Rallying-Evans Leads Three-Way Battle as New Champion Set to Be Crowned in Sardinia
Evans leads Pajari by 17 points and Solberg by 21, with 35 points still available in a first-time champion showdown.
- 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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On Saturday, Oliver Solberg took the lead in the Sardinian rally and put pressure on Elfyn Evans, World Championship leader.
A crash for Thierry Neuville in the Italian World Rally Championship has reduced Oliver Solberg's chances of winning World Championship gold. But the dream of becoming the first Swedish world champion in over 40 years is alive ahead of the finale.
The World Rally Championship battle will culminate in Sardinia this weekend.
One of the three aspirants to the throne, the Swedish Oliver Solberg (Toyota GR Yaris), leads the Rally Italia-Sardinia, the final round of the championship and in which the world title is decided, by marking the best time in the superspecial opening, in which the other three candidates and teammates, the British ... Continue reading "Solberg leads first day of the Rally Italia-Sardinia: Swedish plays WRC title with Evans and Pajari"
The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship season ends this week with the Rally Sardinia. Oliver Solberg (Toyota), who is chasing his first World Rally Championship title, won the first stage held on Thursday evening.
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