The Citroen Total World Rally Team crew win the title, despite having to retire on the final day of the rally. Their DS3 WRC was involved in a collision with a car, no one was injured, but the damage forced Loeb to retire, ending his thrilling duel for the rally win with Jari-Matti Latvala.

Sebastien Loeb said: “I’m proud to have become the most-titled racing driver, even if one shouldn’t really try and compare the different branches of the sport. I never thought I’d achieve this when I started my career!”

Number of victories: 67
Victories per start percentage: 44.3%
Victories in a season: 11 (2008)
Number of victories in the same rally: Germany 8, Spain 7, Argentina 6, Mexico and Monte-Carlo 5, Cyprus and Sardinia 4, Turkey 3
Number of podiums: 103
Number of consecutive podiums: 15 (Between Sardinia 2008 and Argentina 2009)
Points scored: 1281
Number of consecutive finishes in the points: 28 (Poland 2009 to Australia 2011)
Number of stage wins: 808