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Ogier Wins Rally Chile to Seize WRC Lead in Late-Season Surge

After switching from a part-time schedule to a full campaign post-Finland, he carries a two-point edge into the final three rounds.

Overview

  • Ogier captured maximum 35 points by pairing overall victory with wins in the Sunday classification and Power Stage, moving to 224 points ahead of Elfyn Evans on 222.
  • The Toyota team-mates’ fight flipped on Saturday afternoon and closed with an 11.0‑second margin as Ogier logged his 66th win on his 200th start and Toyota reached 103 WRC victories.
  • Hyundai’s pace faded on drying surfaces Saturday, with Adrien Fourmaux taking third and Thierry Neuville fourth after both lost time as grip improved.
  • Oliver Solberg clinched the WRC2 title in Chile with his fifth class win of the season, beating Nikolay Gryazin by 40.4 seconds and placing ninth overall.
  • Stewards reprimanded the Rally Chile organizer and issued a suspended €15,000 fine after an unauthorized car drove the wrong way on SS7, exposing communication and safety failures.