Four consecutive championships, a total of six titles: Marijan Griebel has long secured a place among the most successful German rally drivers. With his victory at the season finale in the Lausitz, the 37-year-old, together with co-driver Ella Kremer, drew a line under a season in which he was able to win five of the six DRM rounds.
But after the title win his attention is already turning to a long-standing benchmark. Matthias Kahle won a total of seven German Rally Championships between 1997 and 2010. Griebel therefore needs only one more title to draw level with him.
"Now I am only one title away from the record holder. Until now I have concentrated exclusively on my tasks in the last two intensive weeks, but with a little distance and reflection I would probably have a great deal of desire and motivation to launch a new attack on the title next year," Griebel said after his triumph.
