With his dad being a Senna fan and his uncle an autocross driver, Sébastien Ogier fell in love with motorsports from his early childhood. After trying out karting for a while, he started entering competitions, winning the FFSA’s Rallye Jeunes – a talent spotting event organized by the French Federation – in 2005.
Some of his accomplishments are :
2005: Winner of the Rallye Jeunes FFSA selection
2006:
6th in the Volant Peugeot 206, best rookie
2007:
Winner of the Peugeot 206 CupEspoir Echappement Award
2008:
JWRC
JWRC World Champion (Citroën C2 Super 1600)
Member of the Equipe de France FFSA Rallye
2009:
WRC
8th in the World Rally Championship (Citroën C4 WRC)
Member of the Equipe de France FFSA Rallye
2010:
WRC
4th in the World Rally Championship (Citroën C4 WRC)
2011:
WRC
3rd in the World Rally Championship (Citroën DS3 WRC)
Race of ChampionsWinner of the individual Race of Champions at his first attempt
2012:
WRC
S2000 leader on 10 out of the 12 rallies run (Skoda Fabia S2000)
7 top 10 finishes in the overall standings.
Race of Champions
Nations’ Cup finals partnered with Romain Grosjean, quarter finals of the individual race
2013:
WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport official driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2014:
WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport official driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2015:
WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport official driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2016:
WRC
Volkswagen Motorsport official driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2017 :
WRC
M-Sport World Rally Team driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2018:
WRC
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2019:
WRC
Citroën Racing driver
3rd in the championship
2020:
WRC
Toyota GAZOO Racing driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION
2021:
WRC
Toyota GAZOO Racing driver
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION