Sébastien Loeb is a French professional rally, 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 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.
Loeb at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
Loeb and Elena at the 2001 Rally Finland
Loeb during Citroën's testing in Finland in May 2002
Loeb at the 2004 Cyprus Rally
The World Rally Championship is an international rallying series owned and governed by the FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the second oldest of the FIA's world championships after Formula One. Each season lasts one calendar year, and separate championship titles are awarded to drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers. There are also two support championships, WRC2 and WRC3, which are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC, but with progressively lower maximum performance and running costs of the cars permitted. Junior WRC is also contested on five events of the World Rally Championship calendar.
Volkswagen, champions of the WRC for Manufacturers, 2014
Dennis Rådström, Junior WRC, Rally Sweden 2020
Group 4 Lancia Stratos HF
Group B Audi Quattro S1