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Sebastien Loeb was in dominant form again this weekend to take his 10th World Rally Championship victory of the year in Rally Catalunya, clinching the manufacturers' championship for Citroen. Loeb had already claimed his second drivers'...

Sebastien Loeb occupies his usual position at the end of Saturday's second leg of Rally Catalunya: first. But what is less usual is that the World Rally Champion is not only on top, he is leading a Citroen 1-2-3 charge atop the ...

Sebastien Loeb was flawless on the twisty mountain roads of Corsica, winning every stage of the Tour de Corse en route to his first victory in the French round of the World Rally Championship. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena. Photo...

Sebastien Loeb continued his drive toward his first World Rally Championship victory in his home country, the Frenchman topped the charts for the second consecutive day at the Tour de Corse in his Citroen Xsara WRC. Sébastien Loeb and...

Markko Martin will not be driving in Rally Japan at the end of this month, following the death of his longtime co-driver and friend Michael Park at the Rally of Great Britain this past weekend. Scene at the rally HQ in Cardiff after the...

Sebastien Loeb had a comfortable 42-second victory in the Rally of Great Britain today, but with the event marred by a tragedy, Markko Martin's co-driver Michael Park killed in an accident on SS15 in his home rally (see separate story), Loeb took...

Michael Park, one of the most experienced and respected co-drivers on the World Rally Championship circuit, was killed this morning in an accident on the final leg of the Rally of Great Britain. Michael Park. Photo by Marlboro Peugeot...

Sebastien Loeb may not be able to clinch his second consecutive title on Sunday but the Citroen driver set the fastest time in all but one World Rally Championship special stage today in the Welsh countryside as he aims for his first-ever Rally of...

Sebastien Loeb was back on form this weekend, taking another World Rally Championship (WRC) victory at Rallye Deutschland, his eighth of the 2005 season, after the disappointment of the second place in Finland. Sébastien Loeb and...

It had been a long time in the World Rally Championship wilderness for Marcus Gronholm and Peugeot, but the veteran Finn returned to the top step of the podium in his home event, taking his fifth Rally Finland victory in six years with a...

Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm has gone from strength to strength in the first two legs of this weekend's Rally Finland, his home event. Leading by six seconds after the first day, Gronholm dominated today's World Rally action, taking wins in six of...

Marcus Gronholm is back on familiar territory, flying over the "yumps" in the Finnish countryside near Jyvaskyla, the home of Rally Finland. And it felt like home, with the Peugeot pilot taking a five-second lead over Sebastien Loeb on the first...

Ford today named Mikko Hirvonen as its second nominated driver for Rally Finland, joining Toni Gardemeister as the two drivers eligible to score points for the World Rally Championship manufacturers' title. Hirvonen will now return to the team he...

Marcus Gronholm said he wanted to fight for victory, and that's exactly what he did on the second leg of Rally Argentina, although it looks like his efforts may be too little, too late to catch Sebastien Loeb. Sébastien Loeb and...

Sebastien Loeb came into the final day of Acropolis Rally with a dominant lead of 1:24.6 over Toni Gardemeister, and he didn't let up on the third leg, either, taking the win with a final margin of 1:36.2 to take a record fifth consecutive World...

At the end of the first leg of the Acropolis Rally, the leaders were tightly bunched up, with Sebastien Loeb just six seconds ahead of Marcus Gronholm, and Carlos Sainz and Toni Gardemeister close behind -- plus Gronholm was pledging to attack on...

Sebastien Loeb holds the early lead in the Acropolis Rally, the eighth round of the World Rally Championship, and is looking to set a new WRC record with a fifth consecutive win in his Citroen Xsara WRC. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel ...

Sebastien Loeb put in another strong performance in Rally of Turkey in his Citroen Xsara WRC, dominating the competition and taking a record-tying fourth consecutive World Rally Championship win. Sébastien Loeb. Photo by Citroën...

Sebastien Loeb put in another strong performance today to maintain his lead in the Rally of Turkey -- and putting him just a few stages away from a record-tying fourth consecutive World Rally Championship win, something that has only been ...

The island of Cyprus was the private domain of Sebastien Loeb this weekend, as the 2004 World Rally Champion scored a dominant victory for Citroen in Cyprus Rally, the sixth event on this year's calendar. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel ...

Sebastian Loeb went from strength to strength today in the Cyprus Rally, the sixth instalment of the 2005 World Rally Championship. Building on a first-leg lead of some two minutes, the Citroen ace stretched it out to a seemingly very comfortable...

Sebastien Loeb is conmfortably ahead after the first leg of Cyprus Rally, the sixth event on the 2005 World Rally Championship calendar. The 2004 champion has his Citroen Xsara WRC just over two minutes ahead of Citroen privateer Manfred ...

Most World Rally Championship teams dream of being competitive on the first outing with a new WRC car. But for Petter Solberg and Subaru, the debut of the Impreza WRC2005 couldn't have been better: the Norwegian ace trounced the opposition ...

With three manufacturers' titles, in 1995, 1996 and 1997, under their belt in World Rally Championship competition and near misses over the most recent years, Subaru has unveiled their new Impreza -- the arsenal they hope will garner this season's...

It was a Norwegian celebration in Sweden today, as Petter Solberg, the rallycross and rally veteran from across the border, clinched the victory for Subaru in the Swedish Rally, the second event in the 2005 World...

2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg replaced Marcus Gronholm on the top of the leaderboard at the end of Saturday's Swedish Rally competition. Gronholm held the lead by a mere two-tenths of a second on the first day of the fierce battle ...

Sebastian Loeb demonstrated his mastery of the mountains, and the speed of his Citroen Xsara WRC, at the Monte Carlo Rally this weekend, taking his third consecutive Monte Carlo victory at this, the most famous of the World Rally Championship ...

The fight for the 2005 World Rally Championship kicked off tonight with the traditional ceremonial start at Monaco's famed Casino Square. Sébastien Loeb. Photo by Citroën Sport. The challenge for everyone -- bar reigning WRC...