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Sébastien Loeb l l l l Surname: Loeb First Name: Sébastien Date of birth : February 26 th 1974 Place of birth : Haguenau, Bas Rhin(67) - France Place of residence : Near Lausane - Switzerland Marital status : married with Severine Childs : a daughter called Valentine

Sébastien Loeb l Sébastien Loeb (born February 26, 1974) is a French rally driver and winner, with co-driver Daniel Elena, of the World Rally Driver's Championship title in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and of a record ten World Rallies in 2005. Loeb has the most WRC wins with 38 and is one of the most successful rallymen in history. He is also a two-time winner at the Race of Champions, after taking home the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title "Champion of Champions" in 2003 and 2005. In 2004, he won the Nations' Cup for France with Jean Alesi.

Team l l l l Localization: Versailles-Satory Manager: Guy Fréquelin Total staff complement: More than 200 persons Staff on World Rally: 50 persons approximately Activity: design and realization of cars of Rally, complete development frame and engines Beginning in automobile sport: 1931 with a Rosalie C 6 F international Honors : World Rally Champion in 2003, 2004 et 2005 with a Xsara WRC

Career highlights: l l l l l 2007: Fourth title. 2006: Injured after a fall from a mountain bike but still gained his third consecutive WRC title. 2005: Record-setting run to second title with Citroen, scoring 10 wins (including six in a row) 2004: Wins WRC title with six wins for Citroen 2003: Runner-up in WRC with three wins for Citroen 2002: Wins in Germany in WRC with Citroen 2001: Wins FIA Super 1600 championship with Citroen 2000: Two-wheel drive class French gravel title 1999: Citroen Saxo Trophy champion 1998: Two wins in Citroen Saxo Trophy

Career summary: l l Sebastien Loeb is the Michael Schumacher of rallying. Both are glacially cool, totally focussed and sublimely quick in all conditions. Loeb's rise to stardom has been even more rapid than Schumacher's rise in Formula 1, however. In his first full year in 2003, Loeb almost took the title. In his second year, he easily clinched the crown with a recordmatching six wins. In his third, he broke all records with 10 wins (including six in a row) to truly seal his reputation as rallying's top dog. 2006 saw him take his third consecutive title without even contesting the last four rounds of the championship because of an injured arm. Despite a background as an acrobat, Loeb developed a bug for rallying. In 1998 he took two wins in the French Citroen Saxo Trophy series before securing the title the following year. He was nurtured by the French team and its figurehead, rally legend Guy Frequelin, through the French national series and the Junior Super 1600 class of the WRC, which he won in 2001. At the same time he contested several WRC events in Citroen's Xsara WRC, proving to be just as adept at the top level.