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Last Auto account – Cyprus Assemblage Citroen brilliant Sebastien Loeb storms to a almanac breaking 50 WRC wins with achievement in Cyprus.

It was aureate moment for Sebastien Loeb endure weekend weekend, as the Frenchman alveolate up the 50th WRC achievement of his career.

The Citroen brilliant bedeviled the Assemblage of Cyprus, finishing about 30 abnormal advanced of Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen. Petter Solberg completed the belvedere positions afterwards a arresting drive in his two-year old Citroen Xsara.

Loeb set the foundations for his achievement on the aboriginal day, which was fabricated up absolutely of alley stages. At the brief arrest he was over a minute advanced of his rivals, accepting set a baking pace.

For the final two days, the accident was run over alluvium stages. This accustomed Hirvonen to action back, casual Loeb’s aggregation acquaintance Dani Sordo for additional place.

However, it wasn’t all apparent sailing for the Ford squad. Jarri-Matti Latvala slid his Focus into a canal on the additional day, accident 20 account and any achievement of finishing in the points.

Behind the arch duo, Petter Solberg set some amazing date times in his Citroen Xsara. The 2003 champ accomplished the aperture day in sixth position, but fought his way accomplished the factory-backed Citroen of Dani Sordo for a well-earned third abode at the flag.

British admirers had something to acclamation with Matthew Wilson bringing his Stobart backed Ford Focus home in fifth place. The 22-year old even denticulate a fastest date time on the endure analysis of the rally.

But the better celebrations were aloof for Sebastien Loeb’s celebrated bisected century. â??It’s incredible!â? exclaimed the Frenchman. â??I bethink if I exhausted the annal of Carlos Sainz and again Colin McRae it wasn’t so continued ago, and now we’re on 50. It’s a big number. And a nice number! It’s like a dream. I’m actual blessed with what I’ve accomplished but I’m not accomplished yet. Next I’m traveling for 51.â?

Loeb’s next befalling to add to his account will be on Assemblage Portugal, which bliss off on 2 April.

Results:

1.  Sebastien Loeb        Citroen     
2.  Mikko Hirvonen        Ford        
3.  Petter Solberg          Citroen     
4.  Dani Sordo              Citroen     
5.  Matthew Wilson        Ford        
6.  Conrad Rautenbach    Citroen     
7.  Federico Villagra        Ford       
8.  Khalid Al Qassimi        Ford        
9.  Patrik Sandell            Skoda       
10.  Armindo Araujo        Mitsubishi

Championship standings:

1.  Sebastien Loeb        30    
2.  Mikko Hirvonen        22       
3.  Dani Sordo              17    
4.  Henning Solberg      10    
5.  Petter Solberg          9       
6.  Matthew Wilson        8    
7.  Jarri-Matti Latvala     6     
8.  Chris Atkinson          4      
9.  Sebastien Ogier        3      
10.  Conrad Rautenbach 3

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