Contents. Teams and drivers Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Manufacturer entries 2 7 5 All 18 1–6 34 All 86 8–10 61 1–9 62 All 63 All 64 10 WTCC Trophy 3 All 25 All 27 All 30 9 4 9 22 5 24 2–10 26 7–8 68 All 8 1–5 66 6–10 99 All 9 All 11 8, 10 44 9 86 1–7 88 9 12 All Team changes. withdrew their factory team from the series in to concentrate on their campaign with the. The was still available to private entries. also withdrew their factory team at the end of the 2016 season.

Then entered the Championship running a pair of cars before adding third car at selected rounds. Volvo will expand its campaign to three full-time entries from two full-time entries. All the three cars will be entered. switched to a for the 2017 season after racing with a for the last three seasons.

Driver changes. Four time champion retired after. But has been brought out of retirement by Polestar Cyan Racing in order to assist Volvo’s challenge for the season finale in Qatar. Three time champion left WTCC to join Toyota's in conjunction with a programme.

Following the withdrawal of, was unable to find a seat and left the series to join development of the. However he made a return at the for Honda after was forced to withdraw after suffering from the after-effects of a crash in testing in early September. Following the withdrawal of, left WTCC for. left and returned to the STCC with. Following the withdrawal of, joined Polestar Cyan Racing.

After competing in two rounds in 2015 and one round in 2016, will make his full-time World Touring Car Championship debut in 2017, racing for Polestar Cyan Racing. joined for a full-season campaign after making his World Touring Car Championship debut at his home race in Japan during the 2016 season. left the to join. left to join. entered the series, driving for. entered the series, driving for RC Motorsport. entered the series, driving for RC Motorsport.

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Loeb and Elena at the 2001 Loeb was born in, the only child of Guy and Ingrid Loeb (who died in 2005 and 2012, respectively) and grew up in. He competed as and became a four-time Alsatian champion, once champion of the French Grand East, and fifth in the French championship. He broke off school in 1992 but resumed taking classes in 1994, aiming at vocational training in. On 12 September 1994, in parallel with his classes, he started working as an electrician at the Socalec company near, where he was the oldest apprentice and already noted for his daring/reckless driving style.

On this level, he could count on the understanding of his boss, who was himself fascinated by speed and owned a. In 1995, at age 21, he quit his job and classes and definitively turned his attention to racing. In 1998, he started entering events in the French Trophy series, winning the title in 1999., 's team principal, would serve as Loeb's mentor as he entered the in 2001, becoming the series' first champion by winning five of the six events. The only event he didn't win this year was: for this event, he was elected as a driver for the WRC championship, driving a alongside.

In only his third rally with a, he surprisingly hounded tarmac specialist and eventual victor to the finish, and ended up second. Loeb at the 2005 Cyprus Rally In, with victory in the ninth round in, Loeb became the first to win six consecutive rallies, beating 's record of four from 1985.

Having already won the season-opening, he also became the first to win seven in a season, beating his (and Didier Auriol's) own record of six wins in a season. Loeb was in a position to clinch the title while leading the, but after it was announced that the last two stages of the rally would be abandoned due to the death of 's co-driver in an accident on stage 15, Loeb deliberately incurred a two-minute penalty to drop him to third place and avoid retaining his title in such circumstances. He went on to secure the title by finishing second to Peugeot's at the next rally in Japan. Loeb eventually extended his win record to ten and won the title with a 56-point margin, breaking a 25-year-old record; 's margin over in 1980 was 54.

Loeb set several other records during the season as well. He won all twelve stages in the 2005 in France, which marked the first time a driver had won every stage of a WRC rally. Loeb's twelve podium and thirteen points-scoring finishes in a row were also new records in the series. In the, after being surprised by the young event rookie last year, he beat in the final to claim his second title.

Loeb on a road section during the But the Frenchman's bridesmaid status was not to last, and racking up a triumph on the ensuing – the first of five on the trot that season – propelled him into a championship lead he was never to lose. He tied 's record number of 26 individual rally victories in August with a fifth consecutive victory in Germany. With his subsequent victory in, the world record of 27 victories and counting eventually became his.

His victory in put him on the verge of a third consecutive World Rally Championship title. Shortly after, Loeb broke his right in a mountain-biking accident near his home in Switzerland, causing him to miss the last four rallies of the season (, and ). In spite of this, Loeb had accumulated such a huge point lead before Turkey that 's failure to finish third or better in Australia handed Loeb the 2006 championship crown by one point. He received the news at home via an Internet video link to the rally HQ. Due to the time difference, he made do with early morning coffee instead of the customary champagne, calling the whole experience 'strange'.

Loeb during the Going into the penultimate round of the season, the, Loeb led Hirvonen by 14 points and needed a third place to secure the world drivers' title. Finishing behind Ford's Hirvonen and Latvala, Loeb broke 's, 's and his own of four titles and became the first five-time world champion in rallying. After clinching the World Rally Championship, Loeb edged out Latvala to take his first win, a feat which also helped secure his team their first since 2005, from 2006 and 2007 victors Ford. In December, Loeb won the individual, becoming the second driver after compatriot Auriol to win the event more than twice.

Loeb during the shakedown in Loeb started the year by winning for the second time since 2007. He then won his first ever, after a fierce battle with, lasting throughout the very final stage. Being first on the road through all three days, Loeb kept his lead, in the end winning with 9.8 seconds over Hirvonen. Loeb continued his good form by winning over Hirvonen in, marking his career 50th victory, and in. His victory in Argentina, the fifth in a row in this country, was also his fifth victory in a row since the start of the season.

At the, Loeb had a puncture after going off the road and dropped from third to fourth. Although he passed for the final podium spot, he still finished fourth due to a time penalty for a safety rule violation; co-driver had unfastened his safety belts before the crew stopped the car for a tyre change. At the, Loeb crashed out from third place.

On 's return to the WRC, Loeb had another crash but he continued in the event under superally rules. After team orders issued for the drivers and a late mistake by Ford's, Loeb found himself seventh but had lost the championship lead to Hirvonen by one point. By winning the, Loeb reduced the deficit to Hirvonen in the title race before the final event of the year; once again trailing by a single point. The Frenchman gained the championship by winning the final event of the year, the. Victory was secured partly due to an incredible performance over SS8 and SS9, where in the course of only two stages Loeb extended his lead in the rally over Hirvonen from 2.4s to 25s. Loeb at the In April 2013, Loeb tested a at. Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a lightweight 875 kg (1,929 lb) vehicle that uses the rear wing from the, and has a 3.2-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine, developing 875 bhp (652 kW; 887 PS) with the aim of competing at the.

Loeb won the event with a time of 8:13.878, smashing the previous record by a minute and a half. 2017 At the 2017 Loeb had to abandon due to a finger injury which he had sustained in stage 9. He had been leading the overall standings up to that point.

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