WORLD RALLY
CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2026 season is complete: 13 rounds, a five-point title margin and a dramatic final Power Stage in Sardinia. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are world champions.
Rally Centre
Oliver Solberg won in Sardinia, but Elfyn Evans and co-driver Scott Martin secured their first FIA World Rally Championship titles in a dramatic final Power Stage.
Solberg wins the finale; Evans is 2026 World Champion
Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won Rally Italia Sardegna by 57.6 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais. Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen completed an all-Toyota podium. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin finished fifth and secured the world title by five points after Solberg went off just two corners from the end of the final Power Stage.
The Title Race
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin sealed the 2026 world championship in Sardinia. Just six points separated the top three after 13 completed rallies.
First world titles secured after a dramatic final Power Stage in Sardinia, finishing five points ahead of Solberg.
Manufacturers’ championship secured at Rally Chile Biobío, before the Sardinia season finale.
Won Rally Italia Sardegna ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Sami Pajari. Sardinia became the season finale following the cancellation of Rally Saudi Arabia.
World Rally Calendar
Thirteen completed rounds across snow, asphalt and gravel. The WRC round in Saudi Arabia was removed from the 2026 championship; Sardinia became the finale. The Saudi event remained scheduled separately as part of the Middle East Rally Championship.
Elfyn Evans & Scott Martin · World Champions
Rally Italia Sardegna on 4 October was the final round after the cancellation of Rally Saudi Arabia. Official final standings: Evans 243 · Solberg 238 · Pajari 237.
Thirteen Rallies. One Final Corner.
Evans held his nerve through a season of changing fortunes. Solberg won three rallies, Pajari surged with three consecutive victories and Toyota secured the manufacturers’ crown.
The Sardinia Power Stage
Evans took three Power Stage points. Solberg was on course to challenge his time before going off two corners from the finish. He kept the rally win, but Evans took the world title.
Evans & Martin
After repeated near-misses, the Toyota crew claimed their first drivers’ and co-drivers’ world titles, ending a British drivers’ title drought dating back to Richard Burns in 2001.
Solberg & Pajari
Solberg won Monte-Carlo, Chile and Sardinia. Pajari won Estonia, Finland and Paraguay in succession. They ended the championship second and third, just one point apart.
Toyota GAZOO Racing
Toyota clinched the manufacturers’ championship in Chile, before its drivers swept the final rally podium in Sardinia.
Saudi Arabia
The November WRC round did not proceed in 2026. The event remained on the calendar of the separate FIA Middle East Rally Championship.
Looking Ahead to 2027
The 2026 archive remains available while the portal follows confirmed regulations, entries, calendar announcements and team news for the next championship.
Teams & Drivers
The crews and manufacturers fighting at the highest level of world rallying.
GR Yaris Rally1
Elfyn Evans · Takamoto Katsuta · Sami Pajari · Oliver Solberg · Sébastien Ogier*
*Ogier competing on a partial 2026 programme.i20 N Rally1
Thierry Neuville · Adrien Fourmaux · rotating third-car programme
A proven title-winning force chasing Toyota.Ford Puma Rally1
Josh McErlean · Jon Armstrong · additional selected crews
The independent British squad carrying Ford into Rally1.WRC2
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Junior WRC
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Chile · Championship FinaleThe Rally World
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Pace Notes
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Tyres & Strategy
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A Championship Built on Roads
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From Alpine passes to flying Finnish gravel
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Legendary Rallies
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Rally Technology
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