Daniel Elena

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Daniel Elena
2013 10 05 13-19Rallye France, Parc assistance Colmar, Daniel Elena.jpg
Nation: MonacoMonaco Monaco
World Rally Championship (WRC) (co-driver)
First rally: Rally Corsica 1999
driver FranceFrance Sébastien Loeb
Team: Citroën World Rally Team
Vehicle: Citroën DS3 WRC
Rallies Victories Podiums WP
167 78 116 1619
Championship title: 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012
Points: -
Status: After 13 of 13 rallies, 2013 season
World Rally Championship (WRC)
First rally: Rally Monte Carlo 1998
Last rally: Rally Monte Carlo 1998
Co-driver: MonacoMonaco Olivier Campana
Team: Daniel Elena
Vehicle: Peugeot 106 rally
Rallies Victories Podiums WP
1 - - -
Points: -
Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC)
First rally: Rally Monte Carlo 2011
Last rally: Rally Monte Carlo 2011
Co-driver: MonacoMonaco Olivier Campana
Team: Daniel Elena
Vehicle: Citroën DS3 R3T
Rallies: Victories: Podiums: WP
1 - - -
Points: -

Daniel Elena (born October 26, 1972 in Monaco ) is a Monaco rally driver. He became known as the longtime navigator of the record world champion Sébastien Loeb .

Elena and Loeb in the Citroën DS3 WRC at the 2011 Rally Portugal

Career

Elena began his rally career in 1997 as co-driver for Hervé Bernard. During the year he switched to the Loeb cockpit. In 1999 they won the Citroën Saxo Trophy, in 2001 the Junior World Rally Championship in a Citroën Saxo and the French Rally Championship in a Citroën Xsara . In 2002 they won their first WRC victory at the Rally Germany . From 2004 to 2012 Elena won the World Rally Championship nine times in a row with Loeb . The duo drove a Citroën C4 WRC from 2007 to 2010 and a Citroën DS3 WRC in 2011 and 2012 . Elena achieved 78 victories in the World Rally Championship with Loeb, making her the co-driver with the most victories in the history of the WRC. He won the Monte Carlo Rally , Elena's home rally, seven times with Loeb.

Although he has the Monegasque nationality, he was voted France's Sportsman of the Year in 2007 and 2009 together with Loeb .

Elena is married and has two children. He and his family live near Lausanne in Switzerland . Outside of his motorsport activities, Elena works as a winemaker and presses high-priced wines, which are also offered on Loeb's website.

Co-driver world title

season Passenger title driver vehicle
2001 World rally champion for Super 1600 vehicles Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo S1600
2001 French rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara Kit Car
2004 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC
2005 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC
2006 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC
2007 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC
2008 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC
2009 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC
2010 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC
2011 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC
2012 World rally champion Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC

WRC results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 Points Item
1999 Equipe de France FFSA Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON
 
SWE
 
KEN
 
POR
 
ESP
DNF
FRA
19
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
 
CHN
 
ITA
21
OUT
 
GBR
 
0 -
2000 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON
 
SWE
 
KEN
 
POR
 
ESP
 
ARG
 
GRE
 
NZL
 
FIN
DNF
CYP
 
GBR
38
0 -
Equipe de France FFSA Toyota Corolla WRC FRA
9
ITA
10
OUT
 
2001 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON
15
SWE
DNF
POR
 
6th 14th
Citroën Saxo S1600 ESP
15
ARG
 
CYP
 
GRE
19
KEN
 
FIN
28
NZL
 
FRA
13
OUT
 
GBR
15
Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC ITA
2
2002 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC MON
2
SWE
17
FRA
 
ESP
DNF
CYP
 
ARG
 
GRE
7
KEN
5
FIN
10
GER
1
ITA
 
NZL
 
GBR
DNF
18th 10
Piedrafita sport OFF
7
2003 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1
SWE
7
TUR
DNF
NZL
4
ARG
DNF
GRE
DNF
CYP
3
GER
1
FIN
5
OFF
2
ITA
1
FRA
13
ESP
2
GBR
2
71 2
2004 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1
SWE
1
MEX
DNF
NZL
4
CYP
1
GRE
2
TUR
1
ARG
2
FIN
4
GER
1
JPN
2
GBR
2
ITA
2
FRA
2
ESP
DNF
OFF
1
118 1
2005 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1
SWE
DNF
MEX
4
NZL
1
ITA
1
CYP
1
TUR
1
GRE
1
ARG
1
FIN
2
GER
1
GBR
3
JPN
2
FRA
1
ESP
1
FROM
DNF
127 1
2006 Kronos Total Citroën WRT Citroën Xsara WRC MON
2
SWE
2
MEX
1
ESP
1
FRA
1
ARG
1
ITA
1
GRE
2
GER
1
FIN
2
JPN
1
CYP
1
DOOR
 
OUT
 
NZL
 
GBR
 
112 1
2007 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC MON
1
SWE
2
NOR
14
MEX
1
POR
1
ARG
1
ITA
DNF
GRE
2
FIN
3
GER
1
NZL
2
ESP
1
FRA
1
JPN
DNF
IRE
1
GBR
3
116 1
2008 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC MON
1
SWE
DNF
MEX
1
ARG
1
JOR
10
ITA
1
GRE
1
TUR
3
FIN
1
GER
1
NZL
1
ESP
1
FRA
1
JPN
3
GBR
1
122 1
2009 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC IRE
1
NOR
1
CYP
1
POR
1
ARG
1
ITA
4
GRE
DNF
POL
7
FIN
2
OFF
2
ESP
1
GBR
1
93 1
2010 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC SWE
2
MEX
1
JOR
1
TUR
1
NZL
3
POR
2
BUL
1
FIN
3
GER
1
JPN
5
FRA
1
ESP
1
GBR
1
276 1
2011 Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC SWE
6
MEX
1
POR
2
JOR
3
ITA
1
ARG
1
GRE
2
FIN
1
GER
2
OFF
10
FRA
DNF
ESP
1
GBR
DNF
222 1
2012 Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
1
SWE
6
MEX
1
POR
DNF
ARG
1
GRE
1
NZL
1
FIN
1
GER
1
GBR
2
FRA
1
ITA ESP 199 1
2013 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
1
SWE
2
MEX
 
POR
 
ARG
1
GRE
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
GER
 
OUT
 
FRA
DNF
ESP
 
GBR
 
68 7th
2015 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
8
SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POLE FIN DEU OUT FRA ESP GBR 6th 13

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