February 15, 2009

Sebastien Loeb Wins Another WRC Event

French driver Sebastien Loeb is two for two so far in this season’s World Rally Championship. He grabbed his latest win in a Citroën C4 at Rally Norway where he beat out the second place finisher, Mikko Hirvonen, who was racing a Ford Focus RS WRC 08. Jari-Matti Latvala, who was also in a Ford Focus RS WRC 08, finished the event in third.

For the complete results from this race, please see the following link:

Results from the 2009 WRC Rally Norway

Because of his win, Sebastien Loeb extended his championship points total to 20 points. Mikko Hirvonen, the next closest driver to the lead, is currently six points behind Loeb, with 14 points.

The standings have been updated and can be found here:

2009 World Rally Championship Standings

Next on the schedule is the Cyprus Rally, which is scheduled to be held from March 13 – 15, 2009.

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December 7, 2008

Sebastien Loeb Wins Final Race and Secures Championship

Sebastien Loeb drove his Citroen C4 to another win this weekend, this time during the WRC rally in Wales. The win ensured his 2008 World Rally Championship Title, as well as the Manufacturer’s Championship for Citroen Total WRT.

The fastest times for the 2008 Wales Rally included:

1. Sebastien Loeb – 2:43:09.60 (Citroen C4)
2. Jari-Matti Latvala – 2:43:22.30 (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
3. Dani Sordo – 2:44:30.20 (Citroen C4)
4. Petter Solberg – 2:45:09.20 (Subaru Impreza WRC 2008)
5. Per-Gunnar Andersson – 2:47:13.70 (Suzuki SX4)

The leading drivers in the point standings are as follows:

1. Sebastien Loeb, F, 122 points
2. Mikko Hirvonen, FIN, 103 points
3. Dani Sordo, E, 65 points
4. Jari-Matti Latvala, FIN, 58 points
5. Chris Atkinson, AUS, 50 points

For the full results from the race, please see this page:

Results from the 2008 WRC Wales Rally GB

The standings have been updated and can be found here:

2008 World Rally Championship Final Standings

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November 2, 2008

Hirvonen Wins Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan

Mikko Hirvonen drove his Ford Focus RS to a win this weekend during the World Rally Championship’s Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan. He finished 30 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Jari-Matti Latvala, who was also in a Ford Focus RS.

The top finishing drivers were:

1 – Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
2 – Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
3 – Sebastien Loeb (Citroen C4)
4 – Chris Atkinson (Subaru Impreza WRC 2008)
5 – Per-Gunnar Andersson (Suzuki SX4)

Some of the big name drivers that didn’t finish the weekend included Dani Sordo, Francois Duval, Henning Solberg, and Conrad Rautenbach.

The full results from the race have been posted here:

Results from the 2008 WRC Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan

The standings have been updated and can be seen here:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

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October 12, 2008

Sebastien Loeb Wins the WRC Rallye de France

French driver Sebastien Loeb took this weekend’s World Rally Championship win at the Rallye de France. His Citroen C4 clocked in for a total time of 3:42:58.0 which left him nearly four seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Mikko Hirvonen in his Ford Focus. Third through fifth belonged to Francois Duval, Jari Matti Latvala, and Petter Solberg respectively.

The full results from the race can be found:

Results from the 2008 WRC Rallye de France

For the updated standings, please use this link:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

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August 31, 2008

Sebastien Loeb Wins Third Straight Race

For the third World Rally Championship race in a row, Sebastien Loeb came out victorious in his Citroen C4. Close behind was fellow Citroen C4 driver Dani Sordo in second. Mikko Hirvonen, who was driving a Ford Focus, finished in the third position.

Several of the big name drivers didn’t finish this week’s race in New Zealand including Jari-Matti Latvala, Chris Atkinson, Francois Duval, Conrad Rautenbach, and Andreas Aigner.

For the full results from this race, please see this link:

Results from the 2008 WRC Repco Rally New Zealand

The updated standings can be found here:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

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