Rally History Archive

Sébastien Loeb won six consecutive WRC drivers' titles from 2004 through 2009 and recorded 54 championship victories during the decade.

Marcus Grönholm won the 2000 and 2002 WRC drivers' titles with Peugeot, then led Ford to manufacturers' championships in 2006 and 2007.

Petter Solberg won the 2003 World Rally Championship with Subaru and scored all 13 of his career WRC victories during the 2000s.

Richard Burns won the 2001 WRC drivers' title with Subaru and remained in championship contention with Peugeot until illness ended his career in 2003.

Markko Märtin won five WRC rounds with Ford in 2003 and 2004 before moving to Peugeot for the 2005 season.

Mikko Hirvonen finished runner-up to Sébastien Loeb in 2008 and 2009 and helped Ford win the 2006 and 2007 manufacturers' titles.

Jari-Matti Latvala became the youngest WRC event winner at the time when he won the 2008 Swedish Rally for Ford.

Dani Sordo won the 2005 Junior WRC title and became a regular Citroën podium finisher, placing third in the 2008 and 2009 championships.

François Duval scored his only WRC victory at the 2005 Rally Australia and was especially competitive on asphalt.

Toni Gardemeister finished fourth in the 2005 WRC standings for Ford after earning four podiums during the season.

Harri Rovanperä won the 2001 Swedish Rally for Peugeot and contributed to the manufacturer's 2001 and 2002 world titles.

Chris Atkinson became a Subaru works driver in 2005 and finished fifth in the 2008 WRC standings after a career-best run of podiums.

Manfred Stohl won the 2000 FIA production-car title, earned six WRC podiums, and finished fourth in the 2006 drivers' championship.

Gigi Galli earned two WRC podiums, finishing third in Argentina in 2006 and third in Sweden in 2008.

Henning Solberg won five consecutive Norwegian rally titles from 1999 through 2003 and became a regular WRC podium finisher with M-Sport Ford.

Colin McRae won eight WRC rounds for Ford from 2000 through 2002, then completed his final full season with Citroën in 2003.

Carlos Sainz remained a WRC winner with Ford and Citroën, taking his final championship victory at the 2004 Rally Argentina.

Philippe Bugalski won the 2000 French Rally Championship and played a central testing role in the development of Citroën's Xsara WRC.

Bruno Thiry won the 2003 European Rally Championship in a Peugeot 206 WRC after moving away from a full-time WRC program.