The nine-time WRC champion has secured another one-off deal with the British squad, after defeating Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier to score a memorable 80th career WRC win at the Monte Carlo season opener in January.
M-Sport had been keen to secure Loeb’s services for more WRC events pending the 48-year-old’s busy schedule that includes Extreme E, the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, and most recently, confirmation of an outing in DTM later this month.
However, a deal has been struck to put Loeb back in the Puma on Rally Portugal’s gravel roads from 20-22 May, thanks to support from Ford and Red Bull.
Loeb will once again be joined by co-driver Isabelle Galmiche, whose Monte Carlo triumph ensured the Frenchwoman became the first female to stand on the top step of a WRC podium since Fabrizia Pons in 1997. The Monte Carlo victory capped an impressive WRC debut for the 50-year-old.
It is also anticipated Loeb will compete against eight-time WRC champion Ogier, who is tipped to…
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