Elfyn Evans lost the lead in the World Rally Championship (WRC) after finishing sixth at Rally Estonia.
Oliver Solberg followed in the footsteps of his world champion father, Petter, by claiming an amazing maiden victory on debut in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1.
Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson were only drafted in for the race, the eighth leg of the WRC, at short notice and had just two days of testing to prepare.
Local hero and 2019 world champion Ott Tanak was the pre-race favourite but had to settle for second in his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 – although his result was enough to overhaul Evans to take the lead of the drivers’ championship by a single point.
Tanak’s team-mate Thierry Neuville was third, while two-time world champion and three-time Rally Estonia winner Kalle Rovanpera was fourth in his Toyota, followed by Adrien Fourmaux in fifth.
Round nine of the Championship – Rally Finland – takes place on 31 July-3 August, with five more rounds to follow that.
