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Oliver Solberg “dreams” of full-time WRC seat amid Kalle Rovanpera exit

The newly crowned WRC2 champion has been tipped as the favourite to replace Kalle Rovanpera at Toyota when he exits the Japanese team in search of single-seater success

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Solberg responds to Rovanpera successor speculation in WRC

The newly crowned WRC2 champion has been tipped as the favourite to replace the outgoing Kalle Rovanpera at Toyota in the 2026 World Rally Championship

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From Solberg to Franchitti: Highlights of the 2025 McRae Rally Challenge

Thirty years since Colin McRae's World Rally Championship success was among the McRae milestones being celebrated at the event and it was appropriate that Max McRae scored his first overall win in the competitive element

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Solberg hoping for 2026 graduation to WRC after WRC2 success

Solberg sealed the World Rally Championship’s WRC2 title in style by taking a class victory in Chile

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Oliver Solberg wants “full season in WRC” after dominant WRC2 championship win

Solberg sealed the World Rally Championship’s WRC2 title in style by taking a class victory in Chile

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How Solberg pulled off one of the WRC’s most remarkable drives

It was already a dream come true just to get in the seat of a World Rally Championship Rally1 car again, but never in Oliver Solberg’s wildest dreams did he envisage the dominant fairytale victory that unfolded in Estonia.

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Oliver Solberg: 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.

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Solberg’s breakthrough WRC win the 'biggest day of his 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.

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WRC Rally Estonia: 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.

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WRC Rally Estonia: Solberg storms to emotional maiden Rally1 win

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.

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Oliver Solberg almost doubles Rally Estonia lead as charge continues

Oliver Solberg won three of the four Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Estonia lead as his impressive top-flight World Rally Championship return continued.

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Solberg wins three out of four stages to extend Rally Estonia lead

Oliver Solberg won three of the four Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Estonia lead as his impressive top-flight World Rally Championship return continued.

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Oliver Solberg continues dream Rally1 return to extend WRC Estonia lead

Oliver Solberg continued his dream return to the World Rally Championship top flight by extending his Rally Estonia lead to 12.4s over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak on Friday.

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Solberg continues dream WRC Rally1 return as Estonia lead extends

Oliver Solberg continued his dream return to the World Rally Championship top flight by extending his Rally Estonia lead to 12.4s over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak on Friday.

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Oliver Solberg to make WRC Rally1 outing with Toyota in Estonia

Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota.

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Toyota hands Solberg WRC Rally1 outing in Estonia

Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota.

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Autosport 75: What Carlos Sainz Sr is really like

Up on the podium after Rally Argentina, Carlos Sainz’s face was a picture of satisfaction. But there was also a furrow on his brow. His latest, record-breaking win might just have made the biggest decision of his career even harder.

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Inside the mind of the WRC’s “Hollywood” showman

Simply known as “Mr Hollywood” during his World Rally Championship pomp, Petter Solberg has always been a showman powered by an abundance of energy and a drive to achieve - whatever the challenge. These attributes, in addition to his skill behind the wheel, combined to help the Norwegian win the…

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Solberg out of WRC Rally Sardinia on medical grounds

The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points. However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage. Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction…

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Petter and Oliver Solberg to go head to head in ERC

Last week, 2003 world champion Petter Solberg announced plans to come out of retirement to contest the Royal Rally of Scandinavia (13-15 June), which will mark his first full rally since Wales Rally GB in 2019. Petter is set to drive a family-owned Volkswagen Polo, which he took to WRC2…

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European Rally Championship set for Solberg head to head

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Kenya launches motorsport academy to nurture future WRC stars

The Talanta Motorsport Academy is the latest addition to the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS), based near the site of the rally’s opening stage at Kasarani in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The academy was launched by Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who described the project as a major milestone in…

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The other Solberg making waves behind the scenes in the WRC

If you spend just five minutes with the Solberg family, it’s virtually impossible not to get wrapped up in the unadulterated and infectious passion they exude for rallying.

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Solberg: Why WRC2 was the best option for 2024

Solberg is expected to be among the WRC2 title favourites after inking a deal with Skoda Motorsport direct after finishing sixth in the championship last year, driving the Fabia RS Rally2 car for the Toksport squad last year.

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Solberg signs WRC2 deal with Skoda for 2024

The son of 2003 world rally champion Petter Solberg has inked a new deal with the Czech manufacturer and will remain in the WRC's second-tier category in 2024.

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