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6/02/2010Loeb Aims for 7 Out of 7 as 2010 World Rally Season Kicks off in SwedenSébastien Loeb, already by far and away the most successful rally driver of all time, will be aiming for a new record of seven consecutive World Rally Championship titles when the 2010 WRC season kicks off in Sweden this weekend (11-14 February 2010).Read Article |
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14/01/2010Kimi Raikkonen Drives his Citroën C4 for the First TimeKimi Raikkonen got his first taste of the Citroën C4 WRC on this week, at a private gravel test track close to the team’s French workshops. This initial shakedown allowed the Finn to start getting used to the car that he will drive on the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship.Read Article |
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26/10/2009Victory and a sixth world title for Loeb/ElenaIt was an emotional final day of Rally GB for the Citroën Total WRT. In spite of having led from the outset, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena only saw the rally swing decisively in their favour on the penultimate stage. With their 54th world class win, the Franco-Monegasque pairing sealed their sixth consecutive World Championship. After fighting until the final minutes of the rally, Dani Sordo and Marc Marti finished just one second off second place.Read Article |
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6/10/2009A one-two in Spain and the 2009 World Rally Championship title* to celebrate Citroën's 90th anniversaryThe Citroën Total World Rally Team's flag-to-flag domination of last weekend's RallyRACC Catalunya was rewarded by the outfit's third one-two finish of the season. Thanks to their sixth win of the year, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena have succeeded in closing to within a single point of Mikko Hirvonen in the 2009 Drivers' standings, while second place for Dani Sordo and Marc Marti handed Citroën sufficient points to wrap up the firm's fifth Manufacturers' world crown.Read Article |
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3/08/2009Citroën takes a penalty in AustraliaFollowing post-event scrutineering, the sporting stewards of the 2009 Rally Australia received a report from the FIA Technical Delegate stating that the front anti-roll bar link on the N°1 Citroën C4 WRC did not match the car's homologation form.Read Article |
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3/08/2009Citroën to arrive in Australia as World Title LeadersCitroen will arrive in Australia for the Repco Rally Australia (3 – 6 September, Northern NSW) as leaders of the race for the 2009 Manufacturers’ title after the Rally of Finland at the weekend (1 – 2 August 2009) saw the five-time World Rally Champion, Sébastien Loeb, finish in second place and his team mate Dani Sordo, in fourth place.Read Article |
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29/06/2009Loeb Stumped in Poland, but Sordo Keeps Citroën in FrontFor the second rally in a row Sébastien Loeb has crashed out of an event and, in doing so has lost the lead for the World Rally Championship Driver’s title, but a fine second place by Dani Sordo and, following a SupeRally restart, a seventh position for Loeb has extended Citroën’s lead in the manufacturers’ title chase.Read Article |
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15/06/2009Citroën Juniors Stop the Acropolis Becoming a Greek Tragedy for CitroënThe Citroën Junior Rally Team scored its first World Rally Championship podium at the weekend (12-14 June 2009) in Greece’s round of the world series, the Acropolis Rally and, in doing so, stopped the event becoming a Greek tragedy for Citroën after World Champion Sébastien Loeb crashed out of the event on day two, followed, by his team mate, Dani Sordo, two stages later.Read Article |
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25/05/2009Citroën Goes Back to the Future!The Rally of Italy came to an end at the weekend (22-24 May 2009) with a Citroën on the podium but it was not driven by World Champion Sébastien Loeb, whose world record matching run of wins came to an end in Sardinia, nor was it even a Citroën C4 WRC, but in a case of back to the future it was a 2004 Citroën Xsara WRC driven by Petter Solberg.Read Article |
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27/04/2009Citroën and Loeb Make it Five out of Five in ArgentinaCitroën and Sébastien Loeb have taken their 2009 winning streak to five out of five in the World Rally Championship with the Argentinean round at the weekend (24-26 April 2009) providing another dominant performance by Loeb putting him on the top step of the winner’s podium and, with team mate Dani Sordo in second place, Citroënn has almost twice as many points as its nearest rival in the manufacturer’s title chase.Read Article |
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10/04/2009Citroën Tests the World's First Hybrid World Rally CarCitroën Racing have started testing its Citroen C4 WRC Hybrid World Rally Car, proving that its technological showcase is much more than just a motor show star and that it is paving the way for low consumption, low emission, low noise motor sport cars of the future.Read Article |
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6/04/2009Citroën & Loeb Make it Four out of FourSébastien Loeb and the Citroën made it four out of four wins in the 2009 World Rally Championship at the weekend (3-5 April 2009) with the reigning world champions dominating the Rally of Portugal and extending their leads in the 2009 world title chase.Read Article |
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2/02/2009Loeb Takes his 50th World Win!!Sébastien Loeb has taken his 50th World Rally Championship win of his career following his flag to flag domination of the 2009 Rally of Cyprus at the weekend (13-15 March 2009) in his Citroën C4 WRC and to remind him of where it started as well as a sign of Citroën’s domination of the sport, he was joined on the podium by a five year old Citroën Xsara WRC driven by Petter Solberg!Read Article |
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2/02/2009There's Snow Stopping Loeb & Citroën in the World Rally ChampionshipSébastien Loeb guided his Citroën C4 WRC to his 49th World Rally Championship win at the weekend (13-15 February) in Norway, further extending the French driver’s lead in the 2009 Drivers’ championship fight.Read Article |
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2/02/2009Citroën Starts 2009 With a 1-2 Finish in IrelandCitroën has made the perfect start to its defence of its twin 2008 World Rally Championship titles, with the reigning world champions Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and their team mates Dani Sordo/Marc Marti repeating their result on the 2007 Rally Ireland with another one-two finish in Sligo (29 January – 1 February 2009).Read Article |
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2/02/2009Atkinson Leads Citroën Junior Team Home in IrelandAustralian World Rally Championship driver, Chris Atkinson, has made an extremely promising start with his new team, the Citroën Junior Team, finishing fifth in the 2009 season opener, the Rally of Ireland, impressing all who watched him battle the difficult conditions.Read Article |
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1/02/2009Atkinson in Irish BattleAustralian World Rally Driver, Chris Atkinson, has made an outstanding start to his 2009 season with the Queenslander in fifth position after day two of the season opener in Ireland and, despite appalling weather conditions, he is well placed to move up into fourth place on the final day (1 February 2009).Read Article |
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23/01/2009Atkinson Can Win in IrelandAustralia’s Chris Atkinson may be driving in the number two Citroën team in this weekend’s (29 January – 1 February 2009) opening round of the 2009 World Rally Championship, but Citroën Sport Director, Oliver Quesnel, says that Atkinson is capable of taking the top step of the podium in Ireland.Read Article |
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15/01/2009Atkinson Behind the Wheel of a Citroën for the First TimeAustralia’s world championship rally driver, Chris Atkinson, has had his first taste of the Citroën C4 WRC, the car in which he will contest the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.Read Article |
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5/01/2009Australia Joins World Championship Team as Chris Atkinson moves to CitroënLeading Australian rally driver, Chris Atkinson will join the Citroën World Rally Championship Team for the first round of the 2009 World Rally Championship with the possibility that the talented young driver will find himself at the wheel of 2008 World Championship winning Citroën C4 WRC at more events in 2009.Read Article |
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18/12/2008Citroën Reaffirms Its Commitment to the World Rally ChampionshipCitroën has reaffirmed that it will defend its recently won Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Rally Championship titles in the 2009 season and that rallying remains a core activity for the French car maker, building the image of the company and demonstrating its technical competence.Read Article |
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15/12/2008Citroën's Loeb is the 2008 Champion of ChampionsSébastien Loeb won The Race of Champions at London’s Wembley Stadium at the weekend (14 December 2008) beating en route to the title World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx, Michael Schumacher and, in the final, David Coulthard.Read Article |
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11/12/2008Citroën Sport Boss Takes Over Peugeot TeamJust days after he lead Citroën to secure the 2008 World Rally Championship double, with the French car maker taking the manufacturers’ title and the Citroën C4 WRC Driver, Sébastien Loeb, taking his fifth world title after setting a new record for the most wins in one season, Citroën Sport boss Olivier Quesnel has been appointed to run the Peugeot Sport team in addition to his Citroën role.Read Article |
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8/12/2008Citroën Takes the World Championship Double!Citroën has added the Manufactures’ 2008 World Rally Championship title to the 2008 Drivers’ title already won by Citroen driver Sébastien Loeb after the flying Frenchman snatched victory in the final seconds of the last round, Wales rally GB, at the weekend (5-7 December 2008). Between them Loeb and Citroen have won five drivers’ titles and four manufacturers championship wins since 2003, with the Citroen and Loeb also setting new records for most wins in a season – extended in Wales to 11; most consecutive wins and, of course, the record for most WRC wins with Loeb’ win in the UK taking his career tally to 47.Read Article |
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17/11/2008Loeb Collects His Record-Breaking Fifth World TitleLoeb Collects His Record-Breaking Fifth World TitleRead Article |
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11/10/2008Loeb And Citroën Deliver Another Crushing World Rally WinFor the tenth time this season and the fifth rally in a row, Sebastien Loeb and his Citroën C4 WRC have delivered another crushing victory with the Frenchman winning the Rally of Corsica at the weekend (10-12 October 2008) by nearly three and half minutes from his nearest rival and placing the world champion a step closer to his fifth consecutive world title.Read Article |
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6/10/2008Citroën Reigns In Spain!Citroën has totally dominated the Spanish round of the 2008 World Rally Championship, with Sebastien Loeb leading home a Citroën 1-2 victory at the weekend (3-5 October 2008) thanks to the total supremacy of the event by the Citroën C4 WRC.Read Article |
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1/10/2008Citroën Launches The Green Rally CarCitroën has brought together its remarkable record in the World Rally Championship and its unique environmental technology to produce the world's first hybrid World Rally Car, the Citroën C4 WRC HYmotion4, with a hybrid energy recovery system which delivers added performance and lower emissions.Read Article |
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7/09/2008Kiwi 1-2 Win And 50th Wrc Victory For Citroën!Citroën has taken its 50th World Rally Championship in New Zealand at the weekend (29-31 August 2008) with Sebastien Loeb leading home a Citroën 1-2 after thrilling final day that was the culmination of a brilliantly tactical event for the French team - and a day of disasters for Ford.Read Article |
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23/08/2008Citroën Bid For Kiwi Win To Maintain Championship LeadCitroën Sport arrives on the other side of the Tasman this week for the 2008 Rally of New Zealand (28-31 August 2008) - the closest the World Rally Championship comes to Australia this year.Read Article |
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16/08/2008Citroën Crushes Opposition In Germany - Again!For seventh successive Rally of Germany, the French crushed their opposition with Citroën's Sébastien Loeb leading a Citroën 1-2.Read Article |
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10/08/2008Loeb And Schumacher To Go Head To Head For The Title Of Best Driver In The World!Sébastien Loeb, the most successful driver in World Rallying history, will take on Michael Schumacher and a host of top racers for the title of best driver in the world in London's Wembley Stadium this year, after the Frenchman confirmed that he will compete in The Race of Champions 2008, which takes place on Sunday 14 December.Read Article |
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3/08/2008Loeb Beats The Finns On Their Home Ground!Sebastien Loeb has taken his Citroen C4 WRC to an historic win in Finland at the weekend (1-3 August 2008).Read Article |
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8/07/2008Citroën's Loeb Top's Greatest Rally Driver Of All Time PollCitroën's four-time FIA World Rally Champion, Sébastien Loeb, has been voted the WRC's 'Greatest Driver' in a survey conducted on the championship's official website, WRC.com, in which almost 100,000 visitors to the site took part in the two-week poll.Read Article |
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16/06/2008Citroën Swept Away From VictoryThe Turkish round of the World Rally Championship at the weekend (13-15 June 2008) saw the Ford team win with a masterful display of tactics by forcing Citroën's Sébastien Loeb to sweep the road on the first two days of the event, leaving the Citroën duo to finish in third and fourth position and, in doing so, Loeb has dropped back to second place in the World Championship title race.Read Article |
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2/06/2008Victory In Greece Puts Loeb Back Into World Title LeadVictory in the Greek round of the World Rally Championship, the legendary Acropolis Rally, at the weekend (30 May - 1 June 2008) has put Citroën's Sébastien Loeb back into the lead of the of the drivers' title chase.Read Article |
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18/05/2008Loeb Takes His 40th World Rally Win In SardiniaSébastien Loeb has recorded his 40th World Rally Championship win at the weekend (18 May 2008); further extending Citroën driver's lead as the most successful rally driver of all time and narrowing the gap between Loeb and the lead of the 2008 title chase.Read Article |
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27/04/2008Loeb Lost In The Dust, But Sordo Finishes Second For Citroën In JordanCitroën's hope of a win in the inaugural World Rally Championship Rally of Jordan came to a smashing halt in a bizarre accident off the competitive stages, with World Champion Loeb sidelined after leading the event, but his team mate, Dani Sordo took second place after a very tactical final day enabled Ford to win the event.Read Article |
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29/03/2008Loeb Takes Over The World Championship Lead With Argentinean WinCitroën's Sebastien Loeb has regained the lead in the 2008 World Rally Championship Drivers' title chase after a dominant win - his fourth consecutive Argentinean win.Read Article |
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23/03/2008Citroën World Rally Programme Gets Wings!Red Bull has joined Citroën Sport in the World Rally Championship as its newest partner, attracted by the team's exceptional performance with three world titles for Citroën and, with the world's most successful rally driver of all time, four time world champions Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena.Read Article |
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3/03/2008Mexican Hat-Trick For Loeb And CitroënCitroën's Sebastian Loeb took his third Mexican win at the weekend (29 February - 2 March 2008) in the first American round of the 2008 World Rally Championship, enabling him to edge to within one point of the lead of the Drivers Championship.Read Article |
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29/10/2007Sordo Saves Citroën's Japanese Day!Dani Sordo saved Citroën's day in the Japanese round of the World Rally Championship at the weekend (26-28 October 2007) by finishing on the second step of the podium.Read Article |
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8/11/2007Citroën Motorsport Boss RetiresCitroën Sport's director, Guy Frequelin has announced his retirement after a long and highly successful career in motorsport.Read Article |
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2/12/2007Loeb Takes His Fourth World Title For Citroën!Third place in Rally GB at the weekend (30 November - 2 December 2007), the final round of the 2007 World Rally Championship, was sufficient to provide Sébastien Loeb and Co-driver Daniel Elena with their fourth consecutive World Drivers' and Co-Drivers' titles in their Citroën C4 WRC.Read Article |
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19/12/2007Citroën Celebrates Motorsport SuccessCitroën is celebrating its motorsport success - four successive World Rally Championship Drivers' titles for Sébastien Loeb in the C4 WRC and the 2007 European Rally Championship for Simon Jean-Joseph in the Citroën C2 - by turning over its prestigious new exhibition centre in Paris to a display of Citroën's Motorsport legends.Read Article |
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22/01/2008Can The King Of Monte Carlo Keep His Crown?The biggest question posed by this weekend's (24-27 January 2008) Monte Carlo Rally, the first round of the 2008 World Rally Championship, is can Sebastien Loeb keep his crown, with four wins and two second places after six WRC starts, as the King of the Monte Carlo Rally?Read Article |
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22/01/2008Join The Citroën Rally Team!Just in time for the opening round of the 2008 World Rally Championship, which kicks off in Monte Carlo this weekend (24-27 January 2008), the Citroën Motorsport Team has launched a new web site for fans.Read Article |
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28/01/2008The King Of Monte Carlo Extends His Reign To A New RecordSébastien Loeb is now the unqualified king of the Monte Carlo after he drove his Citroën C4 WRC to record fifth win of the world's oldest rally, putting him one event ahead of Walter Roehrl, Sandro Munari and Tommi Maekinen following his victories in 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2003 as well as this year.Read Article |
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3/02/2008Loeb Starts His 100th WRC Rally In SwedenThis weekend (7-10 February 2008) will see the all-conquering Citroën team of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena start their 100th World Rally Championship event.Read Article |
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