| 2019 Monte Carlo Rally 87e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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 Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally for the sixth time. | ||
| Host country |  Monaco[a] | |
| Rally base | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | |
| Dates run | 24 – 27 January 2019 | |
| Start location | Place Desmichels, Gap | |
| Finish location | Casino Square, Monaco | |
| Stages | 16 (323.83 km; 201.22 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac / Snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,042.6 km (647.8 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,366.43 km (849.06 miles) | |
| Results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT3:21:15.9 | |
| WRC-2 Pro winner |  Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT3:34:20.5 | |
| WRC-2 winner | Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Yoann Bonato 3:35:12.4 | |
| Power Stage winner | Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | |
| Crews registered | 84 | |
| Crews | 84 at start, 67 at finish | |
The 2019 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 87e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2019.[2] It marked the eighty-seventh running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the first round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consists of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 322.81 km (200.58 mi).
Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. M-Sport Ford WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category,[4] but did not enter the rally.[5] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Italian privateers Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame were the reigning rally winners, but did not defend their title as the WRC-3 category was discontinued in 2019.[6][b]
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team, Citroën World Rally Team, were the manufacturers' winners. The victory also marked the 100th world rally success for the French manufacturer.[7] The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson became the first crew to win an event in the WRC-2 Pro category, while Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud won the wider WRC-2 class, finishing second in the combined WRC-2 category.[8]
Background
Entry list
The following crews are entered into the rally. The event is open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and WRC-2 Pro, the FIA R-GT Cup, and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. Eighty-four crews registered to compete, including eleven competing with World Rally Cars and eleven in World Rally Championship-2. Three of these crews were nominated to score points in the WRC-2 Pro class, but one withdrew before the rally and the crew became a regular WRC-2 entrant.
Route
The rally route is made up of 323.83 km (201.22 mi) in competitive stages, making the 2019 route the shortest since the 2004 event. The route will be 71.93 km (44.7 mi) shorter than the one used in 2018.[1] The Thoard — Sisteron and Bayons — Bréziers were removed from the itinerary and replaced by a new stage from La Bréole to Selonnet and the revival of the Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus stage, which had not been contested for a decade. The opening day's stages were also revised to be better-centred around the rally base in Gap.[1] The second and third leg of the rally were unchanged from the 2018 event. The route was revised after the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile introduced rule changes for the 2019 championship that limited the maximum distance of a route to 350 km (217.5 mi).[2]
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 24 January | 10:00 | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km |
| Leg 1 — 166.47 km | ||||
| 24 January | 19:38 | SS1 | La Bréole — Selonnet | 20.76 km |
| 20:41 | SS2 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus | 20.59 km | |
| 25 January | 9:11 | SS3 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 1 | 20.04 km |
| 10:14 | SS4 | Roussieux — Laborel 1 | 24.05 km | |
| 11:37 | SS5 | Curbans — Piégut 1 | 18.47 km | |
| 14:23 | SS6 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 2 | 20.04 km | |
| 15:26 | SS7 | Roussieux — Laborel 2 | 24.05 km | |
| 16:49 | SS8 | Curbans — Piégut 2 | 18.47 km | |
| Leg 2 — 93.38 km | ||||
| 26 January | 8:48 | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 1 | 29.82 km |
| 10:46 | SS10 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | |
| 12:47 | SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 2 | 29.82 km | |
| 14:08 | SS12 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | |
| Leg 3 — 63.98 km | ||||
| 27 January | 8:20 | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km |
| 9:08 | SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | |
| 10:55 | SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | |
| 12:18 | SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] | 13.58 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
World Rally Cars
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took the early lead during the first two night stages. However, their lead was short-lived as Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul moved to the front after the cancellation of the third stage.[9] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia then took over the rally as the Belgian crew missed a junction. Eventually, the six-time world champions won the rally for the sixth time in a row. Neuville and Gilsoul were second, 2.2 seconds behind Ogier and Ingrassia, thus making 2019 the closest finish to the Monte Carlo Rally in history. The previous closest finish was the 1979 edition, with Bernard Darniche winning by just 6.6 seconds over Björn Waldegård.[10]
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:56.8 | — |
| SS1 | La Bréole — Selonnet | 20.76 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 13:02.0 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
| SS2 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus | 20.59 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:18.5 | ||
| 25 January | SS3 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 1 | 20.04 km | Stage cancelled[m] | |||
| SS4 | Roussieux — Laborel 1 | 24.05 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 14:42.1 | Neuville / Gilsoul | |
| SS5 | Curbans — Piégut 1 | 18.47 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 13:49.1 | ||
| SS6 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 2 | 20.04 km | Ogier / Ingrassia Latvala / Anttila |
Citroën C3 WRC Toyota Yaris WRC |
13:39.5 | ||
| SS7 | Roussieux — Laborel 2 | 24.05 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 14:26.6 | Ogier/Ingrassia | |
| SS8 | Curbans — Piégut 2 | 18.47 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:25.5 | ||
| 26 January | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 1 | 29.82 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 20:54.0 | |
| SS10 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:12.1 | ||
| SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 2 | 29.82 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 19:54.5 | ||
| SS12 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:53.2 | ||
| 27 January | SS13 | La Bollène Vésubie - Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:40.3 | |
| SS14 | La Cabarette - Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:52.4 | ||
| SS15 | La Bollène Vésubie - Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:25.5 | ||
| SS16 | La Cabarette - Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] | 13.58 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:37.3 | ||
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 | 29 | Julien Ingrassia | 29 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 30 | ||||||
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | 21 | Nicolas Gilsoul | 21 | Citroën Total WRT | 25 | ||||||
| 3 | Ott Tänak | 17 | Martin Järveoja | 17 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 25 | ||||||
| 4 | Kris Meeke | 13 | Sebastian Marshall | 13 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 14 | ||||||
| 5 | Sébastien Loeb | 12 | Daniel Elena | 12 | ||||||||
World Rally Championship-2 Pro
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 21 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:34:20.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 6 |
| 18 | 2 | 30 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:47:48.3 | +13:27.8 | 18 | 0 |
Special stages
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| 24 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:04.9 | — |
| SS1 | La Bréole — Selonnet | 20.76 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:28.9 | Greensmith / Edmondson | |
| SS2 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus | 20.59 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:41.1 | ||
| 25 January | SS3 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 1 | 20.04 km | Stage cancelled[m] | |||
| SS4 | Roussieux — Laborel 1 | 24.05 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen[n] | Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:57.8 | Greensmith / Edmondson | |
| SS5 | Curbans — Piégut 1 | 18.47 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 14:37.3 | ||
| SS6 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 2 | 20.04 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 14:11.6 | ||
| SS7 | Roussieux — Laborel 2 | 24.05 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 15:17.8 | ||
| SS8 | Curbans — Piégut 2 | 18.47 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 13:58.3 | ||
| 26 January | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 1 | 29.82 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 21:56.1 | |
| SS10 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Greensmith / Edmondson Rovanperä / Halttunen |
Ford Fiesta R5 Škoda Fabia R5 |
10:57.8 | ||
| SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 2 | 29.82 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 20:38.4 | ||
| SS12 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 10:30.9 | ||
| 27 January | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra-Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 12:19.9 | |
| SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:15.7 | ||
| SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra-Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 12:01.4 | ||
| SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:07.2 | ||
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 | Gus Greensmith | 25 | Elliott Edmondson | 25 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 25 | ||||||
| 2 | Kalle Rovanperä | 18 | Jonne Halttunen | 18 | Škoda Motorsport | 18 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 22 | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Yoann Bonato | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:35:12.4 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 26 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:37:19.3 | +2:06.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 23 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:39:29.1 | +4:16.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 29 | Rhys Yates | Denis Giraudet | Rhys Yates | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:42:10.8 | +6:58.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 24 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:43:33.2 | +8:20.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 35 | Manuel Villa | Daniele Michi | Manuel Villa | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:55:18.5 | +20:06.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | 25 | Guillaume De Mevius | Martijn Wydaeghe | Guillaume De Mevius | Citroën C3 R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 28 | "Pedro" | Emanuele Baldaccini | Daytona Race | Hyundai i20 R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 27 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Škoda Fabia R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Veiby / Andersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:07.8 | — |
| SS1 | La Bréole — Selonnet | 20.76 km | Bonato / Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:02.8 | Bonato / Boulloud | |
| SS2 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus | 20.59 km | de Mevius / Wydaeghe | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:24.8 | ||
| 25 January | SS3 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 1 | 20.04 km | Stage cancelled[m] | |||
| SS4 | Roussieux — Laborel 1 | 24.05 km | Bonato / Boulloud[n] | Citroën C3 R5 | 16:07.6 | Bonato / Boulloud | |
| SS5 | Curbans — Piégut 1 | 18.47 km | Bonato / Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:45.4 | ||
| SS6 | Valdrôme — Sigottier 2 | 20.04 km | Bonato / Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:19.6 | ||
| SS7 | Roussieux — Laborel 2 | 24.05 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:36.1 | ||
| SS8 | Curbans — Piégut 2 | 18.47 km | Formaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:21.1 | ||
| 26 January | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 1 | 29.82 km | Bonato / Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 22:04.8 | |
| SS10 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | de Mevius / Wydaeghe | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:01.2 | ||
| SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy — Corps 2 | 29.82 km | Bonato / Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 20:54.2 | ||
| SS12 | St-Léger-les-Mélèzes — La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | de Mevius / Wydaeghe | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:31.8 | ||
| 27 January | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra-Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 12:07.1 | |
| SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:07.6 | ||
| SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra-Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:56.3 | ||
| SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 9:59.2 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | Yoann Bonato | 25 | Benjamin Boulloud | 25 | ||||
| 2 | Adrien Fourmaux | 18 | Renaud Jamoul | 18 | ||||
| 3 | Ole Christian Veiby | 15 | Jonas Andersson | 15 | ||||
| 4 | Rhys Yates | 12 | Denis Giraudet | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Nicolas Ciamin | 10 | Yannick Roche | 10 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Although the rally is run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be a host nation.
- ^ Brazzoli and Beltrame entered the rally separately; Brazzoli in a Group R-GT and Beltrame in a privately-entered pre-2017 World Rally Car.[5]
- ^ Entry run in conjunction with TGS Worldwide.
- ^ Entry operated by CHL Sport Auto.
- ^ Initially entered in the WRC-2 pro class.
- ^ Entry operated by BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing.
- ^ Entry operated by THX Racing.
- ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
- ^ Entry operated by Team France FFSA Rallye.
- ^ Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.
- ^ Entry operated by Dream One Racing.
- ^ Pseudonym of Hervé Lemonnier.
- ^ a b c SS3 cancelled due to safety reasons when spectator areas became overcrowded.[9]
- ^ a b The winner of SS4 in the RC2 class was the non-championship crew of Stéphane Sarrazin and Jacques-Julien Renucci, where they set 15:57.8.
References
- ^ a b c d "Rallye Monte-Carlo – Edition 2019". acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Ogier wins Rallye Monte-Carlo". speedcafe.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Sunday in WRC 2: Kopecký Wins in Style". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (13 October 2018). "Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Sunday in Monte-Carlo:Ogier claims sixth straight win". wrc.com. WRC. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "WRC 2 Monte-Carlo:Greensmith secures Pro victory". wrc.com. WRC. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b Cozens, Jack (25 January 2019). "Monte Carlo Rally WRC: Neuville leads, Loeb shows pace". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "47. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1979". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French and English)
- 2019 Monte Carlo Rally in e-wrc website
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
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