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Sami Pajari / Marko Salminen claimed their maiden FIA World Rally Championship victory at round nine of the 2026 season: Rally Estonia (July 16-19).

Sami Pajari is within two stages of a maiden FIA World Rally Championship victory after completing Saturday’s action at Delfi Rally Estonia with a commanding 25.0-second lead.

Sami Pajari produced a commanding display on Estonia’s high-speed gravel stages to complete Friday’s opening leg of Delfi Rally Estonia with a lead of 14.7 seconds.

The FIA World Rally Championship’s ‘summer of speed’ begins at round nine of the 2026 championship: Rally Estonia (July 16-19).

FIA delegation completes three-day candidate event, assessing Rally di Roma Capitale’s preparations for a potential step up to the FIA World Rally Championship. The three-day assessment saw FIA delegates examine the event’s sporting and safety capabilities across an existing FIA European Rally Championship round. With the candidate event now complete, attention turns to the FIA’s post-event reporting process, the outcome of which will determine Rally di Roma Capitale’s eligibility for consideration for the FIA World Rally Championship calendar by WRC Promoter.

Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT crew Sébastien Ogier / Vincent Landais won round eight of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, Acropolis Rally Greece, after a thrilling battle with Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team rivals Thierry Neuville / Martijn Wydaeghe.

Thierry Neuville will take a slender 4.1sec lead over Sébastien Ogier into the final day of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece after another demanding and dramatic leg on Saturday.

Thierry Neuville leads EKO Acropolis Rally Greece after a demanding opening full day, as the event’s rough gravel roads and high tyre demands created challenges across the field.

The second half of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship gets underway with Acropolis Rally Greece (June 25-28), one of the championship’s oldest and most famous events.

FIA complete seven-day candidate event, assessing Rally US preparations for potential inclusion in the FIA World Rally Championship calendar. The assessment covered sporting, safety and medical operations, including observation of an American Rally Association round and visits to proposed stages, service park and ceremonial locations in Kentucky and Tennessee. With the candidate event now complete, attention turns to the FIA’s post-event reporting process, the outcome of which will determine Rally US’s eligibility for consideration for the FIA World Rally Championship calendar by WRC Promoter.