Sebastien Loeb won the first race of the 2009 World Rally Championship. He finished the Rally Ireland with a time of 2:48:25.70 – nearly a full minute and a half ahead of the second place finisher, Dani Sordo.

The leading finishers included:

1. Sebastien Loeb – 2:48:25.70 (Citroen C4)
2. Dani Sordo – 2:49:53.60 (Citroen C4)
3. Mikko Hirvonen – 2:50:33.50 (Ford Focus WRC 08)
4. Henning Solberg – 2:54:58.10 (Ford Focus WRC 08)
5. Chris Atkinson – 2:56:17.60 (Citroen C4 WRC)

The full results from the race have been posted here:

Results from the 2009 WRC Rally Ireland

The current standings can be found at this link:

2009 World Rally Championship Standings

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

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