Sebastien Loeb maintained his place at the top of the standings after coming back from a slow puncture early on day two of the Acropolis Rally in Greece.

BP Ford team leader Mikko Hirvonen admits he needs to learn how to control the World Rally Championship from the front if he is to take the title fight to reigning champion Sebastien Loeb.

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb edged closer to the top of the World Rally drivers' standings after holding off a valiant fightback by BP Ford duo Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala to win the Rally of Italy.

Reigning world rally champion Sebastien Loeb maintained his grip on the Italian Rally with some controlled driving on the second day.

WORLD RALLY champion Sebastien Loeb built an ominous lead on the opening day of Rally Italy in Sardinia as he set about re-stamping his authority over his rivals.

BP Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen reclaimed the lead in the World Rally Championship after posting his first win of the season at the inaugural event in Jordan.

A sequence of unlikely events conspired to keep Citroen’s Dani Sordo at the head of the Jordan Rally standings at the end of day two.

Reigning four-time world champion Sebastien Loeb recovered from a difficult start to the Jordan Rally today to sit ominously just one second off the lead at the end of the first leg.

REIGNING champion Sebastien Loeb is aiming to atone for his error in the last round when the World Rally Championship heads to Mexico.

Reigning champion Sebastien Loeb is aiming to atone for his error in the last round when the World Rally Championship heads to Mexico.

Sebastien Loeb described his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship drivers’ title as his “hardest battle”.

Sebastien Loeb has secured his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship drivers’ title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season, the Wales Rally GB.

Sebastien Loeb admits it will not be easy to adopt a cautious approach as he attempts to secure a fourth successive World Rally Championship in Wales Rally GB.

Sebastien Loeb wrested the initiative in the World Rally Championship title race from Marcus Gronholm with victory in Rally Ireland.

Sebastien Loeb took a major step toward clinching a fourth straight World Rally Championship drivers’ title after dominating Rally Ireland today.

World Rally Championship leader Marcus Gronholm has refused to give up in the title race after seeing rival Sebastien Loeb take full advantage of his spectacular exit from Rally Ireland.

Sebastien Loeb capitalised fully on Marcus Gronholm's error as he seized control of the World Rally Championship title race in Rally Ireland today.

World Rally Championship leader Marcus Gronholm has been taken to hospital for medical tests after crashing out of Rally Ireland today.

Championship leader Marcus Gronholm triumphed in tonight’s superspecial stage in the grounds of Stormont to take a slim advantage over World Rally Championship title rival Sebastien Loeb in Rally Ireland.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb won a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany title to cut the gap in the race for the championship.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb is on course for a record-breaking sixth consecutive Rally Germany crown after establishing a 37.8-second lead ahead of the final day.

World Championship leader Sebastien Loeb hit the front of the Rally Sardinia at the end of the first leg after spending much of the day running down the order.

Defending champion Sebastien Loeb grabbed the initiative in the Portuguese round of the World Rally Championship on the second day.

A POOR tyre choice cost former World Rally champion Colin McRae a top four spot on the opening day of the Rally of Turkey.