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Toyota dominates Finnish rally as WRC transition looms

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Toyota Gazoo Racing entered the 2026 Rally Finland ~~round~~ with its five drivers occupying the top five ~~spots~~ places in the World Rally Championship standings, extending a season in which the team has ~~claimed~~ won eight of nine rallies. The ~~Finnish~~ event ran from 30 July to 2 August ~~on a programme of~~ around Jyväskylä, featuring twenty special stages ~~totalling~~ covering 316 km, each run twice. Local police directed traffic, enforced parking zones and ~~local authorities imposed traffic restrictions~~ route restrictions, and ~~safety measures for spectators. The dominance~~ spectators were urged to stay in ~~Jyväskylä reinforced~~ designated viewing areas. During the shake‑down stage on 30 July, Takumi Katsuta and co‑driver Aaron Johnston posted the fastest time (2:11.7) in a GR Yaris, saying his aim is to win the rally and recover points lost last season, while hoping rain will firm up loose sections. Their performance placed Katsuta at the front of a field that also saw Hyundai’s Adrian Fülöp and Toyota’s ~~lead~~ Oliver Solberg tied for second, with fellow Toyota driver Elfyn Evans fourth. Toyota’s continued dominance reinforces its strategic edge as the FIA prepares for the final Rally1 events before retiring the hybrid‑powered ~~class. Toyota, already in possession of a prototype for~~ class and moving to the ~~forthcoming~~ cost‑reduced WRC27 category, ~~remains the only manufacturer with~~ for which Toyota already has a ready ~~car,~~ prototype while rivals have yet to unveil ~~a replacement, underscoring the team’s strategic advantage heading into the sport’s next era.~~ replacements.

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