In March 2014 it was announced that Peugeot Sport would return to Dakar in 2015 and Sainz joined Cyril Despres to race for Peugeot, driving its Peugeot 2008 DKR.marathonrally.com - Dakar Rally 2015: Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres to start with Peugeot 2015 MarathonRally.com, 26 March 2014; Retrieved 29 March 2015Sainz leaves VW after Dakar deal WRC.com, March 2014; Retrieved 29 March 2014 In the rally he retired after a crash.Dakar 2015: Coma on the comeback trail, Sainz out Red Bull, 8 January 2014; Retrieved 19 January 2016 In Dakar 2016 Sainz was forced to retire from the lead after the gearbox of his Peugeot broke."Carlos Sainz out of Dakar Rally after gearbox failure on Peugeot" El Pais English, 14 January 2016; Retrieved 19 January 2016 In 2017 Sainz also had to retire after rolling his Peugeot during the fourth stage of the rally.Sainz explains crash: “I was pushing to recover lost time” MotorSport.com, 6 January 2017; Retrieved 6 January 2017 In 2018, Sainz took the second Dakar win of his career with Peugeot team."Dakar Rally 2018: Carlos Sainz wins race for second time", BBC Sport, 20 January 2018; Retrieved 4 February 2018
