The 2021 Rally Monza (also known as FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 18 and 21 November 2021.[2] It marked the forty-second running of Monza Rally Show and was the twelfth and final round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix was held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 253.18 km (157.32 mi).[1]
| 2021 ACI Rally Monza 42. FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021 | ||
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Round 12 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Monza replaced Rally Japan to hold the season finale for the second year in a row. | ||
| Host country |  Italy | |
| Rally base | Monza, Brianza | |
| Dates run | 18 – 21 November 2021 | |
| Start location | Gerosa, Bergamo | |
| Finish location | Monza, Brianza | |
| Stages | 16 (253.18 km; 157.32 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Transport distance | 425.76 km (264.55 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 677.62 km (421.05 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 81 | |
| Crews | 80 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:39:08.6 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT10:04.4 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT2:49:28.6 | |
| WRC-3 winner | Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto 2:48:15.5 | |
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Amland weer the defending winners in the WRC-3 category,[5] but they did not defend their title as Mikkelsen was competing in the WRC-2 category for Toksport WRT.[6]
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. The result saw them confirm the world titles.[7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the event, while Torstein Eriksen confirmed to win the WRC-2 co-driver title.[8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Andrea Crugnola and Pietro Ometto won the rally. Meanwhile, Yohan Rossel and Maciej Szczepaniak took the driver's and co-driver's title in the class respectively.[9]
Background edit
Championship standings prior to the event edit
Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a seventeen-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty-eight points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive forty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, newly-crowned champion Andreas Mikkelsen led Mads Østberg in the drivers' championship, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championship Torstein Eriksen held a twenty-two-point lead over Marcelo Der Ohannesian, with Ola Fløene in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by twelve points in the drivers' championship, with Emil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, newly-crowned champion Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-six-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Ross Whittock in third.
Entry list edit
The following crews entered the rally. The event 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 entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were four in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-one in the World Rally Championship-3.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Andreas Mikkelsen
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Phil Hall
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 Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 21 |  Marco Bulacia Wilkinson
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 Marcelo Der Ohannesian
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Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 22 | Jari Huttunen
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Mikko Lukka
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M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P |
| 25 | Enrico Brazzoli
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Maurizio Barone
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Movisport
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| Source:[10] | |||||
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 |  Nikolay Gryazin[b]
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Konstantin Aleksandrov[c]
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Movisport[d]
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 24 |  Georg Linnamäe
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James Morgan
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ALM Motorsport[e]
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Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 45 | Stéphane Lefebvre
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Gilles de Turckheim
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Gilles de Turckheim
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| Source:[10] | |||||
Route edit
The first and second leg of action are set to take place both in stages inside the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza and in public stages north of Bergamo in the foothills of the Alps, while the third leg, including the Power Stage, will take place solely inside the circuit.
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | 18:01 | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km |
| 19 November | 7:31 | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km |
| 8:16 | SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | |
| 10:20 | SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | |
| 11:08 | SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | |
| 13:38 | SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | |
| 15:48 | SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | |
| 18:20 | SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | |
| 20 November | 7:38 | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km |
| 8:33 | SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | |
| 11:08 | SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | |
| 12:03 | SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | |
| 14:51 | SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | |
| 17:19 | SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | |
| 21 November | 7:48 | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km |
| 10:08 | SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | |
| 12:18 | SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report edit
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:55.1 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:42.8 | Ogier / Ingrassia |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:59.0 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:35.3 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:48.0 | ||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:51.0 | ||
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:39.8 | Evans / Martin | |
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Sordo / Carrera | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:18.7 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:15.4 | Ogier / Ingrassia |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:12.3 | Evans / Martin | |
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:11.1 | Ogier / Ingrassia | |
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:07.6 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:10.9 | Evans / Martin | |
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Sordo / Carrera | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:10.7 | Ogier / Ingrassia | |
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:12.3 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:10.1 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:04.4 |
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Ogier | 230 |
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Julien Ingrassia | 230 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 520 | |||
| 2 |
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Elfyn Evans | 207 |
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Scott Martin | 207 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 462 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 176 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 176 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 199 | |||
| 4 |
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Kalle Rovanperä | 142 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 142 |
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Hyundai 2C Competition | 68 | |||
| 5 |
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Ott Tänak | 128 |
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Martin Järveoja | 128 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 14 | 1 | 22 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:49:28.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 20 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Phil Hall | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:50:15.6 | +47.0 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 25 | Enrico Brazzoli | Maurizio Barone | Movisport | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:03:29.4 | +14:00.8 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | 4 | 21 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:48:50.9 | +59:22.3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:03.3 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 7:12.3 | Mikkelsen / Hall |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:01.3 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 7:03.7 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:12.1 | Mikkelsen / Hall | |
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 10:15.0 | Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian | |
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:38.7 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:49.6 | Huttunen / Lukka |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 17:17.3 | ||
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:45.2 | ||
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 17:15.1 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:36.0 | ||
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:36.1 | ||
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:30.8 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:33.6 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Mikkelsen / Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:29.9 | ||
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 149 |
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Torstein Eriksen | 126 |  1
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Movisport | 227 | |||
| 2 |
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Mads Østberg | 126 | 3
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Mikko Lukka | 107 |  1
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Toksport WRT | 216 | |||
| 3 | 2
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Jari Huttunen | 107 | 1
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Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 105 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 107 | 1
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Ola Fløene | 98 |
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 73 | |||
| 5 | 1
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Teemu Suninen | 93 | 1
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Mikko Markkula | 93 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 27 | |||
World Rally Championship-3 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:00.9 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Rossel / Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 7:12.6 | Rossel / Renucci |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:02.1 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 7:02.6 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Rossel / Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:18.5 | Rossel / Renucci | |
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 10:11.5 | ||
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 5:32.3 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:49.5 | |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 17:08.6 | ||
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:42.7 | ||
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Rossel / Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 17:02.0 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:33.0 | ||
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:33.0 | Crugnola / Ometto | |
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Crugnola / Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 5:27.7 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:37.0 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Rossel / Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:27.2 | ||
Championship standings edit
- Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | 1
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Yohan Rossel | 130 |
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Maciek Szczepaniak | 127 | ||
| 2 | 1
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 127 |
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Alexandre Coria | 99 | ||
| 3 |
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Emil Lindholm | 73 |
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Ross Whittock | 70 | ||
| 4 |
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Chris Ingram | 70 |
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Yannick Roche | 57 | ||
| 5 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 57 |
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Reeta Hämäläinen | 53 | ||
Notes edit
- ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Gryazin and Aleksandrov are competing for teams' championship points in the WRC-2.
- ^ Linnamäe and Morgan are competing for co-drivers' championship points in the WRC-2.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Monza 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Rally Monza to form 2021 FIA World Rally Championship finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Ogier clinches seventh title with Monza victory". wrc.com. WRC. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Østberg goes one better in 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Huttunen crowned champion, Mikkelsen wins in Monza". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Mikkelsen sets double target for WRC2 campaign". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Breaking news: awesome eight for Ogier". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Huttunen takes WRC2 spoils on M-Sport Ford debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Rossel snatches WRC3 title with final stage charge". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Entry List FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian and English)
- 2021 Rally Monza at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship