Oliver Solberg keeping feet on the ground ahead of “dream” WRC homecoming
Oliver Solberg says he is “taking everything rally-by-rally” and still has a lot to learn despite emerging as an early contender for this year’s World Rally Championship. Toyota’s new signing tops the championship standings after scoring a dominant victory in Monte Carlo last month. In doing so he has become the first Swede to lead […]
What Adrien Fourmaux and Oliver Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign. With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo [22-25 January] a little more than a month away, Toyota and Hyundai both fielded cars […]
Oliver Solberg steps up WRC 2026 preparations with Rally1 outing
Toyota’s new signing Oliver Solberg will drive a GR Yaris Rally1 car on asphalt for the first time this week as he steps up his preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship. A week on from Rally Saudi Arabia, where Solberg concluded a 2025 campaign that yielded a WRC2 title and a maiden outright WRC […]
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver Solberg
Oliver Solberg has the speed to fight for podiums at every round of the World Rally Championship next year, according to Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala. Solberg has realised a life-long dream of becoming a full-time factory WRC driver after securing the vacant seat at Toyota left by Super Formula-bound Kalle Rovanpera. Read Also: The […]
Oliver Solberg secures full-time Toyota WRC drive for 2026
Oliver Solberg will join Toyota’s World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026, having secured a full-time drive with the Japanese manufacturer. The 24-year-old was named as part of Toyota’s five driver line-up for next year, alongside Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari, effectively filling the seat vacated by Super Formula-bound two-time world […]
Oliver Solberg “dreams” of full-time WRC seat as Kalle Rovanpera speculation swirls
Oliver Solberg is hoping to have clarity on his World Rally Championship future in the coming weeks having emerged as a leading contender to replace Kalle Rovanpera at Toyota for 2026. Toyota has a vacancy in its driver line-up for next season following the news that double world champion Rovanpera will leave the WRC to […]
Oliver Solberg dominates in shock Rally1 victory
Oliver Solberg stunned the World Rally Championship field to score a commanding maiden win on his Rally1 return in Estonia and deliver Toyota’s 100th WRC victory. After receiving a call to join Toyota’s Rally1 ranks two weeks ago, WRC2 leader Solberg and his co-driver Elliott Edmondson delivered a masterclass performance claiming nine stage wins from […]
How WRC rivals reacted to Oliver Solberg’s first overall win
Oliver Solberg has “definitely proven” he is ready to make the step up to the World Rally Championship’s top flight after his Rally Estonia win, according to 2019 world champion Ott Tanak. Solberg’s sensational run to a maiden WRC Rally1 victory in Estonia has caused shockwaves in the world of rallying, with the achievement arriving […]
WRC Rally Estonia win «biggest day of my life»
Oliver Solberg has said his stunning maiden World Rally Championship victory at Rally Estonia was the ‘best day of his life’ and proof that never giving up after setbacks yields results. Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson shocked the rallying world by pulling off a commanding victory on debut for the Toyota factory team, after receiving […]