2023 Monte Carlo Rally
| 2023 Monte Carlo Rally 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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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 country |  Monaco[a] | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Dates run | 19 – 22 January 2023 | |
| Start location | La Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Stages | 18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,209.77 km (751.72 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,534.79 km (953.67 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 75 | |
The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023.[2] It would mark the ninety-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event would be based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and is set to be consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 325.02 km (201.96 mi).[1]
Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche are the defending rally winners.[3] However, they would not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule is conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Background
Entry list
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event would open 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten are due to enter under Rally1 regulations, as would be twenty-seven Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.[7]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 |  Oliver Solberg
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 Elliott Edmondson
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Oliver Solberg
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 30 |  Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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 Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 62 |  Zoltán László
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Gábor Zsiros
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Zoltán László
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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| 19 January | — | After 9:31 | Sainte-Agnès / Peille [Shakedown] | 2.29 km | |
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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 | ||
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22:43 – 23:33 | Flexi service A, Monaco | — | ||
| 20 January |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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18:54 – 19:44 | Flexi service C, Monaco | — | ||
| 21 January |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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20:48 – 21:38 | Flexi service E, Monaco | — | ||
| 22 January |
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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 | ||
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After 16:15 | Prize giving ceremony, Monaco | — | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Notes
- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^ 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.[8]
- ^ 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.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, David; Clark, Colin (1 January 2023). "Loeb has no WRC plan in place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's title defence off to flying start". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pajari secures victory on WRC3 debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
- Official website (in French and English)
- 2023 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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