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.

Marcus Gronholm has the overnight lead after the opening stage of Rally Ireland in Stormont last night.

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.

Sebastien Loeb is preparing to take his second chance and is focused on victory when the duel for the World Rally Championship resumes in Ireland.

Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen secured his second victory of the World Rally Championship season by winning the Rally of Japan.

SEBASTIEN LOEB’S prospects of capturing a fourth consecutive world championship improved considerably after leader Marcus Gronholm was forced out of Rally Japan during a dramatic first day in Obihiro.

Sebastien Loeb’s prospects of capturing a fourth consecutive world championship improved considerably after leader Marcus Gronholm was forced out of Rally Japan during a dramatic first day in Obihiro.

Sebastien Loeb’s prospects of capturing a fourth consecutive world championship improved considerably after leader Marcus Gronholm was forced out of Rally Japan during a dramatic first day in Obihiro.

Reigning World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb dominated the French Rally to close in on title rival Marcus Gronholm at the top of the drivers’ standings.

Sebastien Loeb is set for victory at the French Rally after dominating the second day in Corsica.

Reigning World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb produced a masterful second half of the day to lead the standings after leg one of the rally of Corsica.

Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb won his third successive Rally Catalunya to cut championship leader Marcus Gronholm’s advantage to six points.

Double world rally champion Marcus Gronholm has announced he is to retire from the sport at the end of the season.

Marcus Gronholm retained leadership of the World Rally Championship with his fifth Rally New Zealand win.

Sebastian Loeb wiped out a 13-second deficit to snatch leadership of the Rally New Zealand from championship leader Marcus Gronholm today.

World champion Sebastien Loeb has taken aim at arch rival Marcus Gronholm in this weekend’s Rally of New Zealand.

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.

Belgium’s Francois Duval stunned the rest of the field as he surged to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Rally Germany.

Marcus Gronholm was victorious on home soil as he won a seventh Rally Finland title to extend his FIA World Rally Championship lead to 13 points.

Marcus Gronholm stands on the verge of a record seventh victory on home soil after a dominant display alongside Ford team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in the Rally Finland on Saturday.

FIA World Rally Championship leader Marcus Gronholm was in imperious form on day one of Rally Finland in Jyvaskyla on Friday.

Marcus Gronholm strengthened his grip on the World Rally Championship by winning Rally Greece.

Ford's Marcus Gronholm has a 44-second lead over World Rally Championship title rival Sebastien Loeb heading into the final day of the Greek round.

World Rally Championship leader Marcus Gronholm grabbed Rally Greece by the scruff of the neck to head the pack at the end of day one on Friday.

The World Rally Championship title race was blown wide open after race leader Sebastien Loeb crashed on the final day of the Italy Rally.

World champion Sebastien Loeb continued his bid to increase his points lead by dominating the second day of the Italy Rally.

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.

Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb secured his third successive World Rally Championship triumph after easing to victory at the Rally Argentina today.

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

Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb is confident he can leapfrog championship pace-setter Marcus Gronholm in the drivers’ standings by recording his second consecutive victory on gravel at this weekend’s Rally Portugal.

World Champion Sebastien Loeb took full advantage of Petter Solberg’s misfortune to lead by almost half a minute on day one of the Rally Mexico.

IRISH driver, Shaun Gallagher picked up the final championship point on his debut in the Junior World Rally Championship that begun in Rally Norway at the weekend.

Marcus Gronholm claimed the lead in the World Rally Championship with second place behind his Ford team-mate Mikko Hirvonen in Norway today.

World champion Sebastien Loeb handed the title-race lead to rival Marcus Gronholm as the Citroen driver crashed twice during the second day of Rally Norway.

Marcus Gronholm cut Sebastien Loeb’s World Rally Championship lead to two points with victory in the Swedish round of the series.

FORD’S Marcus Gronholm was in commanding form to build an 11.1-second lead over title rival Sebastien Loeb at the Swedish Rally.

World rally champion Sebastien Loeb is hoping the challenging conditions expected in this weekend’s Swedish Rally do not prove to be his undoing.

Marcus Gronholm’s participation in the Galway International Rally, the opening round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship, was to gain experience of the Irish roads ahead of next November’s Rally Ireland.

Today’s eights stages of the First Choice Flooring Galway International Rally, the opening round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship featured a terrific duel between World rally ace, Finland’s Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus WRC) and the Subaru WRC of Derry driver, Eugene Donnelly.

Malcolm Wilson had a double reason to glow with pride after the Wales Rally GB.