Evans loses WRC lead as Solberg wins in Estonia
World Rally Championship standings
After Rally Estonia, round nine of 14:Ott Tanak (Hyundai) 162Elfyn Evans (Toyota) 161Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) 141Kalle Rovanpera (Toyota) 138Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) 114Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) 71
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