Sebastien Loeb ruled out of Dakar Rally win after crash

Laura Thomson
Updated
Detail from the car of Sebastien Loeb (FRA) from Peugeot Total Team after the crash during stage 8 of Rally Dakar 2016 from Salta to Belen, Argentina on January 11, 2016. // DPPI / Red Bull Content Pool // P-20160112-00037 // Usage for editorial use only // Please go to www.redbullcontentpool.com for further information. //
Detail from the car of Sebastien Loeb (FRA) from Peugeot Total Team after the crash during stage 8 of Rally Dakar 2016 from Salta to Belen, Argentina on January 11, 2016. // DPPI / Red Bull Content Pool // P-20160112-00037 // Usage for editorial use only // Please go to www.redbullcontentpool.com for further information. //


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Following a nasty crash in yesterday's stage, Sebastien Loeb has ruled himself out of the race for victory in the 2016 Dakar Rally.

Having been a leader in the early stages of the event - the driver's first Dakar challenge - Loeb lost a significant amount of ground in the rolling dunes of Stage 8.

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