior and female riders. The WEC was first organized in 1990, and currently consists...

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Honours

year	rally	position
1991	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
1992	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
1993	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
1995	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
1996	UAE Desert Challenge (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
1997	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
	UAE Desert Challenge (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	4
1998	Paris Dakar Rally (motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most... )	1
	24 Hours of Chamonix	1
1999	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Nissan car	7
2000	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Mega car	2
2001	Paris Dakar Rally, with a Nissan (T1)	1
2002	Tunisia Rally	1
	UAE Desert Challenge	1
2003	Paris Dakar Rally(T1)	3
	Italia Baja	2
	UAE Desert Challenge	1
2004	Paris Dakar Rally	1
	Tunisia Rally	1
	Morocco Rally	1
	UAE Desert Challenge	8
2005	Paris Dakar Rally	1
2006	Paris Dakar Rally	5
2007	Lisbon Dakar Rally Dakar Rally The Dakar Rally is an annual rally raid type of off-road automobile race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation...	1
2008	Central Europe Rally Central Europe Rally The Central Europe Rally was a rally-raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary. It was held in 2008 as a replacement for the canceled 2008 Dakar Rally...	2