Sébastien Loeb ( French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ lœb]; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. Sébastien Loeb, (born February 26, 1974, Haguenau, Bas Rhin, France), French race-car driver who was widely considered to be the greatest rally racer of all time, having won a record nine World Rally Championship (WRC) titles (2004-12).
Guillaume de Mevius takes the 1st stage in the car Paudal
As before, it will be driven by WRC legend Sébastien Loeb and Spain's Nani Roma. Now called the Hunter T1+, the car has been revised partly because the rules have evolved - triggered by the. Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sebastien Loeb took stage four of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as home favourite Yazeed Al Rajhi stretched his overall lead in the car category. Nine-times world. Sebastian Toma. Sébastien Loeb, the most successful WRC driver in history, has tested M-Sport's 2022 Ford Puma Rally 1 WRC car. The vehicle is made for 2022's new hybrid car regulations, which go. Loeb was starting his first WRC event after more than a year away. Co-driver Isabelle Galmiche, a 50-year-old school teacher, is the first female on the top step of a WRC podium since 1997.
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Loeb becomes oldest WRC winner at 47. Jan 23 (Reuters) - France's Sebastien Loeb won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday to become, at 47, the oldest driver to win a round of the world. Sébastien Loeb jetted in from a second-place finish in the Dakar Rally to win a thrilling season-opener in the mountains above Monte-Carlo and became the oldest WRC winner ever. Written by David. In the space of just nine days, Sébastien Loeb went from second place at the Dakar Rally to an eighth Rallye Monte-Carlo victory. Here's how he did it. Written by David Evans 9 min readPublished. World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb became the first driver in the history of the Dakar Rally to score six consecutive stage wins after topping Saturday's penultimate test in Saudi Arabia. Author.
Loeb Gets Back To Winning Ways In Dakar Rally SPEED SPORT
A 2004 Citroën Xsara WRC with four very special letters - Loeb - stuck to its pristine bodywork beside the tricolour. Presented by Girardo & Co, this is unquestionably the most historically significant Xsara on the planet, having blasted Sébastien Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena to nine podium finishes and six World Rally Championship. Ben Miles. Sébstien Loeb is back in a WRC car. Or at least, he is back in a *future* World Rally Car. The end of the era of the Sébastiens may be upon us, with Loeb having long retired from full-time rallying and Ogier now following him, but it turns out we, and they, just can't quite move on. While Séb Ogier has confirmed he'll be.
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb fought back to claim his first stage victory of the 2024 Dakar Rally on Tuesday, as Yazeed Al-Rajhi retained the overall lead by finishing second. Loeb is a man of firsts. In 2004 Loeb became the first non-Nordic driver to win the snow-based Swedish Rally. In 2005, with victory in the ninth round in Argentina, Loeb became the first driver to.
RallyingLoeb wins Dakar stage four, Al Rajhi stretches overall lead
January 8 th 2024 - 17:11 [GMT + 3] Today, Loeb et Lurquin suffered three punctures and so had to repair their tyre, losing 23 minutes to the stage winner. In the general rankings, the Prodrive crew occupy 9th place, almost 25 minutes behind the leader. Sebastien Loeb - Etape 3 - FR / Sebastien Loeb - Stage 3 - ENG / Shubaytah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Sebastien Loeb's decision to 'go slow' in stage five earlier in the week paid off on Friday as the Frenchman won the marathon two-day stage 6 at the Dakar Rally.
