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.
Achievements Dakar Rally YearCarDriverRank1985 Mitsubishi Pajero Maurice Sartiaux 40th1986 Mitsubishi Pajero Maurice Sartiaux 41st1992 Mitsubishi Pajero Dominique Housieaux 63rd1993 Proto Jérôme Riviere 37th1994 Buggy Bourgoin Philippe Wambergue 3rd.1995 Nissan Dominique Housieaux 14th1996 Nissan Dominique Housieaux 20th1997 Toyota Land Cruiser Philippe Wambergue Rit.1998 Toyota Land Cruiser Philippe Wambergue Rit.1999 Nissan Stéphane Peterhansel 7th2000 Mega Stéphane Peterhansel 2nd2003 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel 3rd2004 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2005 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2006 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel 4th2007 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2009 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Stéphane Peterhansel Rit.2010 BMW X3 Stéphane Peterhansel 4th2011 BMW X3 Stéphane Peterhansel 4th2012 Mini All 4 Racing Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2013 Mini All 4 Racing Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2014 Mini All 4 Racing Stéphane Peterhansel 2nd2015 Peugeot 2008 DKR Stéphane Peterhansel 11th2016 Peugeot 2008 DKR Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2017 Peugeot 3008 DKR Stéphane Peterhansel 1st2018 Peugeot 3008 DKR Stéphane Peterhansel 4th
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