Sebastien Loeb has made it seven wins in succession on Philips Rally Argentina to extend his lead at the top of the FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia.
Sebastien Loeb was a winner in Argentina in more ways than one. In addition to landing his 70th victory in the FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia, he has also grown his advantage in the title race to 18 points.
Sebastien Loeb will start the final day of Philips Rally Argentina firmly on course for his seventh victory on the event and his 70th in the FIA WRC powered by Nokia after Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen was told to hold position.
The first-ever visit of the WTCC to the Slovakia Ring saw victories in the two races going to Gabriele Tarquini in a Lukoil Racing SEAT León and Robert Huff in one of the three factory Chevrolet Cruze cars.
After struggling a bit more than it was expected in Valencia, the Chevrolet team resumed their dominant pace and claimed two impressive 1-2-3 finishes at Marrakech.
Petter Solberg says the fact he's still in contention for the FIA WRC has helped him to get over the disappointment of his retirement on the second day of Vodafone Rally de Portugal while leading.
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen have been excluded from the results of Vodafone Rally de Portugal, round four of the FIA World Rally Championship powered Nokia, elevating Mads Ostberg and Jonas Andersson to their maiden WRC wins.
Mikko Hirvonen has claimed his first victory in the FIA WRC powered by Nokia driving for Citroen following a faultless performance on Vodafone Rally de Portugal, which ended in the Algarve region of the country this afternoon.
