2019 Monte Carlo Rally

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2019 Monte Carlo Rally
87e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Ogier at Basse Correo Stage zoom, Rallye Monte-Carlo 2019.jpg
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally for the sixth time.
Host countryFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco [lower-alpha 1]
Rally base Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run24 27 January 2019
Start locationPlace Desmichels, Gap
Finish location Casino Square, Monaco
Stages16 (323.83 km; 201.22 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac / Snow
Transport distance1,042.6 km (647.8 miles)
Overall distance1,366.43 km (849.06 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
3:21:15.9
WRC-2 Pro winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT
3:34:20.5
WRC-2 winner Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud
Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato
3:35:12.4
Power Stage winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered84
Crews84 at start, 67 at finish

The 2019 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 87e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2019. [2] It marked the eighty-seventh running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the first round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consists of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 322.81 km (200.58 mi).

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Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. M-Sport Ford WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, [4] but did not enter the rally. [5] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Italian privateers Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame were the reigning rally winners, but did not defend their title as the WRC-3 category was discontinued in 2019. [6] [lower-alpha 2]

Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team, Citroën World Rally Team, were the manufacturers' winners. The victory also marked the 100th world rally success for the French manufacturer. [7] The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson became the first crew to win an event in the WRC-2 Pro category, while Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud won the wider WRC-2 class, finishing second in the combined WRC-2 category. [8]

Background

Entry list

The following crews are entered into the rally. The event is open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and WRC-2 Pro, the FIA R-GT Cup, and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. Eighty-four crews registered to compete, including eleven competing with World Rally Cars and eleven in World Rally Championship-2. Three of these crews were nominated to score points in the WRC-2 Pro class, but one withdrew before the rally and the crew became a regular WRC-2 entrant.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
19 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
89 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
30 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport [lower-alpha 3] Škoda Fabia R5 M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
22 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Citroën C3 R5 M
23 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby [lower-alpha 6] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
24 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin [lower-alpha 7] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius [lower-alpha 8] Citroën C3 R5 M
26 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux [lower-alpha 9] Ford Fiesta R5 M
27 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 P
28 Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" [lower-alpha 10] Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Baldaccini Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Hyundai i20 R5 P
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Villa Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Villa Škoda Fabia R5 P
Other major entries
20 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele [lower-alpha 11] Citroën DS3 WRC M
31 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 P
34 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of France.svg Jacques-Julien Renucci Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Hyundai i20 R5 P
50 Flag of France.svg "Hervé Knapick" [lower-alpha 12] Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure Lemonnier-Peu Flag of France.svg "Hervé Knapick" Citroën DS3 R5 P
Source: [5]

Route

The rally route is made up of 323.83 km (201.22 mi) in competitive stages, making the 2019 route the shortest since the 2004 event. The route will be 71.93 km (44.7 mi) shorter than the one used in 2018. [1] The Thoard Sisteron and Bayons Bréziers were removed from the itinerary and replaced by a new stage from La Bréole to Selonnet and the revival of the Avançon Notre-Dame-du-Laus stage, which had not been contested for a decade. The opening day's stages were also revised to be better-centred around the rally base in Gap. [1] The second and third leg of the rally were unchanged from the 2018 event. The route was revised after the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile introduced rule changes for the 2019 championship that limited the maximum distance of a route to 350 km (217.5 mi). [2]

Itinerary

The Col de Braus mountain pass will be contested as the rally's Power Stage. ColdeBraus2.jpg
The Col de Braus mountain pass will be contested as the rally's Power Stage.

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
24 January10:00Gap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km
Leg 1 166.47 km
24 January19:38SS1La Bréole Selonnet20.76 km
20:41SS2Avançon Notre-Dame-du-Laus20.59 km
25 January9:11SS3Valdrôme Sigottier 120.04 km
10:14SS4Roussieux Laborel 124.05 km
11:37SS5Curbans Piégut 118.47 km
14:23SS6Valdrôme Sigottier 220.04 km
15:26SS7Roussieux Laborel 224.05 km
16:49SS8Curbans Piégut 218.47 km
Leg 2 93.38 km
26 January8:48SS9Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 129.82 km
10:46SS10St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes La-Bâtie-Neuve 116.87 km
12:47SS11Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 229.82 km
14:08SS12St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes La-Bâtie-Neuve 216.87 km
Leg 3 63.98 km
27 January8:20SS13La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra Cava 118.41 km
9:08SS14La Cabanette Col de Braus 113.58 km
10:55SS15La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra Cava 218.41 km
12:18SS16La Cabanette Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage]13.58 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took the early lead during the first two night stages. However, their lead was short-lived as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul moved to the front after the cancellation of the third stage. [9] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia then took over the rally as the Belgian crew missed a junction. Eventually, the six-time world champions won the rally for the sixth time in a row. Neuville and Gilsoul were second, 2.2 seconds behind Ogier and Ingrassia, thus making 2019 the closest finish to the Monte Carlo Rally in history. The previous closest finish was the 1979 edition, with Bernard Darniche winning by just 6.6 seconds over Björn Waldegård. [10]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:21:15.90.0254
2211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:21:18.1+2.2183
338 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:23:31.1+2:15.2152
4419 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:23:44.1+2:28.2120
5510 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:23:45.8+2:29.9100
665 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:26:52.1+5:36.285
1173 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:39:12.7+17:56.801
2087 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:50:50.5+29:34.600
Retired SS1033 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident00
Retired SS1089 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Lost wheel00
Retired SS94 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC Engine00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
24 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 1:56.8
SS1La Bréole Selonnet20.76 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 13:02.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2Avançon Notre-Dame-du-Laus20.59 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:18.5
25 JanuarySS3Valdrôme Sigottier 120.04 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS4Roussieux Laborel 124.05 km Loeb / Elena Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:42.1 Neuville / Gilsoul
SS5Curbans Piégut 118.47 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 13:49.1
SS6Valdrôme Sigottier 220.04 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Latvala / Anttila
Citroën C3 WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
13:39.5
SS7Roussieux Laborel 224.05 km Loeb / Elena Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:26.6 Ogier/Ingrassia
SS8Curbans Piégut 218.47 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:25.5
26 JanuarySS9Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 129.82 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 20:54.0
SS10St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 116.87 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 10:12.1
SS11Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 229.82 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 19:54.5
SS12St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 216.87 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:53.2
27 JanuarySS13La Bollène Vésubie - Peïra Cava 118.41 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:40.3
SS14La Cabarette - Col de Braus 113.58 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:52.4
SS15La Bollène Vésubie - Peïra Cava 218.41 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:25.5
SS16La Cabarette - Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage]13.58 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 9:37.3

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Sébastien Ogier 29 Julien Ingrassia 29 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 30
2 Thierry Neuville 21 Nicolas Gilsoul 21 Citroën Total WRT 25
3 Ott Tänak 17 Martin Järveoja 17 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 25
4 Kris Meeke 13 Sebastian Marshall 13 M-Sport Ford WRT 14
5 Sébastien Loeb 12 Daniel Elena 12

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
7121 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 3:34:20.50.0256
18230 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:47:48.3+13:27.8180

Special stages

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
24 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 2:04.9
SS1La Bréole Selonnet20.76 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 14:28.9 Greensmith / Edmondson
SS2Avançon Notre-Dame-du-Laus20.59 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 14:41.1
25 JanuarySS3Valdrôme Sigottier 120.04 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS4Roussieux Laborel 124.05 km Rovanperä / Halttunen [lower-alpha 14] Škoda Fabia R5 15:57.8 Greensmith / Edmondson
SS5Curbans Piégut 118.47 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 14:37.3
SS6Valdrôme Sigottier 220.04 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 14:11.6
SS7Roussieux Laborel 224.05 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 15:17.8
SS8Curbans Piégut 218.47 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 13:58.3
26 JanuarySS9Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 129.82 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 21:56.1
SS10St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 116.87 km Greensmith / Edmondson
Rovanperä / Halttunen
Ford Fiesta R5
Škoda Fabia R5
10:57.8
SS11Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 229.82 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 20:38.4
SS12St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 216.87 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 10:30.9
27 JanuarySS13La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra-Cava 118.41 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 12:19.9
SS14La Cabanette Col de Braus 113.58 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 10:15.7
SS15La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra-Cava 218.41 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 12:01.4
SS16La Cabanette Col de Braus 113.58 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 10:07.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Gus Greensmith 25 Elliott Edmondson 25 M-Sport Ford WRT 25
2 Kalle Rovanperä 18 Jonne Halttunen 18 Škoda Motorsport 18

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
8122 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 R5 3:35:12.40.0254
10226 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R5 3:37:19.3+2:06.9181
12323 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:39:29.1+4:16.7150
14429 Rhys Yates Denis Giraudet Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 3:42:10.8+6:58.4120
16524 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:43:33.2+8:20.8100
24635 Manuel Villa Daniele Michi Manuel Villa Škoda Fabia R5 3:55:18.5+20:06.180
Retired SS1425 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De Mevius Citroën C3 R5 Accident00
Retired SS1228 "Pedro" Emanuele Baldaccini Daytona Race Hyundai i20 R5 Accident00
Retired SS1127 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 Accident00

Special stages

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
24 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:07.8
SS1La Bréole Selonnet20.76 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 14:02.8 Bonato / Boulloud
SS2Avançon Notre-Dame-du-Laus20.59 km de Mevius / Wydaeghe Citroën C3 R5 14:24.8
25 JanuarySS3Valdrôme Sigottier 120.04 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS4Roussieux Laborel 124.05 km Bonato / Boulloud [lower-alpha 14] Citroën C3 R5 16:07.6 Bonato / Boulloud
SS5Curbans Piégut 118.47 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 14:45.4
SS6Valdrôme Sigottier 220.04 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 14:19.6
SS7Roussieux Laborel 224.05 km Ciamin / Roche Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:36.1
SS8Curbans Piégut 218.47 km Formaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 14:21.1
26 JanuarySS9Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 129.82 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 22:04.8
SS10St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 116.87 km de Mevius / Wydaeghe Citroën C3 R5 11:01.2
SS11Agnières-en-Dévoluy Corps 229.82 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 20:54.2
SS12St-Léger-les-Mélèzes La Bâtie-Neuve 216.87 km de Mevius / Wydaeghe Citroën C3 R5 10:31.8
27 JanuarySS13La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra-Cava 118.41 km Ciamin / Roche Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 12:07.1
SS14La Cabanette Col de Braus 113.58 km Ciamin / Roche Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:07.6
SS15La Bollène-Vésubie Peïra-Cava 218.41 km Ciamin / Roche Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:56.3
SS16La Cabanette Col de Braus 113.58 km Ciamin / Roche Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:59.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 Yoann Bonato 25 Benjamin Boulloud 25
2 Adrien Fourmaux 18 Renaud Jamoul 18
3 Ole Christian Veiby 15 Jonas Andersson 15
4 Rhys Yates 12 Denis Giraudet 12
5 Nicolas Ciamin 10 Yannick Roche 10

Notes

  1. Although the rally is run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be a host nation.
  2. Brazzoli and Beltrame entered the rally separately; Brazzoli in a Group R-GT and Beltrame in a privately-entered pre-2017 World Rally Car. [5]
  3. Entry run in conjunction with TGS Worldwide.
  4. Entry operated by CHL Sport Auto.
  5. Initially entered in the WRC-2 pro class.
  6. Entry operated by BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing.
  7. Entry operated by THX Racing.
  8. Entry operated by DG Sport.
  9. Entry operated by Team France FFSA Rallye.
  10. Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.
  11. Entry operated by Dream One Racing.
  12. Pseudonym of Hervé Lemonnier.
  13. 1 2 3 SS3 cancelled due to safety reasons when spectator areas became overcrowded. [9]
  14. 1 2 The winner of SS4 in the RC2 class was the non-championship crew of Stéphane Sarrazin and Jacques-Julien Renucci, where they set 15:57.8.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World Rally Championship</span> 2019 edition of the World Rally Championship

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The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the seventh season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013 and runs in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship is open to cars complying with R5 regulations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Sweden</span> 67th edition of Rally Sweden

The 2019 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 14 and 17 February 2019. It marked the sixty-seventh running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the second round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class, and the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of nineteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 319.17 km (198.32 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Tour de Corse</span> 62nd edition of Rally Corsica

The 2019 Tour de Corse was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 28 and 31 March 2019. It marked the sixty-second running of Tour de Corse and was the fourth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over fourteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 347.51 km (215.93 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> 16th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 June 2019. It marked the sixteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the eighth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 310.52 km (192.95 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rallye Deutschland</span> 37th edition of Rallye Deutschland

The 2019 Rallye Deutschland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 August 2019. It marked the thirty-seventh running of Rallye Deutschland and was the tenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based at the Bostalsee in Saarland, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 344.04 km (213.78 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Australia</span> 28th edition of Rally Australia

The 2019 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 14 and 17 November 2019. The event was cancelled because of an ongoing bushfire emergency in the area. The event was to mark the twenty-eighth running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 Pro class and World Rally Championship-2. The 2019 event would have been based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, and contested over twenty-five special stages with a total a competitive distance of 324.53 km (201.65 mi). Rally Australia will not be featured in the 2020 championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 World Rally Championship</span> 48th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-eighth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in seven rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Rally1 and Rally2 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2020 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in December 2020 with Rally Monza. The series was supported by the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship categories at selected events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 88th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2020 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 January 2020. It marked the eighty-eighth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 304.28 km (189.07 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rally Mexico</span> 17th edition of Rally Mexico

The 2020 Rally Mexico was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 March 2020. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Mexico and was the third round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato and consists of eleven special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 324.85 km (201.85 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 89th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2021 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2021. It marked the eighty-ninth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The rally consisted of fourteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 257.64 km (160.09 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 90th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2022 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 January 2022. It marked the ninetieth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Monaco solely. The rally was consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 296.03 km (183.94 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 World Rally Championship</span> 51st running of the World Rally Championship

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship is the fifty-first season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers, Manufacturers and Teams. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2023 with the Monte Carlo Rally and is set to conclude in November 2023 with the Rally Japan. The series is supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round of the championship and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events.

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