Freddy Loix
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Tongeren, Belgium | 10 November 1970
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1993–2004, 2022 |
Co-driver | Johnny Vranken André Malais Sven Smeets Pieter Tsjoen |
Teams | Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Peugeot |
Rallies | 93 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 |
Stage wins | 34 |
Total points | 88 |
First rally | 1993 Rallye Sanremo |
Last rally | 2022 Ypres Rally |
Freddy Loix (born 10 November 1970) is a Belgian rally driver.
Career
Loix's career in motor sport began in
1993 saw a big step forward in Loix's career as he became part of the
Nicknamed Fast Freddy by his fans, he made the switch to four wheel drive in 1996 with a
Loix and his co-driver,
In 2001, and after several successful seasons, the Mitsubishi Lancer, being a Group A car, found itself outdated and incapable of competing on the same level as the new WRC cars that the other teams were running.
Loix signed a two-year contract with Hyundai at the start of 2002. This was a difficult season in the Hyundai Accent WRC and his best result was 6th place on the Rally Australia. Due to funding cutbacks in 2003, the team couldn't develop the car further and Hyundai retired from the WRC following 2003's Rally Australia.
A drive for
Results
WRC results
IRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
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2006
|
Duindisteel | Citroen C2 S1600 | RSA | YPR 4 |
MAD | ITA | 13th | 5 | |||||||||
2007
|
Belgian VW club | VW Polo S2000 | SAF | TUR | YPR Ret |
16th | 5 | ||||||||||
Freddy Loix | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | RUS | MAD Ret |
ZLI Ret |
SAN 11 |
VAL 4 |
CHN
|
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2008
|
Peugeot Team Benelux | Peugeot 207 S2000 | IST 8 |
POR Ret |
YPR 1 |
RUS 4 |
MAD 6 |
ZLI 1 |
AST 3 |
SAN 5 |
VAL 1 |
CHN
|
2nd | 48 | |||
2009
|
Peugeot Team Benelux | Peugeot 207 S2000 | MON 2 |
CUR 4 |
SAF | AZO 4 |
YPR 3 |
RUS | MAD 6 |
ZLI Ret |
AST 6 |
ITA 4 |
SCO | 3rd | 37 | ||
2010
|
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON | CUR | ARG | CAN | SAR | YPR 1 |
AZO | MAD 1 |
ZLI 1 |
SAN 3 |
SCO | CYP | 4th | 36 | |
2011
|
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | MON 2 |
CAN 4 |
COR 3 |
YAL | YPR 1 |
AZO
|
ZLI 2 |
MEC 3 |
SAN Ret |
SCO | CYP 5 |
4th | 123 | ||
2012
|
Duindisteel | Peugeot 207 S2000 | AZO | CAN | IRL | COR | ITA | YPR 2 |
SMR | ROM | ZLI
|
YAL | SLI | SAN | CYP | 20th | 18 |
ERC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | JÄN | LIE
|
CAN | AZO
|
COR | YPR 1 |
ROM | CZE | POL | CRO | SAN | VAL | 11th | 37 |
References
- ^ "RallyBase".
- ^ "IRC glory in Madeira for Loix". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "After SS17: Dramatic third IRC win for Loix". ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.