Evans claims dramatic WRC title after Solberg crash
What happened
Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship title in Sardinia after Toyota teammate Oliver Solberg crashed less than 100 metres from the final-stage finish.
Solberg needed to beat Evans in the final stage to secure enough bonus points for the title, but lost control two corners from the end.
Solberg still won Rally Italia Sardegna by almost a minute ahead of Sébastien Ogier, while Evans finished fifth, according to the BBC.
Evans, 37, became the first British WRC champion since Richard Burns in 2001 and Britain’s third winner after Colin McRae.
The Welshman had finished runner-up five times in the previous six years and drove with co-driver Scott Martin.
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- 2026-10-04 13:46 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-04 18:14 UTCGuardian via Reuters · theguardian.com ↗
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