2023 Monte Carlo Rally

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]

2023 Monte Carlo Rally
91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
Next event →
The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages.
Host country Monaco[lower-alpha 1]
Rally baseMonte Carlo, Monaco
Dates run19 – 22 January 2023
Start locationLa Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Finish locationCol de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stages18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,209.77 km (751.72 miles)
Overall distance1,534.79 km (953.67 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:12:02.1
WRC-2 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Arnaud Dunand
France PH Sport
3:22:09.9
WRC-3 winnerNo classified finishers.
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:00.5
Crews registered75
Crews74 at start, 67 at finish

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]

Background

Entry list

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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Cándido Carrera South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 France Yohan Rossel France Arnaud Dunand France PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Andy Malfoy France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24 Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 2] Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 3] Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
25 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
26 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
27 Czech Republic Erik Cais Czech Republic Petr Těšínský Czech Republic Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Craig Drew United Kingdom Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 United States Sean Johnston United States Alexander Kihurani United States Sean Johnston Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland John Rowan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
32 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
34 Spain Pepe López Spain Borja Rozada Spain Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Spain Alejandro Cachón Spain Alejandro López Fernández Spain Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 France François Delecour France Sabrina De Castelli France François Delecour Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
38 Switzerland Olivier Burri France Anderson Levratti Switzerland Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
39 Austria Johannes Keferböck Austria Ilka Minor Austria Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
40 Italy Lorenzo Bontempelli Italy Giovanni Pina Italy Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
41 Spain Daniel Alonso Villarón Spain Adrián Pérez Fernández Spain Daniel Alonso Villarón Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
42 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
44 France Frédéric Rosati France Philippe Marchetto France Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
45 Italy Silvano Patera Italy Stefano Tiraboschi Italy Silvano Patera Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
46 Italy Simone Niboli Italy Battista Brunetti Italy Simone Niboli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
47 Italy Filippo Marchino Italy Pietro Elia Ometto Italy Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
48 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Massimiliano Bosi Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
49 Italy Christian Merli Italy Marco Zortea Italy Christian Merli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
50 Netherlands Henk Vossen Netherlands Annemieke Hulzebos Netherlands Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
23 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Sweden Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — P
30 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — —
62 Hungary Zoltán László Hungary Gábor Zsiros Hungary Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P

Itinerary

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]

Report

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:02.1 0.0 25 1
2 2 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:20.8 +18.7 18 5
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:12:46.7 +44.6 15 2
4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:13:14.4 +1:12.3 12 3
5 5 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:14:36.9 +2:34.8 10 4
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:03.6 +2:11.3 8 0
7 7 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:49.5 +3:47.4 6 0
8 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:53.4 +3:51.3 4 0
24 9 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:52.3 +26:50.2 0 0
Retired SS17 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:44.6 —
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:22.9 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:10.8
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:54.7
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:44.7
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:30.7
SS6 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.3
SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:38.7
SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:24.0
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:05.5
SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:27.1
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:35.7
SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:01.8
SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:27.6
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:30.2
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.9
SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:08.9
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.0
SS18 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:00.5

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 New entry Sébastien Ogier 26 New entry Vincent Landais 26 New entry Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 51
2 New entry Kalle Rovanperä 23 New entry Jonne Halttunen 23 New entry Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 27
3 New entry Thierry Neuville 17 New entry Martijn Wydaeghe 17 New entry M-Sport Ford WRT 16
4 New entry Elfyn Evans 15 New entry Scott Martin 15
5 New entry Ott Tänak 14 New entry Martin Järveoja 14

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
9 1 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:22:09.9 0.0 25 3 2
10 2 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:22:10.4 +0.5 18 2 1
11 3 34 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:23:16.1 +1:10.7 15 0 0
12 4 27 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:35.8 +1:30.4 12 0 0
13 5 20 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:24:01.8 +1:56.4 10 0 0
15 6 28 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:25:12.1 +3:06.7 8 0 0
16 7 26 Marco Bulacia Axel Coronado Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:26:50.4 +4:45.0 6 0 0
17 8 25 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:26:54.9 +4:49.5 4 0 0
18 9 22 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 3:27:45.9 +5:40.5 2 1 0
19 10 37 François Delecour Sabrina De Castelli François Delecour Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:28:12.6 +6:07.2 1 0 0
20 11 35 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 3:28:50.8 +6:45.4 0 0 0
22 12 36 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:32:46.6 +10:41.2 0 0 0
25 13 49 Christian Merli Marco Zortea Christian Merli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:39:02.7 +16:57.3 0 0 0
27 14 39 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:40:24.0 +18:18.6 0 0 0
33 15 40 Lorenzo Bontempelli Giovanni Pina Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:47:24.3 +25:18.9 0 0 0
35 16 46 Simone Niboli Battista Brunetti Simone Niboli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:49:02.6 +26:57.2 0 0 0
41 17 45 Silvano Patera Stefano Tiraboschi Silvano Patera Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:54:19.8 +32:14.4 0 0 0
45 18 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:57:18.0 +35:12.6 0 0 0
48 19 47 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 4:01:58.4 +39:53.0 0 0 0
52 20 48 Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:30.5 +47:25.1 0 0 0
56 21 50 Henk Vossen Annemieke Hulzebos Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 4:14:05.8 +52:00.4 0 0 0
57 22 31 Josh McErlean John Rowan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:15:45.1 +53:39.7 0 0 0
59 23 38 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:23:05.9 +1:01:00.5 0 0 0
61 24 41 Daniel Alonso Villarón Adrián Pérez Fernández Daniel Alonso Villarón Citroën C3 Rally2 4:34:35.1 +1:12:29.7 0 0 0
Retired SS17 44 Frédéric Rosati Philippe Marchetto Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS16 29 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Sean Johnston Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS15 42 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

Championship standings
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1 New entry Yohan Rossel 28 New entry Arnaud Dunand 28 New entry Toksport WRT 2 40 New entry Nikolay Gryazin 25 New entry Konstantin Aleksandrov 25
2 New entry Nikolay Gryazin 20 New entry Konstantin Aleksandrov 20 New entry M-Sport Ford WRT 30 New entry Pepe López 18 New entry Borja Rozada 18
3 New entry Pepe López 15 New entry Borja Rozada 15 New entry Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 18 New entry Erik Cais 15 New entry Petr Těšínský 15
4 New entry Erik Cais 12 New entry Petr Těšínský 12 New entry Chris Ingram 12 New entry Craig Drew 12
5 New entry Adrien Fourmaux 10 New entry Alexandre Coria 10 New entry Marco Bulacia 10 New entry Axel Coronado 10

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

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. Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
  3. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]

References
  1. "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. Evans, David; Clark, Colin (1 January 2023). "Loeb has no WRC plan in place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. "WRC2: Mikkelsen's title defence off to flying start". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "Pajari secures victory on WRC3 debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Record-breaking Ogier claims ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. "Gryazin keeps Rossel at bay for WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. "Breaking: Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. "Monte Carlo Rally 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2023 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.