The 2024 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 92e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 25 to 28 January 2024.[2] It marked the ninety-second running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was be based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 324.44 km (201.60 mi).[1]
| 2024 Monte Carlo Rally 92e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 in the 2024 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 | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| Dates run | 25 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Start location | Thoard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Stages | 17 (324.44 km; 201.60 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,325.45 km (823.60 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,649.89 km (1,025.19 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 70 | |
| Crews | 68 at start, 64 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT3:09:30.9 | |
| Saturday Overall leader | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:37:58.5 | |
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 31:32.4 | |
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 9:50.4 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand DG Sport Compétition3:20:00.7 | |
| WRC-3 winner |  Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča3:42:09.1 | |
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] Rossel and Dunand successfully defended their titles in the WRC-2 category.[6] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča are the winners in the WRC-3 category.
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. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-two Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[7]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 46 | Jan Černý
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Ondřej Krajča
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Jan Černý
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 47 | Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Kylian Sarmezan
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Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
| 48 |  Carlo Covi
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Simone Angi
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Carlo Covi
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 22 |  Oliver Solberg
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 Elliott Edmondson
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 Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 23 |  Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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Printsport
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | — | P |
| 60 | Armand Fumal
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Jules Escartefigue
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Armand Fumal
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Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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| 24 January | — | After 16:31 | Route de la Garde [Shakedown] | 3.28 km | |
| 25 January | 
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After 16:52 | Opening ceremony, Monaco | — | |
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19:37 – 19:52 | Tyre fitting zone, Digne-les-Bains | — | ||
| SS1 | After 20:35 | Thoard / Saint-Geniez | 21.01 km | ||
| SS2 | After 21:58 | Bayons / Bréziers | 25.19 km | ||
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23:11 – 23:59 | Flexi service A, Gap | — | ||
| 26 January |
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7:45 – 8:03 | Service B, Gap | — | |
| SS3 | After 8:51 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.68 km | ||
| SS4 | After 10:24 | Champcella / Saint-Clément 1 | 17.87 km | ||
| SS5 | After 11:57 | La Bréole / Selonnet 1 | 18.31 km | ||
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13:25 – 14:08 | Service C, Gap | — | ||
| SS6 | After 14:56 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.68 km | ||
| SS7 | After 16:29 | Champcella / Saint-Clément 2 | 17.87 km | ||
| SS8 | After 18:02 | La Bréole / Selonnet 2 | 18.31 km | ||
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19:30 – 20:18 | Flexi service D, Gap | — | ||
| 27 January |
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6:54 – 7:12 | Service E, Gap | — | |
| SS9 | After 8:51 | Esparron / Oze 1 | 18.79 km | ||
| SS10 | After 9:53 | Les Nonières / Chichilianne 1 | 20.04 km | ||
| SS11 | After 11:06 | Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 1 | 21.37 km | ||
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12:39 – 13:22 | Service F, Gap | — | ||
| SS12 | After 14:05 | Esparron / Oze 2 | 18.79 km | ||
| SS13 | After 15:53 | Les Nonières / Chichilianne 2 | 20.04 km | ||
| SS14 | After 17:06 | Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 2 | 21.37 km | ||
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18:39 – 19:27 | Flexi service G, Gap | — | ||
| 28 January |
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6:03 – 6:21 | Service H, Gap | — | |
| SS15 | After 7:04 | La Bréole / Selonnet 3 | 18.31 km | ||
| SS16 | After 8:35 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante | 19.01 km | ||
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11:17 – 12:02 | Regroup, Roquebillière | — | ||
| SS17 | After 12:15 | La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini [Power Stage] | 14.80 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report edit
WRC Rally1 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Event | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:09:30.9 | 0.0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:09:47.0 | +16.1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:10:16.1 | +45.2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:11:30.7 | +1:59.8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:13:07.8 | +3:36.9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:15:05.5 | +5:34.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:17:59.4 | +8:58.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 20 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:44:10.9 | +34:40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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Thierry Neuville | 30 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 30 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 46 | |||
| 2 |
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Sébastien Ogier | 24 |
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Vincent Landais | 24 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 45 | |||
| 3 |
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Elfyn Evans | 21 |
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Scott Martin | 21 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 13 | |||
| 4 |
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Ott Tänak | 15 |
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Martin Järveoja | 15 | ||||||
| 5 |
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Adrien Fourmaux | 11 |
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Alexandre Coria | 11 | ||||||
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 | 25 |
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Arnaud Dunand | 25 |
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DG Sport Compétition | 43 |
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Pepe López | 25 |
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David Vázquez Liste | 25 | |||||
| 2 |
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Pepe López | 18 |
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David Vázquez Liste | 18 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 18 |
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 18 | ||||||||
| 3 |
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Pepe López | 15 |
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Borja Rozada | 15 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 15 |
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Yannick Roche | 15 | ||||||||
| 4 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 12 |
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Yannick Roche | 12 |
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Jan Solans | 12 |
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Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 |
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Stéphane Lefebvre | 10 |
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Andy Malfoy | 10 |
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Olivier Burri | 10 |
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Anderson Levratti | 10 | ||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3 edit
Classification edit
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 46 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:42:09.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 26 | 2 | 47 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:52:51.7 | +10:42.6 | 18 |
Special stages edit
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:21.8 | — |
| SS1 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:34.1 | Rossi / Sarmezan |
| SS2 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:40.1 | Černý / Krajča |
| SS3 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:20.5 | |
| SS4 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:33.7 | |
| SS5 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:14.9 | |
| SS6 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:41.2 | |
| SS7 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:49.9 | |
| SS8 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:57.8 | |
| SS9 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:45.4 | |
| SS10 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:15.4 | |
| SS11 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:35.1 | |
| SS12 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:07.6 | |
| SS13 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:16.1 | |
| SS14 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:53.8 | |
| SS15 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:13.2 | |
| SS16 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:59.2 | |
| SS17 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:04.0 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Jan Černý | 25 |
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Ondřej Krajča | 25 | ||
| 2 |
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Ghjuvanni Rossi | 18 |
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Kylian Sarmezan | 18 | ||
Notes edit
- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^ 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.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Ogier claims record ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "BREAKING Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Masterful Neuville opens 2024 campaign with victory in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Flying Rossel goes back-to-back in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "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)
- 2024 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)