Elfyn Evans Secures 2026 WRC Title After Dramatic Finish in Sardinia

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have secured the 2026 WRC World Driver’s and Co-Driver’s Championships following a dramatic finish at the final round in Sardinia. Entering the final Wolf Power Stage with a slim one-point lead over Oliver Solberg after suffering a puncture in the penultimate stage, the title race came down to a winner-takes-all showdown.

Solberg was well ahead of Evans’ split time on the final stage before going off the road just three corners from the finish line. Evans posted the third-fastest time in the stage, taking the championship by five points. Despite the late mishap, Solberg won the overall rally by nearly a minute over Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais, while Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen finished third.

Reflecting on the victory, Evans stated that he was quite sure it was over and expressed sympathy for Solberg, while co-driver Martin remarked that it is never over until it is over.

Behind the top three, Adrien Fourmaux and Alex Coria finished fourth for Hyundai, followed by Evans and Martin in fifth, and Takamoto Katsuta with Aaron Johnston in sixth. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe took the Power Stage victory, while Pajari claimed top Super Sunday points. In WRC2, Roope Korhonen took victory and eighth overall by 0.7 seconds ahead of WRC2 champion Robert Virves, with Gus Greensmith completing the top ten.