<p>Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala won the Wales Rally GB on Sunday, ending reigning champion Sebastien Loeb’s run of five-straight victories in the World Rally Championship (WRC).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Latvala won by 27.8 seconds, his first taste of victory since February in an otherwise disappointing season and the first win for his Ford team since Portugal in April.<br /><br />Citroen’s Loeb took second place by just 0.8 seconds from Latvala’s team-mate Petter Solberg, with Mads Ostberg fourth.<br /><br />The result increases Loeb’s championship lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and leaves the Frenchman in a near-impregnable position with three rallies remaining left in the season.<br />Hirvonen was fifth but took the three bonus points for being fastest on the Power Stage.</p>
<p>Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala won the Wales Rally GB on Sunday, ending reigning champion Sebastien Loeb’s run of five-straight victories in the World Rally Championship (WRC).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Latvala won by 27.8 seconds, his first taste of victory since February in an otherwise disappointing season and the first win for his Ford team since Portugal in April.<br /><br />Citroen’s Loeb took second place by just 0.8 seconds from Latvala’s team-mate Petter Solberg, with Mads Ostberg fourth.<br /><br />The result increases Loeb’s championship lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and leaves the Frenchman in a near-impregnable position with three rallies remaining left in the season.<br />Hirvonen was fifth but took the three bonus points for being fastest on the Power Stage.</p>