Throughout the 2005 international motorsport season, one figure dominated the rallying calendar. Now, even after the end of the World Rally Championship, Citroen's Sebastien Loeb is continuing his remarkable winning run and this week has been honoured by three of the UK's most prestigious magazines in their end-of-year awards.
Loeb, 31, who this year took the World Rally Championship title for the second time in a row, has been named Autosport magazine's International Rally Driver of the Year. In addition, both Top Gear and CAR magazines have just named the flying Frenchman in their 'Men of the Year' lists.
In becoming one of the most successful rally drivers of all time, Loeb rewrote the record books along the way. Driving a Citroen Xsara WRC, he chalked up the highest number of victories in a single season, with 10 from just 16 starts, including a record-breaking six consecutive victories in mid-season, whilst in Corsica he became the very first man in history to win every single stage of a WRC event.
By the end of the season, the Citroen superstar had put a whopping 56 points between him and the second placed driver, whilst at the same time helping Citroen to its third successive Manufacturer's Title.
Proving that he can outgun rival drivers from other disciplines, Sebastien Loeb also won the recent 'Race of Champions', where he beat both Colin McRae and multiple Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen.
With Citroen taking a sabbatical in 2006, Sebastien Loeb will be looking to replicate his success by driving a Xsara WRC as a privateer, before returning to race for Citroen in the brand new C4 WRC in 2007. |
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