drive vehicle and without a navigator by his side. He went on to several 2WD class and overall wins the following years, before taking the overall victory in the 1999 and 2000 editions of the Dakar (respectively, Granada-Dakar and Paris-Dakar-Cairo). In the 2001 Dakar he was near victory but penalised one hour for unsportsmanlike conduct after illegally blocking his closest competitor both at the start and during the penultimate stage. He also won the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup from 1998 to 2002 and the 2 WD FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup several times. Schlesser won every edition of the Africa Eco Race from its establishment in 2009 to 2014. Racing record Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Footnotes Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Complete British Saloon Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class) Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results (key) Filmography Taxi 2 (2000) See also Buggy Schlesser References External links Jean-Louis Schlesser Official website Africa Race Official website Interview with Schlesser 1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Nancy, France French rally drivers French racing drivers French Formula One drivers Williams Formula One drivers RAM Racing Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers French Formula Three Championship drivers FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Off-road racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Dakar Rally drivers Dakar Rally winning drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers Jaguar Racing drivers David Price Racing drivers Team Joest drivers Sauber Motorsport drivers