2023 Monte Carlo Rally


The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023. 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.
Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners. However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category. However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.

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.
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
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Itinerary

All dates and times are CET.

Report

WRC-2 Rally2

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SS1Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:46.9Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally216:53.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS3Rossel / DunandCitroën C3 Rally210:30.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS4Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:20.6Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS5Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally28:52.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS6Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:19.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS7Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:15.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS8Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally28:51.6Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS9Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally29:30.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS10López / RozadaHyundai i20 N Rally210:01.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS11Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:11.9Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS12Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally29:32.8Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS13López / RozadaHyundai i20 N Rally210:02.0Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS14Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:03.8Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS15Rossel / DunandCitroën C3 Rally212:51.0Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS16Rossel / DunandCitroën C3 Rally210:33.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS17Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:43.5Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS18Rossel / DunandCitroën C3 Rally210:28.5Gryazin / Aleksandrov

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SS1Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:46.9Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally216:53.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS3Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:31.1Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS4Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:20.6Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS5Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally28:52.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS6Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:19.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS7Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:15.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS8Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally28:51.6Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS9Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally29:30.4Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS10López / RozadaHyundai i20 N Rally210:01.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS11Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:11.9Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS12Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally29:32.8Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS13López / RozadaHyundai i20 N Rally210:02.0Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS14Cais / TěšínskýŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:03.8Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS15Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:55.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS16Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:34.5Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS17Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:43.5Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS18Gryazin / AleksandrovŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:34.2Gryazin / Aleksandrov

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.