Jari-Matti Latvala took his first WRC victory since 2010 Rally Finland, and the fifth of his career, after taking the lead midway through the running on Saturday.

With Sébastien Loeb's retirement on Sunday after a collision on a road section,[3] Latvala's eventual winning margin was almost four minutes over Mads Østberg,[4] who matched his best WRC result from Rally Sweden at the beginning of the season.

Sébastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen headed into the final round of the championship for the second time in three years as the only drivers that could claim the world title.

Ultimately, the championship was decided during Friday's running when Hirvonen hit a tree stump during the first passing of the Dyfnant stage.

The WRC Academy title was also yet to be decided prior to the rally, with Egon Kaur, Craig Breen and Yeray Lemes the only drivers in contention for the €500,000 scholarship given to the champion.