Jean-Paul Cottret (born June 19, 1963 in Gien) is a French rally navigator, best known for his seven success in the Dakar Rally alongside Stéphane Peterhansel.

Biography

Cottret's partnership with Peterhansel began during the 1999 event, in which the pair placed seventh overall in the car category. Switching to the factory Mitsubishi team, the pair won the Dakar in 2004, 2005 and 2007 before adding a fourth success in 2012 at the wheel of an X-Raid prepared Mini.

In addition to their Dakar success, Cottret and Peterhansel have been successful in other minor rally raid events, such as the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Spanish Baja and Rally Morocco.[1]

Achievements

Dakar Rally

YearCarDriverRank
1985Mitsubishi PajeroFrance Maurice Sartiaux40th
1986Mitsubishi PajeroFrance Maurice Sartiaux41st
1992Mitsubishi PajeroFrance Dominique Housieaux63rd
1993ProtoFrance Jérôme Riviere37th
1994Buggy BourgoinFrance Philippe Wambergue3rd.
1995NissanFrance Dominique Housieaux14th
1996NissanFrance Dominique Housieaux20th
1997Toyota Land CruiserFrance Philippe WambergueRit.
1998Toyota Land CruiserFrance Philippe WambergueRit.
1999NissanFrance Stéphane Peterhansel7th
2000MegaFrance Stéphane Peterhansel2nd
2003Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane Peterhansel3rd
2004Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2005Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2006Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane Peterhansel4th
2007Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2009Mitsubishi Pajero EvolutionFrance Stéphane PeterhanselRit.
2010BMW X3France Stéphane Peterhansel4th
2011BMW X3France Stéphane Peterhansel4th
2012Mini All 4 RacingFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2013Mini All 4 RacingFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2014Mini All 4 RacingFrance Stéphane Peterhansel2nd
2015Peugeot 2008 DKRFrance Stéphane Peterhansel11th
2016Peugeot 2008 DKRFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2017Peugeot 3008 DKRFrance Stéphane Peterhansel1st
2018Peugeot 3008 DKRFrance Stéphane Peterhansel4th

References

  1. ↑ "Jean-Paul Cottret". Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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