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Sébastien Loeb

Sébastien Loeb
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Nationality France French
Born (1974-02-26) 26 February 1974 (age 43)
Haguenau, France
FIA World Rallycross Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team Team Peugeot-Hansen
Car no. 9
Spotter Eric Färén
Starts 12
Wins 1
Podiums 4
Previous series
20142015
2013
2013
2011–2012
2010
2008–2009
2008–13
World Touring Car Championship
Porsche Supercup
FIA GT Series
Porsche Carrera Cup France
International GT Open
Porsche Carrera Cup France
French GT Championship
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1999–2013, 2015
Co-driver Monaco Daniel Elena
Teams Citroën, Kronos Citroën
Rallies 169
Championships 9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Rally wins 78
Podiums 116
Stage wins 909
Total points 1625
First rally 1999 Rally Catalunya
First win 2002 Rallye Deutschland
Last win 2013 Rally Argentina
Last rally 2015 Rallye Monte-Carlo
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2005–2006
Teams Pescarolo Sport
Best finish 2nd (2006)
Class wins 0
World Rally Championship record
Active years 1999–2013, 2015
Co-driver Monaco Daniel Elena
Teams Citroën, Kronos Citroën
Rallies 169
Championships 9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Rally wins 78
Podiums 116
Stage wins 909
Total points 1625
First rally 1999 Rally Catalunya
First win 2002 Rallye Deutschland
Last win 2013 Rally Argentina
Last rally 2015 Rallye Monte-Carlo
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2005–2006
Teams Pescarolo Sport
Best finish 2nd (2006)
Class wins 0

Sébastien Loeb (French pronunciation: ​[sebastjɛ̃ lœb]; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing, and rallycross driver. He competed for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and is the most successful driver in WRC history, having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He holds several other WRC records, including most wins, most podium finishes and most points. Loeb announced his retirement from World Rallying at the end of the 2012 season. Participating in selected events in the 2013 WRC season, he raced a full season in the FIA GT Series driving a McLaren MP4-12C before moving on with Citroën to the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2014.

Originally a gymnast, Loeb switched to rallying in 1995 and won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001. Signed by the Citroën factory team for the 2002 season, he and co-driver Daniel Elena took their maiden WRC win that same year at the Rallye Deutschland. After finishing runner-up to Petter Solberg by one point in 2003, Loeb took his first drivers' title in 2004. Continuing with Citroën, he went on to take a record ninth consecutive world title in 2012. Loeb is a tarmac expert, having won all but three WRC rallies on that surface since 2005.


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