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Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) ended hid last full WRC season the best way, as he takes win in the last round of the season in Spain.

After he took the lead on Saturday morning, after Mads Ostberg went off in ES8, Loeb concluded the first day with an advantage of 27 seconds over his closest follower, Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford).

Loeb hold the pressure from Latvala on the last day, and maintained his lead until the finish. Latvala was only seven seconds behind Loeb, and confirms his progress on tarmac roads. Third position went to Mirko Hirvonen (Citroën) who concluded the event 1,46 minutes behind. Mads Ostberg takes fourth position, but dropped down to 4th position in final championship classification behind Latvala.

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Ott Tanak went off and retired with two stages remaining, while fighting for a podium finish.

Rallye of Spain - Final classification:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen DS3 Wrc) in 4.14'29”1
2. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 7”0

3. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 1'46”8
4. Ostberg-Andersson (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'56”4
5. Nikara-Kalliolepo (Mini Cooper Wrc) + 16'07"9

6. Breen-Nagle (Ford Fiesta S2000) + 18'10”4

7. Atkinson-Prevot (Mini Cooper Wrc) + 19'14”7

8. Andersson-Axelsson (Proton Satria Neo S2000) + 20'16"1
9. Sordo-Del Barrio (Mini Cooper Wrc) + 25'40"6

10. Novikov-Minor (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 25'46”6
Etc.

Championship (final):
1. Loeb 270 points, 2. Hirvonen 213, 3. Latvala 154, 4. Ostberg 149, 5. P. Solberg 124, etc.