Overview
- Toyota confirmed a five-driver roster for 2026 featuring Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta, Sami Pajari and new full‑timer Oliver Solberg.
- Ogier will run a partial programme covering more than half of next season’s rounds, starting at Monte Carlo in January.
- Solberg steps up after winning the 2025 WRC2 title and taking a one‑off Rally1 victory at Rally Estonia, which marked Toyota’s 100th WRC win.
- Rovanperä, a two‑time champion, departs the WRC at the end of 2025 to pursue single‑seaters, with his next step linked to Toyota‑backed Super Formula.
- Toyota also expanded its development pathway by adding 18‑year‑old Estonian Jaspar Vaher to the WRC Challenge Programme as its first non‑Japanese recruit.