Bozian Racing

Bozian Racing
Full name	Bozian Racing
Chassis	Peugeot 206 WRC ; Peugeot 307 WRC
Tyres	Michelin
World Rally Championship history
Debut	2002 Monte Carlo Rally
Last event	2009 Rally Catalunya
Manufacturers' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Rally wins	0

Last updated May 14, 2023

Bozian Racing is a French auto racing team founded in 1969 by Arthur Bozian. Although it also run in circuits, the rally represents the principal activity of the team. It was related to Renault for a long time. In 2002, Bozian Racing became the satellite team of Peugeot Sport, while engagement in particular, on several rallies of the WRC, running names such as Gilles Panizzi, Harri Rovanperä and Cédric Robert. In 2006 Bozian Racing took, to some extent, the relay of Peugeot Sport, which was withdrawn from the WRC at the end of the 2005 season, by engaging two Peugeot 307 WRCs in the Manufacturer 2 championship, running with the Austrian Manfred Stohl and the Norwegian Henning Solberg under the name of OMV Peugeot Norway.^[1]

WRC Results

Year	Car	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points	WDC	Points
2002	Peugeot 206 WRC		MON	SWE	FRA	ESP	CYP	ARG	GRC	KEN	FIN	GER	ITA	NZL	AUS	GBR					-	-
		Harri Rovanperä	Ret		11	7							9						7th	30
		Gilles Panizzi		16					Ret							11			6th	31
		Cédric Robert											7						-	0
2003	Peugeot 206 WRC		MON	SWE	TUR	NZL	ARG	GRC	CYP	GER	FIN	AUS	ITA	FRA	ESP	GBR					-	-
		Roman Kresta	10	14				Ret		Ret			11		13	8			21st	1
		Gilles Panizzi			5			7	Ret							Ret			10th	27
		Juuso Pykälistö		Ret	11			Ret	Ret		9					9			-	0
		Ari Vatanen									11								-	0
2004	Peugeot 206 WRC ^[2]		MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	CYP	GRE	TUR	ARG	FIN	GER	JPN	GBR	ITA	FRA	ESP	AUS			-	-
		Nicolas Vouilloz	Ret					Ret				12		9	Ret	Ret	10		-	0
		Miguel Campos	Ret				8												32nd	1

		Henning Solberg		6		Ret	Ret		Ret		10			11	Ret				19th	3
		Daniel Carlsson		8		8		5	Ret		9	Ret				11			12th	6
Luís Pérez Companc			Ret		Ret			6					Ret				23rd	3
2005	Peugeot 307 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC		MON	SWE	MEX	NZL	ITA	CYP	TUR	GRE	ARG	FIN	GER	GBR	JPN	FRA	ESP	AUS			-	-
		Daniel Carlsson		6				8			15								19th	5
		Marcos Ligato									13								-	0
		Xavier Pons			10		Ret												16th	7
		Didier Auriol	Ret																–	0
		Ricardo Triviño			12						18						20		–	0
2006	Peugeot 307 WRC		MON	SWE	MEX	ESP	FRA	ARG	ITA	GRE	GER	FIN	JPN	CYP	TUR	AUS	NZL	GBR			4th	88
		Manfred Stohl	4	18	3	12	7	4	7	Ret	5	9	5	4	8	3	3	2	4th	54
		Henning Solberg	Ret	8	5			7	Ret	5		4		6	3	Ret	12	11	8th	25
		Gigi Galli					9	3	Ret			5							11th	15
2007	Peugeot 307 WRC		MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRE	GBR			-	-
		Philippe Roux	16																-	0
		Anders Kjaer			23														-	0
2009	Peugeot 307 WRC		IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	POL	FIN	AUS	ESP	GBR					-	0	-	-
2009	Peugeot 307 WRC	Dany Snobeck											10						-	0	-	-

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References

↑ "Pirelli's gravel tyre gets 'green light'". Crash. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
↑ "Una Peugeot 206 WRC originale è in vendita su internet". Motor1.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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[1] "Pirelli's gravel tyre gets 'green light'". Crash. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

[2] "Una Peugeot 206 WRC originale è in vendita su internet". Motor1.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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