2007 Monte Carlo Rally
| 2007 Monte Carlo Rally 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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 Renault Clio S1600 competing in Monte-Carlo Rally in 2004. | ||
| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo | |
| Dates run | January 18, 2007 – January 21, 2007 | |
| Stages | 15 (328.54 km; 204.15 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac / Ice | |
| Overall distance | 1,185.02 km (736.34 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 47 at start, 39 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team | |
The 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (75th Monte-Carlo Rally), the first round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between January 19 and 21, 2007.
Pre-event
The rally returned to the Vercors and Ardèche regions of France for the first time since 1997, & for the first time in the rally's history. The Col de Turini will not be used in this year of the Monte Carlo Rally. Due to the popularity of the rally concerns arose about spectator safety, after the shakedown stage was cancelled due to spectator crowding. The rally has some returns and new faces, namely the return of Citroën with C4 WRC with drivers Sébastien Loeb and Dani Sordo. BP Ford returned to defend their manufacturers' title in 2006 with the same team of Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen. The Subaru World Rally Team also returned with the same 2006 team of Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson. In addition to the BP Ford Team, Stobart VK M-Sport Ford return with previous drivers Matthew Wilson and Jari-Matti Latvala as well as Henning Solberg that joins from OMV Peugeot. Another Ford team has been entered under the team name of Munchi's Ford World Rally Team with drivers Luis Perez Companc and fellow Argentine Juan Pablo Raies, they will contest 10 rallies in 2007.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Sebastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:10:27.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Daniel Sordo
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Marc Marti
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:11:05.6 | 38.2 | 8 |
| 3. |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:11:50.2 | 1:22.8 | 6 |
| 4. |  Chris Atkinson
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Glenn McNeall
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Subaru Impreza WRC06 | 3:12:55.5 | 2:28.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:12:55.7 | 2:28.3 | 4 |
| 6. |  Petter Solberg
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 Phil Mills
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Subaru Impreza WRC06 | 3:13:39.4 | 3:12.0 | 3 |
| 7. | Toni Gardemeister
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Jakke Honkanen
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Mitsubishi Lancer WR05 | 3:14:05.5 | 3:38.1 | 2 |
| 8. |  Jan Kopecky
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Filip Schovanek
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Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:15:06.8 | 4:39.4 | 1 |
| 9. | Jean-Marie Cuoq
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Peugeot 307cc WRC | 3:16:27.1 | 5:59.7 | ||
| 10. | Manfred Stohl | Citroen Xsara WRC | 3:17:04.7 | 6:37.3 | ||
| 11. | Gareth MacHale
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Ford Focus WRC | 3:21:38.0 | 11:10.6 | |
| 12. | Matthew Wilson
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Scott Martin
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:23:38.4 | 13:11.0 | |
| 13. | Frederic Romeyer
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Peugeot 307cc WRC | 3:24:19.3 | 13:51.9 | ||
| 14. | Henning Solberg
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Cato Menkerud
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:25:11.9 | 14:44.5 | |
Retirements
Andreas Aigner - drive shaft problems (SS9);
Jari-Matti Latvala - damaged rollcage (SS14);
Special Stages
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (18 Jan) |
SS1 | 19:16 | St Jean En Royans | 28.52 km | S. Loeb
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13:58.7 | 122.42 km/h | S. Loeb
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| SS2 | 20:06 | La Cime Du Mas | 17.87 km | S. Loeb
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9:31.2 | 112.63 km/h | ||
| 2 (19 Jan) |
SS3 | 08:19 | St Pierreville 1 | 46.20 km | D. Sordo
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29:43.4 | 93.26 km/h | |
| SS4 | 10:13 | Burzet 1 | 16.47 km | S. Loeb
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9:39.3 | 102.35 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 10:59 | St Martial 1 | 12.81 km | D. Sordo
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8:00.7 | 95.94 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 15:17 | St Pierreville 2 | 46.20 km | S. Loeb
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28:29.7 | 97.28 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 17:11 | Burzet 2 | 16.47 km | D. Sordo
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9:43.2 | 101.67 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:57 | St Martial 2 | 12.81 km | S. Loeb
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8:16.4 | 92.9 km/h | ||
| 3 (20 Jan - 21 Jan) |
SS9 | 07:31 | Labatie D'Andaure 1 | 19.67 km | S. Loeb
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10:47.2 | 109.41 km/h | |
| SS10 | 08:13 | St Bonnet 1 | 25.93 km | C. Atkinson
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12:42.7 | 122.39 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 09:38 | Lamastre 1 | 18.76 km | M. Hirvonen
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11:46.9 | 95.54 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 13:03 | Labatie D'Andaure 2 | 19.67 km | M. Hirvonen
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10:45.1 | 109.77 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 13:45 | St Bonnet 2 | 25.93 km | C. Atkinson
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12:32.4 | 124.07 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 15:10 | Lamastre 2 | 18.76 km | M. Hirvonen
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11:30.5 | 97.81 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 09:00 | Monaco | 2.79 km | C. Atkinson
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1:49.9 | 91.39 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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| MON
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SWE
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NOR
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MEX
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POR
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ARG
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ITA
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GRC
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FIN
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GER
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NZL
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ESP
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FRA
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JPN
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IRL
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GBR
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| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 4 | OMV Kronos | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
External links
- Results on official site - WRC.com
- Results on RallyBase.nl
- Results on eWRC-results.com
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