Elfyn Evans wins 2026 World Rally Championship

sportsOct 4, 202618152

Elfyn Evans clinched the 2026 World Rally Championship at Rally Italia Sardegna after team-mate Oliver Solberg crashed near the finish of the final stage, handing Evans the title. Evans sealed the victory by winning the Wolf Power Stage, and co-driver Scott Martin joined him in celebration. The crash came in the decisive, winner-take-all run for the title with only a few corners to go, ending Solberg's challenge. The BBC described Evans as the United Kingdom's first World Rally Champion in 25 years, placing him alongside Colin McRae and Richard Burns in the record books. The result closes a dramatic season finale and sets the WRC calendar to resume with Rally Monte Carlo next year, which BBC Sport will cover.

NationCymru

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Welsh rally driver Elfyn Evans has become world champion for the first time after a dramatic final-stage showdown brought years of near misses to an end

345d ago

Rory Mitchell

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Crazy end to the WRC title showdown. Elfyn Evans wins the title after Oliver Solberg went off with two corners to go. He is Great Britain's first World Rally Champion in 25 years since Richard Burns in 2001. #WRC

175d ago

National Motor Museum

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If Welshman Elfyn Evans wins the 2026 World Rally Championship title today, he will be the first British driver to do so since Richard Burns in 2001 and Colin McRae in 1995. Pob lwc, Elfyn! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/story-of-mot...

156d ago

Dom 🇨🇿

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OH MY GOD NOOOOOO OLIVER SOLBERG WENT OFF IN THE FINAL CORNER OF THE FINAL STAGE OF THE SEASON!!! ELFYN EVANS IS THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPION FOR 2026

96d ago

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The Pin is mightier than the sword13

Not an expert in rallying but I think this is bad.

Hazel Southwell12

you REALLY need to at least watch a highlights package of this my god I've just been through every emotion known to mankind why didn't they let Solberg have five minutes before the geezer had to sob on the top step of the Sardegna podium, championship lost

Stephen Bailey

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Just so chuffed that Evans finally had a little something go his way in a title decider. He's pretty much spent two full seasons running first on the road and had two critical punctures in the final round both years. I feel for Oliver, but Elfyn deserved a little something to go his way. Fantastic.

105d ago

Findlay Leask

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Elfyn Evans is WRC World Champion! Wales, England and Scotland have now all produced a Rally Champion! 🇬🇧

95d ago

Huw Marshall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Surely Elfyn Evans becoming World Rally Champion is biggest sports story of the day?

65d ago

Paul Sandars🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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BBC News - WRC: Elfyn Evans is world champion after late Oliver Solberg crash - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motors...

45d ago

Dre Harrison

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Solberg was up in the final split by 2 seconds in a winner-take-all power stage for the title, he bins it 300 metres from the line. Elfyn Evans is FINALLY World Champion.

85d ago

Becs Williams

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Last day of the year, most significant day of the season. Are you ready ? #WRC

86d ago

FIA :bot:

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🏆 WORLD CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are your 2026 FIA World Rally Champions! 👏👏 A first-ever Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ World Championship title for the pairing, secured at Rally Italia Sardegna! 🏆🇮🇹 #FIA #WRC

35d ago

Danny Palmer

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Reassuring to know that Wales can actually still win things at sport. Nice one, Elfyn Evans. www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc...

75d ago

twodogslfc.bsky.social

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I see we have only our second world rally champion since a certain Mr McRae crossed the rainbow bridge. Chapeau Elfyn Evans.

45d ago

James

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What on earth just happened in the #WRC. Absolutely extraordinary finish.

65d ago

Linebreak Rugby

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I remember at an old job having to do research on Elfyn Evans as his first Championship title was surely just around the corner. This was a decade ago. So glad he's finally got it after being so close so often. -CC

35d ago

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bbc.co.ukWorld Rally Championship: Elfyn Evans v Oliver Solberg in final stage shootout for title theshieldofsports.newsElfyn Evans è campione del mondo WRC 2026 channelnewsasia.comRallying-Evans ends years of heartache to take first world title

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Elfyn Evans wins 2026 World Rally Championship

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