Loeb’s six appeal makes Dakar rally history
French driver Sebastien Loeb won a record sixth successive stage in the Dakar Rally on Saturday although barring a disaster Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah looks set for a fifth title. Loeb, a record nine-time world rally champion, won the 13th and penultimate stage, a 154 kilometres special from Shaybah to Al-Hofuf, to break Finnish driver Ari […]
French driver Sebastien Loeb won a record sixth successive stage in the Dakar Rally on Saturday although barring a disaster Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah looks set for a fifth title.
Loeb, a record nine-time world rally champion, won the 13th and penultimate stage, a 154 kilometres special from Shaybah to Al-Hofuf, to break Finnish driver Ari Vatanen’s mark of five consecutive victories in 1989.
The 48-year-old Prodrive star is in second spot overall – the same position as he filled last year – 1 hour and 21 minutes behind Al-Attiyah.
“It’s great, even though the record was not necessarily my goal,” said Loeb