Overview
- Sebastien Ogier recovered from an early puncture to claim his 65th WRC victory, winning the inaugural Rally Paraguay by 26.2 seconds as rain scrambled the final stage order.
- Elfyn Evans finished second and Thierry Neuville took third, with late-stage conditions shuffling positions among the podium contenders.
- Repeated punctures dictated the outcome, including Kalle Rovanperä’s right‑front on WP14 that dropped him from the lead to sixth and Ott Tänak’s left‑rear on WP10 that cost over half a minute.
- Hyundai withdrew Adrien Fourmaux from classification after the event to manage sealed drivetrain parts for Rally Chile, which promoted Tänak to fourth and moved Rovanperä to fifth in the final results.
- The updated standings list Evans on 199 points ahead of Rovanperä on 191, Ogier on 189, Tänak on 180 and Neuville on 150, while Toyota tied Citroën on 102 all‑time WRC wins and extended a large manufacturers’ lead; Oliver Solberg won WRC2 after his own comeback.