
Peugeot's long-standing passion for the Rallye Monte-Carlo has produced some of the event's most memorable moments, including the incredible fight-back of Ari Vatanen who overturned an eight-minute time-penalty incurred while leading the 1985 event to clinch the win in his Peugeot 205 Turbo 16. More recently, in 2009, the 207 S2000 ...
Jean-Louis Loubet: "Peugeot enjoys competition, and it enjoys motorsport. To see that, you only have to look back at the result of the first motor race in history – the 1984 Paris-Rouen – which was won by a Peugeot. The following year, Peugeot went on to win the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris road race. Peugeot enjoys competition, ...
Jean-Louis Loubet: "In the wake of the Drivers' and Manufacturers' World Rally Championship titles secured by Peugeot with the 205 Turbo 16 in 1985 and 1986, the so-called Group B cars were deemed too powerful and promptly outlawed at the end of the 1986 season. This gave Peugeot a chance to turn its attention to other challenges and put ...