IndiaAIFounders — Evans ends Britain’s wait for world rally title after Solberg crashes two corners from glory

Evans ends Britain’s wait for world rally title after Solberg crashes two corners from glory

October 4, 2026 at 06:14 PM

Elfyn Evans becomes first British winner since 2001
Oliver Solberg’s hopes shattered by tumble down bank

⁠Elfyn Evans ended years of heartache, and a quarter-of-a-century wait for Britain, by winning the World Rally Championship title with Toyota after a dramatic season ⁠finale in Sardinia on Sunday.

The ⁠Welshman had been championship runner-up five times in the last six years but emerged triumphant after a final Powerstage duel with teammate Oliver Solberg ended with the charging Swede crashing ⁠out two corners from the finish while on course to take the crown.

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