2023 Monte Carlo Rally
91st edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
| 2023 Monte Carlo Rally 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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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 base | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Dates run | 19 – 22 January 2023 | |
| Start location | La Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Stages | 18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,209.77 km (751.72 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,534.79 km (953.67 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 75 | |
| Crews | 74 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:12:02.1 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT10:00.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 3:22:09.9 | |
| WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. | |
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]
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
Entry list
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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 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 |
| 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
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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| 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 | — | ||
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Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| 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
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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| 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
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
No Rally3 crews entered the round.
Notes
- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, David; Clark, Colin (1 January 2023). "Loeb has no WRC plan in place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's title defence off to flying start". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pajari secures victory on WRC3 debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Record-breaking Ogier claims ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Gryazin keeps Rossel at bay for WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Breaking: Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Monte Carlo Rally 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2023 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo.
- Official website (in French and English)
- 2023 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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