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Evans Wins Rally Sweden as Toyota Locks Out Top Four

Toyota enters the Safari Rally Kenya with a sizeable manufacturers' advantage after its Sweden sweep.

Elfyn Evans won Rally Sweden for the third time

Overview

  • Elfyn Evans triumphed by 14.3 seconds over Takamoto Katsuta, with Sami Pajari third and Oliver Solberg fourth to complete a Toyota 1-2-3-4.
  • The win lifts Evans to 60 points and a 13-point lead over Monte Carlo winner Solberg at the top of the drivers' standings.
  • Toyota’s back-to-back podium lockouts are the first since Citroen in 2010 and deliver a reported 51-point manufacturers' cushion over Hyundai.
  • Hyundai lacked pace on the snow, with Adrien Fourmaux fifth and Thierry Neuville seventh after an off, a misted windscreen and a helmet-fastening penalty.
  • Evans banked Super Sunday points and missed the Wolf Power Stage win by less than a tenth of a second as bonus points shaped the final tally.