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 | ||
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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. | |
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 edit
Entry list edit
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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| 23 |  Oliver Solberg
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 Elliott Edmondson
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Oliver Solberg
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 30 | Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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 Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | — |
| 62 |  Zoltán László
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Gábor Zsiros
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Zoltán László
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary edit
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 | |
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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 | ||
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22:43 – 23:33 | Flexi service A, Monaco | — | ||
| 20 January |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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18:54 – 19:44 | Flexi service C, Monaco | — | ||
| 21 January |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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20:48 – 21:38 | Flexi service E, Monaco | — | ||
| 22 January |
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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 | ||
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After 16:15 | Prize giving ceremony, Monaco | — | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Ogier | 26 |
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Vincent Landais | 26 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 51 | |||
| 2 |
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Kalle Rovanperä | 23 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 23 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 27 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 17 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 17 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 16 | |||
| 4 |
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Elfyn Evans | 15 |
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Scott Martin | 15 | ||||||
| 5 |
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Ott Tänak | 14 |
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Martin Järveoja | 14 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2 edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
Championship standings edit
| 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 |
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Yohan Rossel | 28 |
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Arnaud Dunand | 28 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 40 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 25 |
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 25 | |||||
| 2 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 20 |
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 |
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Pepe López | 18 |
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Borja Rozada | 18 | |||||
| 3 |
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Pepe López | 15 |
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Borja Rozada | 15 |
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Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 |
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Erik Cais | 15 |
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Petr Těšínský | 15 | |||||
| 4 |
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Erik Cais | 12 |
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Petr Těšínský | 12 |
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Chris Ingram | 12 |
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Craig Drew | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 |
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Adrien Fourmaux | 10 |
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Alexandre Coria | 10 |
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Marco Bulacia | 10 |
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Axel Coronado | 10 | ||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
No Rally3 crews entered the round.
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 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)