Ogier cruises to victory, Yohan Rossel triumphs in WRC2, relive the fourth day of the Canary Islands Rally in our live text commentary

Tensions are running high this Sunday at Rally from the Canary Islands as the final stage of this fifth round of the world championship gets underway. At the end of a Saturday full of twists and turns, Sébastien Ogier He still holds the overall lead, but his advantage remains fragile. The Frenchman will have to fend off attacks from Oliver Solberg, who is less than four seconds behind and intends to make his move in the final stages.

In WRC2, while Yohan Rossel shines in the overall top 10, Léo Rossel puts pressure on Alejandro Cachón. The French team hopes to capitalize on this success and secure another impressive one-two finish after the Croatian driver's triumph.

Program for Sunday, April 26
8h35 - ES15 (Canal+ Sport)
10h - ES16 (Canal+ Sport)
11h50 - ES17 (Canal+ Sport)
14h - ES18 (Canal+ Sport)

WRC 2026 – Canary Islands Rally
Relive Sunday's events with live text updates

15:14 PM – 👋Thank you all for following the Canary Islands Rally! See you in two weeks for the Portugal Rally!

15h13 -📊 The standings for the Canary Islands Rally:

15h12 -📊Power stage standings:

3:12 PM – 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier only scores 15 points in the Power Stage!

15:10 PM – 🏁Sébastien Ogier secures his 68th victory in WRC alongside his co-driver Vincent Landais at the Canary Islands Rally!!! 🏁

15:08 PM – Sébastien Ogier is losing time… what’s going on?

15:07 – Second place confirmed for Elfyn Evans and a 48th podium in the world championship.

15h04 - Sami Pajari retains his place on the podium!

15h01 - Sami Pajari is less than a second behind the Japanese driver's time on the Power Stage track.

14h59 - If he takes the provisional best time, Takamoto Katsuta should finish 4th, according to Sami Pajari's performance.

14h57 - Adrien fourmaux Despite everything, he finishes ahead of his teammates in the overall standings!

14:55 PM – ⚠️Adrien Fourmaux started too early… he receives a 10-second penalty. 

14h52 - Adrien Fourmaux will finish best of the rest, ahead of his two teammates from HyundaiHe is 1,1 seconds ahead of the time Thierry Neuville halfway through.

14:51 PM – ⏱️Thierry Neuville sets the new benchmark, 1,8 seconds behind Dani Sordo.

14h49 - Thierry Neuville is keeping pace with Dani Sordo but should nevertheless finish ahead of the Spaniard!

14h46 - Dani Sordo is ahead of the other drivers M-SportHe finished 5,1 seconds ahead of Jon Armstrong.

2:43 PM – Josh McErlean sets the second fastest provisional time on the stage behind Jon Armstrong. However, he is currently 8th overall, three places ahead of Armstrong.

14h42 - Josh McErlean is behind his teammate Jon Armstrong's time.

14h38 - 📊The Rally2 standings at the finish of the Canary Islands Rally:

14h37 - A sad contrast between the two brothers at the finish line: Yohan celebrates, French flag in hand, while Léo Rossel lost his podium finish due to a transmission problem.

2:35 PM – 🏁2nd consecutive victory for Yohan Rossel and Lancia in WRC14🏁

14h32 - Léo Rossel finishes the Canary Islands Rally in fifth place in the Rally2 category while Alejandro Cachon recovers second place.

14:30 PM – 🇫🇷 There is no solution to a broken transmission... the silence is heavy in the C3 at the finish of the special stage for Léo Rossel and Guillaume Mercoiret. 

14:28 PM – 🇫🇷 Eric Camilli is ahead of his competitors at the finish of SS18. He finishes on the podium!

14h25 - Roberto Daprà was 0,2 seconds behind the Lancia duo at the finish of SS18.

14:23 PM – ⏱️Nikolay Gryazin sets a time of 7:32.3 for SS18.

14:21 PM – 🇫🇷 It's a real heartbreak for Léo Rossel and Guillaume Mercoiret, who are attempting the impossible to reach the finish line of this Canary Islands Rally, their machine being betrayed by a broken transmission. 

14:19 PM – 🟢Nikolay Gryazin has started the final special stage of the Canary Islands Rally.

14h10 - The starting order for this final stage will follow a precise hierarchy, beginning with Nikolay Gryazin, followed by Roberto Daprà and Éric Camilli, before the battle for WRC2 resumes with Léo Rossel, Alejandro Cachón, and Yohan Rossel. Next will come Jon Armstrong, Josh McErlean, Dani Sordo, and Thierry Neuville, then the last contenders for Super Sunday points, Adrien Fourmaux, Takamoto Katsuta, and Sami Pajari, before finally the two strongest drivers of Toyota, Elfyn Evans and leader Sébastien Ogier.

12:44 – See you at 14:15 pm for the Power Stage.

12h35 - 📊The overall standings after SS17:

13:33 PM – 🇫🇷Léo Rossel is relegated to third position on the provisional WRC2 podium.

12h32 - Alejandro Cachón is playing the role of arbiter between the Rossel brothers. He currently sits in tenth place in the provisional general classification.

12:29 – 🇫🇷 Yohan Rossel is now 9th overall after Oliver Solberg's mistake.

12h26 - Now it's time for WRC2.

12:24 – ⏱️Ogier takes the lead in Super Sunday with a stage win 2,5 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans in SS17.

12h23 - Ogier is charging through SS17. Every point counts for the nine-time world champion in this now wide-open Super Sunday.

12:22 PM -📊 The status of the gaps during ES17:

12h21 - This is a tough blow for Solberg who was aiming for victory and points in Super Sunday.

12:20 – ⏱️The Welshman nevertheless snatches the provisional scratch time in SS17.

12h19 - Evans is struggling with his tires!

12h19 - Solberg hit a wall. His mistake benefits Ogier and Evans, but also Pajari, who can now aim for a fourth consecutive podium finish this season!

12h18 - The Swede's Toyota is too damaged to continue. Disaster for Oliver Solberg.

12h17 - Solberg is out of the car, Ogier has overtaken him. The Frenchman is heading for victory!

12:16 PM – ⚠️Oliver Solberg has stopped!!! The Canary Islands Rally takes a turn. Has he gone off the road? 

12h15 - 📊Times at the finish of SS17:

12:14 PM – ⏱️Provisional best time for Adrien Fourmaux in SS17. But the Toyota armada is hot on his heels! 

12h13 - Takamoto Katsuta is speeding towards the finish of SS17 and will dislodge Thierry Neuville from the provisional first place in the special stage.

12h12 - Dani Sordo finishes 2,1 seconds behind Thierry Neuville.

12h11 - Dani Sordo loses pace on the second part of the special stage!

12:10 – ⏱️Thierry Neuville sets a new benchmark in 15:27.1.

12h08 - Jon Armstrong maintains his lead over Josh McErlean, at 5,2 seconds.

12:05 – ⏱️Jon Armstrong sets a time of 15:36.6 for SS17, while Solberg's benchmark time in SS15 was 20 seconds slower!

12h03 - Thierry Neuville is already 3,3 seconds ahead of Jon Armstrong's benchmark at the fourth intermediate sector.

12h01 - For the first time this morning, Jon Armstrong is Ford's best representative.

12h00 - Josh McErlean is 1,2 seconds behind his teammate Jon Armstrong's time at the fourth intermediate sector.

11h58 - Adrien Fourmaux will be able to optimize his time with his additional hard tire, the result of an alternative tire strategy.

11h57 - The special stage is perfectly dry! Be careful to protect your tires on abrasive terrain!

11h55 - Thierry Neuville started SS17 behind the M-Sport drivers.

11h52 - Jon Armstrong opens SS17.

11:50 AM – 🟢The penultimate special of the day has begun! 

10h48 - The next segment on Ingenio Valsequillo will take place at 11:50 am!

10h40 -📊 The overall standings after SS16:

10h35 - In WRC2, the battle is raging between Alejandro Cachón and Léo Rossel for second place in the category.

10:34 -🇫🇷 Yohan Rossel no longer needs to push his machine to secure his tenth place overall, he is provisionally eleventh in SS16. 

10h32 - 📊 The Rally1 standings in SS16:

10h32 - He conceded precious seconds to Solberg in the overall standings. Ogier now only has a 2,2-second lead over the Swede…

10:31 AM – 🇫🇷It's not enough! Ogier only finished third in SS16!

10h30 - The battle is intense! Sébastien Ogier is charging ahead but is 7 tenths of a second behind at the 5th^e intermediate sector.

10:29 -⏱️ He finishes ahead of Evans by only 2 tenths!

10h28 - Oliver Solberg is slower than Elfyn Evans' benchmark.

10h28 - Tensions are running high as Solberg and Ogier battle for first place in the overall standings!

10:27 -⏱️Times keep improving and Elfyn Evans takes the provisional scratch time in turn! 

10h25 - Third provisionally in SS16, Sami Pajari concedes a few seconds to Takamoto Katsuta as the two men fight for 4th place overall.

10:24 AM – ⏱️Takamoto Katsuta takes the provisional stage win in 7:07.6

10h23 - 📊The gaps in SS16 after five runs:

10:21 – ⏱️Provisional best time for Adrien Fourmaux! He relegates Thierry Neuville to second provisional position by 2,1 seconds. 

10:20 – 💥Dani Sordo has suffered a puncture, which explains his time! The special stage is very abrasive.

10h19 - Dani Sordo is unable to gain the advantage over Thierry Neuville and is 1,9 seconds behind his teammate during SS16.

10h18 - The other two Hyundai crews are now in SS16.

10:16 -⏱️ Thierry Neuville takes the provisional scratch time, with a 5,9 second lead over Josh McErlean.

10:14 -⏱️ Josh McErlean beats his teammate's time by 1 second.

10:12 AM – ⏱️ Jon Armstrong completes SS16 in 7:18.4

10h08 - Jon Armstrong is not aiming for the time but simply to reach the finish line without incident after a Saturday marked by a crash.

10:06 AM – 🟢M-Sport's Irishman, Jon Armstrong, has gone off the road in SS16!

10h04 - 🌤️ The special stage should be dry, 14 degrees and sunny!

10h00 - The Santa Lucia special stage will start at 10:05! The drivers will pass through it again in the Power Stage.

9h23 - The next special is scheduled for 10:05!

9h21 - 📊The overall standings after SS15:

9h19 - He thus beat Alejandro Cachón in the provisional overall standings and moved into eleventh place. But everything is still to play for with only 3,8 seconds separating the two.

9:17 AM – 🇫🇷 Léo Rossel takes sixth place in SS15! He is six seconds faster than his brother Yohan.

9:13 am – 🇫🇷 In WRC2, Yohan Rossel takes the seventh provisional time of SS15. 

9h12 - 📊Provisional standings for SS15:

9:09 AM – 🇫🇷 It's a miss for Ogier!! He missed the scratch time by six tenths. 

9h08 - Sébastien Ogier is very close to Solberg's times! He's just lost two tenths!

9:06 AM -⏱️ Oliver Solberg snatches the scratch time from his teammates! 

9:04 AM – ⏱️Sami Pajari takes the provisional scratch time ahead of Takamoto Katsuta and Thierry Neuville! 

9h02 - Elfyn Evans is attacking hard! He has a 21,2-second lead at the sixth intermediate sector. Super Sunday points are up for grabs.

9h00 - Adrien Fourmaux is less comfortable than his teammate in the Hyundai. The driver from northern France is currently fifth, 19,2 seconds behind Thierry Neuville.

8h58 - 📊The first gaps in SS15:

8:56 am – ⏱️Thierry Neuville is well ahead of Jon Armstrong's benchmark time! He sets the provisional fastest time with a 10,6-second lead over the Irishman. 

8:53 a.m. – ⏱️Jon Armstrong finishes the fifteenth special stage in 16:50.3.

8h50 - How tight the roads are in the Canary Islands!! No room for error on the special stages lined with walls and rails.

8h48 - 🇮🇪 Joshua McErlean is also faster than his teammate Jon Armstrong, with a 1,1 second lead at the fifth intermediate sector.

8h46 - 🇧🇪Thierry Neuville is 3,6 seconds ahead of Jon Armstrong at the third intermediate sector.

8h45 - The majority of crews, including leader Sébastien Ogier, his pursuer Oliver Solberg, as well as Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans, opted for the same tire setup of two hard and four soft tires. Only Dani Sordo and Adrien Fourmaux stand out with a more balanced approach, using three hard and three soft tires.

8h43 - 🇧🇪Thierry Neuville is ahead of the time of Jon Armstrong, today's opener.

8h41 - Jon Armstrong went off the track yesterday but got back on track thanks to the spectators! Will he avoid the pitfalls today?

8h40 - 🢢Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe start in SS15.

8h38 - Conditions are treacherous in the Canary Islands this morning.

8:36 AM – 🟢Jon Armstrong has gone off in SS15!

8h33 - 🌧️Competitors will battle on asphalt that is still soaked after rain all night. Fog is also making an appearance on today's special stages!

8h30 - The drivers will only contest four special stages today and cover 78,4 km.

8h25 - 💭Elfyn Evans, meanwhile, was relegated to 21,9 seconds behind the leader on Saturday

On the podium in the Canary Islands, Evans still struggling: "Having trouble feeling effective"

8h20 - 💭Oliver Solberg, meanwhile, is chasing after his idol:

Oliver Solberg in pursuit of Ogier: "Sébastien is my hero, my idol"

8h15 - 💭For Sébastien Ogier, Sunday's ambition is clear:

Sébastien Ogier leads in the Canary Islands before the final day: "The Super Sunday strategy is all mapped out."

8h10 - We're getting ready for the first special stage of the day, the 25,93 km Ingenio Valsequillo stage, which will be run twice today. The start will be at 8:35 am.

8h05 - 👋 Hello everyone, welcome to AUTOhebdo.fr for live text coverage of the fourth day of the Canary Islands Rally!