Solberg wins Monte Carlo opener in Toyota podium sweep

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FINAL STAGES AND PODIUM OF MONTE CARLO RALLY AS OLIVER SOLBERG WINS EDITORS NOTE: PLEASE NOTE  PROFANITY HEARD IN SHOT 9 RESENDING WITH SCRIPT SHOWS: VARIOUS, FRANCE (JANUARY 25, 2026) (WRC PROMOTER GMBH – See restrictions before use) 1. SCENIC SHOTS OF SNOWY MOUNTAINS 2. ON BOARD CAMERA SHOWING OLIVER SOLBERG OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING (99) DRIVING 3. SOLBERG SLIDING OFF HAIRPIN AND INTO SNOW BEFORE RECOVERING AND GETTING BACK ON ROAD 4. ON BOARD CAMERA SHOWING ELFYN EVANS OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING (33) DRIVING 5. TWO SHOTS OF EVANS DRIVING ON COURSE 6. ON BOARD CAMERA SHOWING SEBASTIEN OGIER OF TOYOTA GAZOO RACING (1) 7. AERIAL VIEW OF OGIER'S CAR ON TRACK 8. OGIER DRIVING PAST CHEERING FANS 9. VARIOUS OF JOSHUA MCERLEAN OF M-SPORT FORD (55) CRASHING CAR AND REACTING ANGRILY / PROFANITY HEARD 10. MCERLEAN EXITING CAR 11. MCERLEAN'S DAMAGED CAR BEING DRIVEN TO FINISH WITH HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRONT WHEEL 12. VARIOUS OF SOLBERG IN ACTION 13. ON BOARD WITH SOLBERG CELEBRATING WIN WITH TEAMMATE AND CO-DRIVER ELLIOT EDMONDSON 14. TOYOTA TEAM CELEBRATING IN GARAGE 15. VARIOUS OF SOLBERG CAR COMING TO A STOP / SOLBERG AND CO-DRIVER CLIMBING TO TOP OF CAR TO CELEBRATE 16. AERIAL VIEW SHOWING CELEBRATIONS 17. (PART MUTE) SOLBERG EMBRACING HIS FATHER PETTER SOLBERG (2003 WRC CHAMPION) 18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) OLIVER SOLBERG, SAYING:     "It’s another emotional day, you know. It’s the most difficult rally I’ve done in my life, and it’s my first rally in the car, you know, on tarmac, back again on full level. And here we are, winning the whole thing, you know." 19. VARIOUS OF SOLBERG, EDMONDSON AND TOYOTA TEAMMATES LED BY ELFYN EVANS AND SEBASTIEN OGIER ON PODIUM CELEBRATING STORY: Sweden's Oliver Solberg won the Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday (January 25) as Toyota started the season with a one-two-three finish in the principality. The 24-year-old son of Norway's 2003 world champion Petter also became the youngest winner of the event in the championship era. Welsh teammate Elfyn Evans finished 51.8 seconds behind while Sebastien Ogier, the reigning nine-times world champion and a 10-times Monte Carlo winner, was third, a minute and 10 seconds further behind. "This was the most difficult rally I've done in my life. It's my first rally on Tarmac in the car and here we are, winning the thing," said Solberg. (Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)

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