Loeb wins first leg

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.

Citroen Total WRT C4 driver Loeb was trailing championship leader Marcus Gronholm at the halfway point of the day’s six stages but turned it round on his favoured asphalt surface to end the day 4.8 seconds clear of the Finn in a total time of 59 minutes 29.7 seconds.