Evans favourite to become WRC champion as Rally Saudi Arabia is cancelled

The FIA has confirmed that the 2026 World Rally Championship season finale in Saudi Arabia has been cancelled and will not be replaced – so Rally Sardinia is now the last round.

Saudi Arabia was due to host its rally on 11-14 November, but it was among many motorsport events in the Middle East facing uncertainty amid the ongoing conflict in the region.

This decision follows weeks of discussions and comes days after both Toyota and Hyundai communicated to the FIA that team members cannot travel to the Middle East due to company wide travel policies.

M-Sport-Ford had been prepared to travel to Saudi Arabia as of l