Sebastien Loeb

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Sébastien Loeb (French pronunciation: [sebastj l;b]; born 26 February 1974) is a French rally, racing, and rallycross racer. He is the most competitive racer in the World Rally Championship (WRC), winning the world championship for the ninth time in a row. He has a number of other WRC records, including most event victories, most podium finishes, and most stage wins. At the end of 2012, Loeb retired from full-time WRC service. He now works part time in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) for Bahrain Raid Xtreme and full time in Team X44.

Loeb, a native of Alsace and a one-time champion of the French Grand East, was originally a gymnast. In 1995, he returned to rallying and captured the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001. Daniel Elena, a co-driver for Citron World Rally Team's 2002 season, won their first WRC victory in the Rallye Germany that year. Loeb took his first drivers' title in 2004 after being runners-up to Petter Solberg by a single point in 2003. Citrono'n continued to win his ninth world title in 2012, beating the previous record of nine. Loeb is a tarmac specialist, having won all but three of the WRC rallies on that surface in which he has appeared between 2005 and 2013. Loeb won the Spanish round of that year's championship, marking his sixth year as a full-time WRC driver.

Loeb made his debut at the Dakar Rally in 2016 and has participated in it every year until 2020. He has a best finish in both 2017 and 2022.

Loeb, besides his accomplishments in rallying, is a four-time champion at the Race of Champions, winning the Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy and the title "Champion of Champions" in 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2022. Jean Alesi won the Nations Cup for France in 2004. In 2006, he came in second place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Loeb was named as the French Sportsman of the Year in 2007 and 2009, and he was made Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2009. In 2012, he won the rallycross final in his first appearance at X Games XVIII. Loeb founded Sébastien Loeb Racing, a motorsports outfit that competes in a number of racing series in the same year. He was involved in the FIA GT Series for Loeb Racing for four years and finished fourth overall. He had a fruitful stint in the World Touring Car Championship in 2014 and 2015, winning six in total and placing third overall in both seasons. He competed in the FIA World Rallycross Championship from 2016 to 2018, winning two titles and finishing fourth overall.

Loeb's Team X44, Lewis Hamilton, finished second overall in the 2021 Extreme E Championship with Cristina Gutiérrez; for Lewis Hamilton's Team X44. He tried the Ford Puma Rally1 vehicle several times before joining the M-Sport Ford WRT for a part-time race in the 2022 WRC season. Only a week after finishing second at the 2022 Dakar Rally, he won his 80th WRC victory at the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally.

Loeb has also competed in other motorsports, including the GT World Challenge Europe, the Porsche Supercup, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Andros Trophy, and other racing classes in various disciplines.

Since winning the 2022 Andalusian rally-raid, the only racing driver to win an event in four separate FIA-affiliated world championships.

Personal life

Loeb was born in Haguenau, France, and was the youngest child of Guy and Ingrid Loeb (who died in 2005 and 2012 respectively) and grew up in Oberhoffen-sur-Moder.

Loeb was married to Séverine Meny, the Loeb Events hospitality group, who also replaced Daniel Elena as co-driver for non-championship races. Valentine is the couple's daughter. Loeb and Meny are thought to have been divorced in 2019 Loeb and Meny.

Laurène Godey, who at times co-drives for him, is Loeb's partner, and he's the current Loeb's spouse. They won the 2019 Rallye du Var. At several functions, Godey has been seen accompanying Loeb.

Loeb and his daughter, Valentine, live near Lausanne, Switzerland.

Loeb was appointed knight of the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on May 27th, 2009. He is a founding member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of 54 elite athletes committed to advancing peace in the world by sport, which was founded by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organisation.

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Career

Loeb began competing as a gymnast and became a four-time Alsatian champion and then champion of the French Grand East and fifth in the French championship. He dropped out of school in 1992 but resurrecting them in 1994, aiming for vocational education in electronics engineering. He began working as an electrician at Haguenau Airport, where he was the oldest apprentice and well-known for his daring/reckless driving style. On this level, he could count on his manager's intelligence, who was captivated by speed and owned a Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR.

He left his career and classes in 1995 and turned his attention to racing and became firmly focused on racing. He began competing in the French Citro Saxo Trophy series in 1998, winning the event in 1999. Guy Fréquelin, Citro-n Sport's team principal, will lead Loeb's first championship in 2001, becoming the series's first champion after winning five of the six events. Rallye Sanzo, the only thing he didn't win this year, was Rallye Sangomo: He was elected as a pilot for the WRC championship, driving a Citro Xsara WRC alongside Philippe Bugalski and Jes Puras, while Rallye Sancty was the only event he didn't win this year. He blasted Peugeot tarmac specialist and eventual champion Gilles Panizzi to the finish in only his third rally with a World Rally Car, finishing in second place.

Loeb's first season as a WRC racer with the Citron Total World Rally Team was in 2002, but the team only participated in seven rounds in the build-up to their full entry the following year. Loeb began the season by winning the Monte Carlo Rally for the second day after racing under appeal due to a two-minute time penalty incurred by an unlawful tire change during the second day. Citro'n deemed the penalty too harsh, but Subaru's Tommi Mäkinen won his fourth straight Monte Carlo victory. Loeb won his first match at the Rallye Deutschland in Germany later that day, edging out Peugeot's Richard Burns.

Loeb won three WRC events, Monte Carlo, Germany, and Sanzo, before losing by a single point to him in the Wales Rally Great Britain. Loeb's crew was told not to chase Solberg at all costs so that he didn't jeopardize Citro's lead in the constructors' championship. Loeb's fame soared as he defeated his more popular colleagues, Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae, over the course of the season.

Loeb dominated the WRC scene in 2004 in a manner similar to Michael Schumacher's domination of Formula One, winning six events and taking six runners' places to effectively give him the drivers' title, 36 points ahead of second-placed Solberg. Didier Auriol, a Frenchman who won six events in 1992, tied for victories in one season. He was also responsible for Citron's second manufacturer's title in a row.

Loeb, who was initially known as a tarmac specialist, proved himself to be a winner on other surfaces as well. He became the first non-Nordic to win the Swedish Rally, winning the event for the first non-Nordics. He triumphed in the Cyprus Rally, Rally of Turkey, and Rally Australia on gravel. He continued his success in Monte Carlo and Germany on tarmac.

Loeb became Argentina's first to win six straight rallies in 2005, beating Timo Salonen's record of four rallies. He was already wining seven races in a season, beating his (and Didier Auriol's) personal record of six victories in a season. Loeb was expected to win the Wales Rally Great Britain after it was announced that the last two stages of the rally would be postponed due to the death of Markko Märtin's co-driver Michael Park on stage 15, but Loeb deliberately incurred a two-minute penalty to drop him to third place and prevent him from holding his rank in those circumstances. He continued to win the title by finishing second to Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm at the next rally in Japan, finishing second.

Loeb's win streak then grew to ten and gained the title with a 56-point margin, breaking a 25-year-old record; Walter Röhrl's margin over Hannu Mikkola in 1980 was 54. During the season, Loeb set several other records. He won all 12 stages of the 2005 Tour de Corse in France, marking the first time a driver had won every stage of a WRC rally. Loeb's twelve podium and thirteen points-scoring finishes in a row were also new records in the series.

Peugeot Citron, Citron's parent company, pulled both manufacturers out of the WRC at the end of 2005, but Citron planned to return in 2007 with the C4 WRC, but Citroen developed the car in 2006. Loeb was closely involved in this case, as he was promised the leading role in the team from the start of the franchise. In the meantime, a 'gap year' beckoned in the privateer ranks, notably with Citron-sponsored Kronos Racing's entry as the Kronos Total Citron World Rally Team.

Loeb was initially required to enable the SuicideRally rules for retiring athletes after spinning off the road on day one in order to score on the first round in Monte Carlo. Despite he continued to fight his way back to second place, this was the first time he had been defeated to the finish (particularly by fellow double world champion Marcus Grönholm) on these roads in the Xsara WRC. Grönholm was the man to whom Loeb was expected to give the best, putting the duo in a first-runaway 1–2 position in the points standings, mirroring that of the following month's Swedish Rally.

However, the Frenchman's bridesmaid status was not to last, and racking up a triumph on the ensuing Rally Mexico, the first of five on the trot this season, propelled him into a championship lead he was never to lose. With his fifth consecutive victory in Germany, Carlos Sainz tied for a record number of 26 individual rally victories in August. The world record of 27 victories and counting was eventually his after his victory in Japan. His win in Cyprus put him on a collision course with his third attempt at the World Rally Championship Championship.

Loeb suffered right humerus in a mountain-biking crash near his home in Switzerland, forcing him to miss the last four rallies of the season (Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and Wales). Despite this, Loeb had such a strong point lead before Turkey that Marcus Grönholm's failure to finish third or higher in Australia handed Loeb the 2006 championship crown by a single point. He received the news at home via an internet video connection to the rally HQ. He made do with early morning coffee rather than the traditional champagne due to the time difference, instead of the customary champagne, calling the entire experience "strange."

Loeb, who was on Becs Williams' podcast in 2022, admitted that he was even considering to co-drive for Colin McRae for the remainder of the season due to the injury. Loeb may have been awarded points for himself as a driver to try and win the title as co-drivers themselves scored points. The scheme never came to fruition, though Grönholm's death ensured Loeb retained the title, although Grönholm's participation was still on the ring.

Loeb was recalled as the official Citron driver for 2007 with the introduction of the Citro n C4 WRC. After a two-point advantage over Finn after two rounds of the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, the first race for the new C4 after beating Grönholm, Sweden, to finish second place in the second round. Loeb missed eight minutes on SS12 after chasing Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen, the first Rally Norway. On the next stage, he made another mistake and lost nine minutes. He eventually finished 14th in the rally and finished third in the championship standings, falling to third place in the standings. In this rally, he took eight of the 18 stages. Loeb won the upcoming rally, the 21o Corona Rally México, 58.0 seconds ahead of Grönholm.

He continued his triumph with his third and fourth seasons triumphs on the Portuguese and Argentinian rallies, which culminated in his third and fourth seasons. He was once more likely to be found in the lead on the seventh round of the Rally d'Italia in Sardinia. Loeb was still on the final leg of the previous year on new stages, but this time after crashing and breaking his vehicle's suspension in a ditch. Grönholm, who would win by seven points over Loeb in the championship standings, left the lead in the hands of the man. On the Acropolis Rally, the Finn suffered his second defeat in as many years, but the deficit was extended to nine points over the summer break.

Loeb spent his days in the Shell Donegal International Rally on June 16, 16, 17 June, partially as preparations for the forthcoming Rally Ireland World Championship round in November. He won a big victory, albeit after being spoiled by the pace of tenacious private Subaru driver Mark Higgins, who had a 45-second lead at the end of day one. Punctures were levied against his adversary who finally settled the case.

Loeb was relegated to third place behind the pacy natives Grönholm and Hirvonen, with hopes of finally scoring victory on Rally Finland unreal. Rallye Deutschland, as was custom, was a little different from that of old. Loeb was surprised to face a privateer, his one-time colleague, and championship returnee François Duval at the scene of his first victory and on a rally where he had never lost. He eventually won and trimmed some of his championship points deficit.

Rally New Zealand's second closest victory in WRC history came on the gravel stages – Loeb was only 0.3 seconds behind his main rival. The next two rounds allowed the French driver to regain some points after winning both tarmac races, Rallye Espana, where his colleague Dani Sordo earned second place and two points from Grönholm and Rally France.

Rally Japan was another thrilling event – Loeb had the opportunity to lead the Championship after Grönholm's early mistake, but he was unable to, as his co-driver's mistake caused the C4 to crash on one of the second leg's stages. After finally retiring from the sport, both drivers were left with no points. Marcus Grönholm overcooked a slippery right corner on one of the early stages of the rally, forcing to maintain a fast pace and forced to pull out of the rally. Loeb made the most of his opponent's mistake and, despite having some suspension-related issues with keeping pace at the start, he gained ten points to his account, moving ahead of the Finnish driver just one round before the season's end. He was not competing for the win in Wales, but was more focused on securing his position, finishing third in the event on December 2nd.

Loeb won in Monte Carlo for the fifth time in the 2008 season. He crashed out on day one during the year's second rally, the 2008 Swedish Rally. Despite re-joining the effort to collect manufacturers' points, the team later decided to suspend him due to a faulty engine. Loeb was involved in Mexico and Argentina winning on a road section in Jordan, from which he could only recover to finish tenth in the rally. He went on to win two events and then finish close third behind Ford factory team pair Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala at the Rally of Turkey.

Loeb won the Rally Finland a few years ago, ahead of Hirvonen. It was the fourth time a non-Nordic driver won the rally, following Carlos Sainz in 1990, Didier Auriol in 1992, and Markko Märtin in 2003. Loeb won a string of five games, kicking off a line of five victories. Citron also won double victories in Germany, New Zealand, and Spain as his colleague Dani Sordo claimed three runner-up positions in a row.

The 2008 Rally Japan, Loeb led Hirvonen by 14 points and needed a third place to win the world drivers' championship, despite being in the penultimate round of the season. Loeb finished second behind Ford's Hirvonen and Latvala and broke Juha Kankkunen's, Tommi Mäkinen's, and his own record of four titles, putting him into first five-time world champion in rallying.

Loeb won his first Wales Rally GB title since 2005, beating Defendants Ford in 2006 and 2007.

Loeb started the year off by winning Rally Ireland for the second time since 2007. After a tense fight with Mikko Hirvonen that lasted all the way to the very final stage, he claimed his first Rally Norway ever. Loeb maintained his lead throughout three days on the road, winning by 9.8 seconds over Hirvonen in the final. Loeb won over Hirvonen in Cyprus, marking his 50th victory and Portugal. His victory in Argentina, his fifth in a row in this region, was his fifth victory in a row since the start of the season.

Loeb had a puncture after going off the road and dropping from third to fourth on the Rally d'Italia Sardegna. Despite winning Petter Solberg for the final podium position, he ended fourth due to a time lapse due to a safety law infringement; co-driver Daniel Elena had unfastened his seat belts before the crew stopped the vehicle for a tyre change. Loeb fell out of third place at the Acropolis Rally. Loeb had another crash on Rally Poland's return to the WRC, but he continued in the event under extraordinary circumstances. Loeb found himself seventh after receiving team orders for the Citro'n Junior Team and a late error by Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala, but the championship lead to Hirvonen had been lost by a single point.

Loeb led the way to Hirvonen in the title run-up to the final event of the year by a single point. By winning the Rally GB's final event of the year, the Frenchman secured the Rally GB's Rally GB. Parts of the victory was largely due to his outstanding showing on SS8 and SS9, where Loeb extended his lead over Hirvonen from 2.4 seconds to 25 seconds in the course of only two stages.

Loeb finished second behind Ford's Mikko Hirvonen in the 2010 WRC season, beginning with the snow-based Swedish Rally. By winning the following three gravel tournaments, Rally México, Jordan Rally, and Rally of Turkey, he took the lead in the championship rankings. Loeb came third in New Zealand, finishing third in a close shootout that culminated in the top five finishing within 26 seconds of each other. Loeb barely won over Portugal to his compatriot Sébastien Ogier of the Citro'n Junior Team, who earned his first victory in the World Rally Championship. Loeb won in the first Rally Bulgaria, the first tarmac rally in the series, and the season's first tarmac rally, while Citro won, while Citroen scored the first 1–2–3–4 in seventeen years.

Loeb claimed the final podium position at the 60th Rally Finland, behind Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala and Ogier. For the eighth time in a row, he won the Rallye Deutschland, marking the first time a driver has won a WRC rally eight times. Loeb won his seventh consecutive World Rally Championship title by winning his home tournament, Rallye de France, in his fifth place in Japan. Loeb won the title on a final stage in his home town of Haguenau, Alsace, after the Rallye de France–Alsace had swapped the Tour de Corse in the French round of the WRC.

He was on the podium of all but one (Japan, where he finished fifth), and finished the season with a 105 points over runner-up Jari-Matti Latvala.

The 2011 season brought a new generation of World Rally Cars. Loeb started his year by finishing sixth at the Rally Sweden and now at the wheel of a Citron DS3 WRC. After teammate Sébastien Ogier crashed out from a narrow lead, he went on to win in Mexico for the fifth time in a row. Loeb finished second to Ogier in Portugal and gained his first Power Stage victory, collecting three more points from the final stage. The entire first day of the Arab Spring Rally was cancelled. Loeb came in third third behind the World Rally Championship's fastest-ever finish. At the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, he then defeated Ford's Mikko Hirvonen to win the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.

Loeb won after a close three-way battle in Argentina, taking the lead from Ogier on the final stage and finishing 2.4 seconds ahead of Hirvonen. Loeb had to settle for second place at the Acropolis Rally in Greece, second behind Ogier. He defeated Jari-Matti Latvala to become the first non-Nordic driver to win twice in the event's 60-year history. Loeb and Citron's two-year employment deal was signed in August. Loeb led by a large margin before deciding to freeze the situation on the first day at Rallye Deutschland. Loeb was knocked out of contention and finished last behind his colleague as a result of a puncture. This brought an end to his undefeated streak in Germany, as well as the first time he had lost in a tarmac-based tournament since the 2006 Monte Carlo Rally. Tension in the team soared; David Evans of Autosport wrote, "it's war between the two Sebs."

Loeb led by 25 points in the championship ahead of Ogier, but Ogier took the lead by 25 points before Australia. Both Sébastiens crashed out on the first day of the rally. Loeb earned a point by crouching to tenth place after Citron asked Ogier to relax. Loeb led from the start in his home event but soon fell victim to a rare engine failure in his DS3 WRC and had to retire. Loeb was now tied for the championship with Hirvonen as Ogier defeated Mini's Dani Sordo to win, although Ogier was only three points adrift. Loeb won his fifth game of the season and tied for most stage victories in the world championship at Rally Catalunya (801)). Throughout the season-ending Wales Rally GB, he had an eight-point lead over Hirvonen. On the third stage, Loeb took the lead from Latvala, but lost it to Hirvonen by 0.4 seconds on stage six. Hirvonen, on the other hand, spun and broke his radiator, causing significant engine problems. Loeb won his eighth straight world championship as Hirvonen was unable to recover. This victory brought him one win ahead of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher in terms of major motorsport championships. Loeb came from the rally in second place behind Latvala due to a road section accident involving a spectator who had driven his car on a narrow road.

Loeb won his first match in the Monte Carlo Rally, defeating Dani Sordo of Mini. He also earned the most points by running the fastest time on the power stage. Loeb was forced out of the competition for the number one spot in Sweden after being hit by a snowbank on stage seven. He came in sixth, receiving three extra points by winning the power stage for the third time. Loeb won his second game of the season at Rally Mexico, ahead of his new teammate Mikko Hirvonen. He crashed out from third place on the first day's night after mistaking a pacenote. The Citro'ns and Loeb won his 70th WRC victory, dominated Rally Argentina. He cruised to a quick victory at the Acropolis Rally in Greece, after Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg ran into several issues and dropped out of contention.

He continued his WRC win streak in New Zealand and Finland, where he defeated Hirvonen to win his third match in the event. This was the second double win for the Citron duo in a row. Loeb came in second second second at the Wales Rally GB after beating Latvala to the victory in Germany, in a close fight for the Finn. Solberg was named second in second.

Loeb resigned from full-time rallying in late September, stating that he would only participate in specific tournaments during the forthcoming season. He said he is keen to face a new challenge, such as the World Touring Car Championship. Loeb established a cushion over Latvala and title rival Hirvonen on the first two days in his home country. On Sunday, he kept Latvala at bay, winning his ninth drivers' title in the World Rally Championship and assisting Citron in its eighth manufacturers' title. Loeb was now two world championship titles ahead of Schumacher and equal to Valentino Rossi, according to a German magazine, and he was dubbed "the best rally driver of all time and a shining light in motorsport." Ari Vatanen, a former world champion, has stated that Loeb's records are unlikely to be broken.

Loeb appeared in five rallies of the 2013 season: Monte Carlo, Sweden, Argentina, Germany, and France. He began his partial WRC season with a win in Monte Carlo and came last to Sébastien Ogier in Sweden, followed by another victory in Argentina. It has been speculated that it could be his WRC swansong ahead of his home rally in France. Loeb will continue racing for Citron, this time for the World Touring Car Championships. However, Loeb crashed out on the first stage of day three. Sebastien Ogier was eventually to win the war.

Loeb, who was absent in 2014 but 2015, qualified for the Monte Carlo Rally, finishing eighth after a crash. He did not appear in any rounds in 2016 and 2017.

He rode three rounds in 2018 and won his last rally with Citron, the Rally Catalunya.

For the 2019 season, he committed to competing with the Hyundai World Rally Team for the first time. He earned a podium in the Rally Chile and played in six rounds. With a win at the non-championship rally, Rallye du Var's Laurène Godey as his co-driver, he closed out 2019 with a win.

He stayed with Hyundai in 2020 and placed 6th at the Monte Carlo Rally in 2020 and took the podium in Turkey, the only two rounds he had participated in that season.

He revealed on October 1st, 2020, that he would leave Hyundai World Rally Team. In 2021, he did not participate in the WRC.

Daniel Elena, Loeb's co-driver, announced his resignation on November 29th, 2021.

Loeb also tested the Ford Puma Rally1 for M Sport, then announcing that Isabelle Galmiche, the current British squad's youngest co-driver, will compete in the WRC part time.

Loeb was on the Monte Carlo Rally with Isabelle Galmiche of M-Sport Ford World Rally Team, just recovering from the Dakar Rally and with no time to work behind a WRC vehicle since 2018. Sébastien Ogier, his ex-rival (co-driver Benjamin Veillas), all rallied for a long time before Ogier suffered a puncture in the penultimate stage. Loeb led by 9.5 seconds at the final stage, while Ogier got a 10-second penalty for a jump start. Loeb won his 80th WRC rally by 10.5 seconds over Ogier, the first for a manufacturer other than Citro, and the first for a non-driver other than Daniel Elena. He has also been the oldest driver to lead and win a WRC Rally. Galmiche was the first female co-driver to win a WRC event since Fabrizia Pons in 1997.

In SS3, rally leaders Elfyn Evans (co-driver Scott Martin) was 10.1 seconds behind rally leader Elfyn Evans (co-driver Scott Martin), but the next stage brought them up by 0.5 seconds, putting them in the overall rally lead by 0.5 seconds over Evans. Loeb slid wide into a wall at the first corner of SS5, destroying his rear-right suspension. Loeb had another mechanical problem that prompted him to leave on Saturday.

The Safari Rally was the next rally they took part in. This was the last time Loeb participated in the anti-war campaign before 2022, which was in 2002. Loeb and Galmiche were quick and even won a stage on Friday, but Loeb's engine was less efficient and wouldn't start up later. For the day, the kids were old enough to go back. Despite being out of contention, the team won two more stages on Sunday and eventually climbed to eighth place.

Loeb and Galmiche then competed in the Acropolis Rally, where they battled for the lead alongside M Sport colleague Pierre-Louis Loubet (co driver Vincent Landais). Both teams won stage awards, but Loeb was leading with a win on Friday. Loeb had issues on the next day, and had to cancel.

Loeb made his debut at the 2016 Dakar Rally in the Peugeot 2008 DKR. In SS6, he led the rally by 7 minutes and 48 seconds but he dropped the lead to teammate Stéphane Peterhansel by over 8 minutes. Peterhansel was the winner of the competition. Loeb won four stages and finished 9th, more than two hours and 22 minutes off the lead.

Loeb was forced to cancel due to a finger injury sustained in stage 9 at the 2017 Silk Way Rally Loeb. He had been leading the overall standings up to that point.

Loeb also finished second in his career at the 2017 Dakar Rally, winning 5 stages and just 5 minutes from the leader, Stéphane Peterhansel.

Loeb retired on day five of the 2018 Dakar Rally, and he couldn't go any further because his co-driver Daniel Elena suffered a tailbone injury. He had only won one stage, SS4 in the previous year, prior to his retirement.

The 2019 Dakar Rally Loeb and Elena were hosted by Peugeot and Rallycrosscross and Rally-Raid, which culminated in a private Red Bull sponsored 2017 Peugeot 3008 DKR. They came 3rd with 4 stage wins, 1 hour and 54 minutes away from winner Nasser Al-Attiyah.

Loeb did not participate in the 2020 Dakar Rally. In December, he revealed that he would return in 2021 with the Bahrain Raid Xtreme team, which was led by Prodrive.

Rally Loeb made his Prodrive team debut at the 2021 Dakar Rally Loeb. In SS4, he was given a 5-minute suspension for speeding, making him emo. After being stuck for 5 hours and receiving two punctures, he resigned in SS8. Daniel Elena, his co-pilot, had multiple navigation difficulties. Elena and Loeb announced that they had split in 2021.

Loeb is participating in the inaugural World Raid Championship (W2RC) this year, this time with Belgian Fabian Lurquin, who is driving the BRX Hunter.

They began the year with a 2022 Dakar Rally, finishing second to Toyota Gazoo Racing's Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel by 27 minutes and 48 seconds, despite several mechanical failures and punctures.

The 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge finished 6th overall after suffering a driveshaft failure on day 1 and two punctures on the final day. The transmission stalled on the first day, but the team's commitment to finish resulted in valuable points. Two punctures were punctured in the last stage and they sped slowly for the first 200 kilometers. They managed to score 28 points, taking the total number to 112 and leading the W2RC standings by a single point from Al Attiyah and Baumel.

Despite his first victory in the discipline of Andalusia, he will finish second of the season, his highest finish in the discipline, with a score of 164 points behind first Al Attiyah.

Loeb's WRC fame grew as he became more involved in road racing and experiments. He first competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race in 2005, where he rode for the Pescarolo Sport team's No. 89. 17 entries. Loeb reportedly did a lot of his preparations for the event by running practice laps around the circuit in the Sony PlayStation 2 video game Gran Turismo 4 aboard a private jet. Loeb's car was plagued by incidents, but he was able to fly fast for his first run on a closed track. Loeb came in second overall in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Pescarolo-Judd competition between the two Diesel-powered Audi R10.

Because he has free time in his WRC schedule, he will participate in the French GT Championship (FFSA GT), where he rode a Ferrari 550 Prodrive and a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR as well as the French Carrera Cup, where he received top-ten finishes. Loeb Racing, a French Le Mans Series, and FFSA GT also participates in FFSA GT and the European Le Mans Series, was released in 2012. Loeb rode for his own team at the Circuit de Pau in the French Carrera Cup and took the title in the French Carrera Cup.

Loeb has conducted a number of Formula One experiments. He first tested for Renault F1 at Paul Ricard in December 2007, and Heikki Kovalainen, a major sponsor of the Citron factory team during the 2008 season, rewarded Loeb for winning the WRC with a Formula One test in Red Bull Racing's 2008-spec Red Bull RB4. He first drove the car at Silverstone and then participated in the first official Formula One winter test in Barcelona. Loeb was the eighth fastest of 17 drivers.

Loeb then set his sights on a switch to Formula One in 2009. Loeb told French newspaper L'Équipe that he was interested in replacing Bourdais at Toro Rosso following reports that he was under fire at Toro Rosso. He planned to make his F1 debut at the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November, shortly after the WRC's season ended, with a goal to make the switch full-time for 2010. However, this strategy was stymied when he was not granted an FIA Super Licence, effectively disqualifying him from participating in F1 for theforeseeable future because he had not done enough circuit racing at lower levels. He had also been in touch with the US F1 team about a potential crash for 2010.

Loeb has also participated in a official GP2 Series testing session since the 2009 season, where he rode for the David Price Racing team, finishing last of 25 drivers.

Loeb rode for Sébastien Loeb Racing, which owned two McLaren MP4-12C cars in the 2013 FIA GT Series season. In one of the cars, Loeb worked with Portuguese driver lvaro Parente, while Frenchman Mike Parisy and Austrian Andreas Zuber were the driving pair for the other Sébastien Loeb Racing vehicle. Loeb and Parente gained a total of three qualifying race victories and one championship race victory on their way to fourth place overall in the season. The pair were unable to win due to a variety of reliability issues and racing incidents, which prevented them from winning more games.

Loeb has also competed in two races of the 2013 Porsche Supercup season, including those on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Circuit de Monaco circuits, both of which were held as support category events for the 2013 Formula One championship season. Loeb came in 11th in Spain and 16th in Monaco, finishing 11th in Spain and 16th in Monaco.

Citron would compete in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2014, with Loeb driving one of the factory-supported cars built for new to 2014 standards. He was partnered by 4-time WTCC champion, 10-time ice racing champion, and fellow Frenchman Yvan Muller, José Mara López and Ma Qing Hua. Loeb was ranked in second place in his first full season in circuit racing, winning two races and scoring six podiums on his way to third in the championship behind surprise champion Lopez and runner-up Muller. He won four victories and twelve podiums in the first season, finishing third overall with 61 more points. Loeb was transferred to Peugeot Sport and not retained by Citron for the 2016 WTCC season, which surprised him as he was hoping to compete for the WTCC title this season.

Loeb and his Swedish colleague Timmy Hansen were confirmed on February 29, 2016, together with his Swedish colleague Timmy Hansen. Loeb won his first match in the Latvian round of the world championship on October 2nd. He came in fifth place in the Supercar class drivers standings with four podiums and six top five finishes. He earned six podiums but no wins and finished fourth overall in the new season. He won the World RX of Belgium for the final time in his last season. He scored seven podiums in total and finished fourth overall, earning 15 more points than the previous season.

Loeb Signed with Lewis Hamilton's Team X44 for 2020's Extreme E Championship with Spanish driver Cristina Gutiérrez. They finished in second place on the season, behind Rosberg X Racing's Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. The teams were level on points, but RXR was up on points despite being able to beat X44's one victory.

Just days after the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally, Team X44 announced that Loeb and Gutierrez's lineup for the 2022 Extreme E Championship had been retained.

They won the Copper X Prix, bringing them right back to the title's contention.

Loeb revealed that he would perform one-off for AlphaTauri AF Corse alongside Felipe Fraga in the DTM Series in the 2022 season opener at the Algarve International Circuit.

Loeb was swapping Nick Cassidy, who had to compete in Formula E in Race 1 and 18th.

Loeb tried a Peugeot 208 T16 at Mont Ventoux in April 2013. The T16 is a lightweight 875 kg (1,929 lb) vehicle that is based on the Peugeot 908's rear wing, and it has a 3.2-litre twin-turbo V6 engine, producing 875 bhp (682 PS) with the intention of competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with the aim of competing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Loeb finished the race in 8:13.878, beating the previous record by a minute and a half.

Romain Dumas, who was driving the Volkswagen I.D., set Loeb's record by nearly 15 seconds. In 2018, R. In 2018, a total of 57 million people died.

Loeb gained the title "Champion of Champions" by defeating Marcus Grönholm in the final of the Race of Champions.

At the 2004 World Cup for France, Loeb and Jean Alesi Won were crowned alongside Jean Alesi Won. In the Individuals' Final, Heikki Kovalainen defeated Loeb. Loeb was also defeated by Michael Schumacher in a special "World Champions Challenge."

He beat Tom Kristensen in the final to win his second title after being surprised by youth event rookie Heikki Kovalainen last year.

Loeb completed the Individual 2008 Race of Champions, becoming the second driver after compatriot Auriol won the event more than twice.

Loeb rode for Team France alongside Alain Prost, a four-time Formula One World Champion. He made it to the final for the seventh time in the individual event, but disappointed surprise winner Filipe Albuquerque.

Loeb took the 2022 Race of Champions by beating 4 times Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel 3–1 in the Final to win the competition. Didier Auriol, the French World Rally Champion, has a record to win 4 Races of Champions.

Loeb made his X Games debut in Los Angeles in July 2012, against his old adversary Marcus Grönholm. Grönholm was hospitalized as a result of an accident in rehearsal, and Loeb lifted the rallycross category gold medal just ahead of Ken Block, who was hampered for half the way to the finish line due to a puncture.

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