LOEB & ELENA SCORE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AT RALLY MEXICO

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Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena grabbed their fourth consecutive win in Mexico at the weekend - taking the lead in the 2010 Driver’s World Championship in the process. Petter Solberg (second) and Sébastien Ogier (third) occupied the other places on the podium - both of them driving a Citroën C4 WRC.

Olivier Quesnel, the Citroën Racing Team Principal said, “They did a fantastic job on the second day and that’s where they consolidated this mind-boggling victory.  The C4 WRCs have dominated this rally as they set all the quickest times.  They also scored the first triple by a French manufacturer in a gravel rally.  I’d also like to congratulate Petter Solberg and Sébastien Ogier for their great duel in the best possible sporting tradition.”

”This victory’s done us a power of good,” Loeb confirmed before stepping up onto the podium.  “We controlled our race well and I think that we can look forward to the next events with confidence, as they’ll be run on similar surfaces. Thanks to this victory we’ve taken the lead in the championship and opened up a small gap over Mikko Hirvonen.  It’s a good situation even if we’ll have to sweep the road in Jordan.”  The next event is Rally Jordan from 1^st - 3^rd April.

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2 OF 13*

1st Loeb, 43 pts; 2nd Hirvonen, 37 points; 3rd Latvala, 25 pts; 4th Ogier, 25 pts; 5th P. Solberg, 20 pts

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP MANUFACTURER STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2 OF 13*

1st BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT, 67pts; 2nd Citroën Total WRT, 61 pts; 3rd Citroën Junior Team, 32 pts; 4^th Stobart M-Sport Ford, 28pts; Munchi’s Ford, 8pts

*All results subject to FIA confirmation.