Citroen's world champion Sebastien Loeb won the Rally of Turkey yesterday for his third victory in a row.

The Frenchman finished 54.5 seconds ahead of Norwegian Petter Solberg in a privately-entered Citroen, with Ford's Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen third.

Former Ferrari Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen finished fifth for his second successive points finish and best result since he switched from grand prix racing at the end of last season. Loeb, chasing his seventh title in a row, took his record career tally of wins to 57 and extended his championship lead to 40 points.

The Citroen driver has 93, Solberg 53 and Hirvonen 52.

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