After a dominant 2025 campaign that yielded both the WRC2 title and a historic maiden WRC victory, Oliver Solberg enters 2026 as the sport's most exciting young prospect.
Key Facts
Nationality
SWE
Date of Birth
23.09.2001
Birthplace
Fredrikstad, Norway
Co-driver
Elliott Edmondson
First WRC Stage Win
SS2, Delfi Rally Estonia 2025
WRC Stage Wins
15
First WRC Podium
Delfi Rally Estonia 2025
WRC Podiums
2
First WRC Win
2025, Delfi Rally Estonia
WRC Wins
2
WRC Support Category Titles
2025 WRC2
Previous Teams
Hyundai Motorsport
About Oliver Solberg
The son of 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg and former driver Pernilla Walfridsson, Oliver was destined for the stages. His rise was meteoric: winning the Latvian championship at 17, a shock ERC win in Liepāja on his debut, and a move to the WRC's top flight with Hyundai by the age of 19.
While a difficult 2022 season led to a parting of ways with Hyundai, Solberg used the setback to reset. Returning to the second tier, he proved he was the fastest man in a Rally2 car, though a string of bad luck in 2024 saw him narrowly miss the title.
The 2025 season was the defining year of Solberg’s career. Switching to a Printsport-run Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, he was near-untouchable. He claimed a third consecutive WRC2 victory at Rally Sweden before adding wins in Portugal, Greece, and Paraguay. He finally exorcised the demons of the previous year by clinching the WRC2 Championship with a dominant victory at Rally Chile.
However, the headline of his season - and arguably the WRC year - came in July. Handed a one-off outing in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 at Delfi Rally Estonia, Solberg produced a performance for the ages. Leading almost from the start, he fended off world champions Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville to secure his maiden outright WRC victory. It was a landmark result that marked Toyota’s 100th WRC win and signaled Solberg’s inevitable return to the sport’s top table full-time.
WRC photos 2026
WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo 2026, Oliver Solberg / Elliott Edmondson
