France's Sebastien Ogier, driving a Citroen C4, achieved his first world rally championship win in the Rally of Portugal on Sunday.
The 26-year-old finished ahead of C4 teammates - series leader Sebastien Loeb, the reigning world champion from France, who was at 7.9sec off the pace, and Spaniard Dani Sordo at 1min 17.6sec.
Ogier, the junior world rally champion in 2008 in a Citroen C2, is competing in just his second full season on the senior circuit and had finished second in New Zealand three weeks ago.
He had been leading after Friday morning's fourth special stage, and went into the final day with a 21.1sec advantage on seven-time world champion Loeb.
But Ogier had to fight off a stiff challenge from Loeb who was faster in the first four specials of the day - SS14 to SS17 - with the 2007 and 2009 Portugal winner clawing back 14 seconds.
Finland's 2009 championship runner-up Mikko Hirvonen finished fourth in a Ford Focus after Norway's Petter Solberg crashed out in his Citroen C4 in the final SS18 just metres from the line.
Rally of Portugal result:
1. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) Citroen C4 3:51:16.1
2. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) Citroen C4 +7.9secs
3. Dani Sordo (ESP) Citroen C4 +1:17.6
4. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) Ford Focus +1:32.0
5. Petter Solberg (NOR) Citroen C4 +1:35.7
6. Matthew Wilson (GBR) Ford Focus +7:10.1
7. Mads Ostberg (NOR) Subaru Impreza +7:28.3
8. Federico Villagra (ARG) Ford Focus +10:36.1
9. Khaled Al-Qassimi (UAE) Ford Focus +10:55.8
10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Citroen C4 +11:34.3
