2026 Monte Carlo Rally

2026 Monte Carlo Rally 94e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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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	22 – 25 January 2026
Start location	Monaco, Monte Carlo
Finish location	Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stages	17 (339.15 km; 210.74 miles) [1]
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Transport distance	1,214.07 km (754.39 miles)
Overall distance	1,553.22 km (965.13 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	66
Crews	65 at start

The 2026 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 94^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 22 to 25 January 2026. ^[2] It would mark the ninety-fourth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is due to be the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The 2026 event is set to be based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 339.15 km (210.74 mi).

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais are the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT are the manufacturer's winners. ^[3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand are the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. ^[4] Arthur Pelamourges and Bastien Pouget are the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship. ^[5]

Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is due to open 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. Eleven crews are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-five Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and five Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship. ^[6]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
5	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team	H
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	H
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
20	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	H
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
55	Josh McErlean	Eoin Treacy	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
95	Jon Armstrong	Shane Byrne	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H
99	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	H

Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	Lancia Corse HF	Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale	Driver, Co-driver, Team	H
22	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Lancia Corse HF	Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	H
23	Roberto Daprà	Luca Guglielmetti	Roberto Daprà	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
26	Eric Camilli	Thibault de la Haye	Eric Camilli	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	H
27	Filip Mareš	Radovan Bucha	Filip Mareš	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
28	Léo Rossel	Guillaume Mercoiret	2C Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
29	Pablo Sarrazin	Geoffrey Combe	Pablo Sarrazin	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
30	Filip Kohn	Ross Whittock	Filip Kohn	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
31	Chris Ingram	Alexander Kihurani	Chris Ingram	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
32	Mattéo Chatillon	Maxence Cornuau	Mattéo Chatillon	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
34	Eliott Delecour	Sabrina De Castelli	Eliott Delecour	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
35	Arthur Pelamourges	Bastien Pouget	Arthur Pelamourges	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
36	Jarosław Kołtun	Ireneusz Pleskot	Jarosław Kołtun	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
37	Amaury Molle	Alex Dubois	Amaury Molle	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
38	Olivier Burri	Stéphane Fellay	Olivier Burri	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
39	John Wartique	Maxime Andernack	John Wartique	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
40	Julien Piguet	Marc Haddad	Julien Piguet	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
41	Stefano Mella	Veronica Tramontin	Stefano Mella	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
42	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
43	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	H
44	Luciano Cobbe	Roberto Mometti	Luciano Cobbe	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	H
45	Dimitris Drivakos	Ekaterini Bante	Dimitris Drivakos	Hyundai i20 R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
46	Filippo Marchino	Pietro Elia Ometto	Filippo Marchino	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
47	Henk Vossen	Saskia Bleijenberg	Henk Vossen	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H
48	Carlo Covi	Michela Lorigiola	Carlo Covi	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	H

Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
49	Matteo Fontana	Alessandro Arnaboldi	Matteo Fontana	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H
50	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Kylian Sarmezan	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H
51	Eric Royère	Alexis Grenier	Eric Royère	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H
52	Jean-Christophe Guibert	Laurent Gracial	Jean-Christophe Guibert	Ford Fiesta Rally3	H
53	Olivier Courtois	Hubert Risser	Olivier Courtois	Renault Clio Rally3	H

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
24	Romet Jürgenson	Siim Oja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	H
25	Yuki Yamamoto	James Fulton	Printsport	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	H
56	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Jara Hain	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	H

Itinerary

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
21 January	—N/a	After 14:01	Gap [ Shakedown ]	4.25 km
22 January		After 14:30	Opening ceremony, Monaco	—N/a
	SS1	After 16:05	Toudon / Saint-Antonin	21.90 km
	SS2	After 18:35	Esclangon / Seyne-les-Alpes	23.80 km
	SS3	After 20:35	Vaumeilh / Claret 1	15.06 km
		21:39 – 22:27	Flexi service A, Gap	—N/a
23 January		7:28 – 7:46	Service B, Gap	—N/a
	SS4	After 9:04	Laborel / Chauvac-Laux-Montaux 1	17.95 km
	SS5	After 10:32	Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / La Motte-Chalancon 1	28.70 km
	SS6	After 11:50	La-Bâtie-des-Fontes / Aspremont 1	17.79 km
		12:55 – 13:25	Regroup, Gap	—N/a
		13:25 – 13:58	Service C, Gap	—N/a
	SS7	After 15:16	Laborel / Chauvac-Laux-Montaux 2	17.95 km
	SS8	After 16:44	Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / La Motte-Chalancon 2	28.70 km
	SS9	After 18:05	La-Bâtie-des-Fontes / Aspremont 2	17.79 km
		19:20 – 20:08	Flexi service D, Gap	—N/a
24 January		7:30 – 7:48	Service E, Gap	—N/a
	SS10	After 8:31	La Bréole / Bellaffaire 1	29.93 km
	SS11	After 9:55	Vaumeilh / Claret 2	15.06 km
		10:45 – 11:15	Regroup, Gap	—N/a
		11:15 – 11:48	Service F, Gap	—N/a
	SS12	After 12:31	La Bréole / Bellaffaire 2	29.93 km
		14:00 – 14:20	Remote Service G, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	—N/a
		17:40 – 18:25	Regroup, Monaco	—N/a
	SS13	After 18:35	Monaco Circuit	2.69 km
25 January		6:22 – 6:42	Remote Service H, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	—N/a
	SS14	After 8:05	Col de Braus / La Cabanette 1	12.50 km
	SS15	After 9:35	La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet 1	23.45 km
	SS16	After 11:09	Col de Braus / La Cabanette 2	12.50 km
	SS17	After 13:15	La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet 2 [ Power Stage ]	23.45 km
		After 15:00	Finish, Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes	—N/a
		After 17:00	Podium ceremony, Monaco	—N/a
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Sunday	Stage	Total
Retired SS12		5	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Accident		0	0	0	0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Katsuta / Johnston	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	2:31.8	—N/a
SS1	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	16:05.7	Evans / Martin
SS2	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	16:47.3	Solberg / Edmondson
SS3	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	10:04.7
SS4	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	13:48.5
SS5	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	17:58.7
SS6	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:57.1
SS7	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:10.0
SS8	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	18:05.1
SS9	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:09.3
SS10	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	27:27.8
SS11	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	11:56.1
SS12	Solberg / Edmondson	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	23:06.4
SS13	Fourmaux / Coria	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	2:19.3
SS14
SS15
SS16
SS17
Source: [7]

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Event
Retired SS3		27	Filip Mareš	Radovan Bucha	Filip Mareš	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Accident		0	0
Retired SS2		44	Luciano Cobbe	Roberto Mometti	Luciano Cobbe	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Accident		0	0

Special stages

Overall Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Gryazin / Aleksandrov Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 2:42.9 —N/a SS1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 16:44.8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov SS2 Camilli / de la Haye Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:52.1 Camilli / de la Haye SS3 Stage cancelled SS4 Pelamourges / Pouget Hyundai i20 N Rally2 14:39.9 L. Rossel / Mercoiret SS5 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 19:10.0 SS6 Y. Rossel / Dunand Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 13:28.3 SS7 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 12:47.2 SS8 Camilli / de la Haye Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 19:14.6 SS9 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 12:54.0 SS10 Y. Rossel / Dunand Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 27:56.5 SS11 Y. Rossel / Dunand Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 11:57.2 SS12 Daprà / Guglielmetti Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 23:42.0 SS13 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 2:26.1 SS14 SS15 SS16 SS17 Source: [8]

Challenger Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Gryazin / Aleksandrov Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 2:42.9 —N/a SS1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 16:44.8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov SS2 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 17:55.1 L. Rossel / Mercoiret SS3 Stage cancelled SS4 Pelamourges / Pouget Hyundai i20 N Rally2 14:39.9 L. Rossel / Mercoiret SS5 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 19:10.0 SS6 Daprà / Guglielmetti Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:30.6 SS7 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 12:47.2 SS8 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 19:29.7 SS9 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 12:54.0 SS10 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 28:23.8 SS11 Pelamourges / Pouget Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:23.6 SS12 Daprà / Guglielmetti Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 23:42.0 SS13 L. Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 2:26.1 SS14 SS15 SS16 SS17 Source: [9]

WRC3 Rally3

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
Retired SS3		53	Olivier Courtois	Hubert Risser	Olivier Courtois	Renault Clio Rally3	Accident damage		0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:53.3	—N/a
SS1	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	18:01.7	Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS2	Rossi / Sarmezan	Ford Fiesta Rally3	20:00.5	Rossi / Sarmezan
SS3	Stage cancelled
SS4	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:40.6	Rossi / Sarmezan
SS5	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	21:08.8
SS6	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:36.2
SS7	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:04.6
SS8	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	29:45.9
SS9	Stage cancelled
SS10	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	28:37.3	Rossi / Sarmezan
SS11	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	12:03.4	Royère / Grenier
SS12	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	24:39.8
SS13	Fontana / Arnaboldi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:38.5
SS14
SS15
SS16
SS17
Source: [10]

Notes

1. Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.

References

1. "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
2. "2026 FIA World Rally Championship calendar revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
3. "Ogier Strikes 10 at Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. "Rossel Reigns Supreme in WRC2 at Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. "Pelamourgues Powers to WRC3 Glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
6. "Entry list Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 6 January 2025.
7. "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 23 January 2026.
8. "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 23 January 2026.
9. "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 23 January 2026.
10. "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 23 January 2026.

External links

• Official website (in French and English)
• 2026 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
• 2026 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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