Sébastien Loeb
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Sébastien Loeb (French pronunciation:
Originally a gymnast, Loeb was a four time Champion of
Loeb made his debut at the Dakar Rally in 2016 and has participated in it every year since bar 2020. He has a best finish of second in 2017, 2022 and 2023. Besides his success in rallying, Loeb is a four-time winner at the Race of Champions, after taking home the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title "Champion of Champions" in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2022. In 2004, he won the Nations' Cup for France with Jean Alesi. In 2006, he finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Loeb was named the French Sportsman of the Year in 2007 and 2009, and made knight of the Legion of Honour (Légion d'honneur) in 2009. In 2012, he won the rallycross final in his first appearance at X Games XVIII. The same year, Loeb founded his own motorsports team, Sébastien Loeb Racing; which participates in various racing series. The following year, he participated in the FIA GT Series for Loeb Racing and scored four wins and finished fourth overall. In 2014 and 2015 he had a successful stint in the World Touring Car Championship, scoring six wins in total and with a best finish of third overall in both seasons. From 2016 to 2018 he also participated in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, with two wins and a best position of fourth overall.
In 2021 he tested the Ford Puma Rally1 car several times, before joining the M-Sport Ford WRT for a part-time drive in the 2022 WRC season.[3][4] He took his 80th WRC victory at the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally, barely a week after finishing second at the 2022 Dakar Rally. Loeb later also won the 2022 Extreme E Championship alongside Cristina Gutiérrez; for Lewis Hamilton's Team X44.[5] Loeb has also competed in other motorsports like the GT World Challenge Europe, the Porsche Supercup, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Andros Trophy and other racing categories across many disciplines. Loeb is the only racing driver to win an event in four different FIA-affiliated world championships since winning the Andalucía Rally in 2022.[citation needed]
Career
Rallying
Early career
Loeb initially competed as a
In 1995, at age 21, he quit his job and classes and definitively turned his attention to racing. In 1998, he started entering events in the French
2002–03
The
In
2004
In the
Originally known as a tarmac specialist, 2004 was the year Loeb proved himself capable of winning on other surfaces as well. He won the snow-based
2005
In
Loeb eventually extended his win record to ten and won the title with a 56-point margin, breaking a 25-year-old record; Walter Röhrl's margin over Hannu Mikkola in 1980 was 54. Loeb set several other records during the season as well. He won all twelve stages in the 2005 Tour de Corse in France, which marked the first time a driver had won every stage of a WRC rally. Loeb's twelve podium and thirteen points-scoring finishes in a row were also new records in the series.
2006
Citroën's parent company,
In order to score on the first round in Monte Carlo, Loeb was initially forced to activate the SupeRally rules for retiring competitors, having spun off the road on day one. Although he did manage to fight his way back to second place, it was the first time he had ever been beaten to the finish (namely by fellow double world champion Marcus Grönholm) on these roads in the Xsara WRC. This outcome was mirrored on the following month's Swedish Rally, with Grönholm again the man to whom Loeb was forced to give best, placing the duo in an early runaway 1–2 position in the points standings.
But the Frenchman's bridesmaid status was not to last, and racking up a triumph on the ensuing
Shortly after, Loeb broke his right humerus in a mountain-biking accident near his home in Switzerland, causing him to miss the last four rallies of the season (Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Wales). In spite of this, Loeb had accumulated such a huge point lead before Turkey that Marcus Grönholm's failure to finish third or better in Australia handed Loeb the 2006 championship crown by one point. He received the news at home via an Internet video link to the rally HQ. Due to the time difference, he made do with early morning coffee instead of the customary champagne, calling the whole experience "strange".
In 2022 on the WRC Backstories Podcast with Becs Williams, Loeb revealed that he even considered to co-drive for Colin McRae for the rest of the season due to the injury. As co-drivers themselves scored points, Loeb could have possibly scored points for himself as a driver to try and win the title. The plan never came to fruition though as Grönholm's crash meant Loeb won the title anyway.[8]
2007
For 2007, Loeb returned as an official
He then followed this success with his third and fourth season victories on the
Loeb occupied his recess by, amongst other engagements, competing in the Shell Donegal International Rally on 15, 16 and 17 June, partially as preparation for the coming Rally Ireland World Championship round that November. He scored a comprehensive victory, albeit only after being given a scare by the pace of tenacious private Subaru-driver Mark Higgins, who had a 45-second lead at the end of day one. Punctures afflicted upon his rival eventually settled the contest.
Ambitions of finally scoring victory on Rally Finland proved once more unrealised, with Loeb relegated to third place behind the pacy natives Grönholm and Hirvonen. Rallye Deutschland, as was traditional, differed somewhat. At the scene of his first victory and on a rally where he had never subsequently lost, Loeb was left unexpectedly to fend off the challenge not of the Finn, but of a privateer, his one-time teammate and championship returnee François Duval. He eventually triumphed and reduced some of his championship points deficit.
A very close battle on the gravel stages of Rally New Zealand ended with the second closest win in WRC history – Loeb finished only 0.3s behind his main rival. The next two rounds allowed the French driver to regain some points, as he won both tarmac events – Rallye Espana, where his teammate Dani Sordo took second place and two points from Grönholm, and Rally France.
Rally Japan was another dramatic event – Loeb got the chance to take the lead in the Championship after Grönholm's early mistake,
2008
Loeb started the
.Loeb later notably won the Rally Finland ahead of Hirvonen. This was the fourth time in the event's 58-year history that a non-Nordic driver won the rally, after Carlos Sainz in 1990, Didier Auriol in 1992 and Markko Märtin in 2003. This started a string of five victories for Loeb. In Germany, New Zealand and Spain, Citroën also took double wins as his teammate Dani Sordo took three runner-up spots in a row.
Going into the penultimate round of the season, the 2008 Rally Japan, Loeb led Hirvonen by 14 points and needed a third place to secure the world drivers' title. Finishing behind Ford's Hirvonen and Latvala, Loeb broke Juha Kankkunen's, Tommi Mäkinen's and his own record of four titles and became the first five-time world champion in rallying.[14]
After clinching the World Rally Championship, Loeb edged out Latvala to take his first
2009
Loeb started the year by winning
At the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, Loeb had a puncture after going off the road and dropped from third to fourth.[15] Although he passed Petter Solberg for the final podium spot, he still finished fourth due to a time penalty for a safety rule violation; co-driver Daniel Elena had unfastened his safety belts before the crew stopped the car for a tyre change.[16] At the Acropolis Rally, Loeb crashed out from third place.[17] On Rally Poland's return to the WRC, Loeb had another crash but he continued in the event under superally rules. After team orders issued for the Citroën Junior Team drivers and a late mistake by Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala, Loeb found himself seventh but had lost the championship lead to Hirvonen by one point.[18]
By winning the Rally Catalunya, Loeb reduced the deficit to Hirvonen in the title race before the final event of the year; once again trailing by a single point.[19] The Frenchman gained the championship by winning the final event of the year, the Rally GB. Victory was secured partly due to an incredible performance over SS8 and SS9, where in the course of only two stages Loeb extended his lead in the rally over Hirvonen from 2.4s to 25s.[20][21]
2010
The
At the
During the course of the season, he was on the podium of all events but one (Japan where he finished fifth), and ended up the season with a record 105 points over runner-up Jari-Matti Latvala.
2011
The
In Argentina, Loeb won after a tight three-way battle, taking the lead from Ogier on the final stage and finishing 2.4 seconds ahead of Hirvonen.[30] At the next event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece, Loeb had to settle for second behind Ogier. In the high-speed Rally Finland, he beat Jari-Matti Latvala to become the first non-Nordic driver to win twice in the event's 60-year history.[31] In August, Loeb signed a two-year contract extension with Citroën.[32] At the Rallye Deutschland, Loeb held a close lead ahead of Ogier after the first day and Citroën decided to freeze the situation. A puncture later dropped Loeb out of contention and he finished behind his teammate. This ended his record win streak in Germany and was the first time that he had lost in a tarmac-based event since the 2006 Monte Carlo Rally. Tension in the team grew; David Evans of Autosport wrote that "it's war between the two Sebs".[33]
Before
2012
Loeb began his
He went on to continue his WRC win streak in New Zealand and in Finland, where he edged out Hirvonen to take his third win in the event.[45] This marked the fourth double win in a row for the Citroën duo. After beating Latvala to the win in Germany, Loeb finished second to the Finn at the Wales Rally GB, after a tight battle for the position with Solberg.[46]
In late September, Loeb announced his retirement from full-time rallying, stating that he would compete only in selected events during the upcoming season. He added that he is interested in taking on a new challenge such as the World Touring Car Championship.[47] In his home event, the Rallye de France, Loeb built a cushion over Latvala and title rival Hirvonen on the first two days. He then held Latvala at bay on the wet roads on Sunday, securing a record ninth drivers' title in the World Rally Championship and aiding Citroën to its eighth manufacturers' title.[48] German magazine Auto Bild noted that Loeb was now two world championship titles clear of Schumacher and equal to Valentino Rossi, and dubbed him "the best rally driver of all time and a shining light in motorsport."[49] Former world champion Ari Vatanen opined that Loeb's records are unlikely to be broken.[50]
2013
Loeb competed in five rallies of the 2013 season: Monte Carlo, Sweden, Argentina, Germany and France.
2014–20
Returning to the WRC after being absent in 2014, in 2015 Loeb participated in the Monte Carlo Rally and finished 8th after a crash. In 2016 and 2017 he did not contest any rounds.
He drove 3 rounds in 2018 and won his last rally with Citroën, the Rally Catalunya.[2]
He signed to race part time with the Hyundai World Rally Team for the 2019 season.[58] He got one podium in the Rally Chile[59] and participated in 6 rounds. He closed out 2019 with a win at the non-championship rally, the Rallye du Var with his partner Laurène Godey as his co-driver.[60]
In 2020 he continued with Hyundai and finished 6th at the Monte Carlo Rally and got a podium at Turkey, which were the only two rounds he entered in that season.[61]
On 1 October 2020 he announced that he would be leaving Hyundai World Rally Team. He did not participate in the WRC in 2021.[62]
2021
On the 29th November 2021, Loeb's co-driver Daniel Elena announced his retirement.[63]
Loeb then tested the Ford Puma Rally1 for M Sport,[64] later announcing that would compete for the British squad part time in the WRC with new co-driver Isabelle Galmiche.[65]
2022
At the Monte Carlo Rally, Loeb participated alongside Isabelle Galmiche for M-Sport Ford World Rally Team, barely having recovered from the Dakar Rally and with very little time behind the wheel of a WRC car since 2018. He battled his former rival Sébastien Ogier (co-driver Benjamin Veillas) all rally long, till Ogier got a puncture in the penultimate stage. At the final stage Loeb led by 9.5s, and Ogier got a 10-second penalty for a jumpstart. Loeb won his 80th WRC rally[66] by 10.5s over Ogier, first for a manufacturer other than Citroën World Rally Team and his first with a co-driver other than Daniel Elena. He also became the oldest driver to lead and win a WRC Rally. Galmiche became the first woman co-driver to win a WRC event since Fabrizia Pons in 1997.
At the Rally de Portugal,[67] Loeb and Galmiche were 10.1 seconds behind rally leader Elfyn Evans (co-driver Scott Martin) in SS3, but won the next stage and took 10.6 seconds out of their deficit; therefore putting them in the overall rally lead by 0.5 seconds over Evans. At the first corner of SS5 though, Loeb slid wide into a barrier, completely destroying his rear-right suspension.[68] On Saturday, Loeb had another mechanical issue which forced him to retire.
The next rally they took part in was the Safari Rally.[69] The last time Loeb participated in that rally before 2022 was in 2002. Loeb and Galmiche had good speed and even managed to win a stage on Friday, but Loeb's engine had a small fire and wouldn't start up later. They retired for the day. Even though they were out of contention, they won two more stages on Sunday and ultimately recovered to eighth place.
Loeb and Galmiche then took part in the Acropolis Rally, where they ran for the lead alongside M Sport teammate Pierre-Louis Loubet (co driver Vincent Landais). Both crews traded stage wins, but Loeb was leading with Friday done. On the next day though, Loeb again encountered issues and had to retire. [70]
2023
Loeb alongside his partner and co-driver Laurène Godey won the Azores Rallye on their first attempt, in a Škoda Fabia R5.[71]
Dakar Rally and Rally Raid
2016
Loeb made his debut at the 2016 Dakar Rally in the Peugeot 2008 DKR.[72] He led the rally by 7 minutes and 48 seconds but lost the lead to teammate Stéphane Peterhansel by over 8 minutes in SS6.[73] Peterhansel won the event. Loeb won 4 stages and finished 9th, over 2 hours and 22 minutes from the lead.
2017
At the 2017 Silk Way Rally Loeb had to abandon due to a finger injury which he had sustained in stage 9. He had been leading the overall standings up to that point.[74]
Loeb also took his career best finish of 2nd at the 2017 Dakar Rally by winning 5 stages and just 5 minutes from the leader, Stéphane Peterhansel.[1]
2018
Loeb retired on day five of the 2018 Dakar Rally and could not continue any further as his co-driver Daniel Elena had a tailbone injury.[75] Prior to the retirement he had won only one stage, SS4.
2019
Peugeot withdrew from World Rallycross and from Rally-Raid hence at the 2019 Dakar Rally Loeb and Elena competed with a private Red Bull backed 2017 Peugeot 3008 DKR.[76][77] They finished 3rd with 4 stage wins, 1 hour and 54 minutes away from winner Nasser Al-Attiyah.[78]
2020
Loeb did not compete in the 2020 Dakar Rally. He announced in December that year that he will return in 2021 with the Prodrive run Bahrain Raid Xtreme team.[79][80]
2021
At the 2021 Dakar Rally Loeb made his debut for the Prodrive run Bahrain Raid Xtreme Team. He received a 5-minute penalty for speeding in SS4, which left him furious.[81] He retired in SS8 after getting two punctures and being stranded for 5 hours.[82] He also experienced many navigation issues with his co driver Daniel Elena.[83] Elena and Loeb later in 2021 announced that they had split.[63]
2022
Loeb took part in the inaugural World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) this time with new co-driver, Belgian Fabian Lurquin; again driving the BRX Hunter.
They began the year at the Dakar Rally, finishing 2nd to Toyota Gazoo Racing's Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel by 27 minutes and 48 seconds; even in spite of many mechanical issues and punctures.[84]
At the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge they finished 6th overall after having a driveshaft failure on day 1 and two punctures on day 5, the final day. The transmission broke on the first day, but their determination to finish meant that they scored valuable points. In the last stage they had two punctures and drove cautiously for the last 200 km. They still managed to score 28 points, bringing the total to 112 and led the W2RC standings by one point from Al Attiyah and Baumel.[85]
At the Rallye du Maroc, Loeb and Lurquin ran among the leading times, but in Stage 4 encountered a mechanical issue they couldn't fix, and hence dropped back in the overall rally standings. They continued to run the rally for earning points in the W2RC standings. They finished the rally with two stage wins.
Loeb earned his first victory in the rally-raid discipline on the
2023
Loeb entered the second season of the World Rally-Raid Championship in 2023, driving an upgraded BRX Hunter.
He kicked off the year by finishing 2nd again behind Toyota Gazoo Racing's Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel, with the final deficit to car #200 being 1 hour, 20 minutes and 49 seconds. He won seven stages in total with six consecutive stage victories from stage 8 to 13, which is a Dakar Rally record. [86] Loeb bounced back from suffering massive time losses on stage 2, where his BRX Hunter suffered multiple punctures, despite receiving a spare wheel from teammate Orlando Terranova. He also lost time with mechanical issues, with a tradrod breakage on stage 3 and a minor crash on stage 5, from which he was able to recover from and continue. [87] [88] [89] Overheating problems at the start of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge set the Frenchman back, and he would virtually fall out of title contention with a crash at the Sonora Rally in Mexico.
Racing
Le Mans and sports cars
As his WRC stature grew, Loeb began to participate in
Free time in his WRC schedule allows him to race in the
Formula One
Loeb has had a number of
Loeb continued to set his sights on a switch to Formula One in 2009. Following stories that fellow Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais was under threat at Toro Rosso,[95] Loeb told French newspaper L'Équipe that he was interested in replacing Bourdais at the Red Bull-backed team.[96] He intended to make his F1 debut at the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which took place in November, after the WRC season finished, with a view to making the switch full-time for 2010.[97] However, this plan was scuppered when he was not granted an FIA Super Licence, rendering him ineligible to race in F1 for the foreseeable future as he had not done enough circuit racing at lower levels.[98] He had also been in contact with the US F1 Team about a possible drive for 2010.[99]
Loeb has also taken part in an official
FIA GT Series and Porsche Supercup
Loeb participated in the
Loeb also participated in two races of the
World Touring Car Championship
In June 2013 it was confirmed that
FIA World Rallycross Championship
On 29 February 2016 it was officially revealed that Loeb is going to join the factory backed Swedish
Extreme E
2021
In 2020 Loeb Signed with
2022
A few days after the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally it was announced that Team X44 retained their lineup of Loeb and Gutiérrez for the 2022 Extreme E Championship.[109]
They won the Copper X Prix, bringing them within contention of the title again.[110]
At the
Loeb and Gutiérrez finished the season with one win, four podiums, one pole and 86 points overall.
DTM
Loeb announced he would make a one-off appearance for
Loeb was replacing Nick Cassidy who had to race in Formula E. Loeb finished 16th in Race 1 and 18th in Race 2.
Other ventures
Pikes Peak Hill Climb
In April 2013, Loeb tested a Peugeot 208 T16 at Mont Ventoux.[113] Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a lightweight 875 kg (1,929 lb) vehicle that uses the rear wing from the Peugeot 908, and has a 3.2-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine, developing 875 bhp (652 kW; 887 PS) with the aim of competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.[114] Loeb won the event with a time of 8:13.878, smashing the previous record by a minute and a half.
Loeb's record was broken by nearly 15 seconds by Romain Dumas, driving the Volkswagen I.D. R in 2018.[115]
Race of Champions
2002
Loeb earned the title "Champion of Champions" by beating Marcus Grönholm in the final of the Race of Champions.
2004
Loeb alongside Jean Alesi Won the Nations Cup for France at the 2004 Race of Champions. Heikki Kovalainen defeated Loeb in the Individuals' Final. Loeb was also defeated in a special "World Champions Challenge" by Michael Schumacher.
2005
After being surprised by the young event rookie
2008
Loeb won the individual 2008 Race of Champions, becoming the second driver after compatriot Auriol to win the event more than twice.
2010
Loeb drove for Team France alongside four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost. In the individual event, he made it to the final for the seventh time but lost to surprise winner Filipe Albuquerque.
2022
At the
X Games
In July 2012, Loeb debuted in the X Games in Los Angeles (X Games XVIII), facing his old rival Marcus Grönholm. Grönholm was hospitalised due to an accident in practice, and Loeb won the rallycross category gold medal well ahead of Ken Block, who was hampered for half the way to the finish line by a puncture.[117]
Media appearances
Loeb provided technical input to the off-road sections of the video game
Personal life
Loeb was born in Haguenau, Alsace, France, the only child of Guy and Ingrid Loeb (who died in 2005 and 2012, respectively)[119] and grew up in Oberhoffen-sur-Moder.
Loeb was married to Séverine Meny, who ran the Loeb Events hospitality area during most rallies and also often replaced Daniel Elena as co-driver for non-championship races.[120] The couple also have a daughter. In 2019 Loeb and Meny reportedly separated.[citation needed]
Currently, Loeb's partner is Laurène Godey, who at times co-drives for him. They won the 2019 Rallye du Var.[60] Godey is seen accompanying Loeb at many events.
Loeb resides near Lausanne, Switzerland with Godey and his daughter.[121][122]
Loeb was made knight of the
WRC victories
World Rally Championship victories (80) # Event Season Co-driver Car 1 21. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2002Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 2 71ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo2003Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 3 22. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2003Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 4 45º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia 2003Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 5 72ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 6 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 7 32nd Cyprus Rally 2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 8 5th Rally of Turkey 2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 9 23. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 10 17th Telstra Rally Australia 2004Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 11 73ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 12 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand 2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 13 2º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 14 33rd Cyprus Rally 2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 15 6th Rally of Turkey 2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 16 52nd Acropolis Rally2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 17 25º Rally Argentina 2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 18 24. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 19 49ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 20 41º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2005Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 21 20º Corona Rally México 2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 22 42º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 23 50ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 24 26º Rally Argentina 2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 25 3º Rally d'Italia Sardegna2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 26 25. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 27 6th Rally Japan 2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 28 34th Cyprus Rally 2006Daniel Elena Citroën Xsara WRC 29 75ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 30 21º Corona Rally México 2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 31 41º Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 32 27º Rally Argentina 2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 33 26. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 34 43º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 35 51ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 36 3rd Rally Ireland 2007Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 37 76ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 38 22º Corona Rally México 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 39 28º Rally Argentina 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 40 5º Rallye d'Italia Sardegna2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 41 55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 42 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 43 27. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 44 38th Repco Rally New Zealand 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 45 44º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 46 52ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 47 64th Wales Rally GB 2008Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 48 4th Rally Ireland 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 49 23rd Rally Norway 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 50 37th FxPro Cyprus Rally 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 51 43º Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 52 29º Rally Argentina 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 53 45º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 54 65th Rally of Great Britain 2009Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 55 24º Corona Rally México 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 56 28th Jordan Rally 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 57 10th Rally of Turkey 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 58 41st Rally Bulgaria 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 59 28. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 60 Rallye de France - Alsace 2010 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 61 46º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 62 66th Wales Rally GB 2010Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 63 25° Rally Guanajuato México 2011Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 64 8° Rally d'Italia Sardegna2011Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 65 31º Rally Argentina 2011Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 66 61st Neste Oil Rally Finland 2011Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 67 47º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2011Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 68 80ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 69 26° Rally Guanajuato México 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 70 32° Philips Rally Argentina 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 71 58th Acropolis Rally 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 72 42nd Brother Rally New Zealand 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 73 62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 74 30. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 75 Rallye de France — Alsace 2012 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 76 48º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2012Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 77 81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2013Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 78 33º Philips LED Rally Argentina 2013Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 79 54º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada 2018Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 80 90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022 Isabelle Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1
Loeb provisionally won the Monte Carlo event in 2002 but was later docked two minutes for an illegal tyre change and demoted to second place. He also provisionally won the 2009 Rally Australia, but was penalised one minute to second place as his car was fitted with a non-regulation part.[125]
Loeb's win at the 2010 Rallye Deutschland was his eighth victory in a row there, marking a record for consecutive wins in a WRC event. He was the only driver to win the rally from its 2002 introduction to the WRC calendar, until 2011, when he was second and Sébastien Ogier won. Loeb was the first non-Nordic rally driver to win Rally Sweden (in 2004).
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete WRC results
(key)
* Season still in progress.
JWRC results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
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2001
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Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Saxo Kit Car | ESP 1 |
GRE 1 |
1st | 50 | ||||
Citroën Saxo VTS S1600 | FIN 1 |
ITA | FRA 1 |
GBR 1 |
WRC summary
Season | Team | Starts | Victories | Podiums | Stage wins | DNF | Points | Final result |
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1999 | Private | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
2000 | Private | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
2001 | Private | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14th |
Automobiles Citroën | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
2002 | Automobiles Citroën | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 14th |
Piedrafita Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003 | Citroën Total | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 71 | 2nd |
2004 | Citroën Total | 16 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 2 | 118 | 1st |
2005 | Citroën Total | 16 | 10 | 13 | 131 | 2 | 127 | 1st |
2006 | Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | 12 | 8 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 112 | 1st |
2007 | Citroën Total WRT | 16 | 8 | 13 | 102 | 2 | 116 | 1st |
2008 | Citroën Total WRT | 15 | 11 | 13 | 118 | 1 | 122 | 1st |
2009 | Citroën Total WRT | 12 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 93 | 1st |
2010 | Citroën Total WRT | 13 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 0 | 276 | 1st |
2011 | Citroën Total WRT | 13 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 222 | 1st |
2012 | Citroën Total WRT | 13 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 2 | 270 | 1st |
2013 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 68 | 8th |
2015 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
2018 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 13th |
2019 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 11th |
2020 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10th |
2022 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 11th |
Total | 184 | 80 | 120 | 939 | 24 | 1778 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Pescarolo Sport | Soheil Ayari Éric Hélary |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd
|
LMP1 | 288 | DNF | DNF |
2006 | Pescarolo Sport | Éric Hélary Franck Montagny |
Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd
|
LMP1 | 376 | 2nd | 2nd |
FIA GT Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Sébastien Loeb Racing | McLaren MP4-12C GT3
|
Pro | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR 12 |
ZOL QR 17 |
ZOL CR 13 |
ZAN QR Ret |
ZAN CR 14 |
SVK QR 1 |
SVK CR Ret |
NAV QR 1 |
NAV CR 1 |
BAK QR 14 |
BAK CR 2 |
4th | 82 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Porsche AG | ESP 11 |
MON 16 |
GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA
|
UAE | UAE | NC† | 0 | ||
2015
|
Sébastien Loeb Racing | ESP
|
MON | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL 13 |
BEL Ret |
ITA
|
ITA
|
USA | USA | NC† | 0 |
† – As Loeb was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014
|
Citroën Total WTCC | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | MAR 1 2 |
MAR 2 1 |
FRA 1 2 |
FRA 2 6 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 9 |
SVK 1 1 |
SVK 2 C |
AUT 1 4 |
AUT 2 7 |
RUS 1 3 |
RUS 2 5 |
BEL 1 3 |
BEL 2 5 |
ARG 1 4 |
ARG 2 6 |
BEI 1 5 |
BEI 2 3 |
CHN 1 4 |
CHN 2 12 |
JPN 1 3 |
JPN 2 7 |
MAC 1 6 |
MAC 2 6 |
3rd | 295 |
2015
|
Citroën Total WTCC | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | ARG 1 3 |
ARG 2 1 |
MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 2 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 5 |
GER 1 2 |
GER 2 5 |
RUS 1 9 |
RUS 2 7 |
SVK 1 3 |
SVK 2 1 |
FRA 1 1 |
FRA 2 Ret |
POR 1 2 |
POR 2 15† |
JPN 1 6 |
JPN 2 4 |
CHN 1 3 |
CHN 2 4 |
THA 1 2 |
THA 2 1 |
QAT 1 4 |
QAT 2 4 |
3rd | 356 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | AlphaTauri AF Corse | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
|
ALG 1 16 |
ALG 2 18 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
32nd | 0 |
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | GRC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Hansen Motorsport | Citroën DS3
|
CHA | TEX | LA 1 |
NH | LVS | LVC | 17th | 21 |
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ERX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Hervé Lemonnier | Citroën DS3
|
GBR | POR | HUN | FIN | NOR | SWE | FRA 9 8 + 3 |
AUT | GER | 27th | 11 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WRX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Team Peugeot-Hansen
|
Peugeot 208 WRX | POR 5 |
HOC 10 |
BEL 2 |
GBR 10 |
NOR 5 |
SWE 2 |
CAN 9 |
FRA 3 |
BAR 8 |
LAT 1 |
GER 8 |
ARG 8 |
5th | 209 |
2017 | Team Peugeot-Hansen | Peugeot 208 WRX | BAR 14 |
POR 2 |
HOC 5 |
BEL 7 |
GBR 4 |
NOR 3 |
SWE 3 |
CAN 3 |
FRA 2 |
LAT 3 |
GER 11 |
RSA 10 |
4th | 214 |
2018 | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 208 WRX | BAR 2 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
GBR 3 |
NOR 8 |
SWE 9 |
CAN 3 |
FRA 6 |
LAT 3 |
USA 4 |
GER 8 |
RSA 3 |
4th | 229 |
2023 | Special ONE Racing | Lancia Delta Evo-E RX | POR 6 |
NOR 5 |
SWE 8 |
GBR C |
BLX |
GER |
RSA |
RSA |
CHN |
CHN |
9th | 29 |
Dakar Rally results
Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Cars | Peugeot | 9th | 4 |
2017 | 2nd | 5 | ||
2018 | DNF | 1 | ||
2019 | 3rd | 4 | ||
2021 | BRX | DNF | 0 | |
2022 | 2nd | 2 | ||
2023 | 2nd | 7 | ||
2024 | 3rd | 5 |
Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results
(key)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | BRX | BRX Hunter | T1 | DAK 2 |
ABU 8 |
MOR 22 |
AND 1 |
2nd | 164 | |
2023 | BRX | BRX Hunter | T1 | DAK 2 |
ABU 21 |
SON Ret |
DES
|
MOR | 3rd* | 101 |
* Season still in progress
Complete Extreme E results
(key)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Team X44 | Spark ODYSSEY 21
|
DES Q 1 |
DES R 3 |
OCE Q 1 |
OCE R 4 |
ARC Q 1 |
ARC R 4 |
ISL Q 1 |
ISL R 5 |
JUR Q 1 |
JUR R 1 |
2nd | 121 |
2022 | DES Q 1 |
DES R 3 |
ISL 1 Q 3 |
ISL 1 R 6 |
COP |
COP |
ENE |
ENE |
1st | 86 | ||||
2023 | Abt Cupra XE | DES 1
|
DES 2
|
HYD 1
|
HYD 2
|
ISL 1 4 |
ISL 2 6 |
ISL 3 2H |
ISL 4 3H |
COP 1
|
COP 2
|
10th | 55 |
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External links
- Official website
- Sébastien Loeb at IMDb
- Sébastien Loeb career summary at DriverDB.com
- eWRC results.com profile
Championship reserve drivers: Tamara Molinaro, Hedda Hosås, Klara Andersson, Timo Scheider, Romain Dumas, Fraser McConnell