Two Sebastians have helped their manufacturers' to motorsport's top titles.
Sebastian Vettel clinched the World Formula One Drivers' Championship with three races remaining after victory in the Korean Grand Prix. His tenth victory of the year also sealed the Manufacturers' title for his Red Bull Racing team, with both driver and team out of sight on the leaderboard from their nearest rivals Jensen Button and Mercedes McLaren.
Germany's Vettel came close to lifting his second consecutive title in the previous round at Japan's Suzuka circuit. In the end he had to wait for one more race to celebrate after a dominant drive in Korea, leaving his team-mate Mark Webber to battle with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso for the remaining podium places. In the end, Hamilton was second and Webber third.
Loeb (right) and Elena celebrate Espana victory Image: Citroën |
Meanwhile in the World Rally Championship, Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena took their 67th career victory on the Rally de Espana to clinch the Manufacturers' title for Citroen in their DS3 WRC - the seventh World crown for the French car maker.
Loeb also put himself at the top of the Drivers' table with just one event remaining - Rally Great Britain- which takes place in November. His victory was also his 150th start in the world series and he will be hoping that he can emerge victorious from the forests of Wales in the UK for the fourth consecutive year.