2025 Monte Carlo Rally
2025 Monte Carlo Rally 93e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Monaco[a] | |
Rally base | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
Dates run | 23 – 26 January 2025 | |
Start location | Thoard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
Stages | 18 (343.80 km; 213.63 miles)[1] | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
Transport distance | 1,285.57 km (798.82 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,629.37 km (1,012.44 miles) | |
Statistics | ||
Crews registered | 70 | |
Crews | 69 at start, 62 at finish | |
Overall results | ||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:19:06.1 | |
Sunday Accumulated leader | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 36:16.1 | |
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 12:58.5 | |
Support category results | ||
WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 3:29:32.9 | |
WRC-3 winner | Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget 3:44:44.9 |
The 2025 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 93e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 23 to 26 January 2025.[2] It marked the ninety-third running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the opening round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 343.80 km (213.63 mi).
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[4] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[5] Rossel and Dunand successfully defended their titles in the WRC2 category.[6] Arthur Pelamourges and Bastien Pouget were the winners in the WRC3 category.[7]
Background
[edit]Entry list
[edit]The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-four Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and eight Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship.[8]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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20 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Printsport | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
21 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Nikolay Gryazin | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H |
22 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Gus Greensmith | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H |
26 | Hikaru Kogure | Topi Matias Luhtinen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
30 | Yuki Yamamoto | James Fulton | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance | |
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22 January | — | After 16:01 | Route de la Garde [Shakedown] | 3.28 km | |
23 January | After 14:30 | Opening ceremony, Casino Square | — | ||
17:15 – 17:30 | Tyre fitting zone, Digne-les-Bains | — | |||
SS1 | After 18:05 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante 1 | 19.01 km | ||
SS2 | After 19:53 | Faucon-du-Caire / Bréziers | 21.18 km | ||
SS3 | After 21:06 | Avançon / Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 | 13.97 km | ||
22:06 – 22:54 | Flexi service A, Gap | — | |||
24 January | 8:00 – 8:18 | Service B, Gap | — | ||
SS4 | After 9:31 | Saint-Maurice / Aubessagne 1 | 18.68 km | ||
SS5 | After 10:34 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.68 km | ||
SS6 | After 11:42 | La Bréole / Selonnet 1 | 18.31 km | ||
13:27 – 14:10 | Service C, Gap | — | |||
SS7 | After 15:23 | Saint-Maurice / Aubessagne 2 | 18.68 km | ||
SS8 | After 16:26 | Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.68 km | ||
SS9 | After 17:34 | La Bréole / Selonnet 2 | 18.31 km | ||
18:59 – 19:47 | Flexi service D, Gap | — | |||
25 January | 6:58 – 7:16 | Service E, Gap | — | ||
SS10 | After 8:59 | La Motte-Chalancon / Saint-Nazaire 1 | 27.00 km | ||
SS11 | After 10:05 | Aucelon / Recoubeau-Jansac 1 | 20.85 km | ||
SS12 | After 11:08 | La Bâtie-des-Fonts / Aspremont 1 | 17.85 km | ||
12:33 – 13:16 | Service F, Gap | — | |||
SS13 | After 14:59 | La Motte-Chalancon / Saint-Nazaire 2 | 27.00 km | ||
SS14 | After 16:05 | Aucelon / Recoubeau-Jansac 2 | 20.85 km | ||
SS15 | After 17:08 | La Bâtie-des-Fonts / Aspremont 2 | 17.85 km | ||
18:33 – 19:21 | Flexi service G, Gap | — | |||
26 January | 6:03 – 6:21 | Service H, Gap | — | ||
SS16 | After 6:39 | Avançon / Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 | 13.97 km | ||
SS17 | After 8:32 | Digne-les-Bains / Chaudon-Norante 2 | 19.01 km | ||
SS18 | After 12:15 | La Bollène-Vésubie / Peïra-Cava [Power Stage] | 17.92 km | ||
After 16:15 | Podium ceremony, Casino Square | — | |||
Source:[1] |
Report
[edit]WRC Rally1
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
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WRC2 Rally2
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
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WRC3 Rally3
[edit]Classification
[edit]Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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21 | 1 | 56 | Arthur Pelamourges | Bastien Pouget | Arthur Pelamourges | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:44:44.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
25 | 2 | 54 | Matteo Fontana | Alessandro Arnaboldi | Matteo Fontana | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:49:47.6 | +5:02.7 | 17 |
26 | 3 | 52 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:50:56.0 | +6:11.1 | 15 |
30 | 4 | 50 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:58:26.0 | +13:41.1 | 12 |
45 | 5 | 57 | Yanis Desangles | Nicolas Théron | Yanis Desangles | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:16:25.7 | +31:40.8 | 10 |
46 | 6 | 58 | Eric Royère | Alexis Grenier | Eric Royère | Renault Clio Rally3 | 4:17:55.0 | +33:10.1 | 8 |
60 | 7 | 53 | Slaven Šekuljica | Damir Petrović | Slaven Šekuljica | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:02:47.2 | +1:18:02.3 | 6 |
Retired SS4 | 51 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | ||
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Special stages
[edit]Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:24.8 | — |
SS1 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 13:26.0 | Pelamourges / Pouget |
SS2 | Rossi / Sarmezan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:16.9 | Rossi / Sarmezan |
SS3 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS4 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:22.3 | Pelamourges / Pouget |
SS5 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS6 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:22.5 | Pelamourges / Pouget |
SS7 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:09.7 | |
SS8 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 11:22.5 | |
SS9 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:37.1 | |
SS10 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS11 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 11:57.7 | Pelamourges / Pouget |
SS12 | Fontana / Arnaboldi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:12.3 | |
SS13 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 17:57.3 | |
SS14 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:00.6 | |
SS15 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:23.5 | |
SS16 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 12:17.7 | |
SS17 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:14.2 | |
SS18 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:10.9 | |
Source:[15] |
Championship standings
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Masterful Neuville opens 2024 campaign with victory in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Flying Rossel goes back-to-back in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Ogier Strikes 10 at Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Rossel Reigns Supreme in WRC2 at Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Pelamourgues Powers to WRC3 Glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Stage results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French and English)
- 2025 Monte Carlo Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2025 Monte Carlo Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)