Motorsports News: Citroen Takes Jordan Rally Crown
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena dominated the third and last day of the event and went on to win the Jordanian Rally.
The Franco-Monegasque pair’s 56th victory has helped them to open up a big gap in the Drivers’ World Championship classification. Thanks to Dani Sordo’s and Marc Marti’s fourth place, the Citroën Total World Rally Team has taken the lead in the Manufacturers’ title chase.
With two runs through a 4-stage loop, the final leg of Rally Jordan looked as difficult as those of the previous days. Sébastien Loeb led the overall classification with 27s in hand over Jari-Matti Latvala, but he was not first on the road. “We asked Sébastien Ogier to check in early to sweep the road,” explained Olivier Quesnel, the Citroën Racing team principal. “We had a technical problem with his car in the service park, which dashed his hopes of a podium. We reckoned that this strategy would give Sébastien Loeb a better chance of defending his first place.”
Loeb banged in three quickest times in four stages and confirmed that he was the fastest driver in the rally.
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