After a thrilling last day battle Sebastien Loeb managed to overtake Jari-Matti Latvala on the final stage to take victory on Wales Rally GB.
Loeb, who secured the WRC drivers' championship in Japan, brought his Citroen C4 WRC to the finish of the final Port Talbot stage 4.9sec quicker than Latvala, and took the event win by 2.7sec.
Loeb's first Rally GB victory was his eleventh of the 2008 season and the 48th of his career. It also secured his Citroen Total team the 2008 WRC manufacturers' title.
Jari-Matti Latvala was one of the first to offer his congratulations to Loeb at the finish. Loeb's Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo finished third, 1min 07.9sec behind Latvala.
Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg was fourth in his Impreza. Suzuki World Rally Team driver P-G Andersson sounded off the top five places and matched his team's best ever WRC result.
Citroen clinched constructors world championship title.
Patrik Flodin took victory in the Production Car World Rally Championship in Wales by a comfortable margin of 1min 42.1sec following the last stage retirement of his rival, Patrik Sandell.
But while Flodin won the battle it was Andreas Aigner who won the war. Second place overall was more than enough for the Austrian to overtake Juho Hanninen in the standings and clinch his first P-WRC title.
Wales Rallye GB final results:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen C4 Wrc) in2'43'19"6
2. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Focus Wrc) + 2"7
3. Sordo-Marti (Citroen C4 Wrc) + 1'10"6
4. P.Solberg-Mills (Subaru Impreza Wrc) + 1'49"6
5. Andersson-Andersson (Suzuki SX4 Wrc) + 3'54"1
6. Duval-Giraudet (Ford Focus Wrc) + 4'57"8
7. Gardemeister-Tuominen (Suzuki SX4 Wrc) + 5'15"0
8. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Ford Focus Wrc) + 5'28"8
Etc.
Final drivers championship classification :
1. Loeb 122 points, 2. Hirvonen 103, 3. Sordo 65, 4. Latvala 58, 5. Atkinson 50, 6. P. Solberg 46, 7. H. Solberg 22, 8. Duval 25, 9. Galli 17, 10. Wilson 15, etc.
Final constructors championship classification :
1. Citroën Total WRT 191 points, 2. BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 173, 3. Subaru World Rally Team 98, 4. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 67, 6. Suzuki Rally Team 34, 5. Munchis Ford World Rally Team 22.
Loeb, who secured the WRC drivers' championship in Japan, brought his Citroen C4 WRC to the finish of the final Port Talbot stage 4.9sec quicker than Latvala, and took the event win by 2.7sec.
Loeb's first Rally GB victory was his eleventh of the 2008 season and the 48th of his career. It also secured his Citroen Total team the 2008 WRC manufacturers' title.
Jari-Matti Latvala was one of the first to offer his congratulations to Loeb at the finish. Loeb's Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo finished third, 1min 07.9sec behind Latvala.
Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg was fourth in his Impreza. Suzuki World Rally Team driver P-G Andersson sounded off the top five places and matched his team's best ever WRC result.
Citroen clinched constructors world championship title.
Patrik Flodin took victory in the Production Car World Rally Championship in Wales by a comfortable margin of 1min 42.1sec following the last stage retirement of his rival, Patrik Sandell.
But while Flodin won the battle it was Andreas Aigner who won the war. Second place overall was more than enough for the Austrian to overtake Juho Hanninen in the standings and clinch his first P-WRC title.
Wales Rallye GB final results:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen C4 Wrc) in2'43'19"6
2. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Focus Wrc) + 2"7
3. Sordo-Marti (Citroen C4 Wrc) + 1'10"6
4. P.Solberg-Mills (Subaru Impreza Wrc) + 1'49"6
5. Andersson-Andersson (Suzuki SX4 Wrc) + 3'54"1
6. Duval-Giraudet (Ford Focus Wrc) + 4'57"8
7. Gardemeister-Tuominen (Suzuki SX4 Wrc) + 5'15"0
8. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Ford Focus Wrc) + 5'28"8
Etc.
Final drivers championship classification :
1. Loeb 122 points, 2. Hirvonen 103, 3. Sordo 65, 4. Latvala 58, 5. Atkinson 50, 6. P. Solberg 46, 7. H. Solberg 22, 8. Duval 25, 9. Galli 17, 10. Wilson 15, etc.
Final constructors championship classification :
1. Citroën Total WRT 191 points, 2. BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 173, 3. Subaru World Rally Team 98, 4. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 67, 6. Suzuki Rally Team 34, 5. Munchis Ford World Rally Team 22.