Loeb`s jump start penalty canned.

Sebastien Loeb's winning margin on Wale♊s Rally GB has grown to 12.7 seconds after his jump start penalty for SS18 was rem🍬oved, organisers have confirmed.

"Officials discovered a glitch in the timing system after reviewing all the times f🦹or the stage," read a statement to the press.

"However, Loeb was unaware the𓄧 penalty had been rescinded as he completed the rally's final stage [SS19🥃], battling for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."

Sebastien Loeb (FRA) Daniel Elena (MON), Citroën C4, Citroën Total World Rally Team
Sebastien Loeb (FRA) Daniel Elena (MON), Citroën C4, Citroën Total World Rally Team
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Sebastien Loeb's winning margin on Wales Rally GB has grown to 12.7 seconds after his jump start penal🍰ty for 💝SS18 was removed, organisers have confirmed.

"♉Officials discovered a glitch in the timing system after reviewing all the times for the stage," read a statement to the press.

"However, Loeb was unaware the pena𒁃lty had been rescinded as he completed the rally's final stage [SS19], battling for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."

As a result, it is no longer the closest fi𓆉nish ever on Rally GB. That remains the 2004 edition, when Petter Solberg beat Loeb by 6.3 seconds.

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