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Sebastien Ogier of France won the Rally of Portugal on Sunday, finishing 7.9 seconds ahead of Citroen teammate and reigning champion Sebastien Loeb.
Ogier came home in three hours, 51 minutes, 16.1 seconds, with Spain’s Dani Sordo finishing third—more than a minute further back—to make it an all-Citroen podium. It was Ogier’s first world championship victory in only his second season on the senior circuit.
The 26 year-old was the  … Details
World Rally Championship leader Sebastian Loeb of France slid into a bridge on the fourth of nine stages on the opening day of Rally New Zealand, ending Friday 1 minute, 19.8 seconds off the lead held by Norway’s Petter Solberg.
Six-time world champion Loeb, who won the past three rounds of the championship, approached a right-hand corner too fast on the 22.2km stage in Northland province and slammed sideways into a bridge abutment.
He was saved by a barrier from rolling down a steep embankment onto railway tracks and, in restarting his engine, started a small scrub fire … Details