2023 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023.^[2] It marked the ninety-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 325.02 km (201.96 mi).^[1]

2023 Monte Carlo Rally 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship Next event →
The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages.
Host country	Monaco[a]
Rally base	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Dates run	19 – 22 January 2023
Start location	La Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Finish location	Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stages	18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Transport distance	1,209.77 km (751.72 miles)
Overall distance	1,534.79 km (953.67 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	75
Crews	74 at start, 67 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:12:02.1
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:00.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 3:22:09.9
WRC-3 winner	No classified finishers.

Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners.^[3] However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally.^[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,^[5] while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.^[6]

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.^[7] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[8] However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.^[9]

Background

Entry list

The 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. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-seven Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.^[10][11]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
9	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
24	Nikolay Gryazin[b]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[c]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
25	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
26	Marco Bulacia	Axel Coronado Jiménez	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
27	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Chris Ingram	Craig Drew	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
29	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Sean Johnston	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Josh McErlean	John Rowan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
32	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
34	Pepe López	Borja Rozada	Pepe López	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López Fernández	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	François Delecour	Sabrina De Castelli	François Delecour	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
38	Olivier Burri	Anderson Levratti	Olivier Burri	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
39	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
40	Lorenzo Bontempelli	Giovanni Pina	Lorenzo Bontempelli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
41	Daniel Alonso Villarón	Adrián Pérez Fernández	Daniel Alonso Villarón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
42	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
44	Frédéric Rosati	Philippe Marchetto	Frédéric Rosati	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
45	Silvano Patera	Stefano Tiraboschi	Silvano Patera	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
46	Simone Niboli	Battista Brunetti	Simone Niboli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
47	Filippo Marchino	Pietro Elia Ometto	Filippo Marchino	Škoda Fabia R5	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
48	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Massimiliano Bosi	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
49	Christian Merli	Marco Zortea	Christian Merli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
50	Henk Vossen	Annemieke Hulzebos	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta R5	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
23	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	—	P
30	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	—	—
62	Zoltán László	Gábor Zsiros	Zoltán László	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver	P

Itinerary

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
19 January	—	After 9:31	Sainte-Agnès / Peille [Shakedown]	2.29 km
		After 18:30	Opening ceremony, Monaco	—
	SS1	After 20:05	La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1	15.12 km
	SS2	After 21:03	La Cabanette / Col de Castillon	24.90 km
		22:43 – 23:33	Flexi service A, Monaco	—
20 January		7:01 – 7:21	Service B, Monaco	—
	SS3	After 9:09	Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1	18.33 km
	SS4	After 10:22	Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1	19.79 km
	SS5	After 11:25	Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1	14.55 km
		12:40 – 12:55	Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers	—
	SS6	After 14:23	Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2	18.33 km
	SS7	After 15:36	Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2	19.79 km
	SS8	After 16:39	Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2	14.55 km
		18:54 – 19:44	Flexi service C, Monaco	—
21 January		5:56 – 6:16	Service D, Monaco	—
	SS9	After 8:24	Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1	16.80 km
	SS10	After 10:05	Malijai / Puimichel 1	17.31 km
	SS11	After 12:17	Ubraye / Entrevaux 1	21.78 km
		13:36 – 13:51	Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers	—
	SS12	After 14:31	Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2	16.80 km
	SS13	After 16:05	Malijai / Puimichel 2	17.31 km
	SS14	After 18:23	Ubraye / Entrevaux 2	21.78 km
		20:48 – 21:38	Flexi service E, Monaco	—
22 January		6:34 – 6:54	Service F, Monaco	—
	SS15	After 7:57	Lucéram / Lantosque 1	18.82 km
	SS16	After 9:05	La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2	15.12 km
	SS17	After 10:40	Lucéram / Lantosque 2	18.82 km
	SS18	After 12:18	La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3 [Power Stage]	15.12 km
		After 16:15	Prize giving ceremony, Monaco	—
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Stage
1	1	17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:12:02.1	0.0	25	1
2	2	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:12:20.8	+18.7	18	5
3	3	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:12:46.7	+44.6	15	2
4	4	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:13:14.4	+1:12.3	12	3
5	5	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:14:36.9	+2:34.8	10	4
6	6	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	2:46:03.6	+2:11.3	8	0
7	7	6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:15:49.5	+3:47.4	6	0
8	8	4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:15:53.4	+3:51.3	4	0
24	9	9	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:38:52.3	+26:50.2	0	0
Retired SS17		7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Mechanical		0	0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	1:44.6	—
SS1	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	10:22.9	Ogier / Landais
SS2	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	16:10.8
SS3	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	9:54.7
SS4	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	11:44.7
SS5	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:30.7
SS6	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	9:49.3
SS7	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	11:38.7
SS8	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:24.0
SS9	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	9:05.5
SS10	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	9:27.1
SS11	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	11:35.7
SS12	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	9:01.8
SS13	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	9:27.6
SS14	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	11:30.2
SS15	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:17.9
SS16	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	10:08.9
SS17	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:17.0
SS18	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	10:00.5

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Ogier	26			Vincent Landais	26			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	51
2			Kalle Rovanperä	23			Jonne Halttunen	23			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	27
3			Thierry Neuville	17			Martijn Wydaeghe	17			M-Sport Ford WRT	16
4			Elfyn Evans	15			Scott Martin	15
5			Ott Tänak	14			Martin Järveoja	14

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
9	1	21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:22:09.9	0.0	25	3	2
10	2	24	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:22:10.4	+0.5	18	2	1
11	3	34	Pepe López	Borja Rozada	Pepe López	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:23:16.1	+1:10.7	15	0	0
12	4	27	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:23:35.8	+1:30.4	12	0	0
13	5	20	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	3:24:01.8	+1:56.4	10	0	0
15	6	28	Chris Ingram	Craig Drew	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:25:12.1	+3:06.7	8	0	0
16	7	26	Marco Bulacia	Axel Coronado	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:26:50.4	+4:45.0	6	0	0
17	8	25	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	3:26:54.9	+4:49.5	4	0	0
18	9	22	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:27:45.9	+5:40.5	2	1	0
19	10	37	François Delecour	Sabrina De Castelli	François Delecour	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:28:12.6	+6:07.2	1	0	0
20	11	35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López Fernández	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:28:50.8	+6:45.4	0	0	0
22	12	36	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:32:46.6	+10:41.2	0	0	0
25	13	49	Christian Merli	Marco Zortea	Christian Merli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:39:02.7	+16:57.3	0	0	0
27	14	39	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:40:24.0	+18:18.6	0	0	0
33	15	40	Lorenzo Bontempelli	Giovanni Pina	Lorenzo Bontempelli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:47:24.3	+25:18.9	0	0	0
35	16	46	Simone Niboli	Battista Brunetti	Simone Niboli	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:49:02.6	+26:57.2	0	0	0
41	17	45	Silvano Patera	Stefano Tiraboschi	Silvano Patera	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:54:19.8	+32:14.4	0	0	0
45	18	32	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:57:18.0	+35:12.6	0	0	0
48	19	47	Filippo Marchino	Pietro Elia Ometto	Filippo Marchino	Škoda Fabia R5	4:01:58.4	+39:53.0	0	0	0
52	20	48	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Massimiliano Bosi	Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	4:09:30.5	+47:25.1	0	0	0
56	21	50	Henk Vossen	Annemieke Hulzebos	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta R5	4:14:05.8	+52:00.4	0	0	0
57	22	31	Josh McErlean	John Rowan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	4:15:45.1	+53:39.7	0	0	0
59	23	38	Olivier Burri	Anderson Levratti	Olivier Burri	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	4:23:05.9	+1:01:00.5	0	0	0
61	24	41	Daniel Alonso Villarón	Adrián Pérez Fernández	Daniel Alonso Villarón	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:34:35.1	+1:12:29.7	0	0	0
Retired SS17		44	Frédéric Rosati	Philippe Marchetto	Frédéric Rosati	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Mechanical		0	0	0
Retired SS16		29	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Sean Johnston	Citroën C3 Rally2	Accident		0	0	0
Retired SS15		42	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Withdrawn		0	0	0

Special stages

Overall Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SS1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:46.9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov SS2 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 16:53.4 SS3 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 10:30.4 SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:20.6 SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:52.4 SS6 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:19.7 SS7 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:15.4 SS8 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.6 SS9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:30.4 SS10 López / Rozada Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:01.7 SS11 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:11.9 SS12 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:32.8 SS13 López / Rozada Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:02.0 SS14 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:03.8 SS15 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 12:51.0 SS16 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 10:33.7 SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:43.5 SS18 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 10:28.5

Challenger Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SS1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:46.9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov SS2 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 16:53.4 SS3 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:31.1 SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:20.6 SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:52.4 SS6 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:19.7 SS7 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:15.4 SS8 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.6 SS9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:30.4 SS10 López / Rozada Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:01.7 SS11 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:11.9 SS12 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:32.8 SS13 López / Rozada Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:02.0 SS14 Cais / Těšínský Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:03.8 SS15 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:55.7 SS16 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:34.5 SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:43.5 SS18 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:34.2

Championship standings

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			Yohan Rossel	28			Arnaud Dunand	28			Toksport WRT 2	40			Nikolay Gryazin	25			Konstantin Aleksandrov	25
2			Nikolay Gryazin	20			Konstantin Aleksandrov	20			M-Sport Ford WRT	30			Pepe López	18			Borja Rozada	18
3			Pepe López	15			Borja Rozada	15			Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	18			Erik Cais	15			Petr Těšínský	15
4			Erik Cais	12			Petr Těšínský	12							Chris Ingram	12			Craig Drew	12
5			Adrien Fourmaux	10			Alexandre Coria	10							Marco Bulacia	10			Axel Coronado	10

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

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. Nikolay Gryazin 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.^[12]
3. 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.^[12]