Solberg and Edmondson won the season finale in the province of Sassari, Toyota retained the manufacturers' title and Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were crowned world champions.
Solberg and Edmondson won the Rally Italia Sardegna in early October, the thirteenth round of the World Rally Championship and the season finale. The rally was run out of Alghero, in the province of Sassari. Toyota retained the manufacturers' title, and Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were crowned 2026 world champions.
The 2026 Rally Italia Sardegna went to Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson. It was their third rally win of the season. The event ran from 1 to 4 October and used Alghero as its base, in the province of Sassari.
The rally was the thirteenth round of the World Rally Championship, and it became the season finale after the Rally Saudi Arabia was removed from the 2026 calendar. The round also counted towards the 2026 WRC2 and WRC3 championships.
The result settled the season's titles. Toyota retained the manufacturers' championship, and Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were crowned 2026 world champions.
Results by class
Solberg and Edmondson won the Rally1 category, which is the top class in the event. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won WRC2, and Eric Royere and Maxime Andernack won WRC3.
| Class | Winning crew |
|---|---|
| WRC Rally1 | Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson |
| WRC2 | Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka |
| WRC3 | Eric Royere and Maxime Andernack |
The season going in
Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending winners of the rally, driving for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, which was the defending manufacturers' winner. In WRC2, Roberto Dapra and Luca Guglielmetti were the defending winners, and in WRC3 the title had been held by Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi.
The 2026 event was the twenty-third edition of the rally, and it was the final round on the 2026 World Rally Championship schedule. The manufacturers' title and the world championship were both decided at this round.
The entry
The event was open to crews from the World Rally Championship and its support categories, WRC2 and WRC3, as well as privateer entries that were not scoring points in any championship. The crews were split by regulations as follows.
| Regulations | Crews entered |
|---|---|
| Rally1 | Eleven |
| Rally2 (WRC2) | Thirty-two |
| Rally3 (WRC3) | Three |
The route was planned with seventeen special stages, adding up to 306.92 km (190.71 mi) of competitive distance. All dates and times in the schedule were given in CEST, which is UTC+2.
The result gave Toyota the manufacturers' title for 2026 and gave Evans and Martin the world championship. Solberg and Edmondson's win came in the season's final round.
