Overview
- Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville won Rally Saudi Arabia by 54.7s from teammate Adrien Fourmaux, with Sébastien Ogier third.
- Ogier matched Sébastien Loeb’s record with nine championships despite skipping three of 14 rounds and set the age mark for oldest WRC champion.
- Elfyn Evans arrived three points ahead but road-sweeping duties and a puncture left him sixth overall, and his Power Stage win could not prevent a four-point title swing.
- The inaugural Saudi event featured rocky and sandy tests that drivers called a “lottery,” with widespread punctures, an early check-in penalty for Fourmaux, and leader Martins Sesks retiring after double punctures.
- Provisional standings list Ogier 293 points, Evans 289 and Kalle Rovanperä 256; Ogier said he will contest 10 rallies in 2026 as co-driver Vincent Landais celebrated a first title.