Loeb's score of 27 wins takes him one better than the record previously held by Carlos Sainz. Last Sunday's result also sees the Frenchman pull further clear in the Drivers' championship, although BP-Ford WRT has succeeded in narrowing the gap that separates it from Kronos Total Citroen in the Manufacturers' standings to just 11 points thanks to Mikko Hirvonen's 3rd place and the post-finish exclusion of Xsara driver Dani Sordo.