VIDEO SHOWS: WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP MONTE CARLO RALLY HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS: LA BREOLE to BELLAFFAIRE, FRANCE (JANUARY 24, 2026) (WRC PROMOTER GMBH – See restrictions before use) 1. SCENIC 2. VARIOUS OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S OLIVER SOLBERG (#99) IN ACTION DURING STAGE 12 SKIDDING THROUGH A FENCE INTO A SNOW-COVERED FIELD BEFORE RETURNING TO THE ROAD MONTE CARLO, MONACO (JANUARY 24, 2026) (WRC PROMOTER GMBH – See restrictions before use) 3. VARIOUS OF HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS’ THIERRY NEUVILLE (#11) IN ACTION 4. VARIOUS OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S SEBASTIEN OGIER (#1) IN ACTION 5. VARIOUS OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S ELFYN EVANS (#33) IN ACTION 6. VARIOUS OF SOLBERG IN ACTION STORY: Sweden's Oliver Solberg was poised to become the youngest winner of the Monte Carlo Rally after the 24-year-old Toyota driver wrapped up Saturday's (January 24) penultimate leg with a 59.3-second advantage. If the Toyota driver stays ahead through Sunday's final four stages of the season-opener, he will break the age record set by French teammate and reigning champion Sebastien Ogier in 2009 when he was 25. Solberg, whose parents are Norway's 2003 world champion Petter and Sweden's WRC Commission president Pernilla, lived dangerously on Saturday's stage 12 when he slid on some ice and went through a fence into a snow-covered field before returning to the road. Elfyn Evans was second overall with Ogier, now a record 10-times Monte Carlo winner and nine-times world champion, completing the Toyota one-two-three. Ogier was 26 seconds behind Evans in the slushy conditions on mountain asphalt roads in the Alps to the north of the Mediterranean principality. Saturday's last super-special stage was held in Monaco using part of the Formula One grand prix circuit, the first time it has been used since 2008, with spectators watching in heavy rain. The final day features 71.9km of competition including two highlight runs over the Col de Turini famed for switchback hairpin corners and precipitous roadside drops. (Production: Stefan Haskins) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
