SALOU, Spain — Sebastien Loeb won his fifth straight Catalunya Rally, and trails World Rally leader Mikko Hirvonen by one point with one race remaining.
For much of the all-asphalt race, France’s Loeb trailed Citroen teammate Dani Sordo of Spain, who finished 12 seconds behind as runner-up.
This was the sixth victory of the season and the 53rd of his career for Loeb, who is pushing for his sixth World Rally title.
Hirvonen of Ford finished third — 54.1 seconds behind Loeb. He leads Loeb 84-83 in points, setting up the finale at the Rally of Great Britain Oct. 23-25.
Sunday at Salou, Spain (18 stages)
1. Sebastien Loeb, France, Citroen, 3 hours, 22 minutes, 14.7 seconds.
2. Dani Sordo, Spain, Citroen, 12.0 seconds behind.
3. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, Ford, 54.1.
4. Petter Solberg, Norway, Citroen, 1:12.4.
5. Sebastien Ogier, Citroen, 1:41.6.
6. Jari-Matti Latvala, Finland, Ford, 2:49.8.
7. Matthew Wilson, Britain, Ford, 7:15.5.
8. Federico Villagra, Argentina, Ford, 8:28.1.<
Overall Standings (After 11 of 12 races)
1. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, Ford, 84 points.
2. Sebastien Loeb, France, Citroen, 83.
3. Dani Sordo, Spain, Citroen, 58.
4. Jari-Matti Latvala, Finland, Ford, 39.
5. Petter Solberg, Norway, Citroen, 30.
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