| 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 | ||
| 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 | 3:12:02.1 | |
| Power Stage winner | 10:00.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | 3:22:09.9 | |
| WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. | |
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]
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | | | | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 30 | | | | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | — |
| 62 | | | | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
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 | |
| | 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 | ||
| | 22:43 – 23:33 | Flexi service A, Monaco | — | ||
| 20 January | | 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 | ||
| | 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 | ||
| | 18:54 – 19:44 | Flexi service C, Monaco | — | ||
| 21 January | | 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 | ||
| | 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 | ||
| | 20:48 – 21:38 | Flexi service E, Monaco | — | ||
| 22 January | | 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 | ||
| | After 16:15 | Prize giving ceremony, Monaco | — | ||
| Source: [1] | |||||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 26 | Vincent Landais | 26 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 51 | ||||||
| 2 | Kalle Rovanperä | 23 | Jonne Halttunen | 23 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 27 | ||||||
| 3 | Thierry Neuville | 17 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 17 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 16 | ||||||
| 4 | Elfyn Evans | 15 | Scott Martin | 15 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ott Tänak | 14 | Martin Järveoja | 14 | ||||||||
| 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 | Yohan Rossel | 28 | Arnaud Dunand | 28 | Toksport WRT 2 | 40 | Nikolay Gryazin | 25 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 25 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 20 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 20 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 | Pepe López | 18 | Borja Rozada | 18 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Pepe López | 15 | Borja Rozada | 15 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 | Erik Cais | 15 | Petr Těšínský | 15 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Erik Cais | 12 | Petr Těšínský | 12 | Chris Ingram | 12 | Craig Drew | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Adrien Fourmaux | 10 | Alexandre Coria | 10 | Marco Bulacia | 10 | Axel Coronado | 10 | ||||||||||||
No Rally3 crews entered the round.