Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena drove a perfect race on the Catalonian gravel and killed two birds with one stone thanks to the sixty-seventh victory of their career.

First of all, they gave the Citroën Total World Rally Team their seventh world title with one round still to go before the end of the season, and secondly their win has put them back in the overall lead in the Drivers’ World Championship chase. The outcome of the battle for the title will be decided in Wales in three weeks’ time.

Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena, who were in the lead with thirty seconds in hand over their nearest rival, were determined to convert their position into their fifth victory of the season. After making the best tyre choice, they were able to control the gap in the first leg and set the fastest time in Coll de la Teixeta (SS15), the special used for the Power Stage.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, who set off in fifth spot, started the day well with two fastest times and two second places. Just when they were on the point of snatching fourth in the overall classification they had to stop their Citroën DS3 WRC in the second-last stage due to an engine problem. Ogier did not score any points in Spain so, mathematically speaking, he is no longer in the running for the Drivers’ World Championship.

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