Oliver Solberg is the apparent favourite for victory in WRC2 this week, given he’s received his house spherical in each 2023 and 2024.
However after his efficiency on the latest Arctic Rally in Finland, might or not it’s one other Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 pilot that in the end prevails?
18-year-old Tuukka Kauppinen may have loads of eyes watching him, however steps up a degree to WRC2 and can run totally different studs to what he utilized in Lapland. Count on him to be an element regardless although.
The entry is a wash of Toyotas and Škoda Fabia RSs – Georg Linnamäe and Roope Korhonen within the former camp, whereas Mikko Heikkilä, Lauri Joona, the returning Pontus Tidemand and Isak Reiersen are amongst these in Fabias.
Reigning Junior WRC champion Romet Jürgenson is an outlier in his Ford Fiesta Rally2, however will likely be value watching as he makes the step as much as the Rally2 class.