Rallying: Record breaker Sebastien Loeb extends lead

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Aug 2010, 16:47 BST
Updated 23rd Aug 2010, 02:41 BST
Defending world champion Sebastien Loeb won the German Rally for a record eighth consecutive time to extend his lead in the standings to 58 points.

The six-time world title winner led the event from start to finish to win by 51.3 seconds from Citroen C4 WRC teammate Dani Sordo.

Citroen Junior team driver Sebastien Ogier made it a clean sweep for the French manufacturer after finishing one minute and 22 seconds behind Sordo. Ford works team driver Jari-Matti Latvala was fourth with privateer Citroen entrant Petter Solberg fifth.

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The win, Loeb's fifth of the season, made it 59 at world championship level for him and co-driver Daniel Elena and took his points tally for the season to 191 compared to 133 for Ogier.

With four rounds of the series to go Loeb could clinch the world title in Japan next month.