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Daniel Elena

{{short description|Monégasque rally co-driver (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Daniel Elena

| image = Daniel Elena 2012 (detail).jpg

| caption = Elena in 2012.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|26|df=y}}

| nationality = {{flag|MON|name=Monégasque}}

| Years = 1998–2013, 2015, 2018–2020

| Teams = Citroën, Kronos Citroën, Hyundai

| Races = 181{{efn|Elena has started 180 events as a co-driver and one as a driver.}}

| Co-Championships = 9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

| Wins = 79

| Podiums = 118

| Stagewins = 925

| First race = 1998 Monte Carlo Rally

| First win = 2002 Rallye Deutschland

| Last win = 2018 Rally Catalunya

| Last race = 2020 Rally Turkey

}}

Daniel Elena (born 26 October 1972) also known as "Danos" is a Monégasque rally co-driver working most notably with Sébastien Loeb. Between them the pair have won the World Rally Championship (WRC) nine times with Citroën, later competing with Hyundai. Their 79 wins together make him the co-driver with the most victories in the history of the WRC.{{Cite web|last=Shacki|title=Daniel Elena - rally profile eWRC-results.com|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/2-daniel-elena/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=eWRC-results.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=juwra.com Codrivers - Daniel Elena|url=https://www.juwra.com/elena_daniel.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.juwra.com}}

Career

He started rallying in 1992 as co-driver to Christophe Bovini but his first 'full season' came in 1996 with Hervé Bernard in the French national championships. In 1998 he became Loeb's co-driver and quickly developed a strong relationship with him, winning every event they finished in the Citroën Saxo Trophy in 1998, then the overall trophy itself in 1999. The following year with Citroën part-backing the duo, they won the two-wheel drive class of the French gravel title.{{Cite web|title=Biography {{!}} Sébastien Loeb|url=https://www.sebastienloeb.com/en/biography/|access-date=2021-04-12|language=en-US}}

In 2001, they won both the FIA Super 1600 championship (later J-WRC) in their Citroën Saxo and the French national championship in a Citroën Xsara Kit Car. Becoming an obvious choice for Citroën's WRC team, they made their first start for the manufacturer in the same year, finishing 2nd overall on the 2001 San Remo Rally. A part programme in 2002 included their first win at Rallye Deutschland and in 2003 they became full-time competitors. As team mates to former drivers champions Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz, Loeb and Elena outscored them both finishing the season second overall. They went on to take nine consecutive World Rally Championship titles between 2004 and 2012, before Loeb retired from the series in 2013.

When Loeb came out of WRC retirement in 2018 the pair reunited for Citroën again, running three events and winning Rally Catalunya. Hyundai Motorsport offered Loeb a two-year contract running a few events in 2019 and 2020, and Elena once again was his co-driver.

Between 2016 and 2019, Loeb entered the famous Dakar Rally with Elena by his side behind the wheel of a modified Peugeot 3008, reaching the podium twice. In 2021 the pair entered in a Prodrive built car but had to retire.{{Cite web|title=Profile of SEBASTIEN LOEB - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/305|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.dakar.com|language=en}} Two months later, Elena posted on social media that he had effectively been sacked by Loeb at Prodrive's request because of the poor Dakar result. Rally's most successful pairing of all time separated after 23 years of working together.{{Cite web|title=Sébastien Loeb et son copilote Daniel Elena se séparent|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rallye-raid/Actualites/Sebastien-loeb-et-son-copilote-daniel-elena-se-separent/1233157|access-date=2021-04-12|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=Tweet by @DanosElena|url=https://twitter.com/danoselena/status/1371873789663969281|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Twitter|language=en}}

Elena has also entered a few rallies as a driver, including the Monte-Carlo Rally, though never outside France.{{Cite web|last=Shacki|title=Daniel Elena - rally profile eWRC-results.com|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/2354-daniel-elena/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=eWRC-results.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Daniel Elena FIA World Rally Championship {{!}} FIA Results and Statistics|url=https://fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com/drivers/daniel-elena/series|access-date=2021-04-12|website=fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com}}

Image:Daniel Elena.jpg.]]

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.{{Cite web|title=Ingrassia wins co-driver's trophy|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/news-archive/wrc/ingrassia-wins-co-driver-s-trophy/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Elena to receive inaugural Michael Park Trophy|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/elena-to-receive-inaugural-michael-park-trophy/239482/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.motorsport.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412185443/https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/elena-to-receive-inaugural-michael-park-trophy/239482/|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Elena is divorced and has 2 daughters, Romane and Dorine, with his former wife. He and his new partner, Anaïs Reyne, welcomed a daughter, Joy, on 9 October 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=39&Itemid=49&lang=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104211226/http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=39&Itemid=49&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title=Daniel Elena |publisher=SebastienLoeb.com |access-date=20 January 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.peace-sport.org/|title=Peace and Sport|publisher=Peace and Sport |access-date=20 January 2016}}

Complete WRC results

=WRC results=

==As driver==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

!{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}}

!Points

1998

! Daniel Elena

! Peugeot 106 Rallye

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| MON
36

| SWE

| KEN

| POR

| ESP

| FRA

| ARG

| GRC

| NZL

| FIN

| ITA

| AUS

| GBR

! NC

! 0

==As co-driver==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

!{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}}

!Points

1999

! Equipe de France FFSA

! Citroën Saxo Kit Car

| MON

| SWE

| KEN

| POR

| style="background:#efcfff;"| ESP
Ret

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
19

| ARG

| GRE

| NZL

| FIN

| CHN

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
21

| AUS

| GBR

|

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 2000

! Sébastien Loeb

! Citroën Saxo Kit Car

| MON

| SWE

| KEN

| POR

| ESP

| ARG

| GRE

| NZL

| style="background:#efcfff;"| FIN
Ret

| CYP

|

|

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
38

|

|

! rowspan=2| NC

! rowspan=2| 0

Equipe de France FFSA

! Toyota Corolla WRC

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
9

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
10

| AUS

|

|

|

rowspan=3| 2001

!rowspan=2| Sébastien Loeb

! Citroën Saxo Kit Car

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| MON
15

| style="background:#efcfff;"| SWE
Ret

| POR

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! rowspan=3| 14th

! rowspan=3| 6

Citroën Saxo S1600

|

|

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| ESP
15

| ARG

| CYP

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GRE
19

| KEN

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FIN
28

| NZL

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
13

| AUS

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
15

|

|

Automobiles Citroën

! Citroën Xsara WRC

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA
2

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan=2| 2002

! Automobiles Citroën

! rowspan=2| Citroën Xsara WRC

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MON
2

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE
17

| FRA

| style="background:#efcfff;"| ESP
Ret

| CYP

| ARG

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| GRE
7

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| KEN
5

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FIN
10

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| ITA

| NZL

|

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|

|

! rowspan=2| 10th

! rowspan=2| 18

Piedrafita Sport

|

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|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
7

|

|

|

2003

! Citroën Total

! Citroën Xsara WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MON
1

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE
7

| style="background:#efcfff;"| TUR
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| NZL
4

| style="background:#efcfff;"| ARG
Ret

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GRE
Ret

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CYP
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FIN
5

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUS
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
13

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ESP
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GBR
2

|

|

! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd

! style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 71

2004

! Citroën Total

! Citroën Xsara WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MON
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| SWE
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| MEX
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| NZL
4

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| CYP
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GRE
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| TUR
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARG
2

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| FIN
4

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JPN
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GBR
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FRA
2

| style="background:#efcfff;"| ESP
Ret

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 118

2005

! Citroën Total

! Citroën Xsara WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MON
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| SWE
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEX
4

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| NZL
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| CYP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| TUR
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GRE
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FIN
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GBR
3

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JPN
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS
Ret

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 127

2006

! Kronos Total Citroën WRT

! Citroën Xsara WRC

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MON
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GRE
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FIN
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| JPN
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| CYP
1

| TUR

| AUS

| NZL

| GBR

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 112

2007

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën C4 WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MON
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE
2

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOR
14

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| POR
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GRE
2

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FIN
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NZL
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| JPN
Ret

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| IRE
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GBR
3

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 116

2008

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën C4 WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MON
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| SWE
Ret

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| JOR
10

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GRE
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| TUR
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FIN
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| NZL
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JPN
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 122

2009

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën C4 WRC

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| IRE
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| NOR
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| CYP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| POR
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
4

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GRE
Ret

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| POL
7

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FIN
2

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUS
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

|

|

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 93

2010

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën C4 WRC

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SWE
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| JOR
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| TUR
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NZL
3

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| BUL
1

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FIN
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| JPN
5

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

|

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 276

2011

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën DS3 WRC

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| SWE
6

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR
2

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JOR
3

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GRE
2

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FIN
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GER
2

| style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
10

| style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
Ret

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 222

2012

! Citroën Total WRT

! Citroën DS3 WRC

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MON
1

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
6

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEX
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRE
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NZL
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FIN
1

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GBR
2

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ESP
1

|

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;"| 270

2013

! Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

! Citroën DS3 WRC

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MON
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SWE
2

| MEX

| POR

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG
1

| GRE

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| AUS

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
Ret

| ESP

| GBR

|

|

|

! 8th

! 68

2015

! Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

! Citroën DS3 WRC

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
{{small|14}}

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ESP
{{small|1}}

| AUS

|

|

|

! 13th

! 43

2019

! Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

! Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
{{small|7}}

| MEX

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
{{small|8}}

| ARG

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CHL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| POR
Ret

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
{{small|4}}

| AUS
{{small|C}}

|

|

! 10th

! 51

2020

! Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

! Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|6}}

| SWE

| MEX

| EST

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| TUR
{{small|3}}

| ITA

| MNZ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 10th

! 24

* Season still in progress.

=JWRC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

!{{Tooltip|WDC|Championship position}}

!Points

rowspan=2| 2001

!rowspan=2| Sébastien Loeb

! Citroën Saxo Kit Car

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| ESP
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GRE
1

|

|

|

|

! style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan="2" | 1st

! style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan="2" | 50

Citroën Saxo S1600

|

|

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FIN
1

| ITA

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{commonscat|Daniel Elena}}

{{reflist}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-ach}}

{{succession box |

| before = Laure Manaudou
Alain Bernard

| after = Alain Bernard
Christophe Lemaitre

| title = French Sportsperson of the Year
(with Sébastien Loeb)

| years = 2007
2009

|}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elena, Daniel}}

Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:Monegasque rally co-drivers

Category:Monegasque rally drivers

Category:World Rally Championship co-drivers

Category:Dakar Rally co-drivers

Category:People from Monte Carlo