Rallying-Evans Leads Three-Way Battle as New Champion Set to Be Crowned in Sardinia
- Elfyn Evans leads Sami Pajari by 17 points and Oliver Solberg by 21 points before the Sardinia finale, where a first-time champion will be crowned.
- Toyota teammates Evans, Pajari, and Solberg are competing for the drivers’ title, with a maximum of 35 points available.
- Evans needs 19 points to win the championship but will start Friday first as the “roadsweeper.”
- Toyota has already secured its 10th manufacturers’ championship.
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The British rider Elfyn Evans (Toyota Yaris) was awarded this Sunday World Rally Champion for the first time, despite the fifth place in the Italian rally, the final test of the season. Evans finished at 448.1 minutes of the winner, the Swedish Oliver Solberg (Toyota Yaris), who beat Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Yaris) for 57.6 seconds, with Finnishman Sami Pajari (Toyota Yaris) third, at 1.37,4 minutes. Solberg entered the final special at…
Drama in Sardinia: a mistake by a young Swede opened the door for Welshman Elfyn Evans to his first rally victory.
The one running for the same team as the Frenchman, Toyota, ended the suspense on Sunday during the last WRC round of the season in Sardinia.
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