( CNN ) -- Sebastien Loeb claimed his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown as his quest for a ninth-straight world rally title got off to the perfect start . The Frenchman completed the formalities Sunday after virtually securing the crown with a dominant performance through Saturday 's night stages . Loeb , who drives for the Citroen team , left the principality with a maximum 28 points after winning the final 5km 'Power ' stage by two minutes and 41 seconds . The 'indestructible legend ' of the Monte Carlo rally . `` For sure it 's always a great moment to start the season like this especially in front of so many fans , '' Loeb was quoted as saying on the World Rally Championship 's official website . `` Full points in the first race is incredible and for sure it 's the perfect start to my title defense . But Monte-Carlo is my rally and for the others we will have to see . '' Can Senna restore romance to Formula One ? Mini 's Daniel Sordo , from Spain , came in second to secure his team 's first podium since 1967 , while Norwegian Petter Solberg sealed third place for Ford . Mikko Hirvonen 's impressive debut for Citroen saw him claim fourth spot and Russian Evgeny Novikov was fifth . The next event in the World Rally Championship season starts in Sweden on February 9 .
Citroen 's Sebastien ##ne claims his sixth Monte Carlo Rally victory . Eight - time World Rally Champion is fastest in Sunday 's final stage . Dani Sordo is second for Mini while Petter Solberg was third for Volkswagen .