2017 Peugeot 3008 DKR Works Programme

The Peugeot 3008 DKR carried the brand’s two-wheel-drive rally-raid approach into a new programme that swept the 2017 Dakar podium. Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret headed the result, followed by the crews of Sébastien Loeb and Cyril Despres. The later DKR Maxi added Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz’s 2018 victory to the story. This archive profile follows those phases without treating the familiar SUV name as evidence of a production-car chassis.

A successor introduced before the 2017 campaign

Peugeot revealed the 3008 DKR in September 2016, explicitly identifying the road 3008 SUV as its styling inspiration and the 2008 DKR as its predecessor. The reference year here is the 2017 Dakar campaign, while the earlier reveal remains visible. That distinction avoids a common catalogue problem in which launch, competition debut and winning season are treated as one date. The programme is separate from the preceding 2008 DKR profile.

Peugeot: September 2016 3008 DKR reveal

Two-wheel drive and a diesel competition package

The factory described a two-wheel-drive arrangement and further development of the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 diesel. The Dakar organiser’s launch account provides an additional primary reference for the new machine. These descriptions concern a purpose-built rally-raid prototype. The road SUV’s platform, transmission options and production quantities are not specifications for the DKR. Exact output and chassis configuration should retain their development date rather than being applied universally across every later entry.

The 2017 podium result

Peugeot’s subsequent Dakar retrospective lists the 2017 one-two-three for Peterhansel/Cottret, Loeb/Elena and Despres/Castera in the 3008 DKR. This is the programme’s defining result. A podium count is not a chassis-production count, and it does not identify the present custody of any surviving car. Keep driver and co-driver together when describing an individual event achievement, then use separate provenance records if connecting that achievement to a specific surviving chassis.

Peugeot: September 2016 3008 DKR reveal

The DKR Maxi and the 2018 conclusion

The January 2018 result announcement identifies Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz as winners in the 3008 DKR Maxi. The revised designation should remain attached to that result instead of being silently substituted for the original 2017 specification. Both phases sit within this programme profile, making the development sequence readable without multiplying near-identical catalogue entries. Later private appearances can add to the history of individual cars but require their own event and ownership references.

Dakar organiser: 3008 DKR launch and identity

Photographs, liveries and a chassis-specific record

The selected picture shows the 3008 DKR at Paris in 2016, before the 2017 Dakar. It establishes a physical exhibition appearance rather than authenticating the later winning car. For a claimed survivor, compare its team records, chassis markings, dated bodywork and reconstruction history. A competition number or sponsor livery is useful context but can be changed. Major component substitutions should be described so that programme significance does not become an unsupported claim of original condition.

Specifications and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

Verified 3008 DKR programme, including the DKR Maxi development phase. The 2017 podium and 2018 victory are dated sporting results, not road-production or exclusive chassis totals. Distinct from the preceding 2008 DKR programme.

This is an Archive record. Concepts, restored heritage vehicles, works cars and competition programmes are not added to customer road-production totals. A programme profile does not establish how many physical chassis were made, and repeated exhibition appearances do not create additional vehicles.

What the photograph represents

Peugeot 3008 DKR at the Paris motor show in 2016, before its 2017 Dakar campaign. Display reference for the programme, not the later DKR Maxi or an authenticated photograph of the winning 2017 chassis.

Related Peugeot heritage profiles

• 2017 Peugeot Instinct Concept
• 2018 Peugeot e-Legend Concept

Frequently asked questions

Is the DKR mechanically an ordinary road 3008?

No. It is a purpose-built rally-raid prototype using a production-model name and styling inspiration.

Which version won in 2018?

Peugeot’s result release identifies Sainz and Cruz with the 3008 DKR Maxi.

What is the production-count boundary for this profile?

Verified 3008 DKR programme, including the DKR Maxi development phase. The 2017 podium and 2018 victory are dated sporting results, not road-production or exclusive chassis totals. Distinct from the preceding 2008 DKR programme.

Sources and further reading

1. Peugeot: September 2016 3008 DKR reveal
2. Dakar organiser: 3008 DKR launch and identity
3. Peugeot Sport: 2018 Maxi victory and dated Dakar results

Research checked 16 October 2026. Linked factory, heritage and specialist-register records support the specifically attributed claims. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.