Overview
- Ogier beat Toyota teammate Elfyn Evans by 11.6 seconds in a rain-hit final leg, winning key stages and the Power Stage to earn maximum Sunday points.
- Evans retains the championship lead at 272 points to Ogier’s 269, with Kalle Rovanperä 24 points back after finishing sixth.
- Toyota completed a home 1-2-3 as 23-year-old Sami Pajari secured his first Rally1 podium in third place.
- Hyundai’s challenge faltered with Adrien Fourmaux retiring after sliding into trees and Thierry Neuville sidelined by multiple mechanical failures.
- The title will be decided at the inaugural Rally Saudi Arabia on 26–29 November on fast, rough gravel roads.