How WRC legend Ogier will be remembered by his peers

After winning his eighth WRC title, Sebastien Ogier has drawn the curtain on his full-time rallying career. To understand Ogier's legacy, many of his former rivals, team-mates and colleagues have shared their thoughts on a vastly successful career

Sebastien Ogier has earned plenty of plaudits during a period of World Rally Championship dominance that has now yielded eight world titles. But the Frenchman admits it’s the praise from his peers that “you cherish” the most.

Ogier signed off his full-time WRC career in style by winning Rally Monza last weekend, sealing his eighth title to add to triumphs in 2013-2018 and 2020. While the Frenchman is expected to compete in selected rallies next year, the familiar sight of him fighting for another world title will now be consigned to the history books.

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Author Tom Howard

Tom Howard is a News Editor working across both Autosport.com and Motorsport.com websites. Starting out as a sports reporter in local newspapers, Tom focussed on motorsport covering several national championships in the UK, including the BTCC.

After a period working as a freelance journalist, Tom moved to Australia in 2013 landing a job at leading Australian motorsport news outlet speedcafe.com, covering international motorsport events including F1, WRC and Supercars. Progressing to Editor in 2017, Tom was named Motorsport Australia Journalist of the Year for his work. He is also a two-time winner of Supercars Journalist of The Year (2017,2019) and a Supercars Championship Media Award winner in 2019.

Tom moved back to his native UK in 2020, firstly working in BTCC, before joining Autosport and motorsport.com in 2021.