The 2024 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 92e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 25 to 28 January 2024.[2] It marked the ninety-second running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 324.44 km (201.60 mi).[1]
| 2024 Monte Carlo Rally 92e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 in the 2024 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 | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| Dates run | 25 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Start location | Thoard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Stages | 17 (324.44 km; 201.60 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,325.45 km (823.60 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,649.89 km (1,025.19 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 70 | |
| Crews | 68 at start, 64 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT3:09:30.9 | |
| Saturday Overall leader | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:37:58.5 | |
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 31:32.4 | |
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 9:50.4 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand DG Sport Compétition3:20:00.7 | |
| WRC-3 winner |  Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča3:42:09.1 | |
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] Rossel and Dunand successfully defended their titles in the WRC-2 category.[6] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča are the winners in the WRC-3 category.
Background
editEntry list
editThe 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. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-two Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[7]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Jan Černý
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Ondřej Krajča
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Jan Černý
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 47 | Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Kylian Sarmezan
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Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
| 48 |  Carlo Covi
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Simone Angi
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Carlo Covi
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Oliver Solberg
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 Elliott Edmondson
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 Toksport WRT
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 23 |  Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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Printsport
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | — | P |
| 60 | Armand Fumal
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Jules Escartefigue
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Armand Fumal
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Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January | — | After 16:31 | Route de la Garde [Shakedown] | 3.28 km | |
| 25 January | 
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After 16:52 | Opening ceremony, Monaco | — | |
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19:37 – 19:52 | Tyre fitting zone, Digne-les-Bains | — | ||
| SS1 | After 20:35 | Thoard / Saint-Geniez | 21.01 km | ||
| SS2 | After 21:58 | Bayons / Bréziers | 25.19 km | ||
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23:11 – 23:59 | Flexi service A, Gap | — | ||
| 26 January |
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7:45 – 8:03 | Service B, Gap | — | |
| SS3 | After 8:51 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.68 km | ||
| SS4 | After 10:24 | Champcella / Saint-Clément 1 | 17.87 km | ||
| SS5 | After 11:57 | La Bréole / Selonnet 1 | 18.31 km | ||
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13:25 – 14:08 | Service C, Gap | — | ||
| SS6 | After 14:56 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.68 km | ||
| SS7 | After 16:29 | Champcella / Saint-Clément 2 | 17.87 km | ||
| SS8 | After 18:02 | La Bréole / Selonnet 2 | 18.31 km | ||
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19:30 – 20:18 | Flexi service D, Gap | — | ||
| 27 January |
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6:54 – 7:12 | Service E, Gap | — | |
| SS9 | After 8:51 | Esparron / Oze 1 | 18.79 km | ||
| SS10 | After 9:53 | Les Nonières / Chichilianne 1 | 20.04 km | ||
| SS11 | After 11:06 | Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 1 | 21.37 km | ||
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12:39 – 13:22 | Service F, Gap | — | ||
| SS12 | After 14:05 | Esparron / Oze 2 | 18.79 km | ||
| SS13 | After 15:53 | Les Nonières / Chichilianne 2 | 20.04 km | ||
| SS14 | After 17:06 | Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 2 | 21.37 km | ||
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18:39 – 19:27 | Flexi service G, Gap | — | ||
| 28 January |
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6:03 – 6:21 | Service H, Gap | — | |
| SS15 | After 7:04 | La Bréole / Selonnet 3 | 18.31 km | ||
| SS16 | After 8:35 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante | 19.01 km | ||
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11:17 – 12:02 | Regroup, Roquebillière | — | ||
| SS17 | After 12:15 | La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini [Power Stage] | 14.80 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Event | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:09:30.9 | 0.0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:09:47.0 | +16.1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:10:16.1 | +45.2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:11:30.7 | +1:59.8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:13:07.8 | +3:36.9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:15:05.5 | +5:34.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:17:59.4 | +8:58.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 20 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:44:10.9 | +34:40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Special stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Thierry Neuville | 30 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 30 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 46 | |||
| 2 |
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Sébastien Ogier | 24 |
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Vincent Landais | 24 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 45 | |||
| 3 |
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Elfyn Evans | 21 |
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Scott Martin | 21 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 13 | |||
| 4 |
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Ott Tänak | 15 |
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Martin Järveoja | 15 | ||||||
| 5 |
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Adrien Fourmaux | 11 |
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Alexandre Coria | 11 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| 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 |
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Yohan Rossel | 25 |
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Arnaud Dunand | 25 |
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DG Sport Compétition | 43 |
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Pepe López | 25 |
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David Vázquez Liste | 25 | |||||
| 2 |
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Pepe López | 18 |
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David Vázquez Liste | 18 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 18 |
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 18 | ||||||||
| 3 |
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Pepe López | 15 |
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Borja Rozada | 15 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 15 |
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Yannick Roche | 15 | ||||||||
| 4 |
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Nicolas Ciamin | 12 |
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Yannick Roche | 12 |
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Jan Solans | 12 |
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Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 |
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Stéphane Lefebvre | 10 |
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Andy Malfoy | 10 |
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Olivier Burri | 10 |
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Anderson Levratti | 10 | ||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 46 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:42:09.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 26 | 2 | 47 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:52:51.7 | +10:42.6 | 18 |
Special stages
edit| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:21.8 | — |
| SS1 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:34.1 | Rossi / Sarmezan |
| SS2 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:40.1 | Černý / Krajča |
| SS3 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:20.5 | |
| SS4 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:33.7 | |
| SS5 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:14.9 | |
| SS6 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:41.2 | |
| SS7 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:49.9 | |
| SS8 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:57.8 | |
| SS9 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:45.4 | |
| SS10 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:15.4 | |
| SS11 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:35.1 | |
| SS12 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:07.6 | |
| SS13 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:16.1 | |
| SS14 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:53.8 | |
| SS15 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:13.2 | |
| SS16 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:59.2 | |
| SS17 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:04.0 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Jan Černý | 25 |
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Ondřej Krajča | 25 | ||
| 2 |
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Ghjuvanni Rossi | 18 |
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Kylian Sarmezan | 18 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^ 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
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Ogier claims record ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "BREAKING Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Masterful Neuville opens 2024 campaign with victory in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Flying Rossel goes back-to-back in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "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
edit- Official website (in French and English)
- 2024 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)