French Rally Drivers - Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol, Stephane Sarrazin, Henri Rougier, Sebastien Ogier, Jean Todt, Claude Brasseur (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol, Stephane Sarrazin, Henri Rougier, Sebastien Ogier, Jean Todt, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Nicolas Vouilloz, Francois Delecour, Corentine Quiniou, Gilles Panizzi, Michele Mouton, Alexandre Bengue, Gerard Larrousse, Bryan Bouffier, Stephane Peterhansel, Michel Perin, Jean Ragnotti, Guy Frequelin, Rene Le Begue, Jean-Luc Therier, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Hubert Auriol, Bruno Saby, Guerlain Chicherit, Philippe Bugalski, Bernard Darniche, Thierry Sabine, Jean-Claude Andruet, Alain Ambrosino, Patrick Tauziac, Brice Tirabassi, Jean-Marie Cuoq, Alain Oreille, Jean Redele, Richard Sainct, Bernard Beguin, Bob Neyret, Raymond Durand, Guy Monraisse. Excerpt: Sebastien Loeb (born 26 February 1974) is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroen World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC). He has won the world championship a record seven times in a row, and also holds several other WRC records, including most wins and podium finishes. Originally a gymnast, Loeb switched to rallying in 1995 and won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001. Signed by the Citroen factory team for the 2002 season, he and co-driver Daniel Elena took their debut WRC win that same year at the Rallye Deutschland. After finishing runner-up to Petter Solberg by one point in 2003, Loeb took his first drivers' title in 2004. Continuing with Citroen, he went on to take a record seventh consecutive world title in 2010. Besides his success in rallying, Loeb is a three-time winner at the Race of Champions, after taking home the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title "Champion of Champions" in 2003, 2005 and 2008. In 2004, he won the Nations' Cup for France with Jean Alesi. In 2006, he finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2009, Loeb was made knight of the Legion d'honneur. Loeb and Ele...