The2020 Monte Carlo Rally(also known as the88eRallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was amotor racingevent forrally carsthat was held over four days between 23 and 26 January 2020.[2]It marked the eighty-eighth running of theMonte Carlo Rally,and was the first round of the2020 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2andWorld Rally Championship-3.The 2020 event was based in the town ofGapin theHautes-Alpesdepartment of France and consisted of sixteenspecial stages.The rally covered a total competitive distance of 304.28 km (189.07 mi).[1]
2020 Monte Carlo Rally 88eRallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 7 in the2020 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Monaco[a] | |
Rally base | Gap,Hautes-Alpes | |
Dates run | 23 – 26 January 2020 | |
Start location | Quai Albert,Monaco | |
Finish location | Casino Square,Monaco | |
Stages | 16 (304.28 km; 189.07 miles)[1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmacandsnow | |
Transport distance | 1,201.36 km (746.49 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,505.64 km (935.56 miles) | |
Statistics | ||
Crews registered | 88 | |
Crews | 85 at start, 73 at finish | |
Overall results | ||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:10:57.6 | |
Power Stagewinner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 9:39.0 | |
Support categoryresults | ||
WRC-2 winner | Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport 3:25:19.4 | |
WRC-3 winner | Eric Camilli François-Xavier Buresi 3:24:39.8 |
Sébastien OgierandJulien Ingrassiawere the defending rally winners.[3]TheCitroën World Rally Team,the team they drove for in 2019, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but were not defending their title after parent companyCitroënwithdrew from the sport.[4]Gus GreensmithandElliott Edmondsonwere the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but were not defending their WRC-2 title as they joined the WRC category in 2020.[5][b]In the World Rally Championship-3 category, FrenchprivateersYoann BonatoandBenjamin Boulloudwere the reigning rally winners.[5][c]
Thierry NeuvilleandNicolas Gilsoulwere the overall winners of the rally, winning the Monte Carlo rally for the first time. Their team,Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT,were the manufacturers' winners.[6]Mads ØstbergandTorstein Eriksenwere the winners in the WRC-2 category, whileEric CamilliandFrançois-Xavier Buresiwere the winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Background
editEntry list
editThe 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, andprivateerentries that were not registered to score points in any championship. A total of eighty-eight entries were received, with eleven crews entered inWorld Rally Cars,five crews enteredGroup R5cars in the World Rally Championship-2 and a further thirteen crews entered Group R5 cars in the World Rally Championship-3.
Route
editThe route for the 2020 rally features a total of 304.28 km (189.07 mi) in competitive kilometres,[1]which is 19.55 km (12.15 mi) shorter than the route that was used in the2019 event.[9]The 2020 route features substantial revisions to the route used in 2019, with the addition of the Malijal — Puimichel, Curbans — Venterol and St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres stages. The Bayons — Bréziers stage returned to the rally after being absent in 2019, while the Valdrôme — Sigottier and Roussieux — Laborel stages were removed from the itinerary.
Itinerary
editAll dates and times areCET(UTC+1).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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22 January | 16:01 | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km |
Leg 1 — 165.54 km | ||||
23 January | 20:38 | SS1 | Malijal — Puimichel | 17.47 km |
22:26 | SS2 | Bayons — Bréziers | 25.49 km | |
24 January | 08:36 | SS3 | Curbans — Venterol 1 | 20.02 km |
09:56 | SS4 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 1 | 20.68 km | |
11:21 | SS5 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 20.59 km | |
13:54 | SS6 | Curbans — Venterol 2 | 20.02 km | |
15:14 | SS7 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 2 | 20.68 km | |
16:39 | SS8 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 20.59 km | |
Leg 2 — 75.20 km | ||||
25 January | 09:38 | SS9 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km |
10:56 | SS10 | La Bréole — Selonnet 1 | 20.73 km | |
14:08 | SS11 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | |
15:26 | SS12 | La Bréole — Selonnet 2 | 20.73 km | |
Leg 3 — 63.54 km | ||||
26 January | 08:17 | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km |
09:08 | SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.36 km | |
10:55 | SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | |
12:18 | SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] | 13.36 km | |
Source:[1] |
Report
editWorld Rally Cars
editSébastien OgierandJulien Ingrassiatook an early lead on Thursday evening, butThierry NeuvilleandNicolas Gilsoulmoved into the lead at the end of the second stage.[10]The lead changed hands several times throughout the opening leg;Elfyn EvansandScott Martintook the lead on the first morning before Ogier and Ingrassia consolidated their position by the end of the leg.[11]Defending World ChampionsOtt TänakandMartin Järveojasuffered a high-speed crash on the first pass through the St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres stage. TheirHyundai i20 Coupe WRCflew off a 40-metre high cliff at 180 km/h (111.8 mph) and rolled end-over-end through a series of trees before landing on the road below. Both Tänak and Järveoja walked away uninjured.[12]Rally leaders changed several times throughout the second leg, with Evans and Martin eventually establishing a lead over teammates Ogier and Ingrassia.[13]The third leg saw Neuville and Gilsoul re-emerge as the leaders, winning all four stages to claim their first win in Monte Carlo.[6]This saw them take twenty-five points for the outright win and five bonus points for winning thePower Stage.Ogier and Ingrassia passed Evans and Martin to finish the Power Stage in second place, only a few thousandths of a second behind Neuville and Gilsoul.
Classification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Ogier/Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:57.1 | — |
23 January | SS1 | Malijal — Puimichel | 17.47 km | Ogier/Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:53.4 | Ogier/Ingrassia |
SS2 | Bayons — Bréziers | 25.49 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:23.7 | Neuville/Gilsoul | |
24 January | SS3 | Curbans — Venterol 1 | 20.02 km | Evans/Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 13:22.0 | |
SS4 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 1 | 20.68 km | Evans/Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:43.3 | Evans/Martin | |
SS5 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 20.59 km | Evans/Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 13:00.7 | ||
SS6 | Curbans — Venterol 2 | 20.02 km | Ogier/Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 13:20.8 | ||
SS7 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 2 | 20.68 km | Ogier/Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:52.0 | ||
SS8 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 20.59 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:13.1 | Ogier/Ingrassia | |
25 January | SS9 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:28.8 | |
SS10 | La Bréole — Selonnet 1 | 20.73 km | Evans/Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:34.4 | Evans/Martin | |
SS11 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:34.6 | Ogier/Ingrassia Evans/Martin | |
SS12 | La Bréole — Selonnet 2 | 20.73 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:12.0 | Evans/Martin | |
26 January | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:24.1 | |
SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.36 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:47.9 | Neuville/Gilsoul | |
SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:25.1 | ||
SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] | 13.36 km | Neuville/Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:39.0 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Thierry Neuville | 30 | Nicolas Gilsoul | 30 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 35 | ||||||
2 | Sébastien Ogier | 22 | Julien Ingrassia | 22 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 33 | ||||||
3 | Elfyn Evans | 17 | Scott Martin | 17 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 20 | ||||||
4 | Esapekka Lappi | 13 | Janne Ferm | 13 | ||||||||
5 | Kalle Rovanperä | 10 | Jonne Halttunen | 10 |
World Rally Championship-2
editMads ØstbergandTorstein Eriksenledthe WRC-2 category going into Friday, but apuncturecost him the lead.[14]Ole Christian VeibyandJonas Anderssonthen took over the lead until later they also suffered apuncture,which handed the lead back to Østberg and Eriksen.[15]The Norwegian crew extended their lead on Saturday,[16]and eventually won the class.[7]
Classification
editPosition | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
10 | 1 | 20 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | PH-Sport | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:25:19.4 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
15 | 2 | 23 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:28:50.8 | +3:31.4 | 18 | 0 |
16 | 3 | 21 | Nikolay Gryazin | Yaroslav Fedorov | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | 3:30:45.0 | +5:25.6 | 15 | 0 |
19 | 4 | 24 | Rhys Yates | James Morgan | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:38:22.4 | +13:03.0 | 12 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 22 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 2:04.1 | — |
23 January | SS1 | Malijal — Puimichel | 17.47 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:31.9 | Fourmaux/Jamoul |
SS2 | Bayons — Bréziers | 25.49 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 17:46.0 | Østberg/Eriksen | |
24 January | SS3 | Curbans — Venterol 1 | 20.02 km | Veiby/Andersson | Hyundai i20 R5 | 14:20.6 | Veiby/Andersson |
SS4 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 1 | 20.68 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 12:22.8 | ||
SS5 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 20.59 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 13:59.9 | ||
SS6 | Curbans — Venterol 2 | 20.02 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:15.4 | Østberg/Eriksen | |
SS7 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 2 | 20.68 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 12:37.4 | ||
SS8 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 20.59 km | Veiby/Andersson | Hyundai i20 R5 | 14:07.9 | ||
25 January | SS9 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:51.0 | |
SS10 | La Bréole — Selonnet 1 | 20.73 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 13:24.0 | ||
SS11 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:13.9 | ||
SS12 | La Bréole — Selonnet 2 | 20.73 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 13:04.6 | ||
26 January | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 12:01.5 | |
SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.36 km | Østberg/Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:18.3 | ||
SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 12:01.0 | ||
SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 2 | 13.36 km | Fourmaux/Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:03.9 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Mads Østberg | 25 | Torstein Eriksen | 25 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 30 | ||||||
2 | Adrien Fourmaux | 18 | Renaud Jamoul | 18 | PH-Sport | 25 | ||||||
3 | Nikolay Gryazin | 15 | Yaroslav Fedorov | 15 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 15 | ||||||
4 | Rhys Yates | 12 | James Morgan | 12 | ||||||||
5 | Ole Christian Veiby | 0 | Jonas Andersson | 0 |
World Rally Championship-3
editEric CamilliandFrançois-Xavier Buresiheld a 21-second lead overStéphane SarrazinandKévin Parentby the end of Thursday night.[14]Friday's complicated conditions caught out several crews, including those of Sarrazin and Parent,Paulo NobreandGabriel Morales,andUmberto ScandolaandGuido D'Amore.[15]Camilli and Buresi comfortably won the category after a perfect weekend.[16][7]
Classification
editSpecial stages
editDay | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 January | — | Gap [Shakedown] | 3.35 km | Bonato/Boulloud Ciamin/Roche Lopéz/Rozada |
Citroën C3 R5 Citroën C3 R5 Citroën C3 R5 |
2:07.7 | — |
23 January | SS1 | Malijal — Puimichel | 17.47 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:29.1 | Camilli/Buresi |
SS2 | Bayons — Bréziers | 25.49 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 17:53.0 | ||
24 January | SS3 | Curbans — Venterol 1 | 20.02 km | Sarrazin/Parent | Hyundai i20 R5 | 14:26.4 | |
SS4 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 1 | 20.68 km | Ciamin/Roche | Citroën C3 R5 | 12:33.5 | ||
SS5 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 20.59 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:01.3 | ||
SS6 | Curbans — Venterol 2 | 20.02 km | Munster/Louka | Škoda Fabia R5 | 14:23.8 | ||
SS7 | St. Clement-sur-Durance — Freissinieres 2 | 20.68 km | Ciamin/Roche | Citroën C3 R5 | 12:47.7 | ||
SS8 | Avançon — Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 20.59 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 14:16.4 | ||
25 January | SS9 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:51.8 | |
SS10 | La Bréole — Selonnet 1 | 20.73 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 13:19.0 | ||
SS11 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes — La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Ciamin/Roche | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:27.9 | ||
SS12 | La Bréole — Selonnet 2 | 20.73 km | Munster/Louka | Škoda Fabia R5 | 13:14.4 | ||
26 January | SS13 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Bonato/Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 12:05.4 | |
SS14 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 1 | 13.36 km | Ciamin/Roche | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:25.0 | ||
SS15 | La Bollène-Vésubie — Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Camilli/Buresi | Citroën C3 R5 | 12:03.3 | ||
SS16 | La Cabanette — Col de Braus 2 | 13.36 km | Bonato/Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:10.6 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Eric Camilli | 25 | François-Xavier Buresi | 25 | ||||
2 | Nicolas Ciamin | 18 | Yannick Roche | 18 | ||||
3 | Yoann Bonato | 15 | Benjamin Boulloud | 15 | ||||
4 | Yohan Rossel | 12 | Benoît Fulcrand | 12 | ||||
5 | Grégoire Munster | 10 | Louis Louka | 10 |
Notes
edit- ^Although the rally was run in France, theFédération Internationale de l'Automobiledoes not consider France to be the host nation.
- ^The championship was known as theWorld Rally Championship-2 Proin 2019.
- ^The championship was known as theWorld Rally Championship-2in 2019.
- ^abEntry supported byCitroën World Rally Team.
- ^abEntry prepared byRedGrey Rally Team.
- ^Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
- ^Entry operated by CHL Sport Auto.
- ^Entry operated bySaintéloc Racing.
- ^Entry operated byDG Sport.
- ^PseudonymofMassimo Pedretti.
- ^Entry supported byMSRT.
- ^Entry also known asSarrazin Motorsport.
- ^Entry operated by Sports&You.
- ^Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
- ^abcUnder rules unique to theMonte Carlo Rally,only the top sixty crews at the end of the second leg start the third leg. Those outside the top sixty are retired, but are considered to have finished the rally.
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External links
edit- Official website(in French and English)
- 2020 Monte Carlo Rallyat ewrc-results
- Theofficial websiteof theWorld Rally Championship