2023 Monte Carlo Rally

2023 Monte Carlo Rally
91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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 countryMonaco
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)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,209.77 km (751.72 miles)
Overall distance1,534.79 km (953.67 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered75
Crews74 at start, 67 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:12:02.1
Power Stage winner Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:00.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Yohan Rossel
Arnaud Dunand
PH Sport
3:22:09.9
WRC-3 winnerNo 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. 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).

Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners. However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category. However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.

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.

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

Report

WRC Rally1

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

WRC-2 Rally2

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.