![Winner Finnish driver Marcus Gronholm, right, shakes hands with second-placed French driver Sebastien Loeb during the awarding ceremony of the Japan Rally at Obihiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Winner Finnish driver Marcus Gronholm, right, shakes hands with second-placed French driver Sebastien Loeb during the awarding ceremony of the Japan Rally at Obihiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PDPBJ8/winner-finnish-driver-marcus-gronholm-right-shakes-hands-with-second-placed-french-driver-sebastien-loeb-during-the-awarding-ceremony-of-the-japan-rally-at-obihiro-on-japans-northernmost-main-island-of-hokkaido-on-sunday-october-2-2005-gronholm-captured-the-race-in-his-peugeot-307-wrc-with-a-time-of-325320-gronholms-co-driver-timo-rautiainen-center-looks-on-ap-photokatsumi-kasahara-2PDPBJ8.jpg)
Winner Finnish driver Marcus Gronholm, right, shakes hands with second-placed French driver Sebastien Loeb during the awarding ceremony of the Japan Rally at Obihiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on
![Sebastien Loeb (FRA), Citroen Xsara WRC, in action on Stage 18, finished second overall. FIA World Rally Championship, Rd10, Rally Finland, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Day Three, Sunday 20 August 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE Sebastien Loeb (FRA), Citroen Xsara WRC, in action on Stage 18, finished second overall. FIA World Rally Championship, Rd10, Rally Finland, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Day Three, Sunday 20 August 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE](https://thumbs.smartframe.io/cf672a5debefbf3ded9207696998bf28/1015539582/sebastien-loeb-fra-citroen-xsara-wrc-in-action-on-stage-18-finished-second-overall-fia-world-rally-championship-rd10-rally-finland-jyvaskyla-finland-day-three-sunday-20-august-2006-digital-image.webp?intent=embed)
Sebastien Loeb (FRA), Citroen Xsara WRC, in action on Stage 18, finished second overall. FIA World Rally Championship, Rd10, Rally Finland, Jyvaskyla, Finland, Day Three, Sunday 20 August 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE
![Champion Sebastian Loeb of France, left, third placed Marcus Gronholm of Finland, right, and his co-driver Timo Rautiainen, center, hold up their trophies during a ceremony after the Rally of Turkey in Champion Sebastian Loeb of France, left, third placed Marcus Gronholm of Finland, right, and his co-driver Timo Rautiainen, center, hold up their trophies during a ceremony after the Rally of Turkey in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PE4CB0/champion-sebastian-loeb-of-france-left-third-placed-marcus-gronholm-of-finland-right-and-his-co-driver-timo-rautiainen-center-hold-up-their-trophies-during-a-ceremony-after-the-rally-of-turkey-in-the-mediterranean-coastal-town-of-kemer-southern-turkey-sunday-june-5-2005-citroens-sebastian-loeb-won-the-turkish-rally-clinching-his-fourth-consecutive-victory-in-the-world-rally-championship-the-current-world-champion-won-10-of-the-rallys-17-competitive-stages-finishing-the-final-day-of-the-rough-hot-and-muddy-race-596-seconds-ahead-of-subarus-petter-solberg-peugeots-marcus-gro-2PE4CB0.jpg)
Champion Sebastian Loeb of France, left, third placed Marcus Gronholm of Finland, right, and his co-driver Timo Rautiainen, center, hold up their trophies during a ceremony after the Rally of Turkey in
![Three-time defending world rally champion Sebastian Loeb, of France, steers his Citroen during the second leg of the Rally of Italy in Olbia, Sardinia, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Loeb completed the second Three-time defending world rally champion Sebastian Loeb, of France, steers his Citroen during the second leg of the Rally of Italy in Olbia, Sardinia, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Loeb completed the second](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2pbg90f/three-time-defending-world-rally-champion-sebastian-loeb-of-france-steers-his-citroen-during-the-second-leg-of-the-rally-of-italy-in-olbia-sardinia-saturday-may-19-2007-loeb-completed-the-second-leg-in-3-hours-12-minutes-456-seconds-keeping-a-lead-of-365-seconds-over-runner-up-marcus-gronholm-of-finland-ap-photoantonio-satta-2pbg90f.jpg)
Three-time defending world rally champion Sebastian Loeb, of France, steers his Citroen during the second leg of the Rally of Italy in Olbia, Sardinia, Saturday, May 19, 2007. Loeb completed the second
![Sebastien Loeb of France in the Citroen C4 WRC in Walters Arena on the Rheola Special Stage of the Wales Rally GB during the FIA World Rally Championship Stock Photo - Alamy Sebastien Loeb of France in the Citroen C4 WRC in Walters Arena on the Rheola Special Stage of the Wales Rally GB during the FIA World Rally Championship Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GAFRRM/sebastien-loeb-of-france-in-the-citroen-c4-wrc-in-walters-arena-on-GAFRRM.jpg)