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Summary Sebastien Loeb has won his 8th rally title after Mikko Hirvonen pulled out of the Wales Rally GB.
French driver Sebastien Loeb has won his eighth straight world rally title after nearest challenger Mikko Hirvonen pulled out of the Wales Rally GB because of engine damage.Loeb, of Citreon, will drive unopposed for the title in the remaining two days of the final rally of the season after Hirvonen was forced to withdraw Friday after puncturing the radiator of his Ford in a crash on the seventh stage.Loebs latest victory makes him the worlds most successful motorsport driver, surpassing Formula Ones Michael Schumacher and MotoGPs Valentino Rossi who both won seven titles.Loeb finished the second day of the rally 1.1 seconds ahead of Finlands Jari-Matti Latvala in the other Ford.
