Loeb`s jump start penalty canned.
Sebastien Loeb's winning margin on Wales Rally GB has grown to 12.7 seconds after his jump start p𓆏enalty for SS18 was removed, organisers have confirmed.
"Officials discovered a glitch in the timing system after reviewing all the times for the sꦐtage," read a statement to the press.
"However, Loeb was unaware the penalty had been rescinded as he completed the rally's final stage [SS19], battlin🥂g for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."
Sebastien Loeb's winning margin on Wales Rally GB has grown to 12.7 se♊conds after his jump start pen🐻alty for SS18 was removed, organisers have confirmed.
"Officials di♉scovered a glitch in the timing system after reviewing all the times for the stage," read a sta💜tement to the press.
"However, Loeb was unaware the penalty had ⭕been rescinded as he completed the rally's final stage [SS19], battling for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."
As a result, it is no longer the closest finish ever on Rally GB. That remains the 2004 edi﷽tion, when Petter Sol﷽berg beat Loeb by 6.3 seconds.
