The 2026 Rally Estonia (also known as the Delfi Rally Estonia 2026) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 16 to 19 July 2026. It marked the sixteenth running of the Rally Estonia, and was the ninth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The 2026 event was based in Tartu in Tartu County, and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Robert Virves and Jakko Viilo were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. Takumi Matsushita and Ville Mannisenmäki were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen took the first victory of their careers, and Toyota successfully defended their manufacturer's title. Virves and Viilo successfully defended their titles in the WRC2 category. Tymoteusz Abramowski and Jakub Wróbel were the winners in the WRC3 category.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-four Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and ten Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship. + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 4 Esapekka Lappi Enni Mälkönen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 21 Teemu Suninen Janni Hussi Teemu Suninen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 24 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 27 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Lauri Joona Antti Linnaketo Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver 30 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Giovanni Trentin Pietro Elia Ometto MT Racing SRL Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Woodburn Bernhard ten Brinke Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Jaspar Vaher Rait Jansen Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Patrick Enok Silver Simm Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Egon Kaur Ermo Veltson Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 41 Joosep Ralf Nõgene Aleks Lesk Joosep Ralf Nõgene Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 42 Tuukka Kauppinen Sebastian Virtanen Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 43 Takumi Matsushita Pekka Kelander Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 44 Shotaro Goto Jussi Lindberg Toyota Gazoo Racing NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 45 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 46 Uğur Soylu Mehmet Akif Yalçın GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 47 Jorge Martínez Marcelo Brizio Jorge Martínez Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 48 Rio Ogata Mikael Korhonen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 49 Kanta Yanaguida Juho Koski-Lammi Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 50 Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel Tymoteusz Abramowski Ford Fiesta Rally3 51 Nataniel Bruun Pablo Olmos Nataniel Bruun Ford Fiesta Rally3 52 Priit Koik Allan Birjukov Priit Koik Renault Clio Rally3 53 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 54 Jarkko Nikara Tomiya Maekawa Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally3 56 Grzegorz Bonder Kamil Heller Grzegorz Bonder Ford Fiesta Rally3 57 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 58 André Martinez Matias Aranguren André Martinez Ford Fiesta Rally3 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 26 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 40 Karl Martin Volver Annika Sõna Karl Martin Volver Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 59 Urmo Aava Silver Kütt RedGrey Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 17 July — After 9:01 Kastre [Shakedown] 4.08 km After 12:10 Opening ceremony, Tartu SS1 After 13:03 Raanitsa 1 21.45 km SS2 After 13:56 Karaski 1 11.97 km SS3 After 14:49 Kanepi 1 17.43 km 15:29 – 15:48 Regroup, Tehvandi 15:48 – 16:03 Tyre fitting zone, Tehvandi SS4 After 16:46 Raanitsa 2 21.45 km SS5 After 17:39 Karaski 2 11.97 km SS6 After 18:32 Kanepi 2 17.43 km SS7 After 19:35 Elva Linn 1.72 km 20:45 – 21:30 Flexi service A, Raadi 18 July SS8 After 9:56 Peipsiääre 1 24.35 km SS9 After 10:49 Mustvee 1 10.67 km SS10 After 12:10 Peipsiääre 2 24.35 km SS11 After 13:03 Mustvee 2 10.67 km 14:03 – 14:18 Regroup, Raadi 14:18 – 14:48 Service B, Raadi SS12 After 15:48 Kambja 1 23.74 km 16:23 – 16:44 Regroup, Tehvandi SS13 After 17:05 Otepää 1 15.16 km SS14 After 17:58 Kambja 2 23.74 km 18:33 – 18:44 Regroup, Tehvandi SS15 After 19:05 Otepää 2 15.16 km SS16 After 20:35 Tartu vald 1.76 km 21:03 – 21:48 Flexi service C, Raadi 19 July SS17 After 11:05 Kääriku 1 24.39 km 11:50 – 12:37 Regroup, Tehvandi SS18 After 13:15 Kääriku 2 [Power Stage] 24.39 km After 14:20 Podium ceremony, Kääriku After 16:20 Finish Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31:16.5 0.0 25 3 0 28 2 2 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31:36.0 +19.5 17 5 5 27 3 3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:32:10.3 +53.8 15 1 0 16 4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:32:16.2 +59.7 12 0 4 16 5 5 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:32:49.4 +1:32.9 10 2 2 14 6 6 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:33:17.5 +2:01.0 8 4 3 15 7 7 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:33:51.8 +2:35.3 6 0 0 6 8 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Enni Mälkönen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:34:18.8 +3:02.3 4 0 0 4 9 9 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:34:44.5 +3:28.0 2 0 0 2 10 21 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:44:40.1 +13:23.6 0 0 1 1 11 43 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:53:11.5 +1:21:55.0 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:55.6 SS1 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:04.0 Pajari / Salminen SS2 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:56.8 SS3 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:26.0 SS4 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.2 SS5 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:48.9 SS6 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:12.4 SS7 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:26.2 SS8 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:58.2 SS9 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:26.1 SS10 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:50.4 SS11 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:19.9 SS12 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:36.2 SS13 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:45.1 SS14 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:23.6 SS15 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:38.5 SS16 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:45.9 SS17 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:25.1 SS18 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:11.9 Source:
Championship standings
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Elfyn Evans 177 2 Takamoto Katsuta 152 1 3 Sami Pajari 144 1 4 Sébastien Ogier 139 5 Oliver Solberg 130
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Scott Martin 177 2 Aaron Johnston 152 1 3 Marko Salminen 144 1 4 Vincent Landais 139 5 Elliott Edmondson 130
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 464 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 308 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 157 4 M-Sport Ford WRT 116
WRC2 Rally2 Classification