2021 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2021 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 89^e 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]

2021 Monte Carlo Rally 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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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, 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)
Statistics
Crews registered	84
Crews	76 at start, 62 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:56:33.7
Power Stage winner	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:56.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT 3:03:57.3
WRC-3 winner	Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand 3:08:20.8

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 François-Xavier Buresi 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 Benoît Fulcrand 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	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Elliott Edmondson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	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	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
22	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
24	Eric Camilli	François-Xavier Buresi	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
25	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
27	Enrico Brazzoli	Maurizio Barone	Movisport	Škoda Fabia R5	P
28	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	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	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
30	Yohan Rossel	Benoît Fulcrand	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
31	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
32	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
34	Giacomo Ogliari	Lorenzo Granai	Giacomo Ogliari	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
35	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Massimiliano Bosi	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Škoda Fabia R5	P
36	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
37	Cédric Cherain	Stéphane Prévot	Cédric Cherain	Škoda Fabia R5	P
38	Tom Williams	Giorgia Ascalone	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
39	Hermann Neubauer	Bernhard Ettel	Hermann Neubauer	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
40	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'Alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
55	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
57	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia R5	P
Source:[5]

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
21	Nikolay Gryazin[c]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[d]	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
23	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	P
26	Kevin Abbring	Pieter Tsjoen	Pieter Tsjoen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
59	Carlo Covi	Michela Lorigiola	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			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
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	François-Xavier Buresi	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:07:09.7	+3:12.4	15	2	1
15	4	22	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:12:49.1	+8:51.8	12	3	0
17	5	28	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:16:59.5	+13:02.2	10	1	0
43	6	27	Enrico Brazzoli	Maurizio Barone	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 / Buresi	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 / Buresi	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			Andreas Mikkelsen	30			Ola Fløene	30			Toksport WRT	40
2			Adrien Fourmaux	22			Renaud Jamoul	22			Movisport	30
3			Eric Camilli	17			François-Xavier Buresi	17
4			Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	15			Marcelo Der Ohannesian	15
5			Sean Johnston	11			Alex Kihurani	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	Benoît Fulcrand	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:08:25.8	0.0	25	3	0
13	2	55	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:09:35.0	+1:09.2	18	4	0
14	3	29	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:10:48.9	+2:23.1	15	5	0
19	4	39	Hermann Neubauer	Bernhard Ettel	Hermann Neubauer	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:18:03.8	+9:38.0	12	2	0
21	5	32	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:20:55.8	+12:30.0	10	1	0
23	6	40	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'Alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:27:22.6	+18:56.8	8	0	0
26	7	36	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:28:39.6	+20:13.8	6	0	0
28	8	34	Giacomo Ogliari	Lorenzo Granai	Giacomo Ogliari	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:32:54.2	+24:28.4	4	0	0
29	9	37	Cédric Cherain	Stéphane Prévot	Cédric Cherain	Škoda Fabia R5	3:33:14.4	+24:48.6	2	0	0
31	10	38	Tom Williams	Giorgia Ascalone	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:37:42.4	+29:16.6	1	0	0
35	11	31	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:46:56.9	+38:31.1	0	0	0
44	12	35	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Massimiliano Bosi	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Škoda Fabia R5	3:50:32.5	+42:06.7	0	0	0
Retired SS11		57	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	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 / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:04.9	Rossel / Fulcrand
	SS2	Saint-Maurice – Saint-Bonnet	20.78 km	Bonato / Boulloud	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:50.3
22 January	SS3	Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1	19.61 km	Bonato / Boulloud	Citroën C3 Rally2	15:21.5	Bonato / Boulloud
	SS4	Chalancon – Gumiane 1	21.62 km	Bonato / Boulloud	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:50.3
	SS5	Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins	22.24 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:47.7
	SS6	Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2	19.61 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:06.1	Rossel / Fulcrand
	SS7	Chalancon – Gumiane 2	21.62 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 Rally2	15:10.3
23 January	SS8	La Bréole – Selonnet 1	18.31 km	Bonato / Boulloud	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:05.6	Bonato / Boulloud
	SS9	Saint-Clément – Freissinières	21.33 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 Rally2	17:34.1	Rossel / Fulcrand
	SS10	La Bréole – Selonnet 2	18.31 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:23.6
24 January	SS11	Puget-Théniers – La Penne 1	12.93 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	9:07.4
	SS12	Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1	14.31 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:12.8
	SS13	Puget-Théniers – La Penne 2	12.93 km	Rossel / Fulcrand	Citroën C3 Rally2	8:53.5
	SS14	Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage]	14.31 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	11:31.5

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Yohan Rossel	28			Benoît Fulcrand	28
2			Yoann Bonato	22			Benjamin Boulloud	22
3			Nicolas Ciamin	20			Yannick Roche	20
4			Hermann Neubauer	14			Bernhard Ettel	14
5			Cédric De Cecco	11			Jérôme Humblet	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. Konstantin Aleksandrov 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 liaison between special stages.^[10]