1996 Monte Carlo Rally

The 1996 Monte Carlo Rally was the 63rd Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo. It was won by Patrick Bernardini.

1996 Monte Carlo Rally 64ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 1996 2-Litre World Championship
Host country	Monaco
Dates run	20 – 25 January 1996
Stage surface	Asphalt
Statistics
Crews	150 at start, 99 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Patrick Bernardini Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:24:40

As it was not part of the 1996 World Rally Championship, it was instead held as the first round of the 2-Litre World Championship.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Time/Retired
1	3	Patrick Bernardini	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:24:40
2	1	François Delecour	Peugeot 306 Maxi	5:28:24
3	2	Armin Schwarz	Toyota Celica GT-Four	5:31:52
4	4	Bernard Béguin	Subaru Impreza 555	5:33:59
5	11	Pierre-César Baroni	Subaru Impreza 555	5:35:13
6	26	Iwan Postel	Subaru Impreza 555	5:37:17
7	19	Daniel Ducruet	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	5:41:27
8	15	Maurizio Verini	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	5:47:21
9	7	Yevgeniy Vasin	Opel Astra GSi	5:48:34
10	8	Erwin Weber	SEAT Ibiza GTi	5:49:41
11	25	Jean-Paul Aymé	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	5:50:40
12	14	Pavel Sibera	Škoda Felicia Kit Car	5:51:25
13	17	Emil Triner	Škoda Felicia Kit Car	5:54:58
14	36	Alain Pellerey	Citroën ZX 16V	6:00:09
15	46	Claude Carret	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:03:11
16	20	Frédéric Dor	Subaru Impreza 555	6:03:29
17	28	Frédéric Schmit	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:05:36
18	42	Renaud Poutot	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	6:09:17
19	39	Michel Bonfils	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:09:22
20	74	Christophe Arnaud	Renault Clio Williams	6:09:29
21	35	Xavier Du Castel	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:09:50
22	29	Italo Ferrara	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:10:13
23	47	Eric Mallen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	6:14:22
24	57	Daniel Fores	Renault Clio Williams	6:14:51
25	27	Auguste Turiani	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:15:34
26	94	Richard Bourcier	Peugeot 106 XSI	6:17:07
27	41	Maurizio Baldi	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:21:30
28	48	Klaus Günther	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:23:14
29	50	Horst Rotter	Opel Astra GSi	6:23:29
30	106	Nicola Caldani	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:23:35
31	83	Serge Guiramand	Renault Clio Williams	6:24:00
32	79	Roger Grimaud	Honda Civic VTi	6:26:00
33	142	Serge Beschi	Renault Clio Williams	6:29:29
34	82	Jean-Marc Masse	Citroën AX GTi	6:31:18
35	62	Jean-Pierre Landron	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	6:33:07
36	129	Andrea Maselli	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:34:43
37	134	Pascal Berard	Renault Clio Williams	6:34:53
38	121	Jacek Sikora	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:35:03
39	146	Thierry Savey	Renault Clio Williams	6:35:41
40	115	Herbert Kowald	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:35:59
41	156	Thierry Dard	Peugeot 205 GTi	6:37:05
42	141	Jean-Claude Pelletier	Renault Clio Williams	6:40:11
43	145	Rudolf Kuchlmaier	Peugeot 205 GTi	6:42:12
44	126	Siegfried Steinacker	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:42:27
45	92	Philippe Vanhaesebrouck	Peugeot 205 Rallye	6:42:32
46	78	Peter Bosse	Opel Kadett GSi	6:42:35
47	109	Sébastien Currat	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:42:37
48	128	René Chevalier	Renault Clio Williams	6:43:39
49	80	Guy Loison	Honda Civic VTi	6:44:23
50	40	Marco Gramenzi	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:44:38
51	139	David Truphemus	Peugeot 205 GTi	6:47:32
52	142	Udo Naab	Opel Kadett GTi	6:48:10
53	154	Johan Bastiaens	Honda Civic VTi	6:49:20
54	88	Emilio Corio	Fiat Coupé 2.0	6:49:58
55	118	Jorge Martínez Cueto	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:50:04
56	112	Torben Fasterholdt	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	6:51:26
57	71	La Houl	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	6:5?:??
58	158	Jean-François Forot	Honda Civic	6:5?:??
59	151	Mauro Simoncini	Daewoo Nexia	6:5?:??
60	137	Lars Pihl	Peugeot 307 GTi	6:56:35
61	103	Ana Arche	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	7:00:34
62	132	Roberta Rossi	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	7:0?:??
63	101	Poul Weinreich	Peugeot 106 XSi	7:01:31
64	131	Gilles Giraud	Peugeot 309 GTi	?:??:??
65	108	Joël Benivay	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
66	117	Florian Schmidt	Suzuki Swift	?:??:??
67	143	Jean-Claude Forel	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
68	163	Eddy Brisson	Peugeot 205 Rallye	?:??:??
69	113	Tony Dron	Mini Cooper	?:??:??
70	159	Christian Guillot	Peugeot 205 GTI	?:??:??
71	138	Paul Saly	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
72	155	Jean-Louis Boubal	Peugeot 205 GTi	?:??:??
73	73	Michel Andrey	Peugeot 205 Rallye	?:??:??
74	70	"Loic"	Lancia Delta Integrale	?:??:??
75	110	Markus Bühl	Suzuki Swift	?:??:??
76	160	Jacques Molbert	Peugeot 205 GTi	?:??:??
77	104	Christian Bressan	Peugeot 205 GTi	?:??:??
78	56	Klaus Teichmann	Nissan Sunny	?:??:??
79	161	Marcel Laissus	Peugeot 106 Rallye	?:??:??
80	99	Pierre-Yves Salessy	Peugeot 106 XSi	?:??:??
81	148	Bernd Nebelin	Opel Kadett	?:??:??
82	149	Philippe Raillon	Peugeot 309 GTi	?:??:??
83	100	Gabriele Cadringher	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	?:??:??
84	123	Oddvar Moy	Opel Astra	?:??:??
85	111	Keith Bird	Mini Cooper	?:??:??
86	65	Jacques Verot	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	?:??:??
87	102	G. Risson	Peugeot 106 XSi	?:??:??
88	105	Y. Baugiraud	Lada Samara	?:??:??
87	168	Bernard Jaussaud	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
90	127	Thierry Chkondali	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
91	136	Jacques Richaud	Peugeot 306 S16	?:??:??
92	98	Robert Le Cozanet	Peugeot 205 GTi	?:??:??
93	140	Jacky Leroy	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
94	67	Marc Dessi	Peugeot 205 GTi	?:??:??
95	153	Bruno Zonta	Peugeot 309 GTi	?:??:??
96	9	Hermann Gassner	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	?:??:??
97	119	Wolfgang Schröder	Suzuki Swift	?:??:??
98	152	Bjarte Vevle	Volkswagen Golf GTi	?:??:??
99	133	R. M. Fressynet	Renault Clio Williams	?:??:??
Ret	5	François Chatriot	Peugeot 306 Maxi	Clutch
Ret	6	Jesús Puras	SEAT Ibiza GTi	Engine
Ret	10	Gilberto Piannezola	Toyota Celica GT-Four	Transmission
Ret	12	Grégoire de Mévius	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Accident
Ret	16	Michele Gregis	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired
Ret	18	Christian Jaquillard	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Mechanical
Ret	21	Franck Phillips	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired
Ret	23	Nikolai Burkart	Nissan Sunny GTi	Clutch
Ret	32	Richard Frau	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	33	Jacques Arzeno	Nissan Sunny	Retired
Ret	37	Eddie Mercier	Renault Clio Williams	Retired
Ret	38	Philippe Rubiolo	Peugeot 106 XSi	Retired
Ret	43	René-Philippe Thuillier	Subaru Impreza	Retired
Ret	44	Michael Stoschek	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III	Retired
Ret	51	F. Troullier	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired
Ret	52	Lecaillon	Renault Clio Williams	Retired
Ret	53	Nigel Heath	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	54	Jani Trček	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	55	Jean-Louis Sauzon	Volkswagen Golf GTi	Retired
Ret	58	Nicola Sardelli	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	59	Cyril Henny	Mazda 323 GT-R	Gearbox
Ret	61	Consani	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	63	Robert Nosenzo	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired
Ret	66	Nicolas Ressegaire	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired
Ret	77	Robert Plant	Mini Cooper	Retired
Ret	81	René Caminada	Volkswagen Golf GTi	Mechanical
Ret	90	Andreas Praschma	Opel Astra	Retired
Ret	91	Jacques Fillet	Peugeot 309 GTi	Retired
Ret	95	Julien Quinonero	Peugeot 306 S16	Retired
Ret	97	Kostas Argiriou	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	Mechanical
Ret	107	Jacky Cesbron	Renault Clio 1.2	Retired
Ret	114	Kurt Kreutz	Toyota Starlet	Retired
Ret	116	Raimo Näsänen	Opel Corsa	Retired
Ret	122	Michel Billion-Rey	Renault Clio Williams	Retired
Ret	124	Marcel van Vliet	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	Retired
Ret	135	Cédric Robert	Fiat Cinquecento Sporting	Retired
Ret	162	Cyrille Oddoux	Peugeot 205 Rallye	Retired