Alsatian won Sunday the Monte Carlo rally. At age 47 and eleven months, it signs its 80th World Championship Success.
by (with AFP)
“It’s good?” Barely out of his car on arrival of the 17th and last special Monte Carlo rally, Sébastien Loeb asks for confirmation of the result. Yes, it’s the M-Sport Ford driver who has emerged on the first round of the WRC 2022 World Championship, Sunday, January 23, signing its 80th success in the Queen category. It has mainly become the oldest winner in the World Championship soon 47 years, 10 months and 25 days.
To dethrone the Swedish Björn Waldegard (46 and 155 days at the Safari Rally in 1990), the Alsatian has advanced his Rival Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) of which he equals the record of success in the Principality with an eighth victory. The Irish Craig Breen (M-Sport Ford) completes the podium.
Victory of Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche. From his Sébastien Ogier side for a “stolen start” takes 10 second … https://t.co/moMkvrzqxs “/p>- CanalplusSport (@ Canal + Sport)