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{{short description|French rally driver (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Sébastien Loeb | image = Sebastien Loeb 2014 WTCC Race of Japan.jpg | caption = Loeb at the [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan]] | nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} French | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|02|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Haguenau]], France | signature = [[File:Sébastien Loeb Transparent Signature.png|100px| ]] | signature alt = Sébastien Loeb Signature Transparent | website = {{URL|https://www.sebastienloeb.com/|sebastienloeb.com}} | module = {{Infobox WRC driver|subbox=yes | Years = {{WRC|1999}}–{{WRC|2013}}, {{WRC|2015}}, {{WRC|2018}}–{{WRC|2020}}, {{WRC|2022}} | Co-driver = {{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Daniel Elena]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Galmiche]]}} | Teams = {{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kronos Citroën World Rally Team|Kronos Citroën]] | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]] | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford]]}} | Races = 184 | Championships = 9 ({{WRC|2004}}, {{WRC|2005}}, {{WRC|2006}}, {{WRC|2007}}, {{WRC|2008}}, {{WRC|2009}}, {{WRC|2010}}, {{WRC|2011}}, {{WRC|2012}}) | Wins = [[List of World Rally Championship rally wins by Sébastien Loeb|80]] | Podiums = 120 | Stagewins = 939 | Points = 1,778 | First race = {{flagicon|ESP}}[[1999 Rally Catalunya]] | First win = {{flagicon|GER}} [[2002 Rallye Deutschland]] | Last win = {{flagicon|MCO}} [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|2022 Rallye Monte Carlo]] | Last race = {{flagicon|GRE}} [[2022 Acropolis Rally]] }} | module2 = {{Infobox racing driver|subbox=yes | name = {{small|[[FIA World Rallycross Championship|World Rallycross Championship]] record}} | years active = [[2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2016]]–[[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2018]] | teams = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Team Peugeot-Hansen]],{{flagicon|FRA}} [[GC Kompetition|Special ONE Racing]] | car number = 9 | starts = 39 | wins = 2 | podiums = 17 | best finish = 4th | year = [[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2018]] }} | module3 = {{Infobox racing driver|subbox=yes | name = {{small|[[World Touring Car Championship]] record}} | years active = [[2014 World Touring Car Championship|2014]]–[[2015 World Touring Car Championship|2015]] | teams = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën Total WTCC]] | car number = 9 | starts = 47 | wins = 6 | podiums = 20 | best finish = 3rd | year = [[2014 World Touring Car Championship|2014]] and [[2015 World Touring Car Championship|2015]] }} | module4 = {{Infobox racing driver|subbox=yes | name = {{small|[[Dakar Rally]] career}} | teams = {{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot]] | {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme]]}} | co-driver = {{Unbulleted list|{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Daniel Elena]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Fabian Lurquin]]}} | starts = 8 | wins = 0 | podiums = 5 | last finish = 3rd | best finish = 2nd | year = [[2017 Dakar Rally|2017]], [[2022 Dakar Rally|2022]], [[2023 Dakar Rally|2023]] }} | module5 = {{Infobox racing driver|subbox=yes | name = {{small|[[World Rally-Raid Championship]] career}} | teams = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme]] | co-driver = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Fabian Lurquin]] | starts = 8 | wins = 1 | podiums = 3 }} | module6 = {{Infobox racing driver|subbox=yes | name = {{small|[[Extreme E]] career}} | teams = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team X44]] (2021 - 2022)<br> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cupra Racing|ABT Cupra]] | first year = [[2021 Extreme E Championship|2021]] | car number = 44 | starts = 10 | wins = 2 | podiums = 6 | best finish = 1st | year = [[2022 Extreme E Championship|2022]] | title years = [[2022 Extreme E Championship|2022]] | prev series = {{nowrap|[[World Rallycross Championship]]}} <br> [[World Touring Car Championship]] <br> [[Porsche Supercup]] <br> [[FIA GT Series]] <br> [[Porsche Carrera Cup France]] <br> [[International GT Open]] <br> [[Porsche Carrera Cup France]] <br> [[French GT Championship]] <br> [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] | prev series years = {{nowrap|[[2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2016]]–[[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2018]] <br> [[2014 World Touring Car Championship season|2014]]–[[2015 World Touring Car Championship season|2015]] <br> [[2013 Porsche Supercup season|2013]] <br> [[2013 FIA GT Series season|2013]] <br> 2011–2012 <br> [[2010 International GT Open season|2010]] <br> 2008–2009 <br> 2008–2013 <br> [[2005 24 Hours of Le Mans|2005]]-[[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]]}} | awards = | award years = | medals-expand = | medals = {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[X Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[X Games XVIII|2012 Los Angeles]]|[[Rallycross]]}} }} }} '''Sébastien Loeb''' ({{IPA|fr|sebastjɛ̃ lœb}}; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional [[rallying|rally]], [[auto racing|racing]] and [[rallycross]] driver. He is the most successful driver in the [[World Rally Championship]] (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He holds several other [[List of World Rally Championship records|WRC records]], including most event wins, most podium finishes and most stage wins. Loeb retired from full time WRC participation at the end of 2012. He currently drives part time in the WRC for [[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team]], and full time in the [[World Rally-Raid Championship]] (W2RC) for [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Profile of SEBASTIEN LOEB - BAHRAIN RAID XTREME - Dakar|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/211|website=Dakar}}</ref> Originally a gymnast, Loeb was a four time Champion of [[Alsace]] and one time champion of the French Grand East. He switched to rallying in 1995 and won the [[Junior World Rally Championship]] in 2001. Signed by the [[Citroën World Rally 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 [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions|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 of the WRC rallies on that surface in which he has participated between 2005 and 2013. In [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]], Loeb won the [[2018 Rally Catalunya|Spanish round]] of that year's championship, in a rare entry six years after his retirement as a full-time WRC driver.<ref name=":4" /> Loeb made his debut at the [[Dakar Rally]] in [[2016 Dakar Rally|2016]] and has participated in it every year since bar [[2020 Dakar Rally|2020]]. He has a best finish of second in [[2017 Dakar Rally|2017]], [[2022 Dakar Rally|2022]] and [[2023 Dakar Rally|2023]]. Besides his success in rallying, Loeb is a five-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 [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]. Loeb was named the [[L'Équipe Champion of Champions#France|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 [[2013 FIA GT Series|FIA GT Series]] for Loeb Racing and scored four wins and finished fourth overall. In [[2014 World Touring Car Championship|2014]] and [[2015 World Touring Car Championship|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 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2016]] to [[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|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 World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford WRT]] for a part-time drive in the [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022 WRC season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/m-sport-announces-loeb-wrc-comeback-fourmaux-retained/6945594/|title=M-Sport announces Loeb WRC comeback, Fourmaux retained|date=21 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-post/fast-frenchmen-complete-m-sport-s-2022-monte-carlo-line-up|title = Fast Frenchmen Complete M-Sport's 2022 Monte Carlo Line-Up|date = 21 December 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":5" /> Loeb has also competed in other motorsports like the [[GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup|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.{{cn|date=November 2022}} ==Career== ===Rallying=== ====Early career==== [[File:Loeb elena.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb and Elena at the 2001 [[Rally Finland]]]] Loeb initially competed as a [[gymnast]] and became a four-time Alsatian champion, once champion of the French Grand East, and fifth in the French championship.<ref name="Loeb's biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&idcontent=21&Itemid=35 |title=Sébastien Loeb's Official Website – biography |access-date=28 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815011436/http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&idcontent=21&Itemid=35 |archive-date=15 August 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> He broke off school in 1992 but resumed taking classes in 1994, aiming at vocational training in [[electrical engineering]]. On {{Nowrap|12 September}} 1994, in parallel with his classes, he started working as an electrician at the Socalec company near [[Haguenau Airport]], where he was the oldest apprentice and already noted for his daring/reckless driving style. On this level, he could count on the understanding of his boss, who was himself fascinated by speed and owned a [[Ferrari Testarossa#512 TR|Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100909205404/http://www.dna.fr/fr/rallye-actu/info/3738394-LA-VIE-D-AVANT-Celui-qui-tirait-des-cables ''Celui qui tirait des câbles''], Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 7 September 2010, on wayback.archive.org {{in lang|fr}}</ref> 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 [[Citroën Saxo]] Trophy series, winning the title in 1999. [[Guy Fréquelin]], [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Sport]]'s team principal, would serve as Loeb's mentor as he entered the [[Junior World Rally Championship]] in 2001, becoming the series' first champion by winning five of the six events. The only event he didn't win this year was [[Rallye Sanremo]]: for this event, he was elected as a driver for the WRC championship, driving a [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] alongside [[Philippe Bugalski]] and [[Jesús Puras]]. In only his third rally with a [[World Rally Car]], he surprisingly hounded [[Peugeot]] tarmac specialist and eventual victor [[Gilles Panizzi]] to the finish, and ended up second. ====2002–03==== [[File:Citroën WRT testing in Finland in 2002 07.jpg|thumb|Loeb during Citroën's testing in Finland in May 2002]] The [[2002 World Rally Championship season|2002 season]] was Loeb's first as a WRC driver with the [[Citroën Total World Rally Team]], although the team only participated in seven rounds in the build-up to their full entry the following year. Loeb started the season by provisionally winning the [[Monte Carlo Rally]], after racing under appeal due to a two-minute time penalty incurred by an illegal tyre change during the second day. Citroën considered the penalty too severe but later withdrew the appeal, and [[Subaru World Rally Team|Subaru]]'s [[Tommi Mäkinen]] then took a record fourth consecutive Monte Carlo win. Loeb later took his maiden victory at the [[Rallye Deutschland]] in Germany, edging out Peugeot's [[Richard Burns]]. In [[2003 World Rally Championship season|2003]], his first full season in the championship, Loeb won three WRC events, Monte Carlo, Germany and Sanremo, before losing to [[Petter Solberg]] in the [[Wales Rally Great Britain]], also losing the championship to him by just one point. Loeb was asked by his team not to chase Solberg at all costs so that he didn't jeopardise Citroën's lead in the constructors' championship. Loeb's reputation grew as he defeated his more illustrious teammates – [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]] and [[Colin McRae]] – over the course of the season. ====2004==== [[File:Sébastien Loeb - 2004 Cyprus Rally.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb at the 2004 [[Cyprus Rally]]]] In the [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004 season]], Loeb dominated the WRC scene in a similar way to [[Michael Schumacher]]'s domination of [[Formula One]] the same year, by winning six events and taking six runner-up spots to securely give him the drivers' title, 36 points clear of second-placed Solberg. His six WRC victories tied the record for victories in one season with fellow Frenchman [[Didier Auriol]], who won six events in 1992. He was also responsible for Citroën's second manufacturers' title in a row. 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 [[Swedish Rally]], becoming the first non-[[Nordic countries|Nordic]] to win the event. On gravel, he triumphed in the [[Cyprus Rally]], [[Rally of Turkey]] and the [[Rally Australia]]. On tarmac, he continued his success in Monte Carlo and Germany. ====2005==== [[File:Sébastien Loeb - 2005 Cyprus Rally 2.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the 2005 Cyprus Rally]] In [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]], with victory in the ninth round in [[Rally Argentina|Argentina]], Loeb became the first to win six consecutive rallies, beating [[Timo Salonen]]'s record of four from 1985. Having already won the season-opening [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo]], he also became the first to win seven in a season, beating his (and Didier Auriol's) own record of six wins in a season. Loeb was in a position to clinch the title while leading the [[Wales Rally Great Britain]], but after it was announced that the last two stages of the rally would be abandoned due to the death of [[Markko Märtin]]'s co-driver [[Michael Park (rally co-pilot)|Michael Park]] in an accident on stage 15, Loeb deliberately incurred a two-minute penalty to drop him to third place and avoid retaining his title in such circumstances. He went on to secure the title by finishing second to Peugeot's [[Marcus Grönholm]] at the next rally in Japan. 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==== [[File:Citroën Xsara WRC05.JPG|thumb|left|Loeb at the [[2006 Rally Japan]]]] Citroën's parent company, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]], pulled both manufacturers out of the WRC at the end of 2005, but Citroën planned to return in 2007 with the [[Citroën C4#C4 in rallying|C4 WRC]], and developed the car during 2006. Loeb was closely involved with this as he was guaranteed the leading role in the team at the comeback. In the meantime, a 'gap year' beckoned in the privateer ranks, namely with Citroën-sponsored [[Kronos Racing]] entered as the [[Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team]]. In order to score on the first round in [[2006 Monte Carlo Rally|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 [[2006 Swedish Rally|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. [[File:Loeb.jpg|thumb|Loeb on a road section during the [[2006 Rally Finland]]]] But the Frenchman's bridesmaid status was not to last, and racking up a triumph on the ensuing [[2006 Rally Mexico|Rally Mexico]] – the first of five on the trot that season – propelled him into a championship lead he was never to lose. He tied [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]]'s record number of 26 individual rally victories in August with a fifth consecutive victory in Germany. With his subsequent victory in [[Rally Japan|Japan]], the world record of 27 victories and counting eventually became his. His victory in [[Cyprus Rally|Cyprus]] put him on the verge of a third consecutive World Rally Championship title. 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 ([[Rally of Turkey|Turkey]], [[Rally Australia|Australia]], [[Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]] and [[Wales Rally GB|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WRC Backstories: Sébastien Loeb |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/wrc-backstories-seb-loeb/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=WRC - World Rally Championship |language=en}}</ref> ====2007==== [[File:Sébastien Loeb - 2007 Rally Catalunya.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Loeb at the [[2007 Rally Catalunya]]]] For 2007, Loeb returned as an official [[Citroën]] driver, with the new [[Citroën C4 WRC]]. He won the [[75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo]], the first race for the new C4, following that with a solid second place after Grönholm, in [[56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally|Sweden]], to set a two-point lead over the Finn after two of 16 rounds. At the [[Rally Norway 2007|first Rally Norway]], Loeb went off and lost eight minutes during SS12 while chasing Grönholm and the leader, [[Mikko Hirvonen]]. On the next stage, he made another mistake and lost nine minutes. He eventually finished 14th in the rally and dropped to third in the championship standings. He won 8 of the 18 stages in this rally. Loeb won the next rally, the [[21º Corona Rally México]], 55.8 seconds clear of Grönholm. He then followed this success with his third and fourth season victories on the [[2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal|Portuguese]] and [[Rally Argentina|Argentinian]] rallies. Characteristically, he was once more to be found in the lead on the seventh round, the Rally d'Italia in [[Sardinia]]. On new stages on the final leg to those of the previous year, however, Loeb was once more to lament error and the surrender of probable victory, this time after crashing and breaking his car's suspension in a ditch. He left the lead in the hands of Grönholm, who won to propel himself seven points ahead of Loeb at the top of the championship standings. A second loss to the Finn in as many years on the [[Acropolis Rally]] then extended the deficit to nine points over the championship's summer break. Loeb occupied his recess by, amongst other engagements, competing in the Shell Donegal International Rally on 15, 16 and {{Nowrap|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 (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. [[File:Sebastien Loeb-2007 Wales Rally GB 001.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the [[2007 Wales Rally GB]]]] A very close battle on the gravel stages of [[2007 Rally New Zealand|Rally New Zealand]] ended with the [[List of World Rally Championship records#Closest wins|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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156435-0/news_flash_gronholm_goes_off_road.html |title=News Flash: Gronholm goes off road. |access-date=29 November 2007 |date=26 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128013045/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156435-0/news_flash_gronholm_goes_off_road.html |archive-date=28 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> but he was unable to, as his co-driver's mistake caused the C4 to go off the road on one of the stages of second leg. Both drivers ended with no points after finally retiring from the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156538-0/news_flash_loeb_out_again_updated.html |title=News Flash: Loeb out again [updated] |access-date=29 November 2007 |date=28 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029184914/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156538-0/news_flash_loeb_out_again_updated.html |archive-date=29 October 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In Ireland, during [[2007 Rally Ireland|1st Rally Ireland]] almost the same happened – Marcus Grönholm overcooked a slippery right corner on one of the early stages, trying to keep a fast pace, and had to retire from the rally. Loeb made use of his rival's mistake and, by making no major mistakes, although having some suspension-related problems with keeping pace at the beginning,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/157230-0/sordo_top.html |title=Sordo top. |access-date=29 November 2007 |date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117020029/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/157230-0/sordo_top.html |archive-date=17 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> he added 10 points to his account, moving ahead of the Finnish driver just one round before the season's end. In [[2007 Rally GB|Wales]] he was not fighting for the win, focusing mostly on securing his advantage, finishing the event third – on {{Nowrap|2 December}} 2007 Loeb became World Rally Champion for the fourth time in a row.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7123638.stm |title=Loeb lands fourth straight title. |access-date=2 December 2007 |date=2 December 2007 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204125227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7123638.stm |archive-date=4 December 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> ====2008==== [[File:Loeb-rmc2008.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb with his [[Citroën C4 WRC|C4 WRC]] at the [[2008 Monte Carlo Rally]]]] Loeb started the [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008 season]] with a record fifth win in [[2008 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeb clinches record Monte win |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64866 |access-date=27 January 2008 |date=27 January 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130000124/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64866 | archive-date=30 January 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> On the second rally of the year, [[2008 Swedish Rally]], he crashed out during day one. Although he re-joined the rally to collect manufacturers' points, the team later decided to retire him due to a damaged engine. After winning in [[2008 Rally Mexico|Mexico]] and [[2008 Rally Argentina|Argentina]], Loeb had a crash with [[Conrad Rautenbach]] on a road section in [[2008 Jordan Rally|Jordan]], from which he could only recover to take tenth place in the rally. He went on to win two events, and then finish close third to the [[BP Ford World Rally Team|Ford]] factory team duo [[Mikko Hirvonen]] and [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] at the [[2008 Rally of Turkey|Rally of Turkey]]. Loeb later notably won the [[2008 Rally Finland|Rally Finland]] ahead of Hirvonen. This was the fourth time in the event's 58-year history that a non-[[Nordic countries|Nordic]] driver won the rally, after [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]] in 1990, [[Didier Auriol]] in 1992 and [[Markko Märtin]] in 2003. This started a string of five victories for Loeb. In [[2008 Rallye Deutschland|Germany]], [[2008 Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]] and [[2008 Rally Catalunya|Spain]], Citroën also took double wins as his teammate [[Dani Sordo]] took three runner-up spots in a row. [[File:MG 2752 (3472x2259) (2940x1913) (300dpi).jpg|thumb|Loeb during the [[2008 Rally Argentina]]]] 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 [[List of World Rally Championship records|record]] of four titles and became the first five-time world champion in rallying.<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeb clinches record fifth WRC title |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71928 |access-date=2 November 2008 |date=2 November 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206231735/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71928 | archive-date=6 December 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> After clinching the World Rally Championship, Loeb edged out Latvala to take his first [[2008 Rally GB|Wales Rally GB]] win, a feat which also helped secure his team their first [[List of World Rally Championship Constructors' Champions|manufacturers' title]] since 2005, from 2006 and 2007 victors Ford. ====2009==== [[File:Sébastien Loeb - 2009 Cyprus Rally.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb during the shakedown in [[2009 Cyprus Rally|Cyprus]]]] Loeb started the year by winning [[2009 Rally Ireland|Rally Ireland]] for the second time since 2007. He then won his first [[2009 Rally Norway|Rally Norway]] ever, after a fierce battle with [[Mikko Hirvonen]], lasting throughout the very final stage. Being first on the road through all three days, Loeb kept his lead, in the end winning with 9.8 seconds over Hirvonen. Loeb continued his good form by winning over Hirvonen in [[2009 Cyprus Rally|Cyprus]], marking his career 50th victory, and in [[2009 Rally Portugal|Portugal]]. His victory in Argentina, the fifth in a row in this country, was also his fifth victory in a row since the start of the season. At the [[2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|Rally d'Italia Sardegna]], Loeb had a puncture after going off the road and dropped from third to fourth.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Latvala ends Loeb's winning streak |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75574 |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=21 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527040136/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75574 | archive-date=27 May 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Penalty drops Loeb to fourth |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75578 |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=21 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527144938/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75578 | archive-date=27 May 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 Acropolis Rally|Acropolis Rally]], Loeb crashed out from third place.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Loeb crashes out of Acropolis |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76106 |date=13 June 2009 |access-date=21 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616102425/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76106 | archive-date=16 June 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> On [[2009 Rally Poland|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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Hirvonen takes win and points lead |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76606 |date=28 June 2009 |access-date=21 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804162733/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76606 | archive-date=4 August 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> By winning the [[2009 Rally Catalunya|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loeb wins Rally Catalunya |work=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] |url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=243797 |date=5 October 2009 |access-date=15 October 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501173111/http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=243797 | archive-date=1 May 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> The Frenchman gained the championship by winning the final event of the year, the [[2009 Rally GB|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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Beer |title=Loeb wins Rally GB and sixth title |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79758 |date=15 October 2009 |access-date=15 October 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027234610/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79758 | archive-date=27 October 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/8324857.stm |title=Loeb secures sixth title in a row |date=25 October 2009 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028033133/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/8324857.stm|archive-date=28 October 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> ====2010==== [[File:Sebastien loeb, sofia, 2010.JPG|thumb|right|Loeb in [[Sofia]] before the [[2010 Rally Bulgaria]]]] The [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010 WRC season]] started with the snow-based [[2010 Swedish Rally|Swedish Rally]], where Loeb finished second behind [[Ford World Rally Team|Ford]]'s [[Mikko Hirvonen]]. He went on to take a clear championship lead by winning the following three gravel events: [[2010 Rally México|Rally México]], [[2010 Jordan Rally|Jordan Rally]] and [[2010 Rally of Turkey|Rally of Turkey]]. In [[2010 Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]], Loeb finished third in a tight battle that saw the top five finish within 26 seconds of each other. In [[2010 Rally de Portugal|Portugal]], Loeb narrowly lost the win to his countryman [[Sébastien Ogier]] of the [[Citroën Junior Team]], who took his debut win in the World Rally Championship. In the following [[2010 Rally Bulgaria|Rally Bulgaria]], a new event in the series and the season's first tarmac rally, Loeb won while Citroën scored the WRC's first 1–2–3–4 in seventeen years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Bulgaria! |work=WRC.com |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/breaking-news-sebastien-loeb-wins-rally-bulgaria!/?fid=13296 |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=3 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515214802/http://www.wrc.com/news/breaking-news-sebastien-loeb-wins-rally-bulgaria%21/?fid=13296 | archive-date=15 May 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2010 Rally Finland|60th Rally Finland]], Loeb beat Citroën privateer [[Petter Solberg]] to the final podium position, behind Ford's [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] and Ogier. He went on to win the [[2010 Rallye Deutschland|Rallye Deutschland]] for the eighth time in a row, marking the first time a driver has won a WRC rally eight times.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=Peacock |title=Sébastien Loeb wins Rallye Deutschland |work=[[AutoWeek]] |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100822/WRC/100829972 |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=3 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825174312/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100822/WRC/100829972 | archive-date=25 August 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> After a fifth place in [[2010 Rally Japan|Japan]], Loeb secured a record-extending seventh consecutive World Rally Championship title by winning his home event, the [[2010 Rallye de France|Rallye de France]]. As the [[Rallye de France–Alsace]] had replaced the [[Tour de Corse]] as the French round of the WRC, Loeb ended up clinching the title on a final stage that was held in his home town of [[Haguenau]], [[Alsace]].<ref>{{cite web |first=David C. |last=Schilke |title=Loeb takes 7th WRC title at his home town in France |work=Motorsport.com |url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=389682&FS=WRC |date=3 October 2010 |access-date=3 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/9055794.stm |title=Sebastien Loeb wins seventh straight World Rally crown |date=3 October 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=3 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004045511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/9055794.stm|archive-date=4 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINLDE69206O20101003 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714081421/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINLDE69206O20101003 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2012 |title=Factbox-Rallying-World champion Sebastien Loeb |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=Reuters |date=3 October 2010}}</ref> 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==== [[File:Loeb 2011 WRC Portugal.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb at the [[2011 Rally de Portugal]]]] The [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011 season]] brought a new generation of [[World Rally Car]]s. Now at the wheel of a [[Citroën DS3 WRC]], Loeb started his year by finishing sixth at the [[2011 Rally Sweden|Rally Sweden]]. He went on to win in [[2011 Rally México|Mexico]] for the fifth time in row, after teammate [[Sébastien Ogier]] crashed out from a narrow lead.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wrc.com/news/breaking-news-loeb-wins-in-mexico/?fid=14289 |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Loeb wins in Mexico |work=[[World Rally Championship]] |publisher=[[International Sportsworld Communicators]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120835/http://wrc.com/news/breaking-news-loeb-wins-in-mexico/?fid=14289 | archive-date=18 July 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2011 Rally de Portugal|Portugal]], Loeb finished second to Ogier and took his first Power Stage win, collecting three more points from the final stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wrc.com/news/sunday-wrap-ogier-strikes-gold-in-portugal/?fid=14441 |date=27 March 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Ogier strikes gold in Portugal |work=[[World Rally Championship]] |publisher=[[International Sportsworld Communicators]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320090912/http://wrc.com/news/sunday-wrap-ogier-strikes-gold-in-portugal/?fid=14441 | archive-date=20 March 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2011 Jordan Rally|Jordan Rally]], held during the [[Arab Spring]], the entire first day was cancelled. Loeb placed third behind the closest-ever finish in the history of the World Rally Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/rallying-jordan-idUKLDE73F08220110416 |date=16 April 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Ogier pips Latvala to Jordan win in closest ever finish |work=[[Reuters]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022160045/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/16/rallying-jordan-idUKLDE73F08220110416 | archive-date=22 October 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref> He then beat [[Ford World Rally Team|Ford]]'s [[Mikko Hirvonen]] to the win at the [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|Rally d'Italia Sardegna]]. In [[2011 Rally Argentina|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2011/0529/rallyofargentina.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911061649/http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2011/0529/rallyofargentina.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 September 2012 |date=29 May 2011 | access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Loeb wins sixth Rally of Argentina |work=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref> At the next event, the [[2011 Acropolis Rally|Acropolis Rally]] in Greece, Loeb had to settle for second behind Ogier. In the high-speed [[2011 Rally Finland|Rally Finland]], he beat [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] to become the first non-Nordic driver to win twice in the event's 60-year history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-58543220110731 |date=31 July 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Loeb wins Rally Finland for the second time |work=[[Reuters]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022160037/http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/31/idINIndia-58543220110731 | archive-date=22 October 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref> In August, Loeb signed a two-year contract extension with Citroën.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brad |last=Constant |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110817/WRC/110819888 |date=17 August 2011 | access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Sébastien Loeb to stay with Citroën through 2013 |work=[[Autoweek]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016123558/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110817/WRC/110819888 | archive-date=16 October 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> At the [[2011 Rallye Deutschland|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".<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Evans |url=http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/3803/why-it-war-between-the-two-sebs/ |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Why it's war between the two Sebs |work=[[Autosport]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425135351/http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/3803/why-it-war-between-the-two-sebs/ | archive-date=25 April 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Acr2011 550.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the [[2011 Acropolis Rally|Acropolis Rally]]]] Before [[2011 Rally Australia|Australia]], Loeb held a 25-point lead in the championship ahead of Ogier. During the first day of the rally, both Sébastiens crashed out. Loeb later gained a point by climbing to tenth place after Citroën ordered Ogier to slow down.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15776_7169779,00.html |date=11 September 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Hirvonen wins Down Under |work=[[Sky Sports]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310104645/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15776_7169779,00.html | archive-date=10 March 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In his home event, the [[2011 Rallye de France|Rallye de France]], Loeb took the lead from the start but soon fell victim to a rare engine failure in his DS3 WRC and had to retire. As Ogier beat [[Mini WRC Team|Mini]]'s [[Dani Sordo]] to the win, Loeb now tied the lead in the championship with Hirvonen, and Ogier was only three points adrift. At the [[2011 Rally Catalunya|Rally Catalunya]], Loeb took his fifth win of the season and broke [[Markku Alén]]'s record (801) for most stage wins in the world championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=676704&vId= |date=23 October 2011 | access-date=10 November 2011 |title=Loeb overtakes Alen's 801 stage record |work=[[Sky News]] | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616205710/http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=676704&vId= | archive-date=16 June 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He carried an eight-point lead over Hirvonen into the season-ending [[2011 Wales Rally GB|Wales Rally GB]]. Loeb took the rally lead from Latvala on the third stage, but lost it to Hirvonen by 0.4 seconds on stage six. However, Hirvonen soon went wide, spun and broke his radiator, which in turn caused severe engine problems. As Hirvonen was unable to restart, Loeb secured his eighth consecutive world championship. This title moved him ahead of seven-time champion [[Michael Schumacher]] in terms of major motorsport championships won.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/11/sebastien-loeb-world-title |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |title=Sébastien Loeb wins eighth world title to break Schumacher's record and one behind Valentino Rossis record of nine world championships |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216193512/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/11/sebastien-loeb-world-title | archive-date=16 December 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> While running in second place behind Latvala, Loeb retired from the rally due to a road section collision with a spectator who had driven his car on the wrong side of a narrow road.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sebastien Loeb 'could not avoid' road section collision that ended his Rally GB |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96172 |first1=David |last1=Evans |first2=Matt |last2=Beer |work=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |date=13 November 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114155504/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96172 | archive-date=14 November 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15713476 |title=World rally champ Sebastien Loeb crashes with hire car |date=13 November 2011 |work=BBC News |access-date=14 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116005049/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15713476|archive-date=16 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> ====2012==== [[File:Loeb elena Monte Carlo 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Loeb at the [[2012 Monte Carlo Rally]]]] Loeb began his [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012 season]] by beating [[Mini WRC Team|Mini]]'s [[Dani Sordo]] to a record sixth win in the [[2012 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo Rally]]. He also secured the maximum points by recording the fastest time for the power stage.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |title=Sébastien Loeb begins title defence with win in Monte Carlo Rally |date=22 January 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/22/sebastien-loeb-monte-carlo-rally |access-date=2 October 2012 |location=London | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312055058/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/22/sebastien-loeb-monte-carlo-rally | archive-date=12 March 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2012 Rally Sweden|Sweden]], after hitting a snowbank on stage seven, Loeb was forced out of the fight for the number one spot. He finished sixth and gained three extra points by again winning the power stage.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Autosport]] |title=Jari-Matti Latvala clinches win in Sweden for Ford despite late puncture |date=12 February 2012 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97500 |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929205830/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97500 | archive-date=29 September 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb took his second victory of the season at the [[2012 Rally México|Rally Mexico]], ahead of his new teammate [[Mikko Hirvonen]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[RTÉ]] |title=Loeb claims victory at Rally Mexico |date=28 March 2012 |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/rally/2012/0312/294156-wrc_mexico_loeb/ |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926094309/https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/rally/2012/0312/294156-wrc_mexico_loeb/ | archive-date=26 September 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2012 Rally de Portugal|Portugal]], he crashed out from third place on the night stages of the first day, after misunderstanding a pacenote.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |title=Motorsport: Loeb crashes out of Rally Portugal |date=30 March 2012 |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10795550 |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618194116/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10795550 | archive-date=18 June 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2012 Rally Argentina|Rally Argentina]] was dominated by the Citroëns and Loeb drove to his 70th WRC victory.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Reuters]] |title=Loeb takes 70th world rally victory |date=29 April 2012 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rallying-argentina-idUKBRE83S0E920120429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305203501/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rallying-argentina-idUKBRE83S0E920120429 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=2 October 2012 |first=Alan |last=Baldwin}}</ref> At the [[Acropolis Rally]] in Greece, he cruised to an easy win after Ford's [[Jari-Matti Latvala]] and [[Petter Solberg]] ran into several problems and dropped out of contention.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Eurosport]] |title=Loeb cruises to Acropolis win |date=27 May 2012 |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/loeb-cruises-acropolis-win-124048894.html |access-date=2 October 2012}}</ref> He went on to continue his WRC win streak in [[2012 Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]] and in [[2012 Rally Finland|Finland]], where he edged out Hirvonen to take his third win in the event.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |title=Loeb takes Neste Oil Rally Finland for a third time |date=6 August 2012 |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Loeb+takes+Neste+Oil+Rally+Finland+for+a+third+time/1329104566022 |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828035411/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Loeb+takes+Neste+Oil+Rally+Finland+for+a+third+time/1329104566022 | archive-date=28 August 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> This marked the fourth double win in a row for the Citroën duo. After beating Latvala to the win in [[2012 Rallye Deutschland|Germany]], Loeb finished second to the Finn at the [[2012 Wales Rally GB|Wales Rally GB]], after a tight battle for the position with Solberg.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[BBC]] |title=Jari-Matti Latvala defends Wales Rally GB title |date=16 September 2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/18046215 |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625020743/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/18046215 | archive-date=25 June 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |work=[[RTÉ]] |title=Sebastien Loeb will partially retire from the World Rally Championship |date=27 September 2012 |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/rally/2012/0927/339342-loeb-to-step-back-from-wrc/ |access-date=7 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930204305/http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/rally/2012/0927/339342-loeb-to-step-back-from-wrc/ | archive-date=30 September 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> In his home event, the [[2012 Rallye de France|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.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |title=Loeb clinches ninth consecutive world title |date=7 October 2012 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-us-rallying-francebre896091-20121007,0,6492578.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119063826/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-us-rallying-francebre896091-20121007,0,6492578.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |access-date=7 October 2012}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Auto Bild]] |title=Loeb zum neunten Mal Weltmeister |date=7 October 2012 |url=http://www.autobild.de/artikel/rallye-2012-3664652.html |quote=Eine Homage an den besten Rallyefahrer aller Zeiten und an eine Lichtgestalt im Motorsport. |access-date=8 October 2012 |language=de | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009074643/http://www.autobild.de/artikel/rallye-2012-3664652.html | archive-date=9 October 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> Former world champion [[Ari Vatanen]] opined that Loeb's records are unlikely to be broken.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[MTV3]] |title=Vatanen: Loebin ennätyksiä tuskin rikotaan |date=8 October 2012 |url=http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uutiset.shtml/2012/10/1631474/vatanen-loebin-ennatyksia-tuskin-rikotaan |access-date=8 October 2012 |language=fi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011091743/http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uutiset.shtml/2012/10/1631474/vatanen-loebin-ennatyksia-tuskin-rikotaan | archive-date=11 October 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> ====2013==== Loeb competed in five rallies of the 2013 season: Monte Carlo, Sweden, Argentina, Germany and France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wrc-rallying-loeb-enter-four-rallies-next-year-172257165.html |title=Loeb to enter four rallies next year | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928052227/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wrc-rallying-loeb-enter-four-rallies-next-year-172257165.html | archive-date=28 September 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He started his partial WRC season with a win in Monte Carlo,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sebastien Loeb wins Rallye Monte-Carlo |url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/01/20/sebastien-loeb-wins-rallye-monte-carlo/ |work=Speedcafe.com |date=20 January 2013 |access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref> and finished last to [[Sébastien Ogier]] in Sweden, followed by another win in Argentina. Ahead of his home rally in France, it has been speculated it could be his WRC swansong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/the-loeb-review-malcolm-wilson/?fid=19112 |title=WRC.com®- FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com |website=www.wrc.com|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925173657/http://www.wrc.com/news/the-loeb-review-malcolm-wilson/?fid=19112|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/the-loeb-review-jari-matti-latvala/?fid=19129 |title=WRC.com®- FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com |website=www.wrc.com|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001072946/http://www.wrc.com/news/the-loeb-review-jari-matti-latvala/?fid=19129|archive-date=1 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It was confirmed on 1 October 2013 as Loeb will continue racing for Citroën, this time for [[2014 World Touring Car Championship season|World Touring Car Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/features/au-revoir-seb-part-1/?fid=19131 |title=WRC.com®- FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com |website=www.wrc.com|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001100205/http://www.wrc.com/news/features/au-revoir-seb-part-1/?fid=19131|archive-date=1 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV1va8vZ-_8 |title=Sébastien Loeb - the most successful WRC career ever! |last=FIA World Rally Championship |date=1 October 2013 |via=YouTube|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522152400/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV1va8vZ-_8|archive-date=22 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Loeb crashed out on the first stage of day three. The rally was eventually won by Sebastien Ogier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/loeb-ldquo;it-didnt-go-as-plannedrdquo;/?fid=19231 |title=WRC.com®- FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com |website=www.wrc.com|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401212653/http://www.wrc.com/news/loeb-ldquo;it-didnt-go-as-plannedrdquo;/?fid=19231|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ====2014–20==== [[File:Rajd Monte Carlo 2019 - Sébastien Loeb.jpg|thumb|Loeb and Elena at the [[2019 Monte Carlo Rally]], driving the [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]].]] Returning to the WRC after being absent in 2014, in [[2015 World Rally Championship|2015]] Loeb participated in the [[2015 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo Rally]] and finished 8th after a crash. In [[2016 World Rally Championship|2016]] and [[2017 World Rally Championship|2017]] he did not contest any rounds. He drove 3 rounds in [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]] and won his last rally with [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën]], the [[2018 Rally Catalunya|Rally Catalunya]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2022-01-27|title=The five best Loeb vs Ogier WRC battles|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-five-best-loeb-vs-ogier-wrc-battles/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=DirtFish|language=en-US}}</ref> He signed to race part time with the [[Hyundai World Rally Team]] for the [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019 season.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schrader|first=Stef|date=2018-12-12|title=Sébastien Loeb, 9-Time Rally Champion, Is Returning to WRC With Hyundai|url=https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/25447/sbastien-loeb-9-time-rally-champion-is-returning-to-wrc-with-hyundai|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Drive|language=en}}</ref> He got one podium in the [[2019 Rally Chile|Rally Chile]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's smiling after South America?|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/news-archive/wrc/who---s-smiling-after-south-america-/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|date=17 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":7" /> In [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]], he continued with Hyundai and finished 6th at the [[2019 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo Rally]] and got a podium at [[2019 Rally Turkey|Turkey]], which were the only two rounds he entered in that season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-19|title=Neuville ends Turkey day two on top as Loeb rises to podium|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/neuville-ends-turkey-day-two-on-top-as-loeb-rises-to-podium/|access-date=2022-02-22|website=DirtFish|language=en-US}}</ref> On 1 October 2020, he announced that he would be leaving [[Hyundai World Rally Team]]. He did not participate in the WRC in [[2021 World Rally Championship|2021]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loeb open to Hyundai return |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc/loeb-open-to-hyundai-return/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=WRC - World Rally Championship |language=en}}</ref> ====2021==== On 29 November 2021, Loeb's co-driver [[Daniel Elena]] announced his retirement.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=2021-11-29|title=ELENA CALLS TIME ON WRC CAREER|work=WRC|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/elena-calls-time-on-wrc-career/}}</ref> Loeb then tested the [[Ford Puma Rally1]] for [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M Sport]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-10-19|title=Loeb tests M-Sport's 2022 Puma in Spain |work=DirtFish |first1=David |last1=Evans |url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/loeb-tests-m-sports-2022-puma-in-spain/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416083354/https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/loeb-tests-m-sports-2022-puma-in-spain/ |archive-date= 16 Apr 2023 }}</ref> later announcing that would compete for the British squad part time in the WRC with new co-driver [[Isabelle Galmiche]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-21|title=M-Sport announces Loeb's WRC return on Monte Carlo Rally |work=DirtFish |first1=Dominik |last1=Wilde |first2=David |last2=Evans |url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/m-sport-announces-loebs-wrc-return-on-monte-carlo-rally/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411044440/https://dirtfish.com/rally/m-sport-announces-loebs-wrc-return-on-monte-carlo-rally/ |archive-date= 11 Apr 2023 }}</ref> ====2022==== At the [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|Monte Carlo Rally]], Loeb participated alongside [[Isabelle Galmiche]] for [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford World Rally Team]], barely having recovered from the [[2022 Dakar Rally|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<ref>{{Cite news|last=Howard|first=Tom|date=2022-01-23|title=WRC Monte Carlo: Loeb beats Ogier to take eighth Monte win in epic battle|work=Autosport|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-monte-carlo-loeb-beats-ogier-to-win-wrc-monte-carlo-epic/7534275/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230722105915/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-monte-carlo-loeb-beats-ogier-to-win-wrc-monte-carlo-epic/7534275/ |archive-date= 22 Jul 2023 }}</ref> 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 [[2022 Rally de Portugal|Rally de Portugal]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-19 |title=Loeb returning to M-Sport for Rally Portugal |work=Racer |url=https://racer.com/2022/04/19/loeb-returning-to-m-sport-for-rally-portugal/ |access-date=2022-04-25}}</ref> Loeb and Galmiche were 10.1 seconds behind rally leader [[Elfyn Evans]] (co-driver [[Scott Martin (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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Tom |date=2022-05-20 |title=World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Loeb has crashed out of Rally Portugal on the first stage of Friday afternoon's loop. |work=Motorsport.com |url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-portugal-loeb-crashes-out-of-the-lead-on-stage-5/10307346/ |access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref> On Saturday, Loeb had another mechanical issue which forced him to retire. The next rally they took part in was the [[2022 Safari Rally|Safari Rally]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-27 |title=LEGEND LOEB CONFIRMS SAFARI COMEBACK |work=WRC- World Rally Championship |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/legend-loeb-confirms-safari-comeback/}}</ref> 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 [[2022 Acropolis Rally|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. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Neuville triumphs as Hyundai makes history in Greece |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/breaking-neuville-seals-first-win-of-2022-/ |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=WRC - World Rally Championship |language=en}}</ref> ====2023==== Loeb alongside his partner and co-driver Laurène Godey won the [[Rallye Açores|Azores Rallye]] on their first attempt, in a [[Škoda Fabia RS Rally2]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WRC legend Loeb victorious on rally return in Azores |url=https://www.motorsport.com/rally/news/wrc-legend-loeb-victorious-on-rally-return/10452242/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=www.motorsport.com |date=2 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> ===Dakar Rally and Rally Raid=== ====2016==== [[File:Dakar 2016 - Conférence de presse - 20151118 - 123.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the Press Conference for the [[2016 Dakar Rally]].]] Loeb made his debut at the [[2016 Dakar Rally]] in the [[Peugeot 2008 DKR]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sturtridge |first=Tim |date=2016-07-28 |title=Sébastien Loeb joins Peugeot-Total's dream team |work=RedBull.com |url=https://www.redbull.com/my-en/s%C3%A9bastien-loeb-joins-team-peugeot-total-dakar-rally-16}}</ref> He led the rally by 7 minutes and 48 seconds but lost the lead to teammate [[Stéphane Peterhansel]] by over 8 minutes in SS6.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-09 |title=Dakar 2016: Cars - Sebastien Loeb loses Dakar lead |url=https://www.eurosport.com/rally-raid/dakar/2016/dakar-2016-cars-sebastien-loeb-loses-dakar-lead_sto5053135/story.shtml |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/18/loeb-out-of-silk-way-rally-with-finger-injury |title=Loeb out of Silk Way Rally with finger injury |date=18 July 2017 |website=euronews|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802205327/http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/18/loeb-out-of-silk-way-rally-with-finger-injury|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":2" /> ====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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sebastien Loeb out of 2018 Dakar Rally, Stephane Peterhansel leads |url=https://www.autosport.com/dakar/news/sebastien-loeb-out-of-2018-dakar-rally-stephane-peterhansel-leads-4987569/4987569/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Autosport |date=10 January 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Prior to the retirement he had won only one stage, SS4. ====2019==== [[File:Peugeot 3008 DKR Dakar 2019.jpg|thumb|Loeb and Elena at the [[2019 Dakar Rally]], driving the [[Peugeot 3008 DKR]].]] [[Peugeot]] withdrew from [[FIA World Rallycross Championship|World Rallycross]] and from [[World Rally-Raid Championship|Rally-Raid]] hence at the [[2019 Dakar Rally]] Loeb and Elena competed with a private [[Red Bull]] backed [[Peugeot 3008 DKR|2017 Peugeot 3008 DKR]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peugeot to withdraw from World Rallycross at end of 2018 season |url=https://www.autosport.com/world-rallycross/news/peugeot-to-withdraw-from-world-rallycross-at-end-of-2018-season-5290145/5290145/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Autosport |date=18 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Loeb to return to Dakar as privateer in 2019 |url=https://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/sebastien-loeb-privateer-peugeot-2019/3206054/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.motorsport.com |date=31 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> They finished 3rd with 4 stage wins, 1 hour and 54 minutes away from winner [[Nasser Al-Attiyah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=This is what went down at the 2019 Dakar Rally |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/2019-dakar-rally-results-photos-videos |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref> ====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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loeb: Prodrive not entering Dakar Rally to be behind Toyota, X-raid |url=https://www.autosport.com/dakar/news/loeb-prodrive-not-entering-dakar-rally-to-be-behind-toyota-x-raid-4976131/4976131/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Autosport |date=22 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Loeb has joined forces with an old enemy for Dakar |url=https://www.autosport.com/dakar/news/why-loeb-has-joined-forces-with-an-old-enemy-for-dakar-5114629/5114629/ |first1=Sergio |last1=Lillo |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Autosport |date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ====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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dakar 2021: Sebastien Loeb slams stewards for penalty |url=https://us.motorsport.com/dakar/news/sebastien-loeb-dakar-rally-speeding-penalty/4937655/ |first1=Sergio |last1=Lillo |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Motorsport.com |date=6 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He retired in SS8 after getting two punctures and being stranded for 5 hours.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brunsdon|first=Stephen|date=2021-01-11|title=Loeb's troublesome Dakar ends with retirement |work=DirtFish |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/loebs-troublesome-dakar-ends-with-retirement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416075951/https://dirtfish.com/off-road/dakar/loebs-troublesome-dakar-ends-with-retirement/ |archive-date= 16 Apr 2023 }}</ref> He also experienced many navigation issues with his co driver [[Daniel Elena]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=Stuck in the desert for 10 hours — twice: Sébastien Loeb on his nightmare Dakar 2021 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/rally/stuck-in-the-desert-for-10-hours-twice-sebastien-loeb-on-his-nightmare-dakar-2021 |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Elena and Loeb later in 2021 announced that they had split.<ref name=":3" /> ====2022==== Loeb took part in the inaugural [[2022 World Rally-Raid Championship|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 [[2022 Dakar Rally|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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-14|title=Sébastien Loeb: "We still managed to put up a fight"|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2022/stage-12/car/sebastien-loeb-we-still-managed-to-put-up-a-fight/177521|website=Dakar}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loeb takes lead in World Rally-Raid Championship - automobilsport.com |url=https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,234974,Loeb-takes-lead-in-World-Rally-Raid-Championship,news.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328114358/https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,234974,Loeb-takes-lead-in-World-Rally-Raid-Championship,news.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.automobilsport.com}}</ref> At the [[Rallye du Maroc (rally raid)|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 [[Andalucia Rally]], but finished second in the overall championship obtaining a total of 149 points, 20 points behind Al-Attiyah, who won the title. ====2023==== Loeb entered the second season of the [[2023 World Rally-Raid Championship|World Rally-Raid Championship]] in 2023, driving an upgraded [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|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. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Dakar 2023: A bumper crop of records|url=https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2023/stage-14/car/dakar-2023-a-bumper-crop-of-records/183711/|access-date=2023-01-20|archive-date=18 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118040602/https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2023/stage-14/car/dakar-2023-a-bumper-crop-of-records/183711|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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. <ref>{{Cite web |title= WHY LOEB LOST AN HOUR ON DAKAR'S SECOND DAY |date=2 January 2023 |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/why-loeb-lost-an-hour-on-dakars-second-day/ |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title= AL-ATTIYAH MOVES INTO DAKAR LEAD ON SHORTENED THIRD DAY |date= 3 January 2023 |url= https://dirtfish.com/off-road/al-attiyah-moves-into-dakar-lead-on-shortened-third-day/ |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title= Sébastien Loeb: "I made a mistake on a tricky dune" |url=https://www.dakar.com/en/news//stage-5/car/sebastien-loeb-i-made-a-mistake-on-a-tricky-dune/181046 |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref> 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 [[road racing]] events and tests. He first competed in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] [[Sports car racing|sports car race]] in [[2005 24 Hours of Le Mans|2005]], where he drove for the [[Pescarolo Sport]] team's No. 17 entry. Reportedly Loeb did much of his preparation for the race by running practice laps around the circuit in the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation 2]] video game ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' aboard a private jet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastien Loeb Plays GT4 Online |website = [[YouTube]]| date=25 November 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0G0_XFGlu4 |access-date=9 January 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204122903/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0G0_XFGlu4 | archive-date=4 December 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In the race the car was plagued by incidents, but Loeb proved to be able to drive fast for his first race on a closed track. Loeb finished second overall in the [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans]] in a Pescarolo-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]], between the two [[Diesel engine|Diesel]]-powered [[Audi R10]]. Free time in his WRC schedule allows him to race in the [[French GT Championship]] (FFSA GT) where he drove a Ferrari 550 Prodrive and a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR as well as in the [[Porsche Carrera Cup France|French Carrera Cup]] where he achieved top-10 finishes. For 2012 Loeb launched [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] which competes in FFSA GT and the [[European Le Mans Series]]. Loeb drove for his own team at the [[Circuit de Pau]] in the French Carrera Cup and won the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=Porsche – Loeb s'adjuge la victoire à Pau |url=http://www.autohebdo.fr/france/circuit/article-30-18-10685/120512-porsche%C2%A0-loeb-s-adjuge-la-victoire-a-pau |access-date=4 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423053818/http://www.autohebdo.fr/france/circuit/article-30-18-10685/120512-porsche%C2%A0-loeb-s-adjuge-la-victoire-a-pau | archive-date=23 April 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref> ====Formula One==== Loeb has had a number of [[Formula One]] tests. He first tested for [[Renault F1]] at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard]] in December 2007, in a switch that saw [[Heikki Kovalainen]] test Loeb's WRC car.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loeb thrilled by Renault F1 test |work=[[ITV Network|ITV]] |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=41398&PO=41398 |access-date=4 November 2008}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]], which became a major sponsor of the Citroën factory team during the 2008 season, rewarded Loeb for winning the WRC with a [[Formula One]] test in [[Red Bull Racing]]'s 2008-spec [[Red Bull RB4]]. He first drove the car at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], and then took part in the first official Formula One winter test in [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeb to join F1 test with Red Bull |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71994 |access-date=4 November 2008 |date=3 November 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106120002/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71994 | archive-date=6 November 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb was eighth quickest of 17 drivers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeb fast enough for F1, say Red Bull |work=[[Autosport]] |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72194 |access-date=10 December 2008 |date=20 November 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210114805/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72194 | archive-date=10 December 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76847 |work=Autosport |title=Fresh doubts over Bourdais' future |date=10 July 2009 | access-date=17 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714114026/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76847 | archive-date=14 July 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb told French newspaper ''[[L'Équipe]]'' that he was interested in replacing Bourdais at the [[Red Bull]]-backed team.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76853 |work=Autosport |title=Loeb interested in Bourdais' seat |author=Jonathan Noble |date=11 July 2009 | access-date=17 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715092218/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76853 | archive-date=15 July 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> 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 {{F1|2010}}.<ref>Autosport, p10 (16 July 2009)</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |title=Loeb gives up on Formula 1 dream |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79658 |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=22 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025040910/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79658|archive-date=25 October 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He had also been in contact with the [[US F1 Team]] about a possible drive for {{F1|2010}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/218220/rally-champion-loeb-contacts-usf1/ |title=Rally Champion Loeb contacts USF1 |publisher=GPUpdate.net |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=1 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116022738/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/218220/rally-champion-loeb-contacts-usf1/ |archive-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb has also taken part in an official [[GP2 Series]] testing session after the [[2009 GP2 Series season|2009 season]], where he drove for the [[David Price Racing]] team, finishing last of 25 drivers. ====FIA GT Series and Porsche Supercup==== [[File:Loeb Porsche Monaco 2013.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the [[2013 Porsche Supercup]]'s Monaco Round.]] Loeb participated in the [[2013 FIA GT Series season]], driving for Sébastien Loeb Racing which entered two [[McLaren MP4-12C]] cars. Loeb paired up with Portuguese driver [[Álvaro Parente]] in one of the cars while Frenchman [[Mike Parisy]] and Austrian [[Andreas Zuber]] were the driver pairing for the other Sébastien Loeb Racing car.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sébastien Loeb, Alvaro Parente to pilot McLaren MP4-12Cs in FIA GT Series |url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130110/motorsports/130119990/ |work=[[Autoweek]]|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214234/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130110/motorsports/130119990/|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb and Parente took a total of three qualifying race wins and one championship race win on their way to fourth place overall in the season. A number of reliability issues and racing incidents prevented the pair from scoring more victories. Loeb also participated in two races of the [[2013 Porsche Supercup season]] at the [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]] and [[Circuit de Monaco]] circuits, both events being held as support category races for the [[2013 Formula One season]]. Loeb finished 11th in Spain and 16th in Monaco.<ref>{{cite news |title=Loeb to race in Porsche Supercup at Barcelona and Monte Carlo |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106991 |work=[[Autoweek]] |date=22 April 2013|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212909/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106991|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> ====World Touring Car Championship==== [[File:Sebastien Loeb 2014 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpg|thumb|Loeb driving the [[Citroën Elysée#Citroën C-Elysée WTCC|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]] at the [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan|2014 Race of Japan]].]] In June 2013 it was confirmed that [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën]] were to enter the FIA [[World Touring Car Championship]] in 2014 with Loeb driving one of the factory supported cars built for new to 2014 regulations.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Leary |first=Jamie |title=Citroen confirms WTCC entry with Sebastien Loeb in 2014 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108282 |work=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]] |access-date=26 June 2013 |date=25 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628224625/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108282|archive-date=28 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> He was partnered by 4-time WTCC champion, 10-time ice racing champion and fellow Frenchman [[Yvan Muller]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Hudson |first=Neil |title=Citroën sign Yvan Muller for a two-year deal in WTCC |url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/07/citroen-sign-yvan-muller-for-a-two-year-deal-in-wtcc/ |work=[[TouringCarTimes]]|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930211342/http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/07/citroen-sign-yvan-muller-for-a-two-year-deal-in-wtcc/|archive-date=30 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[José María López]] and [[Ma Qing Hua]]. In his [[2014 World Touring Car Championship|first full season]] in circuit racing, Loeb won two races and scored six podiums on his way to third in the championship behind surprise champion Lopez and runner-up Muller. In the [[2015 World Touring Car Championship|next season]], he scored four wins and twelve podiums; again finishing third overall though with 61 more points. For the following season, contesting the [[Dakar Rally]] meant Loeb switched to [[Peugeot Sport]] and was not retained by Citroën for the [[2016 World Touring Car Championship|2016 WTCC season]]; which he expressed surprise at as he was hoping to contest for the WTCC title that season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sebastien Loeb surprised to be axed by Citroen for 2016 WTCC season |url=https://www.autosport.com/wtcc/news/sebastien-loeb-surprised-to-be-axed-by-citroen-for-2016-wtcc-season-4996537/4996537/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Autosport |date=19 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref> ====FIA World Rallycross Championship==== [[File:Sebastien Loeb 9.jpg|thumb|Loeb at the [[2016 World RX of Portugal]], driving the [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 WRX]].]] On 29 February 2016, it was officially revealed that Loeb is going to join the factory backed Swedish [[Team Peugeot-Hansen]] to participate in all 12 rounds of the 2016 [[FIA World Rallycross Championship]], together with his Swedish teammate [[Timmy Hansen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Peter |title=Sebastian Loeb joins World Rallycross series with Peugeot |url=http://www.skysports.com/motorsport/news/15749/10186640/sebastian-loeb-joins-world-rallycross-series-with-peugeot |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=10 August 2016 |date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816222346/http://www.skysports.com/motorsport/news/15749/10186640/sebastian-loeb-joins-world-rallycross-series-with-peugeot|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 October, Loeb took his maiden victory in the [[2016 World RX of Latvia|Latvian round]] of the world championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live Qualifying Results |url=http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/result/lva/2016 |publisher=[[FIA World Rallycross Championship]] |access-date=2 October 2016 |date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003063338/http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/result/lva/2016|archive-date=3 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ridge |first1=Hal |title=Loeb seals maiden rallycross win |url=http://www.motorsport.com/world-rx/news/latvia-wrx-loeb-seals-maiden-rallycross-win-832578/ |publisher=motorsport.com |access-date=2 October 2016 |date=2 October 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> With four podiums and six top fives, he finished fifth in the Supercar class drivers standings. In the [[2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship|next season]], he scored six podiums but no wins and finished fourth overall. In his [[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|final season]], he scored his last win at the [[2018 World RX of Belgium|World RX of Belgium]]. He scored seven podiums in total and again finished fourth overall, with 15 more points than the previous season. He returned with Team Special One in 2023, but before the 2023 World RX of Britain, his car set on fire, destroying his, his teammate Guerlane Chicherit and the team's truck, ruling them all out of the rest of the season. ====Extreme E==== =====2021===== In 2020, Loeb Signed with [[Lewis Hamilton]]'s [[Team X44]] for competing in the [[Extreme E]] Championship alongside Spanish driver [[Cristina Gutiérrez]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jupp|first=Ethan|date=2020-12-11|title=Loeb joins Hamilton's Extreme E team|work=Goodwood Road and Racing|url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2020/12/loeb-joins-hamiltons-extreme-e-team/}}</ref> They finished the season in 2nd behind [[Rosberg X Racing]]'s [[Johan Kristoffersson]] and [[Molly Taylor]]. The teams were level on points but RXR were ahead on virtue of their 3 wins to X44's one win.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=2021-12-19|title=X44's Loeb/Gutierrez win Extreme E finale as RXR duo takes title|work=Racer|url=https://racer.com/2021/12/19/x44s-loeb-gutierrez-win-extreme-e-finale-as-rxr-duo-takes-title/}}</ref> =====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]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-01-25 |title=X44 retains Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez for Championship challenge in Season 2 |work=Extreme E |url=https://www.extreme-e.com/en/news/470_X44-retains-Sebastien-Loeb-and-Cristina-Gutierrez-for-Championship-challenge-in-Season-2}}</ref> They won the [[2022 Copper X-Prix|Copper X Prix]], bringing them within contention of the title again.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-25 |title=Hamilton's Extreme E team gets first win of the season in contentious Chile X-Prix |url=https://racer.com/2022/09/25/hamiltons-extreme-e-team-gets-first-win-in-contentious-chile-x-prix/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> At the [[2022 Energy X-Prix|Energy X-Prix]], Gutiérrez crashed and had to change the chassis, resulting in a penalty. Nonetheless, X44 won the crazy race, enabling them to race the final. Their rivals [[Rosberg X Racing]] did not make it to the final. X44 scored five crucial points in the Continental Traction Challenge, and ran fourth during the race, but were promoted to third due to the car ahead getting a Switch Zone speeding penalty. They therefore won the title by two points over RXR.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-27 |title=Lewis Hamilton's X44 Vida Carbon Racing claim first Extreme E title in rollercoaster second season |url=https://www.extreme-e.com/en/news/727_Lewis-Hamiltons-X44-Vida-Carbon-Racing-claim-first-Extreme-E-title-in-rollercoaster-second-season |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey |language=en}}</ref> 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 [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri]] [[AF Corse]] alongside [[Felipe Fraga]] in the [[DTM (racing)|DTM]] Series at their [[2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2022]] season opener at the [[Algarve International Circuit]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Thukral |first=Rachit |date=2022-04-04 |title=WRC legend Loeb to make DTM debut with Red Bull-backed AF Corse |language=en |work=Autosport |url=https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/wrc-legend-sebastien-loeb-to-make-dtm-debut-for-red-bulls-team/9598754/?nrt=45 |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref> 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==== [[File:Peugeot 208 T16 - Gregory Gilvert.jpg|thumbnail|right|Loeb at the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]]]] In April 2013, Loeb tested a [[Peugeot 208#208 T16 Pikes Peak|Peugeot 208 T16]] at [[Mont Ventoux]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107020 |work=Autosport |date=23 April 2013 |title=Peugeot reveals full spec of Loeb's 875bhp, 875kg Pikes Peak T16 - Other news - AUTOSPORT.com | access-date=3 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505100506/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107020 | archive-date=5 May 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a lightweight {{convert|875|kg|lb|abbr=on}} vehicle that uses the rear wing from the [[Peugeot 908]], and has a 3.2-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine, developing {{convert|875|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} with the aim of competing at the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]].<ref>{{cite web |title=875bhp twin-turbo Peugeot 208 T16 |url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/875bhp-twin-turbo-peugeot-208-t16-latest-pics |work=Autocar |access-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528105941/http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/875bhp-twin-turbo-peugeot-208-t16-latest-pics|archive-date=28 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Emme |title=Volkswagen I.D. R sets new overall Pikes Peak record |url=https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volkswagen-idr-electric-pikes-peak-record/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Roadshow |language=en}}</ref> ====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 [[Heikki Kovalainen]] last year, he beat [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]] in the final to claim his second title. =====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 [[2022 Race of Champions]] Loeb defeated 4 time [[Formula 1]] World Champion [[Sebastian Vettel]] 3–1 in the Final to win the event.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ebner|first=Tobias|date=6 Feb 2022|title=Race of Champions 2022: Sebastien Loeb schlägt Sebastian Vettel im Finale|work=Motorsport.com (in German)|url=https://de.motorsport.com/allgemeines/news/race-of-champions-2022-sebastien-loeb-schlaegt-sebastian-vettel-im-finale-22020603/7932527/}}</ref> He equals fellow [[French people|French]] [[World Rally Championship|World Rally]] [[Didier Auriol|Champion Didier Auriol]]'s record to win 4 Races of Champions. =====2025===== Loeb competed in the [[2025 Race of Champions]] in which he won out against [[Supercars Championship]] driver [[Chaz Mostert]] 2-0 in the Final to win the event. Loeb also drove for Team [[France]] alongside [[Formula Two]] driver [[Victor Martins]]. The duo won the Nations Cup in the Final against Team Supercars ([[Australia]]) consisting of [[Supercars Championship]] Champions [[Brodie Kostecki]] and [[Will Brown (racing driver)|Will Brown]]. Consequently, Loeb is the first driver to win both the Nations Cup and the [[Race of Champions]] within the same year. ====X Games==== In July 2012, Loeb debuted in the [[X Games]] in Los Angeles ([[X Games XVIII#Rallying|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.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Evans |work=[[Autosport]] |title=Sebastien Loeb dominates X Games event in Los Angeles |date=2 July 2012 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100860 |access-date=2 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705204608/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100860 | archive-date=5 July 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> ==Media appearances== Loeb provided technical input to the off-road sections of the video game ''[[Gran Turismo 5]]'', and in 2016, Milestone released the game ''[[Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo]]''. In 2016, Loeb also played as a celebrity contestant in the French game show ''[[Fort Boyard (TV series)|Fort Boyard]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lesoir.be/archive/recup/1274972/article/soirmag/actu-tele/2016-07-25/fort-boyard-sebastien-loeb-hypnotise-par-decollete-miss-france-2016-video |title=Fort Boyard: Sébastien Loeb hypnotisé par le décolleté de Miss France 2016 (vidéo) - Le Soir |access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401144604/http://www.lesoir.be/archive/recup/1274972/article/soirmag/actu-tele/2016-07-25/fort-boyard-sebastien-loeb-hypnotise-par-decollete-miss-france-2016-video|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Personal life== [[File:Loeb and Elena - 2008 Rallye Deutschland.jpg|thumb|Loeb and co-driver Elena in 2008]] Loeb was born in [[Haguenau]], [[Alsace]], [[France]], the only child of Guy and Ingrid Loeb (who died in 2005 and 2012, respectively)<ref>[http://www.dna.fr/sports/2012/09/28/dans-les-yeux-de-sa-mere ''Décès d'Ingrid Loeb, mère de Sébastien Loeb''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930224435/http://www.dna.fr/sports/2012/09/28/dans-les-yeux-de-sa-mere|date=30 September 2012}} (Death of Ingrid Loeb, mother of Sébastien Loeb), [[Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace]], 28 September 2012 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/features/au-revoir-seb-part-2/?fid=19135 |title=WRC.com®- FIA World Rally Championship - Official Website - wrc.com |website=www.wrc.com|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002093855/http://www.wrc.com/news/features/au-revoir-seb-part-2/?fid=19135|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple also have a daughter. In 2019, Loeb and Meny reportedly separated.{{cn|date=September 2022}} Currently, Loeb's partner is Laurène Godey, who at times co-drives for him. They won the 2019 [[Rallye du Var]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-25 |title=LOEB ENDS 2019 WITH WIN |language=en |work=WRC.com |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/news-archive/wrc/loeb-ends-2019-with-win/}}</ref> Godey is seen accompanying Loeb at many events. Loeb resides near [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] with Godey and his daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=43&lang=en |title=Site officiel de Sébastien Loeb – Biography |publisher=Sebastienloeb.com |access-date=4 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114193101/http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=43&lang=en |archive-date=14 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Shakedown with Sébastien Loeb |url=https://www1.hyundai.news/uk/brand/home-shakedown-with-sebastien-loeb/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Hyundai Media Newsroom |language=en-gb}}</ref> Loeb was made knight of the [[Légion d'honneur]] on {{Nowrap|27 May}} 2009, by French president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=David |title=Loeb receives French knighthood |publisher=Haymarket |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75659 |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=28 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112239/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75659|archive-date=16 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of 54 elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by [[Peace and Sport]], a [[Monaco]]-based international organisation.<ref>[http://www.peace-sport.org/ Peace and Sport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029105901/http://www.peace-sport.org/ |date=29 October 2016 }}. Peace-sport.org. Retrieved on 13 November 2011.</ref> ==WRC victories== {{see also|List of World Rally Championship rally wins by Sébastien Loeb}} :{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" !colspan="5"| World Rally Championship victories (80) |- ! # ! Event ! Season ! Co-driver ! Car |- | 1 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|21. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2002 World Rally Championship season|2002]] | [[Daniel Elena]] | [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |- | 2 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|71ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2003 World Rally Championship season|2003]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 3 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|22. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2003 World Rally Championship season|2003]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rallye Sanremo|45º Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia]] | [[2003 World Rally Championship season|2003]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 5 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|72ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 6 | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Swedish Rally|53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 7 | {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Cyprus Rally|32nd Cyprus Rally]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 8 | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Rally of Turkey|5th Rally of Turkey]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 9 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|23. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rally Australia|17th Telstra Rally Australia]] | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 11 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|73ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 12 | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Rally New Zealand|35th Propecia Rally New Zealand]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 13 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|2º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 14 | {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Cyprus Rally|33rd Cyprus Rally]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 15 | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Rally of Turkey|6th Rally of Turkey]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 16 | {{flagicon|GRC}} [[Acropolis Rally Greece|52nd Acropolis Rally]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 17 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina|25º Rally Argentina]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 18 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|24. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 19 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rallye de France|49ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 20 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|41º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 21 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rally Mexico|20º Corona Rally México]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 22 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|42º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 23 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rallye de France|50ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 24 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina|26º Rally Argentina]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 25 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|3º Rally d'Italia Sardegna]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 26 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|25. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 27 | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rally Japan|6th Rally Japan]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 28 | {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Cyprus Rally|34th Cyprus Rally]] | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |- | 29 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|75ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | [[Citroën C4 WRC]] |- | 30 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rally Mexico|21º Corona Rally México]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 31 | {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Rally de Portugal|41º Vodafone Rally de Portugal]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 32 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina|27º Rally Argentina]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 33 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|26. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 34 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|43º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 35 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rallye de France|51ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 36 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Rally Ireland|3rd Rally Ireland]] | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 37 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo|76ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 38 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rally Mexico|22º Corona Rally México]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 39 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina|28º Rally Argentina]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 40 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rally d'Italia Sardegna|5º Rallye d'Italia Sardegna]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 41 | {{flagicon|GRC}} [[Acropolis Rally Greece|55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 42 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Rally Finland|58th Neste Oil Rally Finland]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 43 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|27. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 44 | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Rally New Zealand|38th Repco Rally New Zealand]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 45 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|44º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 46 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rally Corsica|52ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 47 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Wales Rally GB|64th Wales Rally GB]] | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 48 | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Rally Ireland|4th Rally Ireland]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 49 | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rally Norway|23rd Rally Norway]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 50 | {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Cyprus Rally|37th FxPro Cyprus Rally]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 51 | {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Rally de Portugal|43º Vodafone Rally de Portugal]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 52 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rally Argentina|29º Rally Argentina]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 53 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|45º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 54 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Wales Rally GB|65th Rally of Great Britain]] | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 55 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rally Mexico|24º Corona Rally México]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 56 | {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan Rally|28th Jordan Rally]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- |57 | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[2010 Rally of Turkey|10th Rally of Turkey]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- |58 | {{flagicon|BGR}} [[2010 Rally Bulgaria|41st Rally Bulgaria]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 59 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|28. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 60 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[2010 Rallye de France|Rallye de France - Alsace 2010]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 61 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rally Catalunya|46º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 62 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Wales Rally GB|66th Wales Rally GB]] | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |- | 63 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rally Mexico|25° Rally Guanajuato México]] | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] | Daniel Elena | [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] |- | 64 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|8° Rally d'Italia Sardegna]] | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 65 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[2011 Rally Argentina|31º Rally Argentina]] | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 66 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[2011 Rally Finland|61st Neste Oil Rally Finland]] | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 67 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2011 Rally Catalunya|47º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 68 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[2012 Monte Carlo Rally|80ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 69 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[2012 Rally México|26° Rally Guanajuato México]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 70 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[2012 Rally Argentina|32° Philips Rally Argentina]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 71 | {{flagicon|GRC}} [[2012 Acropolis Rally|58th Acropolis Rally]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 72 | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2012 Rally New Zealand|42nd Brother Rally New Zealand]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 73 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Rally Finland|62nd Neste Oil Rally Finland]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 74 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Rallye Deutschland|30. ADAC Rallye Deutschland]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- |75 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[2012 Rallye de France|Rallye de France — Alsace 2012]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 76 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2012 Rally Catalunya|48º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 77 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[2013 Monte Carlo Rally|81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2013 World Rally Championship season|2013]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 78 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[2013 Rally Argentina|33º Philips LED Rally Argentina]] | [[2013 World Rally Championship season|2013]] | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |- | 79 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[2018 Rally Catalunya|54º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada]] | [[2018 World Rally Championship season|2018]] | Daniel Elena | [[Citroën C3 WRC]] |- | 80 | {{flagicon|MCO}} [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo]] | [[2022 World Rally Championship|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=6001&desc=Hirvonen |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209164324/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=6001&desc=Hirvonen |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2013 |title=Hirvonen named Rally Australia winner after Citroen penalties |publisher=wrc.com |access-date=6 September 2009}}</ref> 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=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 1999 |align=left| [[1999 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| Equipe de France FFSA | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | NC |- !rowspan=2|2000 |rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[2000 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] |2 |0 | N/A | N/A |0 |0 |rowspan=2|NC |- |style="text-align:left;"| Equipe de France FFSA |2 |0 | N/A | N/A |0 |0 |- !rowspan=3|2001 |rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] |7 |0 | N/A | N/A |0 |0 |rowspan=2|14th |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] |1 |0 | N/A | N/A |1 |6 |- |align=left| [[2001 World Rally Championship#JWRC Drivers' championship|Junior World Rally Championship]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] |5 |5 | N/A | N/A |5 |50 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- !rowspan=2|2002 |rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[2002 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] |8 |1 | N/A | N/A |2 |18 |rowspan="2"|10th |- |style="text-align:left;"| Piedrafita Sport |1 |0 | N/A | N/A |0 |0 |- ! 2003 |align=left| [[2003 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 14 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 71 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2004 |align=left| [[2004 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 16 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 118 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- !rowspan=2|2005 |align=left| [[2005 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 16 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 13 | 127 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[2005 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Pescarolo Sport]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |DNF |- !rowspan=2|2006 |align=left| [[2006 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Kronos Citroën World Rally Team|Kronos Total Citroën WRT]] | 12 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 112 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] |style="text-align:left;"| [[Pescarolo Sport]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |N/A |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2007 |align=left| [[2007 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 16 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 13 | 116 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2008 |align=left| [[2008 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 15 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 13 | 122 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2009 |align=left| [[2009 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 12 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 93 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2010 |align=left| [[2010 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 276 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- ! 2011 |align=left| [[2011 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 222 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- !rowspan=2| 2012 |align=left| [[2012 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 9 | N/A | N/A | 10 | 270 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- |align=left| [[2012 Global RallyCross Championship|Global RallyCross Championship]] |align=left| [[Hansen Motorsport]] | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 21 | 17th |- !rowspan=4| 2013 |align=left| [[2013 FIA GT Series season|FIA GT Series]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 4th |- |align=left| [[2013 Porsche Supercup|Porsche Supercup]] |align=left| [[Porsche]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| [[2013 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 4 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 68 | 8th |- |align=left| [[2013 European Rallycross Championship season|FIA European Rallycross Championship]] |align=left| [[Hervé Lemonnier]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 11 | 27th |- ! 2014 |align=left| [[2014 World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën WTCC]] | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 295 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- ! nowrap| 2014–15 |align=left| [[Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy – Elite Class]] |align=left| [[Saintéloc Racing]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |- !rowspan=3| 2015 |align=left| [[2015 World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën WTCC]] | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 365 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- |align=left| [[2015 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 6 | 18th |- |align=left| [[2015 Porsche Supercup|Porsche Supercup]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- !rowspan=2| 2016 |align=left| [[2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship|FIA World Rallycross Championship]] |align=left| [[Team Peugeot-Hansen]] | 12 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 209 | 5th |- |align=left| [[2016 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Peugeot]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | 9th |- !rowspan=2| 2017 |align=left| [[2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship|FIA World Rallycross Championship]] |align=left| [[Team Peugeot-Hansen]] | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 6 | 214 | 4th |- |align=left| [[2017 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Peugeot]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- !rowspan=3| 2018 |align=left| [[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|FIA World Rallycross Championship]] |align=left| [[Team Peugeot Total]] | 12 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 229 | 4th |- |align=left| [[2018 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 43 | 13th |- |align=left| [[2018 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Peugeot]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF |- ! 2018–19 |align=left| [[2018–19 Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class]] |align=left| [[Exagon Engineering]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |- !rowspan=2| 2019 |align=left| [[2019 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] | 6 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 51 | 11th |- |align=left| [[2019 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Peugeot]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- ! 2019–20 |align=left| [[Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 13th |- ! 2020 |align=left| [[2020 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 24 | 10th |- ! 2020–21 |align=left| [[Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 15th |- !rowspan=3| 2021 |align=left| [[2021 Extreme E Championship|Extreme E]] |align=left| [[Lewis Hamilton#ExtremeE|Team X44]] | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 121 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- |align=left| [[2021 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | DNF |- |align=left| [[2021 Ultimate Cup Series|Ultimate Cup Series GT-Touring Endurance – UGT3 B]] |align=left| [[Vortex SAS|Vortex V8]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! 2021–22 |align=left| [[2021–22 Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 19th |- !rowspan=5| 2022 |align=left| [[2022 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]] |align=left| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M Sport Ford WRT]] | 4 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 35 | 11th |- |align=left| [[2022 Extreme E Championship|Extreme E]] |align=left| [[Lewis Hamilton#ExtremeE|Team X44]] | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 86 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |- |align=left| [[2022 World Rally-Raid Championship|World Rally-Raid Championship]] |align=left rowspan=2| [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] | 4 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 164 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- |align=left| [[2022 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |1 |0 |N/A |N/A |1 |84 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- |align=left| [[2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] |align=left| [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri]] [[AF Corse]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |- ! 2022–23 |align=left| [[2022–23 Andros Trophy|Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class]] |align=left| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17th |- ! rowspan="5" |2023 |align=left| [[2023 World Rally-Raid Championship|World Rally-Raid Championship]] |align=left rowspan="2" |[[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] |4 |0 |N/A |N/A |1 |112 |4th |- |align=left| [[2023 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |1 |0 |N/A |N/A |1 |87 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |- |align=left| [[2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship|FIA World Rallycross Championship]] |align=left| [[GCK Motorsport|Special ONE Racing]] |3 |0 |N/A |N/A |0 |29 |9th |- |align=left| [[2023 Extreme E Championship|Extreme E]] |align=left| [[Abt Sportsline|Abt]] [[Cupra Racing|Cupra]] XE |4 |0 |N/A |N/A |2 |55 |10th |- |align=left| [[2023 Ultimate Cup Series#Endurance GT Touring Challenge|Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT Touring Challenge - 3A]] |align=left| Krafft Racing |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |10 |6th |- ! rowspan="3" |2024 |align=left| [[2024 Dakar Rally|Dakar Rally]] |align=left| [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] |1 |0 |N/A |N/A |1 |N/A |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |- |align=left| [[2024 24H Series|24H Series - 992]] |align=left| Orchid Racing Team |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |36 |25th |- |align=left| [[2024_Ultimate_Cup_Series#GT_Endurance_Cup|Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup - UCS1]] |align=left| [[Vortex SAS|Vortex]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10th |- !2025 |align=left nowrap| [[2025 Ultimate Cup European Series|Ultimate Cup European Series - GT Endurance Cup - Porsche Cup]] |align=left| GP Racing Team | | | | | | | |} <sup>*</sup> Season still in progress. ===Complete WRC results=== ([[Template:WRC driver results legend|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! WDC ! Points |- | [[1999 World Rally Championship season|1999]] ! nowrap| Equipe de France FFSA ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo Kit Car]] | [[1999 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] | [[1999 Swedish Rally|SWE]] | [[1999 Safari Rally|KEN]] | [[1999 Rallye de Portugal|POR]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1999 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|19}} | [[1999 Rally Argentina|ARG]] | [[1999 Acropolis Rally|GRE]] | [[1999 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] | [[1999 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[1999 China Rally|CHN]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1999 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br>{{small|21}} | [[1999 Rally Australia|AUS]] | [[1999 Rally GB|GBR]] |colspan=2| ! NC ! 0 |- |rowspan=2| [[2000 World Rally Championship season|2000]] ! nowrap| Sébastien Loeb ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo Kit Car]] | [[2000 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] | [[2000 Swedish Rally|SWE]] | [[2000 Safari Rally|KEN]] | [[2000 Rallye de Portugal|POR]] | [[2000 Rallye Catalunya|ESP]] | [[2000 Rally Argentina|ARG]] | [[2000 Acropolis Rally|GRE]] | [[2000 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2000 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2000 Cyprus Rally|CYP]] |colspan=3| |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2000 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|38}} |colspan=2| !rowspan=2| NC !rowspan=2| 0 |- ! nowrap| Equipe de France FFSA ! nowrap| [[Toyota Corolla WRC]] |colspan=10| |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2000 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2000 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br>{{small|10}} | [[2000 Rally Australia|AUS]] |colspan=3| |- |rowspan=3| [[2001 World Rally Championship season|2001]] !rowspan=2 nowrap| Sébastien Loeb ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo Kit Car]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|15}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2001 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2001 Rallye de Portugal|POR]] |colspan=13| !rowspan=3| 14th !rowspan=3| 6 |- ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo VTS S1600]] |colspan=3| |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|15}} | [[2001 Rally Argentina|ARG]] | [[2001 Cyprus Rally|CYP]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|19}} | [[2001 Safari Rally|KEN]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|28}} | [[2001 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|13}} | [[2001 Rally Australia|AUS]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2001 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|15}} |colspan=2| |- ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |colspan=10| |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2001 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br>{{small|2}} |colspan=5| |- |rowspan=2 nowrap| [[2002 World Rally Championship season|2002]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] !rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2002 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2002 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|17}} | [[2002 Tour de Corse|FRA]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2002 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2002 Cyprus Rally|CYP]] | [[2002 Rally Argentina|ARG]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2002 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2002 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2002 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2002 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2002 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]] | [[2002 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] | |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2002 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |colspan=2| !rowspan=2| 10th !rowspan=2| 18 |- ! nowrap| Piedrafita Sport |colspan=12| |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2002 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|7}} |colspan=3| |- | [[2003 World Rally Championship season|2003]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2003 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2003 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2003 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2003 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2003 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2003 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2003 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2003 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2003 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2003 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2003 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2003 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2003 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2003 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|2}} |colspan=2| |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''71''' |- | [[2004 World Rally Championship season|2004]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2004 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2004 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2004 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2004 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2004 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2004 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''118''' |- | [[2005 World Rally Championship season|2005]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2005 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2005 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2005 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2005 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2005 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2005 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2005 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''127''' |- | [[2006 World Rally Championship season|2006]] ! nowrap| [[Kronos Citroën World Rally Team|Kronos Total Citroën WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën Xsara WRC]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2006 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2006 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2006 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2006 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2006 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2006 Rally of Turkey|TUR]] | [[2006 Rally Australia|AUS]] | [[2006 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] | [[2006 Rally GB|GBR]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''112''' |- | [[2007 World Rally Championship season|2007]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën C4 WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2007 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2007 Rally Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rally Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2007 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2007 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2007 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2007 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2007 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2007 Rally Ireland|IRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2007 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''116''' |- | [[2008 World Rally Championship season|2008]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën C4 WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2008 Swedish Rally|SWE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2008 Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2008 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2008 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2008 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|1}} | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''122''' |- | [[2009 World Rally Championship season|2009]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën C4 WRC]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally Ireland|IRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Cyprus Rally|CYP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2009 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2009 Rally Poland|POL]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2009 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2009 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2009 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|1}} |colspan=4| |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''93''' |- | [[2010 World Rally Championship season|2010]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën C4 WRC]] |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2010 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rally of Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2010 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2010 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rally Bulgaria|BUL]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2010 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2010 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2010 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|1}} |colspan=3| |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''276''' |- | [[2011 World Rally Championship season|2011]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2011 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2011 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2011 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2011 Jordan Rally|JOR]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2011 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2011 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2011 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2011 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2011 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2011 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2011 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2011 Rally Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2011 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |colspan=3| |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''222''' |- | [[2012 World Rally Championship season|2012]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rally México|MEX]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rallye Deutschland|GER]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2012 Wales Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rallye de France|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Rally d'Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Rally de España|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |colspan=3| |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''270''' |- | [[2013 World Rally Championship season|2013]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2013 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2013 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|2}} | [[2013 Rally México|MEX]] | [[2013 Rally de Portugal|POR]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2013 Rally Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2013 Acropolis Rally|GRE]] | [[2013 Rally d'Italia|ITA]] | [[2013 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[2013 Rallye Deutschland|GER]] | [[2013 Rally Australia|AUS]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2013 Rallye de France-Alsace|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2013 Rally de España|ESP]] | [[2013 Wales Rally GB|GBR]] |colspan=3| ! 8th ! 68 |- | [[2015 World Rally Championship season|2015]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|8}} | [[2015 Rally Sweden|SWE]] | [[2015 Rally Mexico|MEX]] | [[2015 Rally Argentina|ARG]] | [[2015 Rally de Portugal|POR]] | [[2015 Rally d'Italia|ITA]] | [[2015 Rally Poland|POL]] | [[2015 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[2015 Rallye Deutschland|GER]] | [[2015 Rally Australia|AUS]] | [[2015 Tour de Corse|FRA]] | [[2015 Rally de España|ESP]] | [[2015 Wales Rally GB|GBR]] |colspan=3| ! 18th ! 6 |- | [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën C3 WRC]] | [[2018 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]] | [[2018 Rally Sweden|SWE]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2018 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|14}} | [[2018 Rally Argentina|ARG]] | [[2018 Rally de Portugal|POR]] | [[2018 Rally d'Italia|ITA]] | [[2018 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[2018 Rallye Deutschland|GER]] | [[2018 Rally Turkey|TUR]] | [[2018 Wales Rally GB|GBR]] |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 Rally de España|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2018 Rally Australia|AUS]] |colspan=3| ! 13th ! 43 |- | [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]] ! nowrap| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2019 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2019 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|7}} | [[2019 Rally Mexico|MEX]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2019 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|8}} | [[2019 Rally Argentina|ARG]] |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2019 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2019 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2019 Rally d'Italia|ITA]] | [[2019 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[2019 Rallye Deutschland|GER]] | [[2019 Rally Turkey|TUR]] | [[2019 Wales Rally GB|GBR]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2019 Rally de España|ESP]]<br>{{small|4}} | [[2019 Rally Australia|AUS]]<br>{{small|C}} |colspan=2| ! 11th ! 51 |- | [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]] ! nowrap| [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2020 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|6}} | [[2020 Rally Sweden|SWE]] | [[2020 Rally Mexico|MEX]] | [[2020 Rally Estonia|EST]] |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[2020 Rally Turkey|TUR]]<br>{{small|3}} | [[2020 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]] | [[2020 Rally Monza|MNZ]] |colspan=9| ! 10th ! 24 |- | [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]] ! nowrap| [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford WRT]] ! nowrap| [[Ford Puma Rally1]] |style="background:#FFFFBF"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]] | [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]] |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]<br>{{small|8}} | [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]] | [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]] | [[2022 Ypres Rally|BEL]] |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]] | [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]] | [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]] |colspan=3| ! 11th ! 35 |} ===JWRC results=== ([[Template:WRC driver results legend|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! Pos. ! Points |- |rowspan=2| [[2001 World Rally Championship season|2001]] !rowspan=2 nowrap| Sébastien Loeb ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo Kit Car]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2001 Rallye Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2001 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br>{{small|1}} |colspan=4| | rowspan="2" style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' | rowspan="2" style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''50''' |- ! nowrap| [[Citroën Saxo|Citroën Saxo VTS S1600]] |colspan=2| |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2001 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|1}} | [[2001 Rallye Sanremo|ITA]] |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2001 Tour de Corse|FRA]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2001 Rally GB|GBR]]<br>{{small|1}} |} ===WRC summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Season !Team !Starts !Victories !Podiums !Stage wins !DNF !Points !Final result |- | [[1999 World Rally Championship|1999]] | Private | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ! NC |- | [[2000 World Rally Championship|2000]] | Private | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ! NC |- |rowspan=2 | [[2001 World Rally Championship|2001]] | Private | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 !rowspan=2| 14th |- | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |- |rowspan=2 | [[2002 World Rally Championship|2002]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Automobiles Citroën]] | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 18 !rowspan=2| 14th |- | Piedrafita Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | [[2003 World Rally Championship|2003]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 71 !style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd |- | [[2004 World Rally Championship|2004]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 16 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 2 | 118 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2005 World Rally Championship|2005]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total]] | 16 | 10 | 13 | 131 | 2 | 127 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2006 World Rally Championship|2006]] | [[Kronos Citroën World Rally Team]] | 12 | 8 | 12 | 87 | 0 | 112 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2007 World Rally Championship|2007]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 16 | 8 | 13 | 102 | 2 | 116 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2008 World Rally Championship|2008]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 15 | 11 | 13 | 118 | 1 | 122 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2009 World Rally Championship|2009]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 12 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 93 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 0 | 276 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2011 World Rally Championship|2011]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 222 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2012 World Rally Championship|2012]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total WRT]] | 13 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 2 | 270 !style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |- | [[2013 World Rally Championship|2013]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 68 ! 8th |- | [[2015 World Rally Championship|2015]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 ! 18th |- | [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018]] | [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT]] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 43 ! 13th |- | [[2019 World Rally Championship|2019]] | [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 51 ! 11th |- | [[2020 World Rally Championship|2020]] | [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT]] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 ! 10th |- | [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]] | [[M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport Ford WRT]] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 35 ! 11th |- ! colspan=2|Total ! 184 ! 80 ! 120 ! 939 ! 24 ! 1778 ! |} ===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}} |- ! [[2005 24 Hours of Le Mans|2005]] |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pescarolo Sport]] |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Soheil Ayari]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Éric Hélary]] |align="left" nowrap| [[Pescarolo C60 Hybrid]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]] | LMP1 | 288 | DNF | DNF |- ! [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]] |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pescarolo Sport]] |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Éric Hélary]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Montagny]] |align="left" nowrap| [[Pescarolo C60 Hybrid]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]] | LMP1 | 376 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |} ===FIA GT Series results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos. ! Points |- | [[2013 FIA GT Series season|2013]] ! nowrap| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] ! nowrap| [[McLaren MP4-12C|McLaren MP4-12C GT3]] ! Pro |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2013 FIA GT Nogaro round|NOG<br>QR]]''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[2013 FIA GT Nogaro round|NOG<br>CR]]'''<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL<br>QR]]<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL<br>CR]]<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN<br>QR]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN<br>CR]]<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Automotodróm Slovakia Ring|SVK<br>QR]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Automotodróm Slovakia Ring|SVK<br>CR]]'''<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Circuito de Navarra|NAV<br>QR]]''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Circuito de Navarra|NAV<br>CR]]'''''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Baku World Challenge|BAK<br>QR]]<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Baku World Challenge|BAK<br>CR]]<br>{{small|2}} ! 4th ! 82 |} ===Complete Porsche Supercup results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! DC ! Points |- | [[2013 Porsche Supercup season|2013]] ! nowrap| [[Porsche|Porsche AG]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Catalunya|ESP]]<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]]<br>{{small|16}} | [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]] | [[Nürburgring|GER]] | [[Hungaroring|HUN]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]] | [[Yas Marina Circuit|UAE]] | [[Yas Marina Circuit|UAE]] |colspan=2| ! NC† ! 0 |- | [[2015 Porsche Supercup season|2015]] ! nowrap| [[Sébastien Loeb Racing]] | [[Circuit de Catalunya|ESP]] | [[Circuit de Monaco|MON]] | [[Red Bull Ring|AUT]] | [[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]] | [[Hungaroring|HUN]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}} | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|ITA]] | [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]] | [[Circuit of the Americas|USA]] ! NC† ! 0 |} † – As Loeb was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ===Complete World Touring Car Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! 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 World Touring Car Championship season|2014]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën Total WTCC]] ! nowrap| [[Peugeot 301 (2012)#Citroën C-Elysée|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]] |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco|MAR<br>1]]''<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco|MAR<br>2]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>1]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>2]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary|HUN<br>1]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary|HUN<br>2]]<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia|SVK<br>1]]''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia|SVK<br>2]]<br>{{small|C}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Austria|AUT<br>1]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Austria|AUT<br>2]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Russia|RUS<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Russia|RUS<br>2]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium|BEL<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium|BEL<br>2]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina|ARG<br>1]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina|ARG<br>2]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Beijing|BEI<br>1]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Beijing|BEI<br>2]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Shanghai|CHN<br>1]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Shanghai|CHN<br>2]]<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan|JPN<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan|JPN<br>2]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>1]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Guia Race of Macau|MAC<br>2]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''295''' |- | [[2015 World Touring Car Championship season|2015]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën World Touring Car Team|Citroën Total WTCC]] ! nowrap| [[Peugeot 301 (2012)#Citroën C-Elysée|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]] |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina|ARG<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina|ARG<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco|MAR<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco|MAR<br>2]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary|HUN<br>1]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary|HUN<br>2]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>1]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany|GER<br>2]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Russia|RUS<br>1]]<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Russia|RUS<br>2]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia|SVK<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia|SVK<br>2]]''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[2015 FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>1]]'''''<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of France|FRA<br>2]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal|POR<br>1]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal|POR<br>2]]<br>{{small|15†}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Japan|JPN<br>1]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Japan|JPN<br>2]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of China|CHN<br>1]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[2015 FIA WTCC Race of China|CHN<br>2]]''<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Thailand|THA<br>1]]''<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Thailand|THA<br>2]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Qatar|QAT<br>1]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Qatar|QAT<br>2]]<br>{{small|4}} !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 356 |} <sup>†</sup> Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. === Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results === ([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! DC ! Points |- | [[2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2022]] ! nowrap| [[AlphaTauri (fashion brand)|AlphaTauri]] [[AF Corse]] ! nowrap| [[Ferrari 488 GT3|Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Algarve International Circuit|ALG<br>1]]<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Algarve International Circuit|ALG<br>2]]<br>{{small|18}} | [[Lausitzring|LAU<br>1]] | [[Lausitzring|LAU<br>2]] | [[Imola Circuit|IMO<br>1]] | [[Imola Circuit|IMO<br>2]] | [[Norisring|NOR<br>1]] | [[Norisring|NOR<br>2]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR<br>1]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR<br>2]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>1]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>2]] | [[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br>1]] | [[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br>2]] | [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>1]] | [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>2]] ! 32nd ! 0 |} ===Complete Global RallyCross Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) ====Supercar==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! GRC ! Points |- | [[2012 Global RallyCross Championship|2012]] ! nowrap| [[Hansen Motorsport]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3]] | CHA | TEX |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LA<br>{{small|1}} | NH | LVS | LVC ! 17th ! 21 |} ===Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) ====Supercar==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- valign="top" ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! ERX ! Points |- | [[2013 European Rallycross Championship season|2013]] ! nowrap| [[Hervé Lemonnier]] ! nowrap| [[Citroën DS3]] | GBR | POR | HUN | FIN | NOR | SWE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA<br>{{small|9 <sup>8 + 3</sup>}} | AUT | GER ! 27th ! 11 |} ===Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) ====Supercar==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- valign="top" ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! WRX ! Points |- | [[2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2016]] ! nowrap| [[Team Peugeot-Hansen]] ! nowrap| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 WRX]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Hockenheim|HOC]]<br>{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Belgium|BEL]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Great Britain|GBR]]<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|5}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Canada|CAN]]<br>{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2016 World RX of France|FRA]]<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Barcelona|BAR]]<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2016 World RX of Latvia|LAT]]<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Germany|GER]]<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 World RX of Argentina|ARG]]<br>{{small|8}} !5th !209 |- | [[2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2017]] ! nowrap| [[Hansen Motorsport|Team Peugeot-Hansen]] ! nowrap| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 WRX]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Barcelona|BAR]]<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Hockenheim|HOC]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Belgium|BEL]]<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Great Britain|GBR]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 World RX of Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 World RX of Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 World RX of Canada|CAN]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of France|FRA]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2017 World RX of Latvia|LAT]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of Germany|GER]]<br>{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2017 World RX of South Africa|RSA]]<br>{{small|10}} ! 4th ! 214 |- |- | [[2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2018]] ! nowrap| [[Hansen Motorsport|Team Peugeot Total]] ! nowrap| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 WRX]] | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of Barcelona|BAR]]<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2018 World RX of Belgium|BEL]]<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2018 World RX of Great Britain|GBR]]<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2018 World RX of Canada|CAN]]<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of France|FRA]]<br>{{small|6}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2018 World RX of Latvia|LAT]]<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of USA|USA]]<br>{{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 World RX of Germany|GER]]<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[2018 World RX of South Africa|RSA]]<br>{{small|3}} ! 4th ! 229 |- | [[2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2023]] ! nowrap| [[GC Kompetition|Special ONE Racing]] ! nowrap| [[Lancia Delta|Lancia Delta Evo-E RX]] | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 World RX of Portugal|POR]]<br>{{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 World RX of Norway|NOR]]<br>{{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 World RX of Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|8}} | style="background:#ffffff;" | [[2023 World RX of Great Britain|GBR]]<br>{{small|C}} | [[2023 World RX of Benelux|BLX]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 World RX of Germany|GER]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 World RX of South Africa|RSA]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 World RX of South Africa|RSA]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 World RX of China|CHN]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 World RX of China|CHN]]<br>{{small|}} |colspan=2| ! 9th ! 29 |- |} ===Dakar Rally results=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Class !Vehicle !Position !Stages won |- ![[2016 Dakar Rally|2016]] |rowspan=9|Cars |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Peugeot]] |align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9th |align="center"|4 |- ![[2017 Dakar Rally|2017]] |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"|5 |- ![[2018 Dakar Rally|2018]] |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|1 |- ![[2019 Dakar Rally|2019]] |align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd''' |align="center"| 4 |- ![[2021 Dakar Rally|2021]] |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- ![[2022 Dakar Rally|2022]] |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"| 2 |- ![[2023 Dakar Rally|2023]] |align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |align="center"| 7 |- ![[2024 Dakar Rally|2024]] |align="center" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd''' |align="center"| 5 |- ![[2025 Dakar Rally|2025]] |{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Dacia]] |align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF |align="center"|0 |- |} ===Complete Extreme E results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Points |- | [[2021 Extreme E Championship|2021]] ! nowrap| [[Team X44]] ! nowrap| [[Spark ODYSSEY 21]] |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Desert X-Prix|DES<br>Q]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2021 Desert X-Prix|DES<br>R]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Ocean X-Prix|OCE<br>Q]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Ocean X-Prix|OCE<br>R]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Arctic X-Prix|ARC<br>Q]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Arctic X-Prix|ARC<br>R]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Island X-Prix|ISL<br>Q]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Island X-Prix|ISL<br>R]]<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Jurassic X-Prix|JUR<br>Q]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2021 Jurassic X-Prix|JUR<br>R]]<br>{{small|1}} !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{tooltip|121|145, including dropped points}} |- | [[2022 Extreme E Championship|2022]] ! nowrap| [[Team X44|X44 Vida Carbon Racing]] ! nowrap| Spark ODYSSEY 21 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Desert X-Prix|DES]]<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2022 Island X-Prix|ISL1]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2022 Island X-Prix|ISL2]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2022 Copper X-Prix|COP]]<br>{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Energy X-Prix|ENE]]<br>{{small|3}} |colspan=5| !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{tooltip|73|81, including dropped points}} |- | [[2023 Extreme E Championship|2023]] ! nowrap| [[Abt Sportsline|Abt]] [[Cupra Racing|Cupra]] XE ! nowrap| Spark ODYSSEY 21 | [[2023 Desert X-Prix|DES<br />1]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 Desert X-Prix|DES<br />2]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 Hydro X-Prix|HYD<br />1]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 Hydro X-Prix|HYD<br />2]]<br>{{small|}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL1<br />1]]<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL1<br />2]]<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL2<br />1]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2023 Island X-Prix|ISL2<br />2]]<br>{{small|3}} | [[2023 Copper X-Prix|COP<br />1]]<br>{{small|}} | [[2023 Copper X-Prix|COP<br />2]]<br>{{small|}} ! 10th ! 55 |} ===Complete World Rally-Raid Championship results=== ([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Points |- | [[2022 World Rally-Raid Championship|2022]] ! nowrap| [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] ! nowrap| BRX Hunter ! T1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2022 Dakar Rally|DAK]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge|ABU]]<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Rallye OiLibya du Maroc|MOR]]<br>{{small|22}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Andalucía Rally|AND]]<br>{{small|1}} | !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 164 |- | [[2023 World Rally-Raid Championship|2023]] ! nowrap| [[Bahrain Raid Xtreme|BRX]] ! nowrap| BRX Hunter ! T1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2023 Dakar Rally|DAK]]<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge|ABU]] <br> {{small|21}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sonora Rally|SON]] <br> {{small|Ret}} | [[Desafio Ruta 40|DES]] |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Rallye du Maroc (rally raid)|MOR]] <br> {{small|18}} !4th !112 |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Sébastien Loeb}} * {{official website|http://www.sebastienloeb.com/}} * {{IMDb name|2554015}} * {{Sports links}} {{S-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [[Petter Solberg]] | title = [[Autosport Awards|Autosport]]<br>International Rally Driver Award | after = [[Marcus Grönholm]] | years = 2004–2006}} {{succession box | before = [[Marcus Grönholm]] | title = [[Autosport Awards|Autosport]]<br>International Rally Driver Award | after = [[Mikko Hirvonen]] | years = 2008}} {{succession box | before = [[Mikko Hirvonen]] | title = [[Autosport Awards|Autosport]]<br>International Rally Driver Award | after = [[Sébastien Ogier]] | years = 2010–2012}} {{succession box | | before = [[Laure Manaudou]]<br>[[Alain Bernard]] | after = [[Alain Bernard]]<br>[[Christophe Lemaitre]] | title = [[L'Équipe Champion of Champions#France|French Sportsperson of the Year]]<br>{{small|(with [[Daniel Elena]])}} | years = 2007<br>2009 |}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|before=Inaugural|title=[[Junior World Rally Championship|Junior World Rally Champion]]|years=[[2001 World Rally Championship season|2001]]|after= [[Daniel Solà]]}} {{succession box | title = [[Race of Champions]]<br>Champion of Champions | years= [[2003 Race of Champions|2003]] | before = [[Marcus Grönholm]] | after = [[Heikki Kovalainen]]}} {{succession box|before= [[Petter Solberg]]|title=[[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions|World Rally Champion]]|years={{WRC|2004}}, {{WRC|2005}}, {{WRC|2006}}, {{WRC|2007}}, {{WRC|2008}},<br>{{WRC|2009}}, {{WRC|2010}}, {{WRC|2011}}, {{WRC|2012}}|after=[[Sébastien Ogier]]}} {{succession box|title= [[Race of Champions]]<br>Nations' Cup|before= [[Cristiano da Matta]]<br> [[Fonsi Nieto]]<br> [[Gilles Panizzi]]|after= [[Mattias Ekström]]<br> [[Tom Kristensen (racing driver)|Tom Kristensen]]|years= [[2004 Race of Champions|2004]]|with=[[Jean Alesi]]}} {{succession box | title = [[Race of Champions]]<br>Champion of Champions | years= [[2005 Race of Champions|2005]] | before = [[Heikki Kovalainen]] | after = [[Mattias Ekström]]}} {{succession box | title = [[Race of Champions]]<br>Champion of Champions | years= [[2008 Race of Champions|2008]] | before = [[Mattias Ekström]] | after = [[Mattias Ekström]]}} {{succession box | title = [[Race of Champions]]<br>Champion of Champions | years= [[2022 Race of Champions|2022]] | before = [[Benito Guerra Jr.]]<br>(2019) | after = [[Mattias Ekström]]}} {{S-ach|rec}} {{Succession box|title=[[List of World Rally Championship records#Wins|Most rally wins]]<br>80 wins, | before = [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]] {{small|<br>26 wins<br>({{WRC|1987}}–{{WRC|2005}})}}| after = Incumbent | years = 27th at the [[2006 Rally Japan]]}} {{Succession box|title=[[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb#Cars|Pikes Peak Hillclimb]]<br>8:13.878| before = [[Rhys Millen]] {{small|<br>9:46.164<br>(2012)}}| after = [[Romain Dumas]] {{small|<br>7:57.148<br>(2018)}} | years = 2013 }} {{S-end}} {{World Rally Champions}} {{Autosport International Rally Driver Award}} {{2022 World Rally Championship season}} {{Extreme E teams}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Loeb, Sebastien}} [[Category:Sébastien Loeb| ]] [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Haguenau]] [[Category:French rally drivers]] [[Category:World Rally Championship drivers]] [[Category:World Rally Champions]] [[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]] [[Category:Dakar Rally drivers]] [[Category:Knights of the Legion of Honour]] [[Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]] [[Category:Porsche Supercup drivers]] [[Category:International GT Open drivers]] [[Category:World Touring Car Championship drivers]] [[Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers]] [[Category:FIA European Rallycross Championship drivers]] [[Category:World Rallycross Championship drivers]] [[Category:Global RallyCross Championship drivers]] [[Category:X Games competitors]] [[Category:Extreme E drivers]] [[Category:AF Corse drivers]] [[Category:Citroën Racing drivers]] [[Category:Peugeot Sport drivers]] [[Category:Sports car racing team owners]] [[Category:Sébastien Loeb Racing drivers]] [[Category:Pescarolo Sport drivers]] [[Category:Hyundai Motorsport drivers]] [[Category:M-Sport drivers]] [[Category:Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers]] [[Category:French racing drivers]] [[Category:Abt Sportsline drivers]] [[Category:Cupra Racing drivers]] [[Category:24H Series drivers]]
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