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The five time world rally champion headed a Citroen Total team one-two finish, completing the three day event 1min 13.1 seconds ahead of his Spanish team-mate Dani Sordo.
Today's win was the 52nd in Loeb's record breaking WRC career, his fifth from five events this season, and puts the Frenchman in a commanding lead of this year's drivers' championship, with a perfect maximum score of 50 points.
Loeb took the rally lead from Sordo on Saturday's second stage [SS12] and held it until the end. His team-mate moved into the runner-up spot on SS15, when the pair's only real challenger, Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen, retired with an overheated engine.
Throughout the rally Dani Sordo played the perfect support role to Loeb. The Spaniard took the lead on Friday night and tackled Saturday's stages first - helping to sweep a cleaner line for Loeb behind.
Sordo moved up to second place in the drivers' standings on 31 points - one ahead of Mikko Hirvonen who drops to third.
Following the dramatic last day retirements of Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg, a solid drive from Henning Solberg netted the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford driver third place - matching the Norwegian's best result on a WRC rally.
The five time world rally champion headed a Citroen Total team one-two finish, completing the three day event 1min 13.1 seconds ahead of his Spanish team-mate Dani Sordo.
Today's win was the 52nd in Loeb's record breaking WRC career, his fifth from five events this season, and puts the Frenchman in a commanding lead of this year's drivers' championship, with a perfect maximum score of 50 points.
Loeb took the rally lead from Sordo on Saturday's second stage [SS12] and held it until the end. His team-mate moved into the runner-up spot on SS15, when the pair's only real challenger, Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen, retired with an overheated engine.
Throughout the rally Dani Sordo played the perfect support role to Loeb. The Spaniard took the lead on Friday night and tackled Saturday's stages first - helping to sweep a cleaner line for Loeb behind.
Sordo moved up to second place in the drivers' standings on 31 points - one ahead of Mikko Hirvonen who drops to third.
Following the dramatic last day retirements of Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg, a solid drive from Henning Solberg netted the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford driver third place - matching the Norwegian's best result on a WRC rally.