The 307 WRC rose to the occasion of its maiden appearance in world class rallying by recording three fastest stage times in Monte Carlo and coming away with nine championship points, encouraging confidence boosters for Corrado Provera and his troops.

The decision to run the 307 WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally was apparently a good one…

"The whole team did a fantastic job in complying with the timeframe and ensuring we had a competitive car in Monte Carlo. To get both 307 WRCs to the finish and the fact that we came away with more points from this event than ever before is a fantastic and fitting reward for everyone at Peugeot Sport."

Marcus is always quick on the Swedish Rally, an event on which Peugeot is unbeaten. Do you think the 307 WRC can take its maiden win there?

"Our pre-Swedish testing was very positive and Marcus now knows that the car is competitive and apparently reliable. But we mustn't take anything for granted and we go to Sweden in all due humility."