2025 Monte Carlo Rally 93e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Monaco [a] | |
Rally base | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
Dates run | 23 – 26 January 2025 | |
Start location | Thoard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
Stages | 18 (343.80 km; 213.63 miles) [1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
Transport distance | 1,285.57 km (798.82 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,629.37 km (1,012.44 miles) | |
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Crews registered | 70 |
The 2025 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 93e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 23 to 26 January 2025. [2] It would mark the ninety-third running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is set to be the opening round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event is set to be based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and would be consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 343.80 km (213.63 mi).
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are the defending rally winners, and Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT are the manufacturer's winners. [3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand are the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. [4] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča are the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-four Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and eight Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. [5]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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20 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
22 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Gus Greensmith | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H |
26 | Hikaru Kogure | Topi Matias Luhtinen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
30 | Yuki Yamamoto | James Fulton | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
41 | John Wartique | Maxime Andernack | John Wartique | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H |
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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22 January | — | After 16:01 | Route de la Garde [ Shakedown ] | 3.28 km | |
23 January | After 14:30 | Opening ceremony, Casino Square | — | ||
17:15 – 17:30 | Tyre fitting zone, Digne-les-Bains | — | |||
SS1 | After 18:05 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante 1 | 19.01 km | ||
SS2 | After 19:53 | Faucon-du-Caire / Bréziers | 21.18 km | ||
SS3 | After 21:06 | Avançon / Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 13.97 km | ||
22:06 – 22:54 | Flexi service A, Gap | — | |||
24 January | 8:00 – 8:18 | Service B, Gap | — | ||
SS4 | After 9:31 | Saint-Maurice / Aubessagne 1 | 18.68 km | ||
SS5 | After 10:34 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.68 km | ||
SS6 | After 11:42 | La Bréole / Selonnet 1 | 18.31 km | ||
13:27 – 14:10 | Service C, Gap | — | |||
SS7 | After 15:23 | Saint-Maurice / Aubessagne 2 | 18.68 km | ||
SS8 | After 16:26 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.68 km | ||
SS9 | After 17:34 | La Bréole / Selonnet 2 | 18.31 km | ||
18:59 – 19:47 | Flexi service D, Gap | — | |||
25 January | 6:58 – 7:16 | Service E, Gap | — | ||
SS10 | After 8:59 | La Motte-Chalancon / Saint-Nazaire 1 | 27.00 km | ||
SS11 | After 10:05 | Aucelon / Recoubeau-Jansac 1 | 20.85 km | ||
SS12 | After 11:08 | La Bâtie-des-Fonts / Aspremont 1 | 17.85 km | ||
12:33 – 13:16 | Service F, Gap | — | |||
SS13 | After 14:59 | La Motte-Chalancon / Saint-Nazaire 2 | 27.00 km | ||
SS14 | After 16:05 | Aucelon / Recoubeau-Jansac 2 | 20.85 km | ||
SS15 | After 17:08 | La Bâtie-des-Fonts / Aspremont 2 | 17.85 km | ||
18:33 – 19:21 | Flexi service G, Gap | — | |||
26 January | 6:03 – 6:21 | Service H, Gap | — | ||
SS16 | After 6:39 | Avançon / Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 13.97 km | ||
SS17 | After 8:32 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante 2 | 19.01 km | ||
SS18 | After 12:15 | La Bollène-Vésubie / Peïra-Cava [ Power Stage ] | 17.92 km | ||
After 16:15 | Podium ceremony, Casino Square | — | |||
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