WTCC: Sebastien Loeb has the chance to do something truly amazing

Sebastien Loeb’s performance in the third race of the WTCC season was quite spectacular. After taking pole position he was sent to the back of the grid for a technical infringement, but in wet conditions Loeb stormed from 17th to 3rd in just seven laps and ended up with the championship lead. He is a genuine contender for the 2014 title and if Loeb is successful it will be something incredible that all motorsport fans can celebrate.

Loeb is best known for winning nine WRC titles in a row (a mind-blowing achievement that is put into context here on EnterF1.com) but he has also won Carrera Cup races, FIA GT races, the X Games, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and also finished second outright at Le Mans. If he can add the WTCC title to that list it will give him the very unusual distinction of being a World Champion in two different disciplines – something that hasn’t been achieved in this modern era of global motorsport.

That would be an amazing piece of racing history and, given his current speed and racecraft, it’s not totally out of the question.