Sebastien Loeb took a giant step towards claiming his seventh World Rally Championship title by winning Rallye Deutschland.

For 2010, Wales Rally GB fans can look forward to a new competitive stage and Rallyfest zone in Cardiff Bay, a return to the much-loved Radnor Forest stage near Presteigne and a new look and location for the ceremonial start and finish.

In the lead up to this year's Wales Rally GB, one of the UK's largest motorsport events, we will be featuring the diary of Welsh rally co-driver Gareth Roberts. Gareth is 22 years old, hails from Camarthen and has been co-driving for 6 years.

Jari-Matti Latvala has won Neste Oil Rally Finland, round eight of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship. Co-driven by Miikka Anttila, Latvala took the lead on stage seven and drove without error to land his second win of the season.

Sebastien Loeb's championship lead is now up to 51 points over Sebastien Ogier, after the six-time World Champion cruised to victory with what he called "a Sunday drive" on the final day of Rally Bulgaria.

Not many sports at World Championship level can claim to be value for money. But Wales Rally GB, one of the UK's largest and most iconic motorsport events, is offering children's day passes at 99 per cent* cheaper than other world-class sporting events in Wales this year.

Forestry Commission Wales and organisers of the Wales Rally GB have confirmed today that it's business as usual for the event which takes place from 11-14 November, despite the presence of a tree disease in forests which are to be used on the final day of the event.

Backbone of British rallying join WRC stars in Wales

Wales Rally GB's annual visit to the region not only brings four days of high-octane, four-wheeled action, but behind the scenes the sporting event supports charities right across Wales - everything from raising funds for a new village hall to supporting local rugby clubs.

Sebastien Ogier has claimed his first world championship victory by narrowly defeating Sebastien Loeb on Vodafone Rally de Portugal.

Today, Wednesday, 12th May 2010, Wales Rally GB, one of the UK's largest and most iconic motorsport events, launched its plans for the 2010 event which will run from 11th - 14th November.

Jari-Matti Latvala has described his victory on Rally New Zealand as "unbelievable" after he edged out Sebastien Ogier for first place by 2.4 seconds in what equalled the third closest finish to a World Championship rally.

Sebastien Loeb won Rally of Turkey by nearly a minute to extend his lead of the World Rally Championship to 40 points over privateer Citroen driver Petter Solberg, who finished second.

Sebastien Loeb has notched up his first Jordan Rally win after a dominant performance on the final day of the third round of the World Rally Championship.

Organisers of Wales' biggest motorsport event, Wales Rally GB, have confirmed the Cardiff-based rally will take place this year from 11th-14th November.

Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed a crushing victory on Rally Mexico today, round two of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to leap into the lead of the FIA Drivers' standings.

Home wins for P-G Andersson and Patrik Flodin in S-WRC and P-WRC.

Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena seem destined to keep setting records. This time it is a record sixth world title (achieved with their 54th WRC victory) for the Citroen C4 duo but it is also probably their hardest fought.

It was an emotional final day of Rally GB for the Citroën Total WRT. In spite of having led from the outset, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena only saw the rally swing decisively in their favour on the penultimate stage.

The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team kept up their remarkable record of scoring manufacturer points at every round of this season's FIA World Rally Championship as Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson produced a strong finish to the season at Rally GB.