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Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Bulgaria!

A 1-2-3-4 for Citroen

By Franck Drui

11 July 2010 - 12:17

Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on Rally Bulgaria today, round seven of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers’ standings and head a record breaking formation finish for the French manufacturer.

Loeb, the defending and six-time World Champion, led the rally from beginning to end and finished 29.5sec ahead of his team-mate Dani Sordo who was second in another C4 WRC.

After a tense final day battle for second, Citroen privateer Petter Solberg had to settle for third, 6.8sec behind Sordo. Sebastien Ogier brought his C4 WRC home in fourth place to complete a 1-2-3-4 for Citroen - the best world championship finish for a manufacturer since Toyota scored a similar result on the 1993 Safari Rally.

Today’s win was the 58th at World Championship level for Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena and gives him a total of 151 points in the drivers’ championship. Sebastien Ogier is second in the series on a total of 100, while Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen is third with 86.

Final standings:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	Sébastien LOEB	Citroën C4 WRC	3h02m39.2s
02	Dani SORDO	Citroën C4 WRC	+29.5s
03	Petter SOLBERG	Citroën C4 WRC	+36.3s
04	Sébastien OGIER	Citroën C4 WRC	+1m55.0s
05	Mikko HIRVONEN	Ford Focus WRC	+3m17.8s
06	Jari-Matti LATVALA	Ford Focus WRC	+4m28.5s
07	Per Gunnar ANDERSSON	Ford Focus WRC	+5m25.2s
08	Frigyes TURAN	Peugeot 307 WRC	+7m04.0s
09	Matthew WILSON	Ford Focus WRC	+9m28.6s
10	Henning SOLBERG	Ford Fiesta S2000	+13m06.0s
11	Kimi RAIKKONEN	Citroën C4 WRC	+14m06.4s
12	Thierry NEUVILLE	Citroën C2 S1600	+15m42.6s
13	Denis KUIPERS	Ford Fiesta S2000	+16m30.9s
14	Hans WEIJS	Citroën C2 S1600	+16m35.1s
15	Eyvind BRYNILDSEN	Skoda Fabia S2000	+17m38.5s