Intro:

Sebastien Ogier claimed his first win on Rally GB on Saturday (17th November), to cap a phenomenal comeback season for Volkswagen in the World Rally Championship.

Script:

Sebastien Ogier looked in control early on with a win on the 17th stage at the Rally of Great Britain in Wales on Saturday.

The 30 year-old's dominance continued as he eventually went on to win the whole event. The ex-Race of Champions winner recorded his ninth victory of the year.

Before lunch the Frenchman, who had already won the 2013 Driver's Championship, was fastest on the 17th with a time of 12 minutes and 22.8 seconds.

Thierry Neuville went on to win stage 19, despite only managing fourth on the 17th, before securing second place overall.

Mads Ostberg started brightly this morning by winning stage 18; he raced to a final finish of fourth.

Andreas Mikkelsen's hopes of overhauling Neuville disappeared early on; he had to settle for fifth in the combined standings, despite setting the two fastest stage times on Saturday.

Evegny Novikov crashed on Saturday - but his team recovered his car so he was able to compete in the final stages.