Destination Mars. 227K likes. His victory in Argentina, the fifth in a row in this country, was also his fifth victory in a row since the start of the season. Grönholm was hospitalised due to an accident in practice, and Loeb won the rallycross category gold medal well ahead of Ken Block, who was hampered for half the way to the Finish line by a puncture. [46]​, La decisión del retiro de los rallies estuvo influida parcialmente por la muerte de su madre, ocurrida un año antes, ya que a partir de ese momento le era más difícil cumplir con sus obligaciones como piloto. In 2006, he finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [11] Although he passed Petter Solberg for the final podium spot, he still finished fourth due to a time penalty for a safety rule violation; co-driver Daniel Elena had unfastened his safety belts before the crew stopped the car for a tyre change. Sébastien Loeb Citroën Racing; 145 videos; 15,340 views; Last updated on Sep 21, 2017; ... A never ending day for Sébastien Loeb in Rallye de France - Citroën WRC 2013 by Citroën Racing. [14]​, Desde marzo de 2013 es Vicepresidente de la Comisión de Pilotos de la FIA, creada en la misma fecha. [54] Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a lightweight 875 kg (1,929 lb) vehicle that uses the rear wing from the Peugeot 908, and has a 3.2-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine, developing 875 bhp (652 kW; 887 PS) with the aim of competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. En el Rally de Gran Bretaña, tras el accidente que le costó la vida a Michael Park, copiloto de Markko Märtin, y tras la retirada del coche de Marcus Grönholm y Timo Rautiainen, por respeto a sus compañeros de equipo, Loeb decide cometer una infracción voluntariamente para no ganar el título. 1986  J. Kankkunen [12] At the Acropolis Rally, Loeb crashed out from third place. For 2007, Loeb returned as an official Citroën driver, with the new Citroën C4 WRC. He left the lead in the hands of Grönholm, who won to propel himself seven points ahead of Loeb at the top of the championship standings. [78], Loeb provided technical input to the off-road sections of the video game Gran Turismo 5, and in 2016, Milestone released the game Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo. Sin embargo, logró su primer triunfo en el Rally de Alemania. After winning in Mexico and Argentina, Loeb had a crash with Conrad Rautenbach on a road section in Jordan, from which he could only recover to take tenth place in the rally. [19] After a fifth place in Japan, Loeb secured a record-extending seventh consecutive World Rally Championship title by winning his home event, the Rallye de France. [34]​ En la última prueba de la temporada Loeb consiguió la victoria y el sexto título mundial, seguido de Hirvonen que finalizó segundo, conformándose con el subcampeonato mundial que ya había alcanzado en 2008. The 2011 season brought a new generation of World Rally Cars. See the attractions. Having already won the season-opening Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, he also became the first to win seven in a season, beating his (and Didier Auriol's) own record of six wins in a season. Se impuso a una quincena de pilotos regulares del Campeonato Global de Rallycross, aunque no pudo enfrentarse a su antiguo rival en el WRC, Marcus Grönholm, quien se lesionó durante los entrenamientos. In Argentina, Loeb won after a tight three-way battle, taking the lead from Ogier on the final stage and finishing 2.4 seconds ahead of Hirvonen. Sin embargo, Marcus Grönholm no logró recortar la ventaja que tenía Loeb y tras un accidente en Australia, el galo se proclama triple campeón del mundo desde su casa. A second loss to the Finn in as many years on the Acropolis Rally then extended the deficit to nine points over the championship's summer break. [56]​. Conviértete en copiloto en la atracción del Futuroscope: ¡Sébastien Loeb Racing Xperience! 1979  B. Waldegård, 1980  W. Röhrl 226 mil Me gusta. On the next stage, he made another mistake and lost nine minutes. This started a string of five victories for Loeb. [22]​, En 2003, disputó su primera temporada completa en WRC y realizó la hazaña de quedar mejor clasificado que sus dos compañeros de equipo, Colin McRae y Carlos Sainz, ambos anteriores campeones del mundo. A very close battle on the gravel stages of Rally New Zealand ended with the second closest win in WRC history – Loeb finished only 0.3s behind his main rival. Sébastien Loeb Racing (IT) Sébastien Loeb Racing (TR) Sébastien Loeb Racing (RU) Iniciar sesión. Following stories that fellow Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais was under threat at Toro Rosso,[65] Loeb told French newspaper L'Équipe that he was interested in replacing Bourdais at the Red Bull-backed team. Loeb later notably won the Rally Finland ahead of Hirvonen. Hasta el momento, ha disputado cinco de los ocho rallys disputados. Marca.com, ed. [30] In his home event, the Rallye de France, Loeb took the lead from the start but soon fell victim to a rare engine failure in his DS3 WRC and had to retire. In order to score on the first round in Monte Carlo, Loeb was initially forced to activate the SupeRally rules for retiring competitors, having spun off the road on day one. Prensa Citröen Argentina / RectaPrincipal.com.ar (4 de julio de 2012). Ese triunfo representó su séptima victoria en la prueba monegasca. 1981  A. Vatanen En 2018 logró su segunda victoria en Bélgica y acumuló seis podios. Rally Japan was another dramatic event – Loeb got the chance to take the lead in the Championship after Grönholm's early mistake,[5] but he was unable to, as his co-driver's mistake caused the C4 to go off the road on one of the stages of second leg. [12]​, Reside en el cantón suizo de Vaud con su esposa Séverine, quien fue su copiloto en algunas pruebas donde no compitió con Elena,[13]​[4]​ y con su hija Valentina, nacida en ese país. Being first on the road through all three days, Loeb kept his lead, in the end winning with 9.8 seconds over Hirvonen. Laura ramos (15 de noviembre de 2011). 1988  M. Biasion This title moved him ahead of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher in terms of major motorsport championships won. Previamente había sido quinto en México y decimocuarto en Francia. Ahead of his home rally in France, it has been speculated it could be his WRC swansong. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. 1991  J. Kankkunen He then followed this success with his third and fourth season victories on the Portuguese and Argentinian rallies. Loeb placed third behind the closest-ever finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. Luego de abandonar las pistas, Loeb se incorporó al equipo Peugeot-Hansen para disputar el Campeonato Mundial de Rallycross 2016 con un Peugeot 208 de la clase Supercars. [75] The couple have a daughter Valentine, and the family reside near Lausanne, Switzerland. Loeb is married to Séverine, who runs the Loeb Events hospitality area during most rallies and also often replaces Daniel Elena as co-driver for non-championship races. En esa temporada alcanzó el campeonato de Francia de Rally Asfalto con 6 victorias y el Campeonato Mundial Junior (JWRC) 5 victorias [cita requerida]. [3] He broke off school in 1992 but resumed taking classes in 1994, aiming at vocational training in electrical engineering. Shortly after, Loeb broke his right humerus in a mountain-biking accident near his home in Switzerland, causing him to miss the last four rallies of the season (Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Wales). [59] In the race the car was plagued by incidents, but Loeb proved to be able to drive fast for his first race on a closed track. Sébastien Loeb Racing (IT) Sébastien Loeb Racing (TR) Sébastien Loeb Racing (RU) Iniciar sesión. In the 2004 season, Loeb dominated the WRC scene in a similar way to Michael Schumacher's domination of Formula One the same year, by winning six events and taking six runner-up spots to securely give him the drivers' title, 36 points clear of second-placed Solberg. Al volante de un McLaren MP4-12C, obtuvo cuatro victorias en 12 carreras junto a Álvaro Parente, ubicándose así sexto en el campeonato de pilotos de la clase Pro, y segundo en el campeonato de equipos. He went on to secure the title by finishing second to Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm at the next rally in Japan. 1. [49][50] It was confirmed on 1 October 2013 as Loeb will continue racing for Citroen, this time for World Touring Car Championship. Loeb participated in the 2013 FIA GT Series season, driving for Sébastien Loeb Racing which entered two McLaren MP4-12C cars. 1999  T. Mäkinen, 2000  M. Grönholm In New Zealand, Loeb finished third in a tight battle that saw the top five finish within 26 seconds of each other. Pincha aquí para salvar tus favoritos y comentar las noticias. A7K. Iniciar sesión. PeriodismoDelMotor.com (20 de julio de 2010). Sport.es, ed. He also secured the maximum points by recording the fastest time for the power stage. En septiembre de 2012 Loeb llegó a un acuerdo con la marca para continuar en 2013, aunque con un programa reducido de cinco pruebas,[45]​ por lo que no completaría el calendario y no lucharía por el título tras diez años como piloto oficial de Citroën y se prepararía para participar en el mundial de turismos (WTCC) con Citroën. The most successful driver in WRC history, with nine consecutive championships to his name, will drive for Lewis Hamilton’s Extreme E team next season. Besides his success in rallying, Loeb is a three-time winner at the Race of Champions, after taking home the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title "Champion of Champions" in 2003, 2005 and 2008. 2019  O. 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In April 2013, Loeb tested a Peugeot 208 T16 at Mont Ventoux. 2005  S. Loeb Page officielle du team Sébastien Loeb Racing, créé par Sébastien Loeb, neuf fois Champion du Monde des Rallyes, et Dominique Heintz. Engine. [37] Going into the penultimate round of the season, the 2008 Rally Japan, Loeb led Hirvonen by 14 points and needed a third place to secure the world drivers' title. Loeb finished second overall in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Pescarolo-Judd, between the two Diesel-powered Audi R10. Tras la retirada de Peugeot, Loeb volvió al Dakar 2019 con un Peugeot 3008 del año 2017 de la mano del equipo privado PH Sport, con Daniel Elena a la derecha. Guy Fréquelin, Citroën Sport's team principal, would serve as Loeb's mentor as he entered the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001, becoming the series' first champion by winning five of the six events. [51][52] However, Loeb crashed out on the first stage of day three. [55] Loeb won the event with a time of 8:13.878, smashing the previous record by a minute and a half. In 1998, he started entering events in the French Citroën Saxo Trophy series, winning the title in 1999. En 2015 logró cuatro victorias y 12 podios en 24 carreras, por lo que repitió el tercer puesto de campeonato. He went on to win in Mexico for the fifth time in row, after teammate Sébastien Ogier crashed out from a narrow lead. 2001  R. Burns On 12 September 1994, in parallel with his classes, he started working as an electrician at the Socalec company near Haguenau Airport, where he was the oldest apprentice and already noted for his daring/reckless driving style. Loeb won the next rally, the 21º Corona Rally México, 55.8 seconds clear of Grönholm. On tarmac, he continued his success in Monte Carlo and Germany. [63] Loeb was eighth quickest of 17 drivers. Ganó cinco etapas, y fue líder de la general al término de las etapas dos, tres, ocho y nueve, que fue cancelada. He eventually triumphed and reduced some of his championship points deficit. On 29 February 2016 it was officially revealed that Loeb is going to join the factory backed Swedish Team Peugeot-Hansen to participate in all 12 rounds of the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship, together with his Swedish teammate Timmy Hansen. Jonathon Ramsey (30 de junio de 2013). [27]​, En 2006 Citroën se retiró del WRC y Loeb corrió al volante de un Xsara WRC de la escudería privada Kronos Racing. Inicia sesión con facebook. Loeb is a tarmac expert, having won all but three of the WRC rallies on that surface in which he has participated between 2005 and 2013. Inicia sesión con google. Loeb was asked by his team not to chase Solberg at all costs so that he didn't jeopardise Citroën's lead in the constructors' championship. In December, Loeb won the individual 2008 Race of Champions, becoming the second driver after compatriot Auriol to win the event more than twice. He scored a comprehensive victory, albeit only after being given a scare by the pace of tenacious private Subaru-driver Mark Higgins, who had a 45-second lead at the end of day one. Page officielle du team Sébastien Loeb Racing, créé par Sébastien Loeb, neuf fois Champion du Monde des Rallyes, et Dominique Heintz. Sébastien Loeb, hijo único de Guy e Ingrid Loeb, ​ inició su carrera deportiva como gimnasta desde muy temprana edad, cuando comenzó sus entrenamientos a la edad de tres años en el equipo de la localidad de Oberhoffen sur Moder ​ ​ bajo la tutela de su padre, quien era maestro de la especialidad y había sido campeón de la misma. Loeb's reputation grew as he defeated his more illustrious teammates – Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae – over the course of the season. Inicia sesión con google. At the end of the year, he earned the title "Champion of Champions" by beating Marcus Grönholm in the final of the Race of Champions. [24] At the Jordan Rally, held during the Arab Spring, the entire first day was cancelled. In Germany, New Zealand and Spain, Citroën also took double wins as his teammate Dani Sordo took three runner-up spots in a row. [49]​, En el Rally de Alsacia y, a falta de dos pruebas, logró la victoria y ganó su noveno título de pilotos. Finishing behind Ford's Hirvonen and Latvala, Loeb broke Juha Kankkunen's, Tommi Mäkinen's and his own record of four titles and became the first five-time world champion in rallying.[10]. Ganó la etapa 4. Sébastien Loeb is on Facebook. After beating Latvala to the win in Germany, Loeb finished second to the Finn at the Wales Rally GB, after a tight battle for the position with Solberg. As Ogier beat Mini's Dani Sordo to the win, Loeb now tied the lead in the championship with Hirvonen, and Ogier was only three points adrift. Although he re-joined the rally to collect manufacturers' points, the team later decided to retire him due to a damaged engine. [cita requerida], Además de sus dos especialidades automovilísticas, ha participado en diversas competencias como la Carrera de Campeones, en la cual tomo parte en siete ocasiones y se colocó en la final de cada una de ellas y para ganar tres títulos individuales y uno en equipo. France’s Sébastien Loeb will partner EFE (23 de septiembre de 2010). The Extraordinary Journey. En 2009 Sébastien Loeb fue nombrado Caballero de la Legión de Honor francesa[32]​ y disputó el WRC nuevamente a bordo del Citroën C4 WRC del equipo oficial, iniciando la temporada con un dominio claro sobre sus rivales, con cinco victorias consecutivas en las cinco primeras pruebas del año: Irlanda, Noruega, Chipre, Portugal y Argentina, situándose a 19 puntos del segundo clasificado, su compañero Dani Sordo. Reportedly Loeb did much of his preparation for the race by running practice laps around the circuit in the Sony PlayStation 2 video game Gran Turismo 4 aboard a private jet. Grist Nicky. He then held Latvala at bay on the wet roads on Sunday, securing a record ninth drivers' title in the World Rally Championship and aiding Citroën to its eighth manufacturers' title. Free time in his WRC schedule allows him to race in the French GT Championship (FFSA GT) where he drove a Ferrari 550 Prodrive and a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR as well as in the French Carrera Cup where he achieved top-10 finishes. 1987  J. Kankkunen 2004  S. Loeb Both drivers ended with no points after finally retiring from the event. [32] While running in second place behind Latvala, Loeb retired from the rally due to a road section collision with a spectator who had driven his car on the wrong side of a narrow road. Tras una segunda posición en el Rally de Finlandia, triunfó por cuarta vez en el Rally de Alemania, logrando en una temporada (10) y el de victorias consecutivas (6). Sébastien Loeb Racing, Soultz-sous-Forêts. [57]​, En 2013, el 30 de junio, participó en la "Carrera a las nubes" de Pikes Peak, EE. [42], In late September, Loeb announced his retirement from full-time rallying, stating that he would compete only in selected events during the upcoming season. Sébastien Loeb (Haguenau, Alsacia, 26 de febrero de 1974) es un piloto francés de automovilismo, cuya carrera deportiva se ha desarrollado primordialmente en las competencias de rally, en donde participó en el Campeonato Mundial de la especialidad con el equipo de Citroën World Rally Team,[1]​ mientras que en competencias de pista participa con la misma escudería y con su propio equipo Sébastien Loeb Racing.[2]​. Esteban Delgado (9 de octubre de 2013). His six WRC victories tied the record for victories in one season with fellow Frenchman Didier Auriol, who won six events in 1992. He went on to win two events, and then finish close third to the Ford factory team duo Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala at the Rally of Turkey. The Time Machine. 2002  M. Grönholm Finalizó el campeonato en cuarta posición. [6] In Ireland, during 1st Rally Ireland almost the same happened – Marcus Grönholm overcooked a slippery right corner on one of the early stages, trying to keep a fast pace, and had to retire from the rally. sÉbastien loeb racing, une aventure humaine Pour Sébastien la création de ce team est un vrai défi sportif : « Nous voulons construire un team respecté pour son parcours sportif mais aussi pour ses valeurs humaines : l’humilité et le sérieux, la détermination et donc l’ambition. Sin embargo, Loeb ganó la prueba, seguido de Sordo y de Hirvonen, lo que lo situaba a solo un punto del finlandés a falta de una prueba: Gran Bretaña. [35] In Sweden, after hitting a snowbank on stage seven, Loeb was forced out of the fight for the number one spot. EFE (3 de octubre de 2010). [18]​[20]​ En más de una década como gimnasta activo, Loeb fue campeón de Alsacia en cuatro ocasiones, campeón del "Gran Este" en una[18]​[19]​ y décimo lugar en los campeonatos infantiles de Francia.[21]​. [40], He went on to continue his WRC win streak in New Zealand and in Finland, where he edged out Hirvonen to take his third win in the event. Al margen del Campeonato Mundial participó también en el desarrollo del C4 WRC, el cual sería utilizado por Citroën para su regreso al Mundial en 2007. Marca.com, ed. During the first day of the rally, both Sébastiens crashed out. Hamilton's team will be led by nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb and Spanish Dakar Rally star Cristina Gutierrez. Obtuvo una victoria en Letonia, dos segundos puestos, un tercero y dos quintos, de modo que se ubicó quinto en el campeonato de pilotos. En ella, su coche cayó a un médano, donde estuvo más de tres horas, y más tarde se confirmó su abandono puesto que su copiloto, Daniel Elena, había sufrido lesiones. 2009  S. Loeb, 2010  S. Loeb [47] He started his partial WRC season with a win in Monte Carlo,[48] and finished second to Sébastien Ogier in Sweden, followed by another win in Argentina. In 2003, his first full season in the championship, Loeb won three WRC events, Monte Carlo, Germany and Sanremo, before losing to Petter Solberg in the Wales Rally Great Britain, also losing the championship to him by just one point. At the scene of his first victory and on a rally where he had never subsequently lost, Loeb was left unexpectedly to fend off the challenge not of the Finn, but of a privateer, his one-time teammate and championship returnee François Duval. Por otra parte, llegó segundo en el Gran Premio de Macao de la Copa Porsche Carrera, y disputó las fechas de España y Mónaco de la Supercopa Porsche. In only his third rally with a World Rally Car, he surprisingly hounded Peugeot tarmac specialist and eventual victor Gilles Panizzi to the finish, and ended up second. Sébastien Loeb Racing Xperience. Rallylegend - Colin McRae Tribute. Aunque su incuestionable talento al volante se lleva la gran parte del mérito, su atención por el detalle y la capacidad de memorizar incluso los detalles más insignificantes de los circuitos en los que compite resulta determinante para hacerse con la victoria. Gracias a la realidad virtual, disfruta de una experiencia intensa junto al campeón del mundo de rallyes. As the Rallye de France–Alsace had replaced the Tour de Corse as the French round of the WRC, Loeb ended up clinching the title on a final stage that was held in his home town of Haguenau, Alsace. 2014  S. Ogier [44] German magazine Auto Bild noted that Loeb was now two world championship titles clear of Schumacher and equal to Valentino Rossi, and dubbed him "the best rally driver of all time and a shining light in motorsport. He competed for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and is the most successful driver in WRC history, having won the world championship a record 9 times in a row. "[45] Former world champion Ari Vatanen opined that Loeb's records are unlikely to be broken. In 2005, with victory in the ninth round in Argentina, Loeb became the first to win six consecutive rallies, beating Timo Salonen's record of four from 1985. Loeb eventually extended his win record to ten and won the title with a 56-point margin, breaking a 25-year-old record; Walter Röhrl's margin over Hannu Mikkola in 1980 was 54. Loeb also participated in two races of the 2013 Porsche Supercup season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Circuit de Monaco circuits, both events being held as support category races for the 2013 Formula One season. Antes del Rally de Gran Bretaña, en España Loeb batió el récord histórico de victorias en tramos que poseía Markku Alen con 802,[41]​ gracias al scratch en el segundo tramo del rally. Loeb later took his maiden victory at the Rallye Deutschland in Germany, edging out Peugeot's Richard Burns. In Portugal, Loeb narrowly lost the win to his countryman Sébastien Ogier of the Citroën Junior Team, who took his debut win in the World Rally Championship. 2008  S. Loeb For 2012 Loeb launched Sébastien Loeb Racing which competes in FFSA GT and the European Le Mans Series. [33]​ En la siguiente prueba, en Cerdeña, los Ford se impusieron ocupando las dos primeras plazas del podio, acompañados de Petter Solberg, mientras que Loeb finalizó cuarto. En 2008 empezó ganando el Rally de Montecarlo, con una retirada en Suecia debido a un vuelco y otra victoria en México, continuando con otra en Argentina. [25] He then beat Ford's Mikko Hirvonen to the win at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna. Sébastien Loeb Racing. Sébastien Loeb se ha proclamado campeón del Mundial de Rally en nueve ocasiones. En 2002 participó en algunas pruebas del Campeonato Mundial. As the rain continued to fall in the service park this morning, the clear temptation was to play it safe and opt for soft Michelin slicks for the opening loop of today's final leg (61.70km over four stages). On this level, he could count on the understanding of his boss, who was himself fascinated by speed and owned a Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR.[4]. Loeb retornó al Campeonato Mundial de Rally al inscribirse en el Rally de Montecarlo de 2015 con un Citroën DS3 WRC oficial.