2021 Monte Carlo Rally

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2021 Monte Carlo Rally
89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 12 in the 2021 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 baseGap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run21 – 24 January 2021
Start locationQuai Albert, Monaco
Finish locationCasino Square, Monaco
Stages14 (257.64 km; 160.09 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,135.24 km (705.41 miles)
Overall distance1,392.88 km (865.50 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:56:33.7
WRC-2 winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Ola Fløene
Germany Toksport WRT
3:03:57.3
WRC-3 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France
3:08:20.8
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:56.2
Crews registered84
Crews76 at start, 62 at finish

The 2021 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2021.[2] It marked the eighty-ninth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The rally consisted of fourteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 257.64 km (160.09 mi).[1]

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the reigning manufacturers' winners.[3] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, while Eric Camilli and were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[4] Østberg and Eriksen did not defend their WRC-2 title as they did not enter the rally. Camilli and Buresi did not defend their WRC-3 win as they entered in the WRC-2 category.[5]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally, their eighth win in Monte Carlo. The result saw them set a new record for wins in Monte Carlo.[6] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[7] while Yohan Rossel and were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3.[8]

Background[]

Entry list[]

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was 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 were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were eighteen Rally2 crews; of these, seven were nominated to score points in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source:[5]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
22 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 France Eric Camilli France Portugal Citroën C3 Rally2 P
25 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
27 Italy Italy Italy Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 P
28 United States Sean Johnston United States France Saintéloc Junior Citroën C3 Rally2 P
Source:[5]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[b]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
29 France France France Citroën C3 Rally2 P
30 France Yohan Rossel France France Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
31 Spain Spain Spain Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Belgium Belgium Belgium Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Italy Italy Italy Citroën C3 Rally2 P
35 Italy Italy Italy Škoda Fabia R5 P
36 Austria Austria Ilka Minor Austria Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
37 Belgium Belgium Stéphane Prévot Belgium Škoda Fabia R5 P
38 United Kingdom Italy United Kingdom Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Austria Austria Austria Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
40 Belgium Belgium Belgium Citroën C3 Rally2 P
55 France Yoann Bonato France France Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 P
57 Italy Italy Italy Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[5]
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
21 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin[c] Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg [d] Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
23 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
26 Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Belgium Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
59 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Italy Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[5]

Route[]

The route for the 2021 rally covers 257.64 km (160.09 mi) in competitive stages and is the shortest in the event's history. The rally was originally planned to be run over sixteen stages, but was reduced to fifteen amid concerns over organisers' ability to run the event during the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] and ultimately to fourteen so as to respect the curfew established throughout France from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.[1]

Itinerary[]

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1 21 January 14:08 SS1 Saint-Disdier – Corps 20.58 km
15:06 SS2 Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet 20.78 km
22 January 06:10 SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 19.61 km
07:28 SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 21.62 km
09:01 SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 22.24 km
12:17 SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 19.61 km
13:38 SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 21.62 km
2 23 January 06:30 SS8 La Bréole – Selonnet 1 18.31 km
08:18 SS9 Saint-Clément – Freissinières 21.33 km
12:08 SS10 La Bréole – Selonnet 2 18.31 km
3 24 January 08:30 SS11 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 1 12.93 km
10:08 SS12 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1 14.31 km
10:45 SS13 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 2 12.93 km
12:18 SS14 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage] 14.31 km
Source:[1]

Report[]

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:56:33.7 0.0 25 5
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:57:06.3 +32.6 18 3
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:57:47.2 +1:13.5 15 2
4 4 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:59:07.3 +2:33.6 12 4
5 5 6 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:59:47.9 +3:14.2 10 1
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03:35.0 +7:01.3 8 0
8 7 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:04:54.8 +8:21.1 4 0
16 8 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:14:50.1 +18:16.4 0 0
Retired SS11 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Roadworthiness[e] 0 0
Retired SS1 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
21 January SS1 Saint-Disdier – Corps 20.58 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:05.7 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet 20.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:11.8
22 January SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 19.61 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:00.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 21.62 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:36.8 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 22.24 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:35.8
SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 19.61 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 13:32.5 Evans / Martin
SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 21.62 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 14:09.8
23 January SS8 La Bréole – Selonnet 1 18.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:16.2 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS9 Saint-Clément – Freissinières 21.33 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:28.3
SS10 La Bréole – Selonnet 2 18.31 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 11:59.0
24 January SS11 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 1 12.93 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:47.6
SS12 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1 14.31 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:29.6
SS13 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 2 12.93 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:42.6
SS14 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage] 14.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:56.2

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 30 New entry Julien Ingrassia 30 New entry Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 52
2 New entry Elfyn Evans 21 New entry Scott Martin 21 New entry Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 30
3 New entry Thierry Neuville 17 New entry Martijn Wydaeghe 17 New entry M-Sport Ford WRT 10
4 New entry Kalle Rovanperä 16 New entry Jonne Halttunen 16 New entry Hyundai 2C Competition 8
5 New entry Dani Sordo 11 New entry Carlos del Barrio 11

World Rally Championship-2[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 25 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:57.3 0.0 25 5 6
9 2 20 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:05:49.5 +1:52.2 18 4 2
10 3 24 Eric Camilli Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07:09.7 +3:12.4 15 2 1
15 4 22 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:12:49.1 +8:51.8 12 3 0
17 5 28 Sean Johnston Saintéloc Junior Citroën C3 Rally2 3:16:59.5 +13:02.2 10 1 0
43 6 27 Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:22.3 +45:25.0 8 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
21 January SS1 Saint-Disdier – Corps 20.58 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 12:52.2 Mikkelsen / Fløene
SS2 Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet 20.78 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 12:37.7
22 January SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 19.61 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:49.9
SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 21.62 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:21.2
SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 22.24 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:31.6
SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 19.61 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:47.7
SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 21.62 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:40.6
23 January SS8 La Bréole – Selonnet 1 18.31 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:55.6
SS9 Saint-Clément – Freissinières 21.33 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 17:34.0
SS10 La Bréole – Selonnet 2 18.31 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 12:22.2
24 January SS11 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 1 12.93 km Camilli / Citroën C3 Rally2 9:07.9
SS12 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1 14.31 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 11:52.6
SS13 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 2 12.93 km Camilli / Citroën C3 Rally2 8:57.2
SS14 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage] 14.31 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:21.9

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 New entry Andreas Mikkelsen 30 New entry Ola Fløene 30 New entry 40
2 New entry Adrien Fourmaux 22 New entry Renaud Jamoul 22 New entry Movisport 30
3 New entry Eric Camilli 17 New entry 17
4 New entry Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 15 New entry 15
5 New entry Sean Johnston 11 New entry 11

World Rally Championship-3[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
11 1 30 Yohan Rossel Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 3:08:25.8 0.0 25 3 0
13 2 55 Yoann Bonato Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 3:09:35.0 +1:09.2 18 4 0
14 3 29 Citroën C3 Rally2 3:10:48.9 +2:23.1 15 5 0
19 4 39 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:18:03.8 +9:38.0 12 2 0
21 5 32 Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:20:55.8 +12:30.0 10 1 0
23 6 40 Citroën C3 Rally2 3:27:22.6 +18:56.8 8 0 0
26 7 36 Ilka Minor Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:28:39.6 +20:13.8 6 0 0
28 8 34 Citroën C3 Rally2 3:32:54.2 +24:28.4 4 0 0
29 9 37 Stéphane Prévot Škoda Fabia R5 3:33:14.4 +24:48.6 2 0 0
31 10 38 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:37:42.4 +29:16.6 1 0 0
35 11 31 Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:46:56.9 +38:31.1 0 0 0
44 12 35 Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:32.5 +42:06.7 0 0 0
Retired SS11 57 Škoda Fabia R5 Personal 0 0 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
21 January SS1 Saint-Disdier – Corps 20.58 km Rossel / Citroën C3 Rally2 13:04.9 Rossel /
SS2 Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet 20.78 km Bonato / Citroën C3 Rally2 12:50.3
22 January SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 19.61 km Bonato / Citroën C3 Rally2 15:21.5 Bonato /
SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 21.62 km Bonato / Citroën C3 Rally2 14:50.3
SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 22.24 km / Citroën C3 Rally2 14:47.7
SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 19.61 km Rossel / Citroën C3 Rally2 14:06.1 Rossel /
SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 21.62 km Rossel / Citroën C3 Rally2 15:10.3
23 January SS8 La Bréole – Selonnet 1 18.31 km Bonato / Citroën C3 Rally2 14:05.6 Bonato /
SS9 Saint-Clément – Freissinières 21.33 km Rossel / Citroën C3 Rally2 17:34.1 Rossel /
SS10 La Bréole – Selonnet 2 18.31 km / Citroën C3 Rally2 12:23.6
24 January SS11 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 1 12.93 km / Citroën C3 Rally2 9:07.4
SS12 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1 14.31 km / Citroën C3 Rally2 12:12.8
SS13 Puget-Théniers – La Penne 2 12.93 km Rossel / Citroën C3 Rally2 8:53.5
SS14 Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage] 14.31 km / Citroën C3 Rally2 11:31.5

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 New entry Yohan Rossel 28 New entry 28
2 New entry Yoann Bonato 22 New entry 22
3 New entry 20 New entry 20
4 New entry 14 New entry 14
5 New entry 11 New entry 11

Notes[]

  1. ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
  2. ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
  3. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  4. ^ is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  5. ^ Tänak and Järveoja were forced to retire after getting a puncture. The puncture meant that they did not have enough rubber on one of their wheels for the car to be considered road legal. As a result, they could not complete the liasion between special stages.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Itinerary" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Neuville seals revenge win in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "WRC 2 in Monte: Østberg takes top spot". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ogier claims record eighth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's dream start in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ "WRC3: Rossel clinches maiden victory in Monte". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ Craig, Jason (24 December 2020). "FIA "quite confident" 2021 WRC opener in Monte Carlo will go ahead". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ^ Craig, Jason (24 January 2021). "Hyundai "cannot be proud" of WRC Rally Monte Carlo efforts". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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