WRC Team Line-ups and Driver Profiles
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Explore Rally1 drivers, co-drivers and cars across the three manufacturer groups: Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford. Toyota’s second team is listed as a separate entrant, with full-time, rotating and selected-event participation identified.
Three manufacturer groups; Toyota’s second team belongs to the Toyota group. Listed in profile order.
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
Toyota returned to the WRC in 2017, progressing from the Yaris WRC to the GR Yaris Rally1. Its 2026 line-up includes Evans, Ogier, Solberg and Takamoto Katsuta; Pajari's separate entry is listed as Toyota's second team.
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Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team
Hyundai returned to the WRC in 2014 and won the manufacturers’ titles in 2019 and 2020, while Neuville won the drivers’ title in 2024. For 2026, Neuville and Fourmaux form the regular line-up, with Lappi, Sordo and Paddon sharing the third car.
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M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
M-Sport runs Ford’s rally programme. Its main Rally1 line-up for 2026 consists of McErlean and Armstrong, with Sesks contesting selected rounds. Drivers from the Rally2 programme are not included in the Rally1 line-up on this page.
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT2
Toyota’s second team is a separately entered Rally1 outfit within the Toyota organisation, with Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen forming its crew in 2026. The “2” in WRT2 does not mean it uses a Rally2 car, nor does it represent a fourth car manufacturer.
Leading Rally1 drivers and announced rotation plans; not a complete list of all categories or private entrants.
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Elfyn Evans
The 2012 WRC Academy champion developed at M-Sport and claimed his first overall WRC victory at Rally GB in 2017. He joined Toyota in 2020 and has challenged for the title multiple times, becoming a key member of the team through consistent performances across different surfaces.
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Sébastien Ogier
The 2008 Junior WRC champion claimed his first overall WRC victory in 2010. He has won drivers’ titles with Volkswagen, M-Sport Ford and Toyota, securing his ninth career title in 2025. He continues to contest selected rounds for Toyota in 2026.
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Oliver Solberg
Solberg progressed through off-road karting, rallycross and rallying, with spells in Hyundai’s top-class machinery and WRC2. In 2025, he won the WRC2 title and claimed his first overall WRC victory in a Toyota Rally1 car in Estonia; in 2026, he joins Toyota’s main line-up.
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Takamoto Katsuta
After starting out in karting and single-seaters, he switched to Toyota's rally development programme in 2015, then progressed through WRC2 to the top class. He claimed his first overall WRC podium in Kenya in 2021 and continues in a Toyota Rally1 car in 2026.
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Sami Pajari
The 2021 Junior WRC champion and 2024 WRC2 champion, he also sampled Rally1 in 2024. He became a full-season top-level driver within Toyota's line-up in 2025 and continues under the separate WRT2 entry in 2026.
Thierry Neuville
Joined Hyundai for its first WRC season in 2014, contributing to the team's first victory and its campaigns for the 2019 and 2020 manufacturers' titles. Won his first WRC drivers' title in 2024 and continues to compete for Hyundai in 2026.
Adrien Fourmaux
He began his rallying career in 2017, gaining experience through national events, WRC2 and the M-Sport programme. After multiple top-level podium finishes in 2024, he moved to Hyundai in 2025 and continues alongside Coria in 2026.
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Esapekka Lappi
The 2016 WRC2 champion stepped up to the top class in 2017 and claimed his first overall victory in Finland. He won Rally Sweden for Hyundai in 2024 and returns to Hyundai’s rotating Rally1 line-up with Enni Mälkönen in 2026.
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Dani Sordo
Sordo began his WRC career in 2003, claimed his first overall victory at Rally Germany in 2013 and has represented Hyundai in the WRC since 2014. He took back-to-back wins in Sardinia in 2019 and 2020, and returned to Hyundai's rotating line-up for its third Rally1 car in 2026.
Hayden Paddon
Production Car World Rally Champion in 2011 and winner of WRC Rally Argentina in 2016. He subsequently continued competing at regional and national level, winning the ERC titles in 2023 and 2024, before returning to Hyundai’s rotating Rally1 line-up in 2026.
Josh McErlean
Having steadily built experience through rallying’s development ladder, he continues to drive a Puma Rally1 for M-Sport Ford in 2026, alongside co-driver Eoin Treacy. He finished sixth in Paraguay in August and seventh in Chile in September.
Jon Armstrong
After years of experience in regional and European rallying, Armstrong finished runner-up in the 2025 ERC standings and moved up to M-Sport Ford’s Rally1 line-up for 2026, alongside co-driver Shane Byrne.
Mārtiņš Sesks
After developing in European rallying, Sesks joined M-Sport Ford's Rally1 programme. He continues his partnership with Renārs Francis in 2026 on a partial-season programme rather than in a permanent full-season seat.