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Loeb and Citroen blitz Acropolis rally

In front of thousands of Greek motorsport fans lining up the special stage courses, Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena became a three time winners of the Acropolis Rally

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Loeb and Citroen blitz Acropolis rally

Victorious French Sebastian Loeb (R) with his co-driver Daniel Elena (L) celebrate on their Citroen DS3 WRC car after winning the 2012 edition of the Acropolis Rally of Gods in Greece. Photo: EPA/VASILIS PSOMAS.

30 May 2012

In front of thousands of Greek motorsport fans lining up the special stage courses, Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena became a three time winners of the Acropolis Rally following their blitz on the field in Loutraki last Sunday. Not only did Loeb drive his Citroen without error, but also won the special Loutraki stage to take out the extra 3 bonus points.
Petter Solberg trailed Loeb by only 10.2 seconds on the last day, only to crash his Ford Fiesta RS WRC out of contention by hitting a tree and losing the rear wheel off his car. Mikko Hirvonen finished second in a Citroen DS3 and Jari-Matti Latvala came in third in his Ford Fiesta RS.

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