Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada, at the wheel of the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, have completed a very solid Rally Islas Canarias and return to the podium after securing a valuable second place in the WRC2 category, along with victory in WRC2 Challenger. The Spanish duo from MSi Racing Team and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Spain once again performed at a very high level in their home event, the Rally Islas Canarias, achieving one of the most important results of this early stage of the 2026 season.
The result also carries added value, as Alejandro Cachón has repeated the same second place in WRC2 that he achieved in last year’s 2025 edition of the island event, and has also successfully defended the WRC2 Challenger win he secured a year ago.
From the opening day, Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada were involved in the fight for the top positions. Throughout the rally, they maintained a close battle with Léo Rossel, in a tight duel that saw both finish Saturday’s leg separated by just two tenths of a second.
On Sunday, with two stages remaining, after hitting a rim, Alejandro and Borja’s second place came under threat as they had to run on soft tyres. However, in the next and penultimate stage, Léo Rossel suffered a broken transmission, which ultimately took him out of podium contention. This allowed Cachón and Rozada to secure second place in WRC2 and the victory in WRC2 Challenger.
Alejandro Cachón moves up to sixth place in WRC2 and third in WRC2 Challenger in a season in which this was only his second scoring round out of the seven he can nominate, while several of his direct rivals have already scored in three rallies.
The next event for Alejandro Cachón and Borja Rozada will be Rally de Portugal, from May 7 to 10, the first gravel event they will contest this season, with the aim of continuing to progress and adding important championship points.
Alejandro Cachón (DRIVER): “It has been a very difficult rally. We pushed very hard, at a very high pace, and our rivals put us under a lot of pressure. The whole team did a great job, and this second place is very valuable for the points we’ve scored. Now Portugal is coming up, the surface changes, and we will try to fight for the victory”.
Borja Rozada (CODRIVER): “It has been a very demanding rally from the start, with a very high pace and challenging conditions in some stages. We have been fighting in every section against very strong rivals, and the work with Alejandro has been very solid. We are very satisfied with the result, especially with the points scored in WRC2 and the victory in WRC2 Challenger”.
Teo Martín (TEAM MANAGER): “The result achieved by Alejandro and Borja is a great reward for the work done throughout the weekend. They have shown a very competitive pace in such a demanding event as Rally Islas Canarias, always fighting at the front. This second place in WRC2 and the victory in WRC2 Challenger reinforce the development of the project and the strong start to the season”.