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Motorsport · Drivers · published 2026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 · via BBC Sport

Evans chases long-awaited WRC crown after five near misses

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Elfyn Evans is aiming to secure his first World Rally Championship title at the season-ending Rally Italia Sardegna. The Welsh driver leads by 17 points after the planned Saudi Arabia finale was removed from the calendar. He has finished second in the championship five times in the last six years and could become the third British WRC champion.

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Elfyn Evans, 37, from Dolgellau, has been WRC runner-up five times in six seasons. He leads by 17 points over team-mates Sami Pajari and Oliver Solberg before Rally Italia Sardegna on 1-4 October, after the Saudi Arabia finale was dropped. Victory

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