French driver Ogier wins world rally title

Sebastien Ogier clinches his 7th FIA World Rally Championship title in 8 years

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - France's Sebastien Ogier won the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) title for the 7th time in eight years after he won the Rally Monza in Italy on Sunday.

"I'm very happy! I think we've done a good job this season. The #YarisWRC has been fantastic and it's such a pleasure to drive! Thank you @TGR_WRC and very well done. I'm looking forward to the future together!" Ogier said on Twitter.

Ogier of the Toyota Gazoo team won Sunday's race by finishing 16 laps in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 51 seconds.

The Hyundai Shell Mobis team's Ott Tanak trailed 13.9 seconds behind Ogier to be the runner-up, while Tanak's teammate Dani Sordo came in third as he finished the race 15.3 seconds behind Ogier.


- Driver standings:

1. Sebastien Ogier (France) - 122 points

2. Elfyn Evans (Great Britain) - 114

3. Ott Tanak (Estonia) - 105

4. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) - 87

5. Kalle Rovanpera (Finland) - 80

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