Sébastien Ogier has acknowledged that his dream of securing a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship drivers’ title is over following a disastrous Rally Chile. A costly retirement on Saturday has left Ogier with virtually no chance of catching current points leader Thierry Neuville.

Toyota’s Elfyn Evans has held onto the Rally Chile lead after stewards rejected a protest from the Hyundai World Rally Championship team against the reallocation of a notional stage time. Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended Friday’s six stages with a 0.

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak has laid the groundwork for a potential third consecutive Rally Chile triumph for the Estonian ace, ending Friday’s opening leg with a narrow 0.4s advantage over Toyota’s Elfyn

Toyota's Sebastien Ogier conceded his battle for a record-equalling ninth world rally championship was probably over after the Frenchman retired from Saturday's foggy penultimate leg of Rally Chile. Team mate and rally leader Kalle Rovanpera had a 15.

Kalle Rovanpera groped through the fog and grabbed the Chile Rally lead from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the mist rolled off the Pacific late on Saturday.

Kalle Rovanpera moved ahead of Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead Rally Chile as thick fog turned the fight for the World Rally Championship victory on its head. The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to head overnight leader Evans by 15.

Kalle Rovanperä has surged ahead of Elfyn Evans to take the lead of Rally Chile after a dramatic and fog-filled SS11, shaking up the standings in the 11th round of the World Rally Championship. Evans appeared to be in control,

A bittersweet morning for Toyota as Evans leads a 1-2 while team-mate Sebastien Ogier retires from Rally Chile

Sebastian Ogier believes his bid for a record equalling ninth World Rally Championship title is over after retiring from Rally Chile. The Toyota driver headed into the final gravel round of the season 38 points adrift of championship leader,

O tt Tänak and Martin Järveoja seized the lead of Rally Chile BioBío after stage five, nudging Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin down to second place in a dramatic first day of comp