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• Loeb clinches record 5th World Rally Championship in Japan

  Filed under: Motorsports , Japan As grippingly dramatic as it was in its closing rounds, yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix wasn't the only motor sport event held this past weekend. In fact, it wasn't the only top-level championship decider, either, as Sebastien Loeb sailed to his record-beating 5th consecutive World Rally Championship yesterday at Rally Japan. The achievement beats Loeb's own quadruple title record, which he shared with Tommi Makinen and Juha Kankkunen (both Finns). But with the fifth under his belt, Loeb emerges from the ranks as the sole quintuple champion. Even more remarkable is that championships were earned in succession and uninterrupted. Also remarkable was that Loeb secured the title one rally early, and didn't even have to win the event to lock up the championship. Follow the jump to read how it happened. [Source: Autosport ] Continue reading Loeb clinches record 5th World Rally Championship in Japan Loeb clinches record 5th World Rally Championship... Posted Nov 03 2008, 09:31 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Motorsports, Japan, world rally championship, WorldRallyChampionship, wrc, rally, sebastien loeb, SebastienLoeb, world champion, WorldChampion, rally japan, RallyJapan, record championship, loeb, RecordChampionship

• Loeb takes record 5th (and possibly last) consecutive win at Monte Carlo Rally

  Filed under: Motorsports , Euro , Citroen click above for more high-res action shots Rally-racing superstar Sebastien Loeb drove into the history books this past Sunday in Monaco when he and co-driver Daniel Elena (a native of Monaco) took the checkered flag at the Monte Carlo Rally for a record fifth time. The Monaco stages kicked off the 2008 World Rally Championship, and Loeb is hoping that the victory at the season opener will be the first of many as he and Elena campaign for their fifth consecutive WRC title. Although Dani Sordo, Loeb's team-mate at Citroen, put up an early fight, Sordo retired from second place with engine problems, leaving Loeb with an eventual two-and-a-half second lead over Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen. Acknowledging Loeb's repeated domination in Monte Carlo, Hirvonen was satisfied with his second-place finish. This was the last time the Monte Carlo Rally counts towards the World Rally Championship, as next year the event joins the 2009 Intercontinental Rally... Posted Jan 28 2008, 06:26 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Euro, Motorsports, Citroen, world rally championship, WorldRallyChampionship, wrc, MonteCarloRally, irc, LoebWins, sebastien loeb, IntercontinentalRallyChallenge, SebastienLoeb, loeb wins, monte carlo rally, rallye monte carlo, RallyeMonteCarlo, intercontinental rally challenge