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“He's the star of the bivouac!” 35 years later, the legendary Peugeot 205 T16 is back on the Dakar

2022-01-08T06:20:21.493Z


Rudy Jacquot and William Alcaraz take part in the rally-raid at the wheel of the Peugeot racing car which won the event in 1987 with Ari Vatanen.


At each passage, whether it is the Saudis or the competitors, we look back on our way. With my co-pilot (

William Alcaraz, editor's note

), we have never been so photographed! It gives us the impression of being stars when she is the star.

“Since the start of the rally-raid on January 1st, Rudy Jacquot still can't believe it. His car, stamped with number 726, has become one of the main attractions along the roads but also on the bivouac. “

Even the greatest drivers of the event come to visit us to see it up close, touch it and check if it's a real one. It turns all heads

, ”laughs the thirty-something (33 years old) of Team 205 Africa Raid.

She is the object of all envy, the 205 Turbo 16 displaying a dazzling multicolored dress with predominantly yellow and blue.

But we are not talking about just any model of Peugeot's “sacred number” since it is the legendary one of Ari Vatanen, crowned in 1987 on the Dakar.

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Source: lefigaro

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