Oliver Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have delivered a thunderous opening salvo at the 2026 WRC Safari Rally Kenya, rocketing into a commanding 33.3-second lead after Day 1’s rain-lashed stages. Toyota Gazoo Racing’s GR Yaris Rally1 armada locked out the entire top five – a jaw-dropping display of dominance in conditions so brutal they turned gravel into a slippery quagmire.
Heavy downpours transformed Thursday’s 24.35km Camp Moran opener into a muddy nightmare. Standing water, deep ruts and zero visibility forced crews to improvise as pace notes went out the window. Solberg, starting his WRC campaign on fire after a Monte Carlo win, sliced through the chaos to win SS1 by a staggering 30 seconds over team-mate Elfyn Evans.
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