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Mister Dakar

Stéphane Peterhansel has won the Dakar Rally a total of 14 times. The Frenchman has won six times in the saddle of a motorcycle and eight times at the wheel of a car.

And he continues to burn with passion for the rally raid classic.

Becoming the first Dakar winner with an electrified powertrain: That and nothing less is what appeals to Stéphane Peterhansel about his first collaboration with Audi to date.

“This is probably the last step I can take as a professional driver. That would be perfect for me,” says the 56-year-old Frenchman.

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For him, it’s about the next big challenge.

Challenges have been the linchpin for Stéphane Peterhansel since he was a child. At the age of eight, his father, a motocross racer, gave him his first motorcycle. At the age of 18, the top talent competes in his first championship with an enduro machine and becomes the champion straight away.

In 1988, when Peterhansel was 22, he made his Dakar debut as a factory driver. Although 18th pla