Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on Rally Bulgaria today, round seven of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers’ standings and head a record breaking formation finish for the French manufacturer.
Loeb, the defending and six-time World Champion, led the rally from beginning to end and finished 29.5sec ahead of his team-mate Dani Sordo who was second in another C4 WRC.
After a tense final day battle for second, Citroen privateer Petter Solberg had to settle for third, 6.8sec behind Sordo. Sebastien Ogier brought his C4 WRC home in fourth place to complete a 1-2-3-4 for Citroen - the best world championship finish for a manufacturer since Toyota scored a similar result on the 1993 Safari Rally.
Today’s win was the 58th at World Championship level for Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena and gives him a total of 151 points in the drivers’ championship. Sebastien Ogier is second in the series on a total of 100, while Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen is third with 86.
Final standings:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sébastien LOEB | Citroën C4 WRC | 3h02m39.2s |
| 02 | Dani SORDO | Citroën C4 WRC | +29.5s |
| 03 | Petter SOLBERG | Citroën C4 WRC | +36.3s |
| 04 | Sébastien OGIER | Citroën C4 WRC | +1m55.0s |
| 05 | Mikko HIRVONEN | Ford Focus WRC | +3m17.8s |
| 06 | Jari-Matti LATVALA | Ford Focus WRC | +4m28.5s |
| 07 | Per Gunnar ANDERSSON | Ford Focus WRC | +5m25.2s |
| 08 | Frigyes TURAN | Peugeot 307 WRC | +7m04.0s |
| 09 | Matthew WILSON | Ford Focus WRC | +9m28.6s |
| 10 | Henning SOLBERG | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +13m06.0s |
| 11 | Kimi RAIKKONEN | Citroën C4 WRC | +14m06.4s |
| 12 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Citroën C2 S1600 | +15m42.6s |
| 13 | Denis KUIPERS | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +16m30.9s |
| 14 | Hans WEIJS | Citroën C2 S1600 | +16m35.1s |
| 15 | Eyvind BRYNILDSEN | Skoda Fabia S2000 | +17m38.5s |