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Ogier Wins Rally Chile, Seizes WRC Lead as Toyota Sets All-Time Wins Mark

Ogier converted a late Saturday surge plus maximum Super Sunday points into an 11.0s win over Evans.

Overview

  • Ogier defeated Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 11.0s and banked all 35 Super Sunday points to take a two-point championship lead, securing his fifth win of the season and 66th of his career.
  • Toyota recorded its 103rd WRC victory, surpassing Citroën for the most manufacturer wins in championship history.
  • Hyundai’s early control unraveled after Ott Tänak’s engine failure on Friday and traction and tyre-choice issues for Adrien Fourmaux and Thierry Neuville, who finished third and fourth.
  • Swinging conditions reshaped the rally, with Evans mastering a soaked Saturday morning before Ogier swept the drying afternoon stages to build the decisive cushion.
  • Oliver Solberg clinched the WRC2 title with a class win by 40.4 seconds over Nikolay Gryazin, his fifth triumph of the season.