Cyril Despres

Cyril Despres
Cyril Despres in 2009
Personal information
Born (1974-01-24) January 24, 1974 (age 50)
Nemours, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportMotorsport (cars, bikes)
EventRally raid
Achievements and titles
World finals2 World Championship (2003, 2009)
Medal record
Rally raid (bikes)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Dakar Rally 5 4 1
Rally of Tunisia 3 1 1
Rallye du Maroc 4 1 2
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 5 - -
Rallye dos Sertões 2 3 0
Sardegna Rally Race 2 - -
Total 21 9 4
Rally raid (cars)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Dakar Rally 0 0 1
Silk Way Rally 2 - -
Total 2 0 1

Cyril Despres (born 24 January 1974)[1] is a French rally racer and resident of Andorra.[2] He won the Dakar Rally five times, in 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013,[3] riding a KTM motorcycle. He also won the Red Bull Romaniacs, an enduro event, three times, in 2004, 2005 and 2007, and the Erzberg Rodeo in 2002 and 2003.[4] In the 2018 season he is one of the official drivers of the Team Peugeot Total.[5]

  1. ^ "Cyril Despres -- Motor Sports Profiles". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ World Xtreme Enduro Championship – Cyril Despres Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rider sheet – Cyril DESPRES Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cyril Despres, the 07 RB Romaniacs Rally and the brand new 2008 model KTM 300 EXC-E
  5. ^ "Team Peugeot Total - The team". redbull.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.