World Rally Championship
Loeb clinches record-breaking win
Sebastien Loeb became the first driver in history to rack up 50 wins in World Rally Championships as he took victory in the Cyprus Rally.
The five-time world champion won five out of six stages on the opening day to open up a lead of 41.8 seconds.
The Citroen driver entered the final day with a lead of 49.8 secs and ended up winning by 27.2 secs to clinch his third straight win this season.
Ford's Mikko Hirvonen was second with Petter Solberg third in a Citroen.
The Frenchman was delighted to have made history with a victory that extended his championship lead over Hirvonen to eight points.
"It's incredible. I remember when I beat the record number of wins of Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae," said Loeb.
"Now 50 is a really big number, a nice number. I'm really happy with what we are achieving at the moment, but it's not finished, I'm not stopping yet Next I'm going for 51."
Britain's Matthew Wilson finished fifth in his Stobart Ford Focus after Sebastien Ogier crashed less than a kilometre from the end of the final stage.
2009 WRC CALANDER
Rally IrelandJan 30th
Rally NorwayFeb 13th
Cyprus Rally Mar 13th
Rally PortugalApr 2nd
Rally ArgentinaApr 24th
Rally Italia May 22nd
Rally Greece June 12th
Rally PolandJune 26th
Rally Finland July 31st
Rally AustraliaSep 4th
Rally España Oct 2nd
Wales Rally GBOct 23rd
2010 WRC CALANDER
Rally M CarloJan 24th
Rally Sweden Feb 14th
Rally Mexico Mar 7th
Rally Jordan Apr 11th
Rally Turkey Apr 25th
Rally N Zealand May 16th
Rally Indonesia June 20th
Rally Russia July 18th
Rally Bulgaria Aug 8th
Rally Germany Aug 22nd
Rally Japan Sep 12th
Rally France Oct 10th
2009 WRC DRIVERS PTS
1. M. HIRVONEN 68
2. S. LOEB 65
3. D. SORDO 44
4. JM. LATVALA 31
5. H. SOLBERG 27
6. P SOLBERG 25
7. M. WILSON 20
8. S. OGIER 16
9. F. VILLAGRA 14
10. C. R'BACH 8
11. M. OSTBERG 7
12. K. QASSIMI 6
13. E. NOVIKOV 4
14. C. ATKINSON 4
15. M. RANTANEN 4
Cyprus Rally (Results)
1 S Loeb 4:50:34.7
2 M Hirvonen +27.2
3 P Solberg +1:49.4
4 D Sordo +2:26.3
5 M Wilson +6:41.0
6 C R’bach +11:11.9
7 F Villagra +13:18.5
8 K Qassimi +13:44.1
9 P Sandell +19:36.6
10 A Araujo +19:54.9
The WRC Quiz!
1)Where did Loeb finish in the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally?
2)What nationality is Mikko Hirvonen's team-mate "Latvala"?
3)Where will the 7th round of the 2010 WRC be held?
4)How many points did Daniel Sordo get in the 2008 season?
5)Where did Matthew Wilson finish in the 2008 Sweden Rally?
6)How many ploints - three 6th places + five 4th places + two 2nd places?
7)Where was Toni G'meister born?
8)Which country will host the first round of the 2010 WRC?
9)Which country held the penultement round of the 2008 WRC?
10)Which 2008 rounds, will not be raced in 2009?
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