• One of five 3008 DKRs entered by Peugeot Sport in the 2017 Dakar Rally; driven to 3rd place overall by five-time Dakar motorcycle section winner Cyril Despres
• Finished 3rd in Dakar in 2019, at the hands of nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb
• Driven extensively between 2017 and 2022 by Khalid Al Qassimi, including two further Dakar participations, and outright victory in the 2017 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
• Newly rebuilt by leading Rally preparation specialist PH Sport of Langres, France

Some 25 years after its last victory, Peugeot returned to the Dakar Rally in 2015 with the new two-wheel-drive, diesel V-6 powered 2008 DKR model. Following a troubled debut, the Vélizy-based team regrouped to secure a dominant overall win in 2016 with Dakar legend Stéphane Peterhansel.

In 2017, Peugeot Sport unveiled the evolutionary 3008 DKR, which shared the same 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged engine as its predecessor, albeit fitted to a newly strengthened chassis. Boasting 340 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, the 3008 DKR propelled Peterhansel to a seventh Dakar car crown from a remarkable 13 outings. Illustrious teammates Sébastien Loeb and Cyril Despres completed the podium, the latter driving chassis C22, which RM Sotheby’s is proud to offer here.

Acquired by Peugeot customer team PH Sport in mid-2017, C22 was subsequently driven by Khalid Al Qassimi, the Emirati securing the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in 2017 and contesting Dakar in 2018 and 2022. In 2019 it was driven by Sébastien Loeb to 3rd overall in the Dakar Rally, a remarkable result for a non-Works team, and one which included four stage wins out of 10 held. Offered directly from PH Sport in freshly rebuilt state, C22 remains a technical tour de force and a car of considerable historical significance; its present availability is unlikely to be repeated in the foreseeable future.

Race DateDriverCo-driverPositionDakar Rally2-14 January 2017Cyril DespresDavid Castera3rdAbu Dhabi Desert Challenge1-6 April 2017Khalid Al QassimiKhalid Al Kendi1stQatar Cross Country Rally17-22 April 2017Khalid Al QassimiKhalid Al Kendi4thDubai International Baja9-12 March 2018Khalid Al QassimiXavier Panseri17thAbu Dhabi Desert Challenge24-29 March 2018Khalid Al QassimiXavier PanseriDNFDakar Rally6-17 January 2019Sébastien LoebDaniel Elena3rdDubai International Baja8-9 March 2019Khalid Al QassimiXavier Panseri2ndAbu Dhabi Desert Challenge31 March-4 April 2019Khalid Al QassimiXavier Panseri2ndJordan Baja19-21 September 2019Khalid Al QassimiXavier Panseri4thSharqiyah Baja12-14 December 2019Khalid Al QassimiXavier Panseri3rdDubai International Baja19-20 February 2021Khalid Al QassimiDirk von Zitzewitz2ndDakar Rally1-14 January 2022Khalid Al QassimiDirk von Zitzewitz42nd

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