The 2008 WRC Season Review
Sebastien Loeb became the first man to win the World Rally Championship title five times, in a season that saw the veteran fight off young competition. Matt Beer looks back at the 2008 season
Marcus Gronholm was the only man who could keep Sebastien Loeb in sight in recent World Rally Championship seasons, and even the Finnish great couldn't prevent him notching up four successive titles.
So with Gronholm retiring at the end of 2007, it looked like Loeb's dominance would reach new heights in 2008 - and sure enough the incredible Citroen driver became the first five-time WRC champion in history, while also breaking his own record by winning 11 of the season's 15 rallies, including his first triumphs in the celebrated Finland and Great Britain events.
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