Citroën Sport: 60 Years of Passion & Victories
From June 2nd, 2025 to December 11th, 2026 at Hélice Galerie (Flin, Meurthe-et-Moselle)
L’Aventure Citroën, in partnership with Hélice Galerie, presents an exceptional exhibition dedicated to six decades of commitment to motor racing:
"Citroën Sport: 60 Years of Passion & Victories."
📍In a unique space spanning over 1,100 m², Hélice Galerie in Flin will host a unique retrospective from June 2nd, 2025, retracing the sporting history of the chevron brand, from the first vehicles officially prepared and entered in rallies in 1965 and the creation of the Citroën Competition department, to the triumphs in the WRC and WTCC in the 2000s and 2010s.
🏁 A saga of mechanical and human legends
Citroën has been a major player in motorsport for 60 years, with several world championship titles in four different competition categories organized by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA): Rally-Raid, WRC, WTCC, and Rallycross. With 25 vehicles on display, including 20 from the L’Aventure Citroën collections, the exhibition will allow you to relive the glory days of these victories through legendary models:
• DS, SM, and CX rally cars,
• The ZX, with 36 Rally Raid victories, including 4 Paris-Dakar and the Paris-Beijing,
• Xsara Kit Car (2 victories), Xsara WRC (32 victories), C4 WRC (36 victories), DS3 WRC (26 victories), and C3 WRC (6 victories), thanks to which Citroën holds the record for WRC victories
• C-Elysée, three-time WTCC world champion.
Visitors will relive the highlights of this epic journey through a scenic tour centered around five main themes:
• The first rally victories (1960s, 1970s, and 1980s)
• The Rallycross years
• The Rally-Raid epic
• Circuit victories
• Domination in the World Rally Championship from the 1990s to the present day
Spectacular archives will accompany the vehicles, providing a total immersion in the thrilling world of racing.
🎯 A must-see for enthusiasts
This exhibition, aimed at all car and motorsports enthusiasts, children and adults, naturally doesn’t forget the men and women who built this legend behind the wheel of the cars, such as Ari VATANEN, Pierre LARTIGUE, Philippe BUGALSKI, Sébastien LOEB, and many others, or at the head of the competition department, such as Marlène COTTON or Guy FREQUELIN.
An immersion into the world of performance, innovation, and passion not to be missed!
📅 Practical Information
📍 Location: Hélice Galerie – 3 rue des Vosges – 54122 Flin (Grand Est – France)
🕘 Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
💶 Prices: €8 full price (including VAT) / Free for L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS members upon presentation of their card
🗓️ Special opening one Sunday per month* (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) with guided tours
🎟️ Reservations recommended / Catering available upon reservation
📞 Contact: +33 3 72 96 10 60 / contact@helice-galerie.com
A souvenir shop will be available on site.
* Sundays opening :
March 22
April 19
May 31
June 28
July 26
September 27
October 18
November 15
Free guided tours (duration: approximately 1 hour, in French only) are offered on Sundays at 10:15 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm.
Reservation required: contact@helice-galerie
For any requests, photos, interviews, or press accreditation:
👉 Press contact: contact-avpcd@laventureassociation.com
Liste des 25 véhicules de compétition Citroën exposés, dont 20 sont issus des collections de L’Aventure Citroën *
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- DS 21 coupé à Maserati V6 (1972)*
- DS 21 coupé Rallye (1972)*
- Monoplace MEP à moteur GS (1972) – collection privée
- SM courte Rallye du Bandama (1973)*
- 2 CV Cross (1976)*
- CX 2400 Rallye du Sénégal (1977)*
- BX 4 TC Groupe B (1986)*
- Visa 1000 Pistes Groupe B (1987)*
- AX Superproduction (1987) – collection privée
- BX 4×4 Turbo Rallycross (1992) – collection Jean-Luc Pailler
- ZX Rallye Raid voies étroites (celle de la victoire au Dakar 1991)*
- ZX Rallye Raid voies larges (celle de la victoire au Paris-Moscou-Pékin 1992)*
- ZX Rallye Raid Evo 2 (celle de la victoire au Dakar 1994)*
- ZX Rallye Raid Evo 3 (celle de la victoire au Dakar 1995)*
- ZX Rallye Raid Evo 4 (1994) – collection privée
- ZX Rallye Raid Evo 5 (deuxième au Dakar 1996)*
- Xsara Kit Car (1999)*
- Saxo Challenge Rallycross (2000) – collection privée
- Saxo Kit Car (2001)*
- Xsara WRC (celle de la victoire au Monte Carlo 2003)*
- C2 Super 1600 (2005)*
- C4 WRC (2010)*
- DS 3 WRC (2016) show car *
- C-Elysée WTCC (2016) show car *
- DS 3 WRC (2019) show car *
