WRC Championship: How does it shape up after the lead change?

Ott Tanak, Hyundai, might not have walked away from his home Rally Estonia with a World Rally Championship win, but he has the championship lead heading into Finland. 

Feature image credit: Jaanus Ree // Red Bull Content Pool

The World Rally Championship headed to Estonia for the eighth round of the 2025 championship, and it was home hero Tanak and Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera who were the initial favourites for the event. 

However, Toyota’s Oliver Solberg stole the show as the 23-year-old went on to secure victory at the event, having snatched the rally lead on Friday, after taking home his first-ever stage win. Estonia was a one-off appearance for the Swede, who currently leads the WRC2 championship, where he has usually competes in 2025. 

At the end of the rally, it was confirmed that there was a change in the championship standings. 

Having scored 13 more points than Toyota’s championship leader, Elfyn Evans, it means Tanak goes to the top of the standings with one point more than the Welshman. It means when the sport heads to Finland at the end of the month, Tanak will be the first car out on the stages, sweeping the way for those behind. 

This change is the first since Sweden, in February, after Evans took over the championship lead from teammate Sebastien Ogier. The eight-time world champion missed out on the Estonian rally and dropped to third in the standings. But, Ogier will return to the sport in Finland next time out. 

Oliver Solberg dominates win at WRC Rally Estonia

So, how does the WRC championship fare after Estonia?

These standings will include WRC2 runners in the overall standings to cover all drivers who competed in the top tier of the WRC in 2025. 

1. Ott Tanak, Hyundai – 162 points
2. Elfyn Evans, Toyota – 161 points
3. Sebastien Ogier, Toyota – 141 points
4. Kalle Rovanpera, Toyota – 138 points
5. Thierry Neuville, Hyundai – 114 points
6. Adrien Fourmaux, Hyundai – 71 points
7. Takamoto Katsuta, Toyota – 63 points
8. Oliver Solberg, Toyota (WRC and WRC2) – 52 points
9. Sami Pajari, Toyota – 38 points
10. Gregoire Munster, M-Sport Ford – 19 points
11. Gus Greensmith, Skoda (WRC2) – 14 points
12. Joshua McErlean, M-Sport Ford – 14 points
13. Martins Sesks, M-Sport Ford – 12 points
14. Yohan Rossell, Citreon (WRC2) – 12 points
15. Nikolay Gryazin, Skoda (WRC2) – 7 points
16. Jan Solans, Toyota (WRC2) – 6 points
17. Jourdan Serderidis, M-Sport Ford – 4 points

Rally Finland is next on the calendar for round nine of the championship and will get underway on July 31 to August 3, 2025.

Petter Solberg gives heartfelt tribute after Oliver Solberg Rally Estonia win

Read more WRC here:

• Petter Solberg gives heartfelt tribute after Oliver Solberg Rally Estonia win
• Oliver Solberg dominates win at WRC Rally Estonia
• Oliver Solberg one stage away from WRC victory at Rally Estonia
• Oliver Solberg on cusp of WRC victory at Rally Estonia
• Solberg storms out front at WRC Rally Estonia ahead of Tanak
• Thierry Neuville takes overnight lead at WRC Rally Estonia

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.