2008 World Rally Championship

Frenchman Sébastien Loeb successfully retained the Drivers' World Championship, his and co-driver Daniel Elena's record-breaking fifth consecutive title, all of them attained driving Citroëns.

Also the teams aren't allowed to modify tyres by themselves (e.g. by making additional cuts) anymore.

[4] Tire walls have been strengthened in order to endure long, rough gravel stages often full of sharp rocks.

[4] The 2008 championship was contested over fifteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

The events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Sweden, Argentina, Greece, Turkey, Finland, New Zealand, Japan and GB.

The banning of tyre mousse made punctures much more common (pictured Jaan Mölder with a rear wheel puncture in Italy ).
Junior world champion Sébastien Ogier competing in a Citroën C2 S1600 at the 2008 Rallye Deutschland .