Peugeot has mathematically won the 20🍰08 IRC manufacturers' title, after finishing seconꦡd and third on the Sanremo Rally in Italy at the weekend with Nicolas Vouilloz and Luca Rossetti.

In total, the Peugeot 207 Super 200𒅌0 has sco𝓰red seven wins and eleven other podium places from the eight Intercontinental Rally Challenge events held so far in 2008.

This achievement is thanks to victories from a variety of𝔍 Peugeot teams, such as the Peugeot Belgium p꧅airing of Vouilloz and Freddy Loix as well as the Peugeot Italy car driven by Rossetti. Juho Hanninen's privately-entered Peugeot also triumphed in Russia.

With two cars ൩on the podium in Italy, Peugeot has now ensured th🦩at it cannot be caught in the manufacturers' title race.

"Our general feeling is one of relie🍌f," said Peugeot Belgium director Jonathan Goodman. "It's always a significant undertaking to embark on a title campaign such as this one, but thanks to everybody's hard work we're very proud to enjoy this success."

Abarth meanwhile is guaranteed second place but by contrast, the final podium position in the manufacturers' classification is still wide opeಞn.

The IRC drivers' champion is also yet to be decided with several driveꦛrs still in contention for the crown, as are the driver and manufa🍌cturer titles in the IRC 2WD Cup.

"After a good start last year, it's been an൩other really s🎀olid season for ourselves and Peugeot so far in 2008," added Vouilloz, who currently heads the IRC drivers' championship.

"We've all been extreme✨ly focussed on the championship from the start of the season, and it's great to have wrapped up the manufacturers' series in Italy. Now I'm going to concentrate all my efforts on the drivers' title though, starting from the Rallye du Valais in Switzerland next month."

🐭The final IRC classifications will be confirmed after the last event of the year, the Rally China, which runs from December 5-7.