2016 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2016 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2016. It marked the eighty-fourth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.^[1]

2016 Monte Carlo Rally 84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2016 World Rally Championship Next event →
Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run	22 – 25 January 2016
Stages	16 (377.59 km; 234.62 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews	88 at start, 64 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started the season with a win in Monte Carlo, his third consecutive in the principality and the 33rd of his WRC career.

Entry list

Notable entrants No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre 1 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 2 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 3 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M 4 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M 5 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mads Østberg Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 6 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Eric Camilli Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 7 Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M 8 Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën DS3 WRC M 9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M 10 Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M 12 DMACK World Rally Team WRC Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC D 16 Robert Kubica WRC Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak       Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 17 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Bryan Bouffier Victor Bellotto Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 18 Felice Re WRC Felice Re Mara Bariani Citroën DS3 WRC P 32 BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team       WRC-2 Armin Kremer Pirmin Winklhofer Škoda Fabia R5 P 33 Julien Maurin WRC-2 Julien Maurin Benjamin Veillas Škoda Fabia R5 P 34 Quentin Giordano WRC-2 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R5 M 35 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 Elfyn Evans Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M 36 Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2 Simone Tempestini Matteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P 37 FWRT s.r.l. WRC Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P 38 Alain Foulon WRC-2 Alain Foulon Bernard Ferro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M 39 Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 R5 M 40 Quentin Gilbert WRC-2 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R5 M 41 Yoann Bonato WRC-2 Yoann Bonato Denis Giarudet Citroën DS3 R5 P 42 Peugeot Rally Academy WRC-2 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M 44 Triviño World Rally Team WRC-2 Ricardo Triviño Sergio Salom Citroën DS3 R5 P 45 Jean-Michel Raoux WRC-2 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Citroën DS3 R5 M 46 The Ptock WRC-2 Hubert Ptaszek Kamil Kozdroń Škoda Fabia R5 P 47 Lasakris Foundation WRC-2 Lambros Athanassoulas       Nikolaos Zakheos Škoda Fabia R5 P 61 Printsport WRC-3 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 R3T M 62 ACI Team Italia WRC-3 Fabio Andolfi Manuel Feloni Peugeot 208 R2 P 63 ACI Team Italia WRC-3 Damiano De Tommaso       Massimiliano Bosi Peueot 208 R2 P 64 Peugeot Rally Academy WRC-3 Jordan Berfa Damien Augustin Peugeot 208 R2 M 65 Martin Koči WRC-3 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Citroën DS3 R3T M 66 Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3 Michel Fabre Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M 67 Igor Giusti WRC-3 Igor Giusti Patrick Chiappe Peugeot 208 R2 M 68 Vincent Dubert WRC-3 Vincent Dubert Sébastien Pujol Citroën DS3 R3T M 69 Enrico Brazzoli WRC-3 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Peugeot 208 R2 P

Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time	Difference	Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:49:53.1	0.0	28
2	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger	Volkswagen Motorsport II	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:51:47.6	+1:54.5	19
3	3	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	3:53:11.0	+3:17.9	15
4	5	Mads Østberg	Ola Fløene	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:54:40.8	+4:47.7	12
5	8	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:57:28.7	+7:35.6	10
6	4	Dani Sordo	Marc Martí	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 WRC	WRC	4:00:28.6	+10:35.5	10
7	12	Ott Tänak	Raigo Mõlder	DMACK World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	4:01:33.0	+11:39.9	6
8	35	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:08:23.9	+18:30.8	4
9	48	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Esapekka Lappi	Skoda Fabia R5		4:10:34.1	+20:41.0	2
10	32	Armin Kremer	Pirmin Winklhofer	BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team	Skoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:10:37.0	+20:43.9	1
WRC-2 standings
1 (8.)	35	Elfyn Evans	Craig Parry	M-Sport World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:08:23.9	0.0	25
2 (10.)	32	Armin Kremer	Pirmin Winklhofer	BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:10:37.0	+2:13.1	18
3 (11.)	40	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citron DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:10:58.1	+2:34.2	15
4 (13.)	34	Quentin Giordano	Valentin Sarreaud	Quentin Giordano	Citron DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:14:56.5	+6:32.6	12
5 (15.)	41	Yoann Bonato	Denis Giraudet	Yoann Bonato	Citron DS3 R5	WRC-2	4:20:09.6	+11:49.7	10
6 (17.)	42	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Quentin Giordano	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	WRC-2	4:26:42.2	+18:18.3	8
7 (18.)	46	Hubert Ptaszek	Kamil Kozdroń	The Ptock	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:30:15.7	+21:51.8	6
8 (22.)	47	Lambros Athanassoulas	Nikolaus Zakheos	Lasakris Foundation	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	4:34:48.3	+26:24.4	4
9 (39.)	36	Simone Tempestini	Matteo Chiarcossi	Napoca Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:50:58.7	+42:34.8	2
10 (51.)	38	Alain Foulon	Bernard Ferro	Alain Foulon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	WRC-2	5:00:47.1	+52:23.2	1
WRC-3 standings
1 (19.)	61	Ole Christian Feiby	Jonas Andersson	Printsport	Citroën DS3 R3T	WRC-3	4:30:42.9	0.0	25
2 (21.)	64	Jordan Berfa	Damien Augustin	Peugeot Rally Academy	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:34:29.5	+3:46.6	18
3 (23.)	62	Fabio Andolfi	Manuel Fenoli	ACI Team Italia	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:35:12.5	+4:29.6	15
4 (24.)	63	Damiano De Tommaso	Massimiliano Bosi	ACI Team Italia	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:36:54.5	+6:11.6	12
5 (34.)	68	Vincent Dubert	Sébastien Pujol	Vincent Dubert	Citroën DS3 R3T	WRC-3	4:46:41.6	+15:58.7	10
6 (38.)	65	Martin Koči	Lukáš Kostka	Martin Koči	Citroën DS3 R3T	WRC-3	4:49:14.4	+18:31.5	8
7 (45.)	69	Enrico Brazzoli	Maurizio Barone	Enrico Brazzoli	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:56:34.9	+25:52.0	6
8 (49.)	66	Michel Fabre	Maxime Vilmot	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën DS3 R3T	WRC-3	5:00:24.6	+29:41.7	4
9 (56.)	51	Igor Giusti	Patrick Chiappe	Igor Giusti	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	5:06:02.2	+35:19.3	2
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Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Rally leader
Leg 1 (21 Jan)	SS1	Entrevaux – Val de Chalvagne - Rouaine	21.25 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	12:21.9	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	Barles – Seyne	20.38 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën DS3 WRC	13:06.1	Kris Meeke
Leg 2 (22 Jan)	SS3	Corps – La Salle en Beaumont 1	14.65 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:07.5
	SS4	Aspres les Corps – Chauffayer 1	25.78 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën DS3 WRC	13:55.9
	SS5	Les Costes – Chaillol 1	17.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	9:23.6	Sébastien Ogier
	SS6	Corps – La Salle en Beaumont 2	14.65 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:05.4
	SS7	Aspres les Corps – Chauffayer 2	25.78 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën DS3 WRC	14:16.9	Kris Meeke
	SS8	Les Costes – Chaillol 2	17.82 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	9:31.3	Sébastien Ogier
Leg 3 (23 Jan)	SS9	Lardier et Valenca – Faye 1	51.55 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	30:47.8
	SS10	St Léger Les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1	17.13 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	12:01.3
	SS11	Lardier et Valenca – Faye 2	51.55 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën DS3 WRC	30:26.6
	SS12	St Léger Les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2	17.13 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	11:39.6
	SS13	Sisteron – Thoard	36.60 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	22:55.4
Leg 4 (24 Jan)	SS14	Col de l’Orme – St Laurent 1	12.02 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:15.0
	SS15	La Bollène Vésubie – Peira Cava	21.36 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	14:09.2
	SS16	Col de l’Orme – St Laurent 2 (Power stage)	12.02 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:09.6

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 12.02 km (7.47 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts
1	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:09.6	0.0	3
2	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 WRC	8:11.0	+1.4	2
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	8:15.5	+5.9	1

Championship standings after the event

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 28 2 Andreas Mikkelsen 19 3 Thierry Neuville 15 4 Mads Østberg 12 5 Stéphane Lefebvre 10

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 25 2 Hyundai Motorsport 25 3 Volkswagen Motorsport II 18 4 M-Sport World Rally Team 12 5 DMACK World Team 8

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Elfyn Evans 25 2 Armin Kremer 18 3 Quentin Gilbert 15 4 Quentin Giordano 12 5 Yoann Bonato 10

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Ole Christian Veiby 25 2 Jordan Berfa 18 3 Fabio Andolfi 15 4 Damiano De Tommaso 12 5 Vincent Dubert 10