Elfyn Evans Leads Super Sunday at Monte Carlo 2026

WRC, Sportrik Media - Elfyn Evans has emerged as the leader of the Super Sunday classification at the Rally Monte Carlo, while Oliver Solberg survived a spin to maintain control of the rally overall amid persistently treacherous winter conditions.

As throughout the weekend, crews were once again confronted by extreme road evolution on the final day. Conditions varied so dramatically that Rally3 driver Matteo Fontana sensationally claimed the fastest time on the opening stage of Sunday, underlining the unpredictability that has defined Monte Carlo 2026.

Among the Rally1 contenders, the fight for Super Sunday points quickly narrowed to Evans and Adrien Fourmaux. The pair set identical times on SS14 before Evans asserted himself on SS15, which featured the iconic Col de Turini, beating Fourmaux by 7.5 seconds. That result established Evans at the head of the Super Sunday standings, with rally leader Solberg running third in the Sunday classification.

Solberg’s position came despite a minor scare on SS15. The Swede spun at a left-hand hairpin after the front of his car failed to bite on the slippery surface, forcing him to reverse before continuing. Crucially, the incident cost him little time and did not threaten his overall lead.

“I had a small spin, it’s so easy to do,” said Solberg.
“Nothing serious, just a small spin and it’s OK. When you’re leading by a lot, I can’t say it’s fantastic to be on this snow.”

At Hyundai Motorsport, Fourmaux encountered an unusual situation when he caught his team-mate Thierry Neuville early on SS15. Neuville was forced to stop just 0.1km into the stage to change a puncture after clipping an unseen object in the opening corner.

“We touched something on the first corner,” Neuville explained.
“I had nothing in my notes, so there must have been something I didn’t see. We stopped immediately for a puncture, and on three studs on snow it was not easy, but we are here.”

Fourmaux soon caught Neuville, who moved aside quickly to avoid delaying his team-mate. Although the sight of another car repeatedly appearing in the hairpins was distracting, Fourmaux confirmed that no time was lost as a result.

“We did not lose time with him at all,” Fourmaux said.
“I was just a little disturbed because in all the hairpins I was seeing him come back.”

In the overall classification, Fourmaux and Neuville hold fourth and fifth positions, behind Sébastien Ogier in third. The nine-time world champion has endured a difficult weekend and adopted a cautious approach on Sunday, running fourth in the Super Sunday standings.

“Not fun, we just try to survive,” Ogier admitted.
“I just try to finish this rally. It hasn’t been the most enjoyable weekend of my career, but sometimes it’s like this.”

Behind the leading group, Jon Armstrong remains on course to secure the final Super Sunday bonus point as he holds sixth overall. His M-Sport team-mate Grégoire Munster, however, retired before Sunday’s first stage after encountering a technical issue on the road section.

With Monte Carlo’s notorious conditions once again playing a decisive role, Super Sunday has proven critical both for bonus points and for maintaining overall control of the rally, setting up a tense conclusion to the opening round of the WRC 2026 season.