Champion Loeb forced to drop out
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VIC, Spain -- New world champion Sebastien Loeb pulled out of the Catalunya Rally with a mechanical breakdown after winning the first leg on the second day.
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The Estonian Markko Martin, a candidate for the most disappointing driver of the season a month ago, could finish runner-up in the world championship after defeating the new champion Sebastien Loeb to take the Catalonia Rally and his second consecutive
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France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion in France after finishing second behind Markko Martin in the Rally of Corsica.
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FINLAND&#39;s Marcus Gronholm crashed out of the Rally of Great Britain, the 12th round of the 16-race world championship series, during today&#39;s second special stage.
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WORLD champion Sebastien Loeb will not be taking it easy on the Rally Catalunya after taking the lead on the first day of the event.
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Sebastien Loeb crowned his first world championship with a runaway win in the season-ending Rally of Australia on Sunday. The Frenchman finished one minute 55.
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ESTONIA&#39;s Markko Martin took the Rally of Catalonia lead today after newly-crowned world champion Sebastien Loeb, the overnight leader, was forced out of the race with a severe oil leak.
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Sebastien Loeb blows his chances of making up ground on Marcus Gronholm by sliding into a ditch during the Rally of Japan.
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World champion Sebastien Loeb of France led the Rally of Australia on Saturday after overall leaderMarcus Gronholm crashed out on the opening stage of the day.
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The World Rally Championship has been dealt a blow with news of plans for Citroen and Peugeot to withdraw after next season. The series was looking strong after Ford committed for another four years this week
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US automaker Ford says it is pulling its Jaguar Formula One team out of the auto racing circuit at the end of this season. Jaguar&#39;s chairman said the company does not believe it makes business sense to continue operating in Formula One.
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LONDON, Sept 30  - The British Grand Prix has been dropped from the Formula One schedule for the first time in over 50 years, it was reported on Thursday.
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SAINT-DENIS, France -- Heikki Kovalainen of Finland beat world rally champion Sebastien Loeb of France to win the Race of Champions on Saturday.
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It may not be enough to tilt the championship this time, but Petter Solberg conjured a spectacular third consecutive victory at Rally GB to keep Sebastien Loeb waiting a little longer for the title.
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Barring unforeseen circumstances between the Japanese and Brazilian grands prix, Olivier Panis&#39; long Formula One career will halt after race number 158, the Frenchman having agreed to stand down from the Brazilian GP in favour of a revised Toyota line-up
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The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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SEBASTIEN LOEB is dreaming of a title- winning homecoming after moving a step closer to the world championship in the Italian Rally.