2021 Monte Carlo Rally

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2021 Monte Carlo Rally
89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages.
Host countryFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco [lower-alpha 1]
Rally base Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run21 24 January 2021
Start location Quai Albert, Monaco
Finish location Casino Square, Monaco
Stages14 (257.64 km; 160.09 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac and snow
Transport distance1,135.24 km (705.41 miles)
Overall distance1,392.88 km (865.50 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:56:33.7
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT
3:03:57.3
WRC-3 winner Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel
Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand
3:08:20.8
Power Stage winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:56.2
Crews registered84
Crews76 at start, 62 at finish

The 2021 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2021. [2] 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). [1]

Contents

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the reigning manufacturers' winners. [3] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, while Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [4] Østberg and Eriksen did not defend their WRC-2 title as they did not enter the rally. Camilli and Buresi did not defend their WRC-3 win as they entered in the WRC-2 category. [5]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally, their eighth win in Monte Carlo. The result saw them set a new record for wins in Monte Carlo. [6] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene won the World Rally Championship-2 category, [7] while Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]

Background

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open 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 crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were eighteen Rally2 crews; of these, seven were nominated to score points in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
44 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 WRC P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source: [5]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
22 Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg François-Xavier Buresi Flag of Portugal.svg Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 P
25 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
27 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 P
28 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Citroën C3 Rally2 P
Source: [5]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 [lower-alpha 2]
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
29 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 P
30 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
31 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme Humblet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ogliari Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Granai Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ogliari Citroën C3 Rally2 P
35 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Bosi Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia R5 P
36 Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
37 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric Cherain Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric Cherain Škoda Fabia R5 P
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Ascalone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Neubauer Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Ettel Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
40 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Davy Vanneste Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris D'Alleine Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 P
55 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 P
57 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source: [5]
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
21 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 3] Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Tsjoen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Tsjoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
59 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Covi Flag of Italy.svg Michela Lorigiola Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source: [5]

Route

The route for the 2021 rally covers 257.64 km (160.09 mi) in competitive stages and is the shortest in the event's history. The rally was originally planned to be run over sixteen stages, but was reduced to fifteen amid concerns over organisers' ability to run the event during the COVID-19 pandemic, [9] and ultimately to fourteen so as to respect the curfew established throughout France from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. [1]

Itinerary

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

LegDateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
121 January14:08SS1Saint-Disdier – Corps20.58 km
15:06SS2Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet20.78 km
22 January06:10SS3Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 119.61 km
07:28SS4Chalancon – Gumiane 121.62 km
09:01SS5Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins22.24 km
12:17SS6Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 219.61 km
13:38SS7Chalancon – Gumiane 221.62 km
223 January06:30SS8La Bréole – Selonnet 118.31 km
08:18SS9Saint-Clément – Freissinières21.33 km
12:08SS10La Bréole – Selonnet 218.31 km
324 January08:30SS11Puget-Théniers – La Penne 112.93 km
10:08SS12Briançonnet – Entrevaux 114.31 km
10:45SS13Puget-Théniers – La Penne 212.93 km
12:18SS14Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [ Power Stage ]14.31 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:56:33.70.0255
2233 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:57:06.3+32.6183
3311 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:57:47.2+1:13.5152
4469 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:59:07.3+2:33.6124
556 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:59:47.9+3:14.2101
6618 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03:35.0+7:01.380
8744 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:04:54.8+8:21.140
1687 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:14:50.1+18:16.400
Retired SS118 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Roadworthiness [lower-alpha 5] 00
Retired SS13 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
21 JanuarySS1Saint-Disdier – Corps20.58 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:05.7 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet20.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:11.8
22 JanuarySS3Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 119.61 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:00.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS4Chalancon – Gumiane 121.62 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:36.8 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS5Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins22.24 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:35.8
SS6Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 219.61 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 13:32.5 Evans / Martin
SS7Chalancon – Gumiane 221.62 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:09.8
23 JanuarySS8La Bréole – Selonnet 118.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:16.2 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS9Saint-Clément – Freissinières21.33 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:28.3
SS10La Bréole – Selonnet 218.31 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 11:59.0
24 JanuarySS11Puget-Théniers – La Penne 112.93 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:47.6
SS12Briançonnet – Entrevaux 114.31 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:29.6
SS13Puget-Théniers – La Penne 212.93 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:42.6
SS14Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [ Power Stage ]14.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:56.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1New.png Sébastien Ogier 30New.png Julien Ingrassia 30New.png Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 52
2New.png Elfyn Evans 21New.png Scott Martin 21New.png Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 30
3New.png Thierry Neuville 17New.png Martijn Wydaeghe 17New.png M-Sport Ford WRT 10
4New.png Kalle Rovanperä 16New.png Jonne Halttunen 16New.png Hyundai 2C Competition 8
5New.png Dani Sordo 11New.png Carlos del Barrio 11

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
7125 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:57.30.02556
9220 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:05:49.5+1:52.21842
10324 Eric Camilli François-Xavier Buresi Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07:09.7+3:12.41521
15422 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:12:49.1+8:51.81230
17528 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Citroën C3 Rally2 3:16:59.5+13:02.21010
43627 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:22.3+45:25.0800

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
21 JanuarySS1Saint-Disdier – Corps20.58 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:52.2 Mikkelsen / Fløene
SS2Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet20.78 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 12:37.7
22 JanuarySS3Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 119.61 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:49.9
SS4Chalancon – Gumiane 121.62 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:21.2
SS5Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins22.24 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:31.6
SS6Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 219.61 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:47.7
SS7Chalancon – Gumiane 221.62 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:40.6
23 JanuarySS8La Bréole – Selonnet 118.31 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:55.6
SS9Saint-Clément – Freissinières21.33 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 17:34.0
SS10La Bréole – Selonnet 218.31 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 12:22.2
24 JanuarySS11Puget-Théniers – La Penne 112.93 km Camilli / Buresi Citroën C3 Rally2 9:07.9
SS12Briançonnet – Entrevaux 114.31 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:52.6
SS13Puget-Théniers – La Penne 212.93 km Camilli / Buresi Citroën C3 Rally2 8:57.2
SS14Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [ Power Stage ]14.31 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:21.9

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1New.png Andreas Mikkelsen 30New.png Ola Fløene 30New.png Toksport WRT 40
2New.png Adrien Fourmaux 22New.png Renaud Jamoul 22New.png Movisport 30
3New.png Eric Camilli 17New.png François-Xavier Buresi 17
4New.png Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 15New.png Marcelo Der Ohannesian 15
5New.png Sean Johnston 11New.png Alex Kihurani 11

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
11130 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 3:08:25.80.02530
13255 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 3:09:35.0+1:09.21840
14329 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 3:10:48.9+2:23.11550
19439 Hermann Neubauer Bernhard Ettel Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:18:03.8+9:38.01220
21532 Cédric De Cecco Jérôme Humblet Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:20:55.8+12:30.01010
23640 Davy Vanneste Kris D'Alleine Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 3:27:22.6+18:56.8800
26736 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:28:39.6+20:13.8600
28834 Giacomo Ogliari Lorenzo Granai Giacomo Ogliari Citroën C3 Rally2 3:32:54.2+24:28.4400
29937 Cédric Cherain Stéphane Prévot Cédric Cherain Škoda Fabia R5 3:33:14.4+24:48.6200
311038 Tom Williams Giorgia Ascalone Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:37:42.4+29:16.6100
351131 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:46:56.9+38:31.1000
441235 Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:32.5+42:06.7000
Retired SS1157 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 Personal000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
21 JanuarySS1Saint-Disdier – Corps20.58 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 Rally2 13:04.9 Rossel / Fulcrand
SS2Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet20.78 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 Rally2 12:50.3
22 JanuarySS3Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 119.61 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 Rally2 15:21.5 Bonato / Boulloud
SS4Chalancon – Gumiane 121.62 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 Rally2 14:50.3
SS5Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins22.24 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 14:47.7
SS6Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 219.61 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 Rally2 14:06.1 Rossel / Fulcrand
SS7Chalancon – Gumiane 221.62 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 Rally2 15:10.3
23 JanuarySS8La Bréole – Selonnet 118.31 km Bonato / Boulloud Citroën C3 Rally2 14:05.6 Bonato / Boulloud
SS9Saint-Clément – Freissinières21.33 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 Rally2 17:34.1 Rossel / Fulcrand
SS10La Bréole – Selonnet 218.31 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 12:23.6
24 JanuarySS11Puget-Théniers – La Penne 112.93 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 9:07.4
SS12Briançonnet – Entrevaux 114.31 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 12:12.8
SS13Puget-Théniers – La Penne 212.93 km Rossel / Fulcrand Citroën C3 Rally2 8:53.5
SS14Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [ Power Stage ]14.31 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 11:31.5

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1New.png Yohan Rossel 28New.png Benoît Fulcrand 28
2New.png Yoann Bonato 22New.png Benjamin Boulloud 22
3New.png Nicolas Ciamin 20New.png Yannick Roche 20
4New.png Hermann Neubauer 14New.png Bernhard Ettel 14
5New.png Cédric De Cecco 11New.png Jérôme Humblet 11

Notes

  1. Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
  2. Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Tänak and Järveoja were forced to retire after getting a puncture. The puncture meant that they did not have enough rubber on one of their wheels for the car to be considered road legal. As a result, they could not complete the liasion between special stages. [10]

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The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privately entered cars complying with Rally2 regulations. The championship is due to begin in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

2021 World Rally Championship-2

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the ninth 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 is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

2021 Arctic Rally Finland 57th edition of Arctic Rally

The 2021 Arctic Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 26 and 28 February 2021. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Arctic Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Rovaniemi in Lapland and was contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Croatia Rally 45th edition of Croatia Rally

The 2021 Croatia Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021. It marked the forty-fifth running of the Croatia Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the third round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 300.32 km (186.61 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally de Portugal 54th edition of Rally de Portugal

The 2021 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 May 2021. It marked the fifty-fourth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, as well as the second round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 337.51 km (209.72 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally Italia Sardegna 18th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021. It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally Estonia 11th edition of Rally Estonia

The 2021 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2021. It marked the eleventh running of the Rally Estonia. The event was the seventh round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the third round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 319.38 km (198.45 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Ypres Rally 56th edition of Ypres Rally

The 2021 Ypres Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 August 2021. It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the eighth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the fourth round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 295.78 km (183.79 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Acropolis Rally 65th edition of Acropolis Rally

The 2021 Acropolis Rally is a motor racing event for rally cars that is set to hold over four days between 9 and 12 September 2021. It will mark the sixty-fifth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event will be the ninth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event will be based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and will be contested over fifteen special stages totalling 292.19 km (181.56 mi) in competitive distance.

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