Daniel Elena

Daniel Elena (born 26 October 1972) is a Monégasque rally co-driver working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship (WRC) nine times, and currently compete with Hyundai. 79 wins make him the co-driver with the most victories in the history of the WRC.

Daniel Elena
Elena in 2012.
Personal information
Nationality Monegasque
Born (1972-10-26) 26 October 1972
World Rally Championship record
Active years1998–2013, 2015, 2018–present
TeamsCitroën, Kronos Citroën, Hyundai
Rallies181[lower-alpha 1]
Championships9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Rally wins79
Podiums118
Stage wins925
First rally1998 Monte Carlo Rally
First win2002 Rallye Deutschland
Last win2018 Rally Catalunya
Last rally2020 Rally Turkey

Career

He started rallying in 1997 as co-driver to Hervé Bernard, but became Loeb's co-driver the following season and quickly developed a strong relationship with him, winning the Citroën Saxo Trophy in 1999 and the French gravel title the following year.

In 2001, they won the FIA Super 1600 championship in their Citroën Saxo, becoming an obvious choice for Citroën's WRC team, which they made their first start for that year, going on to take their first win at Rallye Deutschland in 2002. They went on to take nine consecutive World Rally Championship titles between 2004 and 2012.

Elena celebrating victory at the 2005 Cyprus Rally.

Loeb and Elena have won Elena's home rally, the famous Monte Carlo Rally seven times (2003–2005, 2007–2008, 2012–2013).

Elena is the first person to have received the Michael Park Trophy, which is now given yearly to the best co-driver.

Personal life

Elena is divorced and has 2 daughters, Romane and Dorine, with his former wife. He and his new companion Anais Reyne welcomed a daughter, Joy, on 9 October 2020.[1]

Commitment

Elena is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[2]

Complete WRC results

As driver
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
1998 Daniel Elena Peugeot 106 Rallye MON
36		 SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRC NZL FIN ITA AUS GBR NC 0

As co-driver
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1999 Equipe de France FFSA Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP
Ret		 FRA
19		 ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA
21		 AUS GBR NC 0
2000 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN
Ret		 CYP GBR
38		 NC 0
Equipe de France FFSA Toyota Corolla WRC FRA
9		 ITA
10		 AUS
2001 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON
15		 SWE
Ret		 POR 14th 6
Citroën Saxo S1600 ESP
15		 ARG CYP GRE
19		 KEN FIN
28		 NZL FRA
13		 AUS GBR
15
Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC ITA
2
2002 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC MON
2		 SWE
17		 FRA ESP
Ret		 CYP ARG GRE
7		 KEN
5		 FIN
10		 GER
1		 ITA NZL GBR
Ret		 10th 18
Piedrafita Sport AUS
7
2003 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1		 SWE
7		 TUR
Ret		 NZL
4		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
Ret		 CYP
3		 GER
1		 FIN
5		 AUS
2		 ITA
1		 FRA
13		 ESP
2		 GBR
2		 2nd 71
2004 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1		 SWE
1		 MEX
Ret		 NZL
4		 CYP
1		 GRE
2		 TUR
1		 ARG
2		 FIN
4		 GER
1		 JPN
2		 GBR
2		 ITA
2		 FRA
2		 ESP
Ret		 AUS
1		 1st 118
2005 Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC MON
1		 SWE
Ret		 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		 AUS
Ret		 1st 127
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		 TUR
AUS
NZL
GBR
1st 112
2007 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC MON
1		 SWE
2		 NOR
14		 MEX
1		 POR
1		 ARG
1		 ITA
Ret		 GRE
2		 FIN
3		 GER
1		 NZL
2		 ESP
1		 FRA
1		 JPN
Ret		 IRE
1		 GBR
3		 1st 116
2008 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC MON
1		 SWE
Ret		 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		 1st 122
2009 Citroën Total WRT Citroën C4 WRC IRE
1		 NOR
1		 CYP
1		 POR
1		 ARG
1		 ITA
4		 GRE
Ret		 POL
7		 FIN
2		 AUS
2		 ESP
1		 GBR
1		 1st 93
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		 1st 276
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		 AUS
10		 FRA
Ret		 ESP
1		 GBR
Ret		 1st 222
2012 Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
1		 SWE
6		 MEX
1		 POR
Ret		 ARG
1		 GRE
1		 NZL
1		 FIN
1		 GER
1		 GBR
2		 FRA
1		 ITA
Ret		 ESP
1		 1st 270
2013 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
1		 SWE
2		 MEX POR ARG
1		 GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA
Ret		 ESP GBR 8th 68
2015 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC MON
8		 SWE MEX ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 18th 6
2018 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC MON SWE MEX
5		 FRA
14		 ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
1		 AUS 13th 43
2019 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
4		 SWE
7		 MEX FRA
8		 ARG CHL
3		 POR
Ret		 ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP
4		 AUS
C		 10th 51
2020 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC MON
6		 SWE MEX EST TUR
3		 ITA MNZ 10th 24

* Season still in progress.

JWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 WDC Points
2001 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Saxo Kit Car ESP
1		 GRE
1		 1st 50
Citroën Saxo S1600 FIN
1		 ITA FRA
1		 GBR
1

Notes
  1. Elena has started 180 events as a co-driver and one as a driver.

References
  1. "Daniel Elena". SebastienLoeb.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. "Peace and Sport". Peace and Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Laure Manaudou
Alain Bernard		 French Sportsperson of the Year
(with Sébastien Loeb)
2007
2009		 Succeeded by
Alain Bernard
Christophe Lemaitre
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