Petter Solberg sliding on the Shakedown stage of Rally GB
Rally base
Cardiff
Dates run
December 5 – 7, 2008
Stages
19 (348.99 km; 216.85 miles)
Stage surface
Gravel/Ice/Snow
Overall distance
1,428.44 km (887.59 miles)
Statistics
Crews
84 at start, 47 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner
Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën C4 WRC
The 2008 Rally GB was the fifteenth and final round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season and was held between December 5–7, 2008. The event was again held in Wales, with Cardiff being the host of the ceremonial start and finish, and Swansea providing the service park. The special stages took place on gravel roads on private land, owned either by the Forestry Commission (for the special stages run on Friday and Sunday, and the Resolfen stage on Saturday) or the Army (for the remaining Saturday stages). The event saw a return to the mid Wales stages of Hafren, Sweet Lamb, and Myherin for the first time since 2000.[1] The rally was won by Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën C4 WRC. This was his eleventh win of the season - breaking his own previous record set in 2005. Second place went to Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala who was just 12.7 seconds behind. The final podium position was filled by Loebs teammate Dani Sordo. With this result Citroën clinched the manufacturers championship. This was the final appearance of the Subaru and Suzuki in the World Rally Championship.
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