Freddy Loix

Freddy Loix
Born	(1970-11-10) November 10, 1970 Belgium
Occupation	Professional rally driver
Years active	1990s–2010s
Known for	Most victorious driver in FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge history

Freddy Loix (born on 10 November 1970) is a professional rally driver from Belgium.

Career

Loix started his motorsport journey in karting at the age of 15. In 1990, he acquired his first rally vehicle, a Lancia Delta Group N, before advancing to a Mitsubishi Galant Group N. By 1993, he became part of the Marlboro World Championship Team, piloting an Opel Astra and earning the title of Belgian F2 champion.

Known by the moniker Fast Freddy, he transitioned to four-wheel drive in 1996, driving a Toyota Celica GT-Four. That year, he participated in three World Rally Championship (WRC) events and expanded to six more rallies in 1997. Notably, he was leading the 1997 Sanremo Rally until mechanical difficulties forced him out.

In 1999, Loix teamed up with co-driver Sven Smeets to join Mitsubishi, competing with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI, marketed as the Carisma GT. Although an injury at the Safari Rally impacted his campaign, he achieved four fourth-place finishes in significant events. However, by 2001, the Group A Mitsubishi Lancer had become less competitive compared to newer WRC models.

In 2002, Loix secured a two-year deal with Hyundai, driving the Hyundai Accent WRC. The season proved difficult, with his highest placement being sixth at the Rally Australia. Due to budget reductions, development ceased and Hyundai withdrew from the WRC following the 2003 season.

Later that same year, Loix stepped in for the injured 2001 World Champion Richard Burns during the final rally of the season for Peugeot, finishing sixth. In 2004, he took part in five WRC rallies with Peugeot’s factory squad behind the wheel of a Peugeot 307 WRC, before concluding his WRC career after the Rally Catalunya.

From 2007 onward, Loix has been active in the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) representing Peugeot Sport Belgium in a Peugeot 207 S2000. He holds the record as the most victorious driver in IRC history with seven wins, including a streak of three consecutive triumphs during the 2010 campaign.

Additionally, Loix competed in the Dakar Rally—racing for Bowler Motors in 2006 and driving a buggy in the 2007 edition.

Following his motorsport career, he invested in and currently manages an Aston Martin dealership located in Brussels.

WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
1993	Opel Team Belgium	Opel Astra	MON	SWE	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	ARG	NZL	FIN	AUS	ITA 9	ESP	GBR				55th	2
1994	Opel Team Belgium	Opel Astra	MON	POR	KEN	FRA	GRC	ARG	NZL	FIN 21	ITA 24	GBR							–	0
1995	Opel Team Belgium	Opel Astra	MON	SWE	POR Ret	FRA 14	NZL	AUS	ESP	GBR									–	0

IRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
2000	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	MON 6	SWE 8	KEN Ret	POR 6	ESP 8	ARG 5	GRE Ret	NZL Ret	FIN Ret	CYP 8	FRA Ret	ITA 8	AUS Ret	GBR Ret	15th	4

Year	Competitor	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final Position	Points Scored
2006	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Duindisteel	Citroen C2 S1600	RSA	YPR 4	MAD	ITA										13th	5
2007	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Belgian VW club	VW Polo S2000	SAF	TUR	YPR Ret											16th	5
	Freddy Loix	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000				RUS	MAD Ret	ZLI Ret	SAN 11	VAL 4	CHN
2008	Peugeot Team Benelux	Peugeot 207 S2000	IST 8	POR Ret	YPR 1	RUS 4	MAD 6	ZLI 1	AST 3	SAN 5	VAL 1	CHN				2nd	48

201020112012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Rally_Challenge#IRC_results)

Year	Competitor	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Points Earned
Peugeot Team Benelux	Peugeot 207 S2000	MON < small >2 < / small > |style = "background:#DFFFDF;" |CUR < br/> < small >4 < / small > |SAF |style = "background:#DFFFDF;" |AZO < br/> < small >4 < / small > |style = "background:#FFDF9F;" |YPR < br/> < small >3 < / small > |RUS |style = "background:#DFFFDF;" |MAD < br/> < small >6 < / small > |style = "background:#EFCFFF;" |ZLI < br /> < small >Ret < / small > |style = "background:#DFFFDF;" |AST < br/> < small >6 < / small > |style = "background:#DFFFDF;" |ITA < br/> < small >4 < / small > |	3rd	37 |-
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia S2000	MON	CUR	ARG	CAN	SAR	style = "background:#FFFFBF;" | YPR 1	AZO	style = "background:#FFFFBF;" | MAD 1	style = "background:#FFFFBF;" | ZLI 1	style = "background:#FFDF9F;" | SAN 3	SCO	CYP		4th	-
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia S2000	style = "background:#DFDFDF;" | MON 2	style = "background:#DFFFDF;" | CAN 4	style = "background:#FFDF9F;" | COR 3	YAL	style = "background:#FFFFBF;" | YPR 1	AZO	style = "background:#DFDFDF;" | ZLI 2	style = "background:#FFDF9F;" | MEC 3	style = "background:#EFCFFF;" | SAN Ret	SCO	style = "background:#DFFFDF;" | CYP 5	colspan=2|	4th	-
Duindisteel	Peugeot 207 S2000						style="background:#DFDFDF;"	2012 Ypres Rally (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Rally_Challenge#IRC_results) 2							[[2012 Cyprus Rally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Rally_Challenge#IRC_results)]	-

ERC results

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points
2013	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia S2000	JÄN	LIE	CAN	AZO	COR	YPR 1	ROM	CZE	POL	CRO	SAN	VAL	11th	37

External links

• Driver profile at ewrc-results.com
• Official FreddyLoix website (archived)
• Statistical overview at Rallybase
• Career stats at World Rally Archive