Sébastien Loeb is a champion rally racer, was born on February 26, 1974 in France. He grew up wanting to become a gymnast/acrobat, but instead turned his interests to racing as an adult. In 1998, he started entering events in the French Citroën Saxo Trophy series, winning the title in 1999. Guy Frequelin, Citroën Sport's Team Principle, would serve as Loeb's mentor as he entered the Junio World Rally Championship, which he conquered in 2001. During this time, he also participated in various World Rally Championship sanctioned events in the Citroën Xsara. Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of automobile rally races across the world, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ... The Citroën Xsara was an automobile made by Citroën from 1997 to 2004. ...

2002 would be Seb's first full-season with Citroën. He won the Rally Germany, the first event of his flourishing career. In 2003, Loeb won three WRC-events before losing to Petter Solberg in the Wales Rally Great Britain and also losing the championship to Solberg by just one point. Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, started in 1919 by André Citroën. ... Petter Solberg (born November 18, 1974), from Spydeberg, Norway, is a professional rally driver. ... The Wales Rally Great Britain is the twelfth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2005. ...

In 2004, Loeb dominated the WRC-scene as much as Michael Schumacher currently dominates Formula One, by winning six events and earing many podium finishes in other events to securely give him the driver's title. He is also responsible for Citroen's second manufacturer's title in a row. Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969) is a German Formula One (F1) driver. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is a form of formula racing and the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ...

Originally known as a tarmac specialist, 2004 was the year he proved the world he could do it all. He won the Uddeholm Swedish Rally. He was the first non-Scandinavian to win the event. He also won many gravel and tarmac rallies such as Telstra Rally Australia and Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo . Loeb's six WRC-victories tied the record with fellow Frenchman Didier Auriol, who won six events in 1990. The Swedish Rally (now the Uddeholm Swedish Rally) is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. ... Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... The Telstra Rally Australia is the sixteenth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2005. ... The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is a rally racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. ...

Citroen's parent company, PSA (Which also owns Peugeot), is pulling both companies out of the WRC after 2005, and Loeb will have to go to another team. So far though, 2005 has seen two WRC rounds, the Rally Monte Carlo and Swedish Rally. In the Rally Monte Carlo, Loeb won easily, bringing him a hat trick of victories in Monaco. The Swedish Rally wasn't so great for Loeb as engine failures saw him leaving the rally early on the final day of contention. Loeb still has 14 events to go, and is looking at retaining his title from the many other talented drivers in the WRC. In sports, a hat-trick is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts. ...