2023 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023.[2] It marked the ninety-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 325.02 km (201.96 mi).[1]

2023 Monte Carlo Rally
91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages.
Host country Monaco[a]
Rally baseMonte Carlo, Monaco
Dates run19 – 22 January 2023
Start locationLa Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Finish locationCol de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stages18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,209.77 km (751.72 miles)
Overall distance1,534.79 km (953.67 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered75
Crews74 at start, 67 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:12:02.1
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:00.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Arnaud Dunand
France PH Sport
3:22:09.9
WRC-3 winnerNo classified finishers.

Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners.[3] However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.[9]

Background

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Entry list

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The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-seven Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.[10][11]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6   Dani Sordo   Cándido Carrera   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Nicolas Gilsoul   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9   Jourdan Serderidis   Frédéric Miclotte   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17   Sébastien Ogier   Vincent Landais   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18   Takamoto Katsuta   Aaron Johnston   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69   Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20   Adrien Fourmaux   Alexandre Coria   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21   Yohan Rossel   Arnaud Dunand   PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22   Stéphane Lefebvre   Andy Malfoy   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24   Nikolay Gryazin[b]   Konstantin Aleksandrov[c]   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
25   Grégoire Munster   Louis Louka   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
26   Marco Bulacia   Axel Coronado Jiménez   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
27   Erik Cais   Petr Těšínský   Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28   Chris Ingram   Craig Drew   Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29   Sean Johnston   Alexander Kihurani   Sean Johnston Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31   Josh McErlean   John Rowan   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
32   William Creighton   Liam Regan   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
34   Pepe López   Borja Rozada   Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35   Alejandro Cachón   Alejandro López Fernández   Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame   Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37   François Delecour   Sabrina De Castelli   François Delecour Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
38   Olivier Burri   Anderson Levratti   Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
39   Johannes Keferböck   Ilka Minor   Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
40   Lorenzo Bontempelli   Giovanni Pina   Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
41   Daniel Alonso Villarón   Adrián Pérez Fernández   Daniel Alonso Villarón Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
42   Eamonn Boland   Michael Joseph Morrissey   Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
44   Frédéric Rosati   Philippe Marchetto   Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
45   Silvano Patera   Stefano Tiraboschi   Silvano Patera Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
46   Simone Niboli   Battista Brunetti   Simone Niboli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
47   Filippo Marchino   Pietro Elia Ometto   Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
48   Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio   Massimiliano Bosi   Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
49   Christian Merli   Marco Zortea   Christian Merli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
50   Henk Vossen   Annemieke Hulzebos   Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
23   Oliver Solberg   Elliott Edmondson   Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 P
30   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
62   Zoltán László   Gábor Zsiros   Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
19 January After 9:31 Sainte-Agnès / Peille [Shakedown] 2.29 km
  After 18:30 Opening ceremony, Monaco
SS1 After 20:05 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 15.12 km
SS2 After 21:03 La Cabanette / Col de Castillon 24.90 km
  22:43 – 23:33 Flexi service A, Monaco
20 January   7:01 – 7:21 Service B, Monaco
SS3 After 9:09 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1 18.33 km
SS4 After 10:22 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1 19.79 km
SS5 After 11:25 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 14.55 km
  12:40 – 12:55 Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers
SS6 After 14:23 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2 18.33 km
SS7 After 15:36 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2 19.79 km
SS8 After 16:39 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 14.55 km
  18:54 – 19:44 Flexi service C, Monaco
21 January   5:56 – 6:16 Service D, Monaco
SS9 After 8:24 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 16.80 km
SS10 After 10:05 Malijai / Puimichel 1 17.31 km
SS11 After 12:17 Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 21.78 km
  13:36 – 13:51 Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers
SS12 After 14:31 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 16.80 km
SS13 After 16:05 Malijai / Puimichel 2 17.31 km
SS14 After 18:23 Ubraye / Entrevaux 2 21.78 km
  20:48 – 21:38 Flexi service E, Monaco
22 January   6:34 – 6:54 Service F, Monaco
SS15 After 7:57 Lucéram / Lantosque 1 18.82 km
SS16 After 9:05 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 15.12 km
SS17 After 10:40 Lucéram / Lantosque 2 18.82 km
SS18 After 12:18 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3 [Power Stage] 15.12 km
  After 16:15 Prize giving ceremony, Monaco
Source:[1]

Report

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WRC Rally1

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:02.1 0.0 25 1
2 2 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:20.8 +18.7 18 5
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:12:46.7 +44.6 15 2
4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:13:14.4 +1:12.3 12 3
5 5 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:14:36.9 +2:34.8 10 4
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:03.6 +2:11.3 8 0
7 7 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:49.5 +3:47.4 6 0
8 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:53.4 +3:51.3 4 0
24 9 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:52.3 +26:50.2 0 0
Retired SS17 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:44.6
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:22.9 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:10.8
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:54.7
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:44.7
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:30.7
SS6 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.3
SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:38.7
SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:24.0
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:05.5
SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:27.1
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:35.7
SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:01.8
SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:27.6
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:30.2
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.9
SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:08.9
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.0
SS18 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:00.5

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   Sébastien Ogier 26   Vincent Landais 26   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 51
2   Kalle Rovanperä 23   Jonne Halttunen 23   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 27
3   Thierry Neuville 17   Martijn Wydaeghe 17   M-Sport Ford WRT 16
4   Elfyn Evans 15   Scott Martin 15
5   Ott Tänak 14   Martin Järveoja 14

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
9 1 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:22:09.9 0.0 25 3 2
10 2 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:22:10.4 +0.5 18 2 1
11 3 34 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:23:16.1 +1:10.7 15 0 0
12 4 27 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:35.8 +1:30.4 12 0 0
13 5 20 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:24:01.8 +1:56.4 10 0 0
15 6 28 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:25:12.1 +3:06.7 8 0 0
16 7 26 Marco Bulacia Axel Coronado Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:26:50.4 +4:45.0 6 0 0
17 8 25 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:26:54.9 +4:49.5 4 0 0
18 9 22 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 3:27:45.9 +5:40.5 2 1 0
19 10 37 François Delecour Sabrina De Castelli François Delecour Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:28:12.6 +6:07.2 1 0 0
20 11 35 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 3:28:50.8 +6:45.4 0 0 0
22 12 36 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:32:46.6 +10:41.2 0 0 0
25 13 49 Christian Merli Marco Zortea Christian Merli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:39:02.7 +16:57.3 0 0 0
27 14 39 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:40:24.0 +18:18.6 0 0 0
33 15 40 Lorenzo Bontempelli Giovanni Pina Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:47:24.3 +25:18.9 0 0 0
35 16 46 Simone Niboli Battista Brunetti Simone Niboli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:49:02.6 +26:57.2 0 0 0
41 17 45 Silvano Patera Stefano Tiraboschi Silvano Patera Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:54:19.8 +32:14.4 0 0 0
45 18 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:57:18.0 +35:12.6 0 0 0
48 19 47 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 4:01:58.4 +39:53.0 0 0 0
52 20 48 Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:30.5 +47:25.1 0 0 0
56 21 50 Henk Vossen Annemieke Hulzebos Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 4:14:05.8 +52:00.4 0 0 0
57 22 31 Josh McErlean John Rowan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:15:45.1 +53:39.7 0 0 0
59 23 38 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:23:05.9 +1:01:00.5 0 0 0
61 24 41 Daniel Alonso Villarón Adrián Pérez Fernández Daniel Alonso Villarón Citroën C3 Rally2 4:34:35.1 +1:12:29.7 0 0 0
Retired SS17 44 Frédéric Rosati Philippe Marchetto Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS16 29 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Sean Johnston Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS15 42 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

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Championship standings

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Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1   Yohan Rossel 28   Arnaud Dunand 28   Toksport WRT 2 40   Nikolay Gryazin 25   Konstantin Aleksandrov 25
2   Nikolay Gryazin 20   Konstantin Aleksandrov 20   M-Sport Ford WRT 30   Pepe López 18   Borja Rozada 18
3   Pepe López 15   Borja Rozada 15   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 18   Erik Cais 15   Petr Těšínský 15
4   Erik Cais 12   Petr Těšínský 12   Chris Ingram 12   Craig Drew 12
5   Adrien Fourmaux 10   Alexandre Coria 10   Marco Bulacia 10   Axel Coronado 10

WRC-3 Rally3

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No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Notes

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  1. ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
  2. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
  3. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, David; Clark, Colin (1 January 2023). "Loeb has no WRC plan in place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's title defence off to flying start". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pajari secures victory on WRC3 debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Record-breaking Ogier claims ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Gryazin keeps Rossel at bay for WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Breaking: Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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