Overview
- Solberg steps into the spot opened by two-time champion Kalle Rovanpera, who leaves WRC after 2025 to pursue single-seaters.
- Toyota confirms a five-driver group for 2026 featuring Elfyn Evans, part-time Sébastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta, Sami Pajari and Solberg.
- Ogier will run a partial program covering more than half the rounds, with his season starting at Monte Carlo in January.
- Team principal Jari‑Matti Latvala says Solberg has the pace for podium fights at most events, while Solberg frames 2026 as a learning season.
- Toyota also advances its development pathway with Estonian prospect Jaspar Vaher joining the WRC Challenge Programme and Yuki Yamamoto taking on a full WRC2 campaign.