The world champion Sebastien Loeb has kept his hopes of a sixth consecutive title alive with victory in the Rally of Spain.
The Frenchman finished 12.0 seconds ahead of his Citroen team mate Dani Sordo of Spain with Ford's championship leader Mikko Hirvonen third, 54.1 seconds off the lead.
Loeb's sixth win of the season and the 53rd of his career cut Hirvonen's lead in the drivers' championship standings to just one point with one rally left, in Britain later this month.
The one-two finish for Citroen was enough to seal the 2009 manufacturers' title for the French team.
