Oliver Solberg completed a near-perfect Rally Chile victory on Sunday to move squarely back into the FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ title conversation after his Toyota teammate, Elfyn Evans, suffered a final-leg puncture that dashed his hopes of increasing his points lead.

Oliver Solberg will take a 19.1s lead into Sunday’s Rally Chile finale after a hard-charging run through Saturday’s final stage left his rivals standing.

Elfyn Evans will take a 17.8s lead into the final day of WRC Rally Japan after a dramatic Saturday which saw Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate Oliver Solberg crash out of victory contention.

Thierry Neuville moved into the Croatia Rally lead on Saturday after a brutal afternoon loop on the FIA World Rally Championship’s first pure asphalt rally of the season ripped a potential first WRC win from Sami Pajari’s grasp and transformed the shape of the fight for victory.