2021 Monte Carlo Rally
2021 Monte Carlo Rally 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Monaco[a] | |
Rally base | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | |
Dates run | 21 – 24 January 2021 | |
Start location | Quai Albert, Monaco | |
Finish location | Casino Square, Monaco | |
Stages | 14 (257.64 km; 160.09 miles)[1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
Transport distance | 1,135.24 km (705.41 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,392.88 km (865.50 miles) | |
Results | ||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:56:33.7 | |
WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT 3:03:57.3 | |
WRC-3 winner | Yohan Rossel 3:08:20.8 | |
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:56.2 | |
Crews registered | 84 | |
Crews | 76 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.
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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20 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P |
22 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P | |
24 | Eric Camilli | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | ||
25 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P |
27 | Movisport | Škoda Fabia R5 | P | ||
28 | Sean Johnston | Saintéloc Junior | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |
Source:[5] |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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29 | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |||
30 | Yohan Rossel | Yohan Rossel | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |
31 | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P | |||
32 | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P | |||
34 | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |||
35 | Škoda Fabia R5 | P | |||
36 | Ilka Minor | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | P | ||
37 | Stéphane Prévot | Škoda Fabia R5 | P | ||
38 | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P | |||
39 | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P | |||
40 | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |||
55 | Yoann Bonato | Yoann Bonato | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | |
57 | Škoda Fabia R5 | P | |||
Source:[5] |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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21 | Nikolay Gryazin[c] | [d] | Movisport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
23 | Oliver Solberg | Aaron Johnston | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | P |
26 | Kevin Abbring | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | ||
59 | Carlo Covi | 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 |
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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[]
Special stages[]
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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 | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Sébastien Ogier | 30 | Julien Ingrassia | 30 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 52 | ||||||
2 | Elfyn Evans | 21 | Scott Martin | 21 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 30 | ||||||
3 | Thierry Neuville | 17 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 17 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 10 | ||||||
4 | Kalle Rovanperä | 16 | Jonne Halttunen | 16 | Hyundai 2C Competition | 8 | ||||||
5 | Dani Sordo | 11 | Carlos del Barrio | 11 |
World Rally Championship-2[]
Classification[]
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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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 |
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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 | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 30 | Ola Fløene | 30 | 40 | |||||||
2 | Adrien Fourmaux | 22 | Renaud Jamoul | 22 | Movisport | 30 | ||||||
3 | Eric Camilli | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
4 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
5 | Sean Johnston | 11 | 11 |
World Rally Championship-3[]
Classification[]
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Yohan Rossel | 28 | 28 | |||||
2 | Yoann Bonato | 22 | 22 | |||||
3 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
4 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
5 | 11 | 11 |
Notes[]
- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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[]
- ^ a b c d "Itinerary" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Neuville seals revenge win in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Monte: Østberg takes top spot". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ogier claims record eighth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's dream start in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Rossel clinches maiden victory in Monte". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Craig, Jason (24 January 2021). "Hyundai "cannot be proud" of WRC Rally Monte Carlo efforts". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in French and English)
- 2021 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
- 2021 in French motorsport
- 2021 in Monegasque motorsport
- 2021 World Rally Championship season
- January 2021 sports events in France
- Monte Carlo Rally
- Sports events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic