Monte Carlo Rally
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The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and southeast France.
From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I, this rally, under difficult and demanding conditions, was an important means of testing the latest improvements and innovations to automobiles. Winning the rally gave the car a great deal of credibility and publicity. Since 1973, the race has been held in January as the first race of the FIA World Rally Championship. The conditions typically comprise of dry tarmac, wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes all in a single stage of the rally. This places a big emphasis on tyre choices, as a driver has to balance the need for grip on ice and snow with the need for grip on dry tarmac. For the driver, this is often a difficult choice as the tyres that work well on snow and ice normally perform badly on dry tarmac. See also Rallying.
This rally features what is possibly the most famous rally stage in the world. The stage is run from La Bollène to Sospel, or the other way around, over a steep and tight mountain road with many hairpin turns. On this route it passes over the Col de Turini, which normally has ice and/or snow on sections of it at that time of the year. Spectators also throw snow on the road — in 2005, Marcus Grönholm and Petter Solberg both ripped a wheel off their cars when they skidded on snow most likely placed there by spectators and crashed into a wall. Marcus went on to finish fifth, but Petter was forced to retire as the damage to his car was extensive.
Until a few years ago, the Turini was also driven at night, with thousand of fans watching the "Night of Turini", also known as the "Night of the Long Knives" due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night.[1][2]
However, in the 2007 edition of the rally, the Turini was not used.
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[edit] Past winners
(list by Driver / Co-Driver and vehicle type)
[edit] 1911-1929
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Henri Rougier — (Turcat-Mery) | Aspaigu — (Gobron) | Jules Beutler — (Martini) |
| 1912 | Jules Beutler — (Berliet) | Von Eismark — (Dunkop) | Meuiner — (Delaunay-Belleville) |
| 1924 | Jacques Edouard Ledure — (Bignan) | de Marquet — (Métallurgique) | Barbillon — (Bignan) |
| 1925 | François Repusseau — (Renault) | Mertens — (Lancia Lambda) | Lamarche — (FN) |
| 1926 | Victor A. Bruce/W J Brunell — (Autocarrier) | Bussienne — (Sizaire Frères) | Marika — (Citroën) |
| 1927 | Lefebvre/Despaux — (Amilcar) | Clausse — (Celtic-Bignani) | Bussienne — (Sizaire-Frères) |
| 1928 | Jacques Bignan — (Fiat) | Malaret — (Fiat) | Versigny — (Talbot) |
| 1929 | Sprenger van Euk — (Graham-Paige) | Szmick — (Weiss-Manfred) | Visser — (Lancia) |
[edit] 1930-1949
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Hector Petit — (Licorne) | Al Berlesco — (DeSoto) | A. Blin D'Orimont — (Studebaker) |
| 1931 | Donald Healey — (Invicta) | J P Wimille — (Lorraine) | Lucy Schell — (Bugatti) |
| 1932 | M Vaselle/ — (Hotchkiss) G. de Lavelette/C. de Cortanze — (Peugeot) |
Donald Healey — (Invicta) | B Ivanovsky — (Ford) |
| 1933 | M Vaselle — (Hotchkiss) | R Guyot — (Renault) | Roualt/Quinlin — (Salmson) |
| 1934 | Gas/Trevoux — (Hotchkiss) | Chauvierre — (Chenard-Walcker) | Donald Healey — (Triumph Gloria) |
| 1935 | Christian Lahaye / R. Quatresous — (Renault) | J C Ridley — (Triumph Gloria) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) |
| 1936 | L. Zamfirescu / P.G. Cristea — (Ford) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1937 | René Le Bègue / Julio Quinlin — (Delahaye) | P de Massa / L Mahe — (Talbot) | M Jacobs / T de Boer — (Buick) |
| 1938 | G. Baker Schut/Karelton — (Ford) | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1939 | Jean Trevoux/Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) J Paul/M Contet — (Delahaye) |
No second place, joint first place |
E Mutsearts / A Kouwenberg — (Ford) |
| 1949 | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | M Worms / E Mouche — (Hotchkiss) | F Dobry / Z Treybal — (Bristol) |
[edit] 1950-1969
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Marcel Becquart/H. Secret — (Hotchkiss) | Maurice Gatsonides/ K S Barendregt - (Humber Super Snipe) |
Julio Quinlin/Jean Behra — (Simca 8) |
| 1951 | Jean Trevoux/ Roger Crovetto — (Delahaye) | Comte de Monte Real/ M J Palma — (Ford) | C Vard/ A Young — (Jaguar Mk V) |
| 1952 | Sydney Allard / Guy Warburton — (Allard P1) | Stirling Moss / D Scannell / John Cooper - (Sunbeam Talbot 90) |
Dr Angelvin / Miss Angelvin — (Simca Sport) |
| 1953 | Maurice Gatsonides / Peter Worledge — (Ford Zephyr) | Ian Appleyard/ Pat Appleyard — (Jaguar Mk.VII) | R Marion / J Charmasson — (Citroën Six) |
| 1954 | Louis Chiron / Ciro Basadonna — (Lancia Aurelia GT) | P David / P Barbier — (Peugeot 203) | A Blanchard / A Lecoq — (Panhard 750) |
| 1955 | Per Malling / Gunnar Fadum — (Sunbeam Talbot) | G Gillard / R Duget — (Panhard 850) | H Gerdum / J Kuhling — (Mercedes-Benz 220) |
| 1956 | Ronnie Adams / Frank Biggar — (Jaguar Mk VII) | Walter Schock / K Raebe — (Mercedes-Benz 220) | M Grosgogeat / P Biaginin — (DKW) |
| 1957 | Rally Cancelled | ||
| 1958 | Guy Monraisse / Jacques Feret — (Renault) | A Gacon / L Borsa — (Alfa Romeo Giulietta) | L Vold-Johansen / F Koperud — (DKW) |
| 1959 | Paul Coltelloni / Pierre Alexandre — (Citroën ID) | A Thomas / J Delliere — (Simca Aronde) | P Surles / J Piniers — (Panhard 850) |
| 1960 | Walter Schock / Rolf Moll — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Eugen Böhringer / H Socher — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Ott / Mahle — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) |
| 1961 | Maurice Martin / Roger Bateau — (Panhard PL17) | W Löffler / H Walter — (Panhard PL17) | G Jouanneaux / A Coquillet — (Panhard PL17) |
| 1962 | Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Häggbom — (Saab 96 #303) | Eugen Böhringer / P Lang — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Paddy Hopkirk / J Scott — (Sunbeam Rapier) |
| 1963 | Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Palm — (Saab 96 #283) | P Toivonen / A Jarvi — (Citroën ID19) | R Aaltonen / A Ambrose — (Mini Cooper) |
| 1964 | Paddy Hopkirk / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) | B Ljungfeldt / F Sager — (Ford Falcon) | Erik Carlsson / G Palm — (Saab 96) |
| 1965 | Timo Mäkinen / Paul Easter — (Mini Cooper S) | Eugen Böhringer / Rolf Wütherich — (Porsche 904) | Pat Moss / Ann Wisdom — (Saab 96) |
| 1966 | Pauli Toivonen / Ensio Mikander — (Citroën ID) | R Trautmann / J Hanrioud — (Lancia Flavia) | O Andersson / O Dahlgren — (Lancia Flavia) |
| 1967 | Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) | Ove Andersson / J Davenport — (Lancia Fulvia) | Vic Elford / David Stone — (Porsche 911S) |
| 1968 | Vic Elford / David Stone — (Porsche 911T) | P Toivonen / M Tiukkanen — (Porsche 911S) | Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) |
| 1969 | Björn Waldegård / Lars Helmer — (Porsche 911S) | Gérard Larrousse / J C Perramond — (Porsche 911S) | J Vinatier / J-F Jacob — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
[edit] 1970-1989
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Björn Waldegård/Lars Helmer — (Porsche 911S) | Gerard Larrousse / M Gelin — (Porsche 911S) | J-P Nicolas / C Roure — (Alpine Renault A110) |
| 1971 | Ove Andersson/David Stone — (Alpine-Renault A110) | Jean-Luc Thérier / M Callewaert — (Alpine-Renault A110) | J-C Andruet / G Vial — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
| 1972 | Sandro Munari/Mario Manucci — (Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF) | Gerard Larrousse / J-C Perramond — (Porsche 911S) | Rauno Aaltonen / J Todt — (Datsun 240Z) |
| 1973 | Jean-Claude Andruet/Michele Petit ("Biche") — (Alpine-Renault A110) | Ove Andersson / J Todt — (Alpine-Renault A110) | J-P Nicolas / M Vial — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
| 1974 | Rally Cancelled | ||
| 1975 | Sandro Munari/Mario Manucci — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Hannu Mikkola / J Todt — (Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye) | M Alen / I Kivimaki — (Fiat 124 Abarth Rallye) |
| 1976 | Sandro Munari/Mario Manucci — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Björn Waldegård / H Thorszelius — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Bernard Darniche / A Mahe — (Lancia Stratos HF) |
| 1977 | Sandro Munari/Silvio Maiga — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Jean-Claude Andruet/Michele Petit ("Biche") — (Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye) | A Zanini / A J Petisco — (SEAT 124 Especial) |
| 1978 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas/Vincent Laverne — (Porsche 911 Carrera) | Jean Ragnotti / J-M Andrie — (Renault 5 Alpine) | Guy Frequelin / J Delaval — (Renault 5 Alpine) |
| 1979 | Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Björn Waldegård / H Thorszelius — (Ford Escort RS) | Markku Alen / I Kivimaki — (Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye) |
| 1980 | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye) | Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe — (Lancia Stratos HF) | Bjorn Waldegard / H Thorszelius — (Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye) |
| 1981 | Jean Ragnotti/Jean-Marc Andrie — (Renault 5 Turbo) | Guy Frequelin / Jean Todt — (Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus) | Jochi Kleint / G Wanger — (Opel Ascona 400) |
| 1982 | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Opel Ascona 400) | Hannu Mikkola / A Hertz — (Audi Quattro) | J-L Therier / M Vial — (Porsche 911 SC) |
| 1983 | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Lancia 037) | M Alen / I Kivimaki — (Lancia 037) | Stig Blomquist — B Cederberg — (Audi Quattro) |
| 1984 | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Audi Quattro) | Stig Blomquist — B Cederberg — (Audi Quattro) | Hannu Mikkola / A Hertz — (Audi Quattro) |
| 1985 | Ari Vatanen/Terry Harryman — (Peugeot 205T16) | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Audi Quattro) | Timo Salonen / S Harjanne — (Peugeot 205T16) |
| 1986 | Henri Toivonen/Sergio Cresto — (Lancia Delta S4) | Timo Salonen / S Harjanne — (Peugeot 205 T16) | Hannu Mikkola / A Hertz — (Audi Quattro) |
| 1987 | Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero — (Lancia Delta HF 4x4) | J Kankkunen / J Piironen — (Lancia Delta HF 4x4) | Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdorfer — (Audi Quattro 200) |
| 1988 | Bruno Saby/Jean-Franþois Fauchille — (Lancia Delta HF 4x4) | A Fiorio / L Pirollo — (Lancia Delta HF 4x4) | J-P Ballot / M-C Lallemont — (Peugeot 205 GTI) |
| 1989 | Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) | Didier Auriol / B Occelli — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) | Bruno Saby/Jean-Franþois Fauchille — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) |
[edit] 1990-1999
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Toyota Celica GT4) | Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) |
| 1991 | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Toyota Celica GT4) | Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) | Francois Delecour/Anne-Chantal Pauwels — (Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4) |
| 1992 | Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD) | Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen — (Lancia Delta HF Integrale) |
| 1993 | Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli — (Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD) | Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup — (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) | Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero — (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) |
| 1994 | Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup — (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) | Juha Kankkunen/Nicky Grist — (Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Subaru Impreza 555) |
| 1995 | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Subaru Impreza 555) | François Delecour/Catherine Francois - (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) | Juha Kankkunen/Nicky Grist — (Toyota Celica GT-4) |
| 1996 | Patrick Bernardini/Bernard Occelli — (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) — (no WRC Rally) | François Delecour/Hervé Sauvage - (Peugeot 306 Maxi | Armin Schwarz/Klaus Wicha - (Toyota Celica GT-4) |
| 1997 | Piero Liatti/Fabrizia Pons — (Subaru Impreza WRC97) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Ford Escort WRC) | Tommi Mäkinen/Seppo Harjanne - (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) |
| 1998 | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Toyota Corolla WRC) | Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo - (Ford Escort WRC) | Colin McRae/Nicky Grist - (Subaru Impreza WRC) |
| 1999 | Tommi Mäkinen/Risto Mannisenmäki — (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) | Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo - (Subaru Impreza WRC) | Colin McRae/Nicky Grist - (Ford Focus WRC |
[edit] 2000-2007
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tommi Mäkinen/Risto Mannisenmäki — (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Ford Focus WRC) | Juha Kankkunen/ — (Subaru Impreza WRC 99) |
| 2001 | Tommi Mäkinen/Risto Mannisenmäki — (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Ford Focus RS WRC 01) | François Delecour/Daniel Gratloup — (Ford Focus RS WRC 01) |
| 2002 | Tommi Mäkinen/Kaj Lindstrom — (Subaru Impreza WRC) | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya — (Ford Focus RS WRC 02) |
| 2003 | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Colin McRae/Derek Ringer — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Carlos Sainz/Marc Marti — (Citroën Xsara WRC) |
| 2004 | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Markko Märtin/Michael Park — (Ford Focus RS WRC 03) | François Duval/Stéphane Prevot — (Ford Focus RS WRC 03) |
| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Toni Gardemeister/Jakke Honkanen — (Ford Focus RS WRC 04) | Gilles Panizzi/Hervé Panizzi — (Mitsubishi Lancer WR05) |
| 2006 | Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen — (Ford Focus RS WRC 06) | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën Xsara WRC) | Toni Gardemeister/Jakke Honkanen — (Peugeot 307 WRC) |
| 2007 (report) | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena — (Citroën C4 WRC) | Dani Sordo/Marc Marti — (Citroën C4 WRC) | Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen — (Ford Focus RS WRC 06) |
[edit] External links
- Photos of the Rally cars Monte Carlo Jan 2006
- Turini Website with information on the Monte Carlo Rally
- Official Monte Carlo rally website
| Rallies in the World Rally Championship: |
| 2007 championship events: Monte Carlo | Sweden | Norway | Mexico | Portugal | Argentina | Sardinia | Greece |
| Past championship events include: Arctic | Australia | Brazil | China | Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus | Indonesia |
