Sebastien Loeb has made it nine FIA World Rally Championship titles in succession with victory on Rallye de France Alsace today, a result that crowned Citroen as manufacturers’ champions for an eighth time.
With Loeb embarking on a partial WRC campaign with Citroen in 2013, the statistics below demonstrate the French legend’s impact on the sport and the success he and co-driver Daniel Elena have achieved since they first emerged on the world stage back in 2001 by winning the forerunner to the Junior World Rally Championship.
Loeb’s WRC career in numbers:
9: World titles shared with co-driver Daniel Elena
75: Number of WRC event wins
2: Rallies remaining before he calls time on full-time WRC career
162: Number of WRC starts to date
1999: Year of Loeb’s WRC debut in Catalunya
4: Rounds missed after breaking shoulder in 2006 - he still claimed title
874: Fastest stage times set
1525: WRC points scored
100: Percentage of stages won on Tour de Corse in 2005
23: Different world championship rallies won
6: Record held by Loeb for most WRC event wins in a row, achieved twice
2002: Year of Loeb’s first WRC victory - Rallye Deutschland
9: Number of occasions Loeb has won Germany’s WRC qualifier
11: Victories scored during the 2008 season
3: Types of Citroen World Rally Cars he has driven to victory
8: Different team-mates during WRC career
4: Team bosses worked under
1: Amount of co-drivers employed during WRC career
5: Rallies won at the start of the 2009 season in succession
13: Rounds tackled in 2010, number of times points scored