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| Current series | World Rallycross Championship |
|---|---|
| Former series | World Rally Championship ( Peugeot Esso ) |
| Current drivers |  Sébastien Loeb Stéphane Peterhansel  Carlos Sainz Cyril Despres  Timmy Hansen Kevin Hansen |
Team Peugeot Total is the factory team [1] of French car manufacture Peugeot. The team competes in the Dakar Rally and the FIA World Rallycross Championship.
The team won two Dakar Rally and one 24 Hours of Le Mans. [2]
Are four the teams for rally raid 2018 season. [3]
| Car | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|
| Peugeot 3008 DKR | Stéphane Peterhansel | Jean-Paul Cottret |
| Carlos Sainz | Lucas Cruz | |
| Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | |
| Cyril Despres | David Castera |
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| Year | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points | Teams | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 | 9 | Sébastien Loeb | BAR 2 | POR 2 | BEL 1 | GBR 3 | NOR 8 | SWE 9 | CAN 3 | FRA | LAT | USA | GER | RSA | 2nd* | 140* | 2nd* | 280* |
| 21 | Timmy Hansen | BAR 12 | POR 6 | BEL 3 | GBR 8 | NOR 5 | SWE 5 | CAN 2 | FRA | LAT | USA | GER | RSA | 3rd* | 140* | |||||
| 71 | Kevin Hansen | BAR 13 | POR 11 | BEL 9 | GBR 6 | NOR 4 | SWE 5 | CAN 9 | FRA | LAT | USA | GER | RSA | 7th* | 88* | N/A | N/A | |||
* Season still in progress.
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