Three weeks after clinching this year's Drivers World Championship, Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally de Espana - adding another victory to his record breaking tally.
Sunday’s win was the 61st at World Championship level for the Frenchman and his co-driver Daniel Elena. The pair led the rally from start to finish, eventually crossing the line 35.3 seconds ahead of the man in second place, Citroen privateer Petter Solberg. Solberg worried that sliding wide on a corner in the final stage had dropped him behind the hard charging Dani Sordo, but, in the end, the Spaniard had to settle for third, 5.8 seconds behind, and completed an all Citroen podium. Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala finished fourth, 38.4sec behind Sordo, while his teammate Mikko Hirvonen completed the top-five. It was the last asphalt rally for the current specification World Rally Cars. The Citroen C4 has been unbeatable on asphalt under this specification since it was introduced in 2007. Rally de Espana – Final classification: 1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen C4 Wrc) in 3.32’59”7 2. P. Solberg-Patterson (Citroen C4 Wrc) + 35”3 3. Sordo-Marti (Citroen C4 Wrc) + 41”1 4. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Focus Wrc) + 1’19”5 5. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Ford Focus Wrc) + 6’32”9 6. Wilson-Martin (Ford Focus Wrc) + 8’17”6 7. Al Qassimi-Orr (Ford Focus Wrc) + 13’05”7 8. H. Solberg-Prevot (Ford Fiesta Super2000) + 13’11”2 9. Block-Gelsomino (Ford Focus Wrc) + 16’01”2 10. Ogier-Ingrassia (Peugeot 307 Wrc) + 17’24”1 Etc. Championship: 1. Loeb 251 pts, 2. Ogier 167, 3. Latvala 156, 4. P. Solberg 151, 5. Sordo 140, 6. Hirvonen 114, 7. Wilson 68, 8. H. Solberg 37, etc.
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