Rallying: Loeb Becomes Oldest WRC Winner After Monte Carlo Drama

Rallying: Loeb Becomes Oldest WRC Winner After Monte Carlo Drama
Sebastien Loeb during the Stage 6, Riyadh to Riyadh, of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 7, 2022. Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
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France’s Sebastien Loeb won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday to become, at 47, the oldest driver to win a round of the world championship.

The nine-times world champion, driving for M-Sport Ford in his first rally since 2020 after retiring from full-time competition in 2012, took a record-equalling eighth career Monte Carlo victory after late drama for rival Sebastien Ogier.