Sebastien Loeb re-takes the lead in the race for the 2008 drivers' title following his seventh win in succession in Germany on Sunday.
Loeb now has 76 points, four points more than
Mikko Hirvonen, who drops down to second after only finishing fourth. Daniel Sordo moves up into third place overall, following his Rallye Deutschland runners-up spot, three points ahead of
Chris Atkinson.
In the Manufacturers' championship the
Citroen Total WRT took the maximum 18-point haul and now goes top, eight points up on Ford.
World Rally Drivers' Championship (after 10 of 15 rounds):
1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
76 points
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC
72 points
3.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
43 points
4.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC
40 points
5.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC
34 points
6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC
27 points
7.
Henning Solberg Stobart/Munchi's Ford Focus WRC
22 points
8.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
17 points
9.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
12 points
10.
Francois Duval Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
11 points
11.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC
8 points
12.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
7 points
13.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
6 points
14.
Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC
4 points
15.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
3 points
16.
Jean-Marie Cuoq Peugeot 307 WRC
2 points
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Matti Rantanen Ford Focus RS WRC 06
2 points
18.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
1 point
=
Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
1 point
=
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
1 point
=
Andreas Aigner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
1 point
