Qatar, MAC 3 : Sebastien Loeb Racing wins without battling

Sébastien Loeb Racing completed a perfect afternoon in Qatar as its three drivers secured victory for Citroën in the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s Manufacturers Against the Clock (MAC3).

For the final round of the season, Citroën nominated the three SLR privateer drivers Mehdi Bennani, Tom Chilton and Grégoire Demoustier to take part in MAC3.

Fresh from claiming his maiden WTCC pole position in qualifying, Bennani led his team-mates Chilton – who earlier clinched Opening Race pole – and MAC3 debutant Demoustier to a time of 4m13.756s around two laps of the Losail International Circuit.

With both Norbert Michelisz and Hugo Valente sustaining damage in qualifying, neither Honda or LADA was able to take part in MAC3.

Citroën’s win ties them for outright MAC3 victories this year with Honda, with both on five.