1 Feb 2009

Five times world champion leads World Rally

8:50 am on 1 February 2009

The Spanish driver Sebastien Loeb leads at the end of the second day of Rally Ireland, the opening round of this year's World Rally

Championship.

The 5-times World Champion is 1 minute 9 seconds ahead of his Citroen teammate Dani Sordo, with BP-Ford Abu Dhabi driver Mikko Hirvonen in third.

There are 5 stages tomorrow before the finish.