Rally Monte Carlo

Stéphane Sarrazin on a Subaru Impreza at the 2005 Monte Carlo Rally

Freddy Loix in a Škoda Fabia at the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally

The Monte Carlo Rally , officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo , shortly Monte , is a rally that the Automobile Club de Monaco will be held (ACM). It takes place mainly in the Maritime Alps of the hinterland in France . In Monaco itself and along the Côte d'Azur , only transfer stages are used.

With the Monaco Grand Prix , the 24 Hours of Le Mans , the Dakar Rally , the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 , the Monte Carlo Rally is one of the most prestigious motor racing events in the world.

Routing and characteristics

As a real asphalt competition, the road layout over several mountain passes and the mostly completely unpredictable weather in the French Maritime Alps make the Monte Carlo Rally one of the most difficult events. A special stage can begin on dry asphalt and lead over snow-covered or icy sections in higher regions, so choosing the right tires plays a decisive role.

One of the most famous special stages in the world is completed at the Monte Carlo Rally . It leads from La Bollène-Vésubie to Sospel or Moulinet or vice versa. The Col de Turini is crossed via a pass road with many hairpin bends , which is often snow-covered or is otherwise pelted with snow by spectators. This special stage is usually held at the end of the rally on the night of the long knives .

history

Morris Mini Cooper S , winning car from 1964

The Monte Carlo Rally is considered "the mother" of today's rally sport. Its beginnings are generally dated to the first staging of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1911, which was co-initiated by Prince Albert I. At that time it was still a so-called rally that was supposed to attract tourists to the Principality of Monaco in the winter season. On January 21, 1911, a total of 20 participants set off for Monaco in Geneva, Paris, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Berlin, Vienna and Brussels. The rally has been organized by the traditional Automobile Club de Monaco since 1925 .

From 1973 to 2008, the event was one of the World Rally Championship ( WRC and World Rally Championship ), which always began in January with this classic. In recent years, however, the route has been drastically shortened to make it more suitable for television. The notorious winding stage over the Col de Turini was no longer held at night and in 2007 was even left out completely. This so-called night of the long knives was once the highlight of the Monte and for many fans even the absolute highlight of every World Rally Championship season.

In order to no longer have to meet the strict requirements of the WRC and to be able to carry out night stages again, the ACM separated from the WRC in 2008. The Monte has been part of the annual Intercontinental Rally Challenge since 2009 . Since then, the night of the long knives with the crossing of the Col de Turini has been on the program again. In addition, transfers Euro Sport Monte Carlo Rally since 2009 live stages. For the 2012 season, this event was again included in the program of the World Rally Championship.

winner

The names of the great rally experts appear in the list of winners. Record winners are the French Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier , who were each successful seven times. Ogier also holds the record of six straight wins. The uncrowned king of the Monte is for many rally fans the German Walter Röhrl , who won the rally four times in four different cars of the brands Fiat , Opel , Lancia and Audi . The history of the small cult car Mini , albeit in its sporty Cooper S version, is after no less than four overall victories in a row (one of which was revoked by the rally management from the manufacturer BMC , but under very controversial circumstances) in the 1960s -Years inextricably linked with the history of the Monte Carlo Rally.

Overall winner

year	rally	driver	Co-driver	vehicle
1911 1	01st Monte Carlo Rally	Henri Louis Rougier		Turcat-Méry 25 HP
1912 1	02nd Monte Carlo Rally	Jules Beutler		Berliet 16 CV
1913–1923: no Monte Carlo Rally
1924 1	03rd Monte Carlo Rally	Jacques Edouard Ledure		Bignan Sport 11 CV
1925 1	04th Monte Carlo Rally	François Repusseau		Renault Type NM
1926 1	05th Monte Carlo Rally	Victor Austin Bruce	WJ Brunell	AC 2 liters
1927 1	06th Monte Carlo Rally	Marcel Lefebvre-Despeaux		Amilcar Type G
1928 1	07th Monte Carlo Rally	Jacques Bignan		Fiat 509
1929 1	08th Monte Carlo Rally	Sprinkler van Eijk		Graham-Paige
1930 1	09th Monte Carlo Rally	Hector Petit		Corre-La Licorne
1931 1	10th Monte Carlo Rally	Donald Mitchell Healey		Invicta
1932	11th Monte Carlo Rally	Maurice Vaselle		Hotchkiss AM 2
		G. de Lavalette	C. de Cortanze	Peugeot
1933 1	12th Monte Carlo Rally	Maurice Vaselle		Hotchkiss AM 80S
1934 1	13th Monte Carlo Rally	Gaz	Jean Trévoux	Hotchkiss AM 80S
1935 1	14th Monte Carlo Rally	Christian Lahaye	R. Quatresous	Renault Nervasport
1936 1	15th Monte Carlo Rally	Ion Zamfirescu	PG Cristea	Ford V8
1937 1	16th Monte Carlo Rally	René Le Bègue	Julio Quinlin	Delahaye 135 MS Speciale
1938 1	17th Monte Carlo Rally	Gerard Bakker Schut	Karel Ton	Ford V8
1939 1	18th Monte Carlo Rally	Jean Trévoux	Marcel Lesurque	Hotchkiss 686 GS Riviera
		Joseph Paul	M. Contet	Delahaye 135 M.
1940–1948: no Monte Carlo Rally
1949 1	19th Monte Carlo Rally	Jean Trévoux	Marcel Lesurque	Hotchkiss 686 GS
1950 1	20th Monte Carlo Rally	Marcel Becquart	H. Secret	Hotchkiss 686 GS
1951 1	21st Monte Carlo Rally	Jean Trévoux	Roger Crovetto	Delahaye 175 p
1952 1	22nd Monte Carlo Rally	Sydney Allard	George Warburton	Allard J2 Sport P1
1953 1	23rd Monte Carlo Rally	Maurice "Mouse" Gatsonides	Peter Worledge	Ford Zephyr
1954 1	24th Monte Carlo Rally	Louis Chiron	Ciro Basadonna	Lancia Aurelia GT
1955 1	25th Monte Carlo Rally	By malling	Gunnar Fadum	Sunbeam Talbot 90
1956 1	26th Monte Carlo Rally	Ronnie Adams	Frank Biggar	Jaguar Mark VII
In 1957 no Monte Carlo Rally was held because of the Suez crisis
1958 1	27th Monte Carlo Rally	Guy Monraisse	Jacques Feret	Renault Dauphine
1959 1	28th Monte Carlo Rally	Paul Coltelloni	Pierre Alexandre	Citroën ID 19
1960 1	29th Monte Carlo Rally	Walter shock	Rolf Moll	Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
1961 1	30th Monte Carlo Rally	Maurice Martin	Roger Bateau	Panhard PL 17
1962 1	31st Monte Carlo Rally	Erik Carlsson	Gunnar Häggbom	Saab 96
1963 1	32nd Monte Carlo Rally	Erik Carlsson	Gunnar Palm	Saab 96
1964 1	33rd Monte Carlo Rally	Paddy Hopkirk	Henry Liddon	BMC Mini Cooper S.
1965 1	34th Monte Carlo Rally	Timo Mäkinen	Paul Easter	BMC Mini Cooper S.
1966 1	35th Monte Carlo Rally	Pauli Toivonen	Ensio Mikander	Citroën DS 21
1967 1	36th Monte Carlo Rally	Rauno Aaltonen	Henry Liddon	BMC Mini Cooper S.
1968 1	37th Monte Carlo Rally	Vic Elford	David Stone	Porsche 911 T.
1969 1	38th Monte Carlo Rally	Björn Waldegård	Lars Helmér	Porsche 911 S.
1970 1	39th Monte Carlo Rally	Björn Waldegård	Lars Helmér	Porsche 911 S.
1971 1	40th Monte Carlo Rally	Ove Andersson	David Stone	Renault Alpine A110 1600
1972 1	41st Monte Carlo Rally	Sandro Munari	Mario Mannucci	Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
1973	42nd Monte Carlo Rally	Jean-Claude Andruet	"Biche" ( Michèle Espinosi-Petit )	Renault Alpine A110 1800
In 1974 no Monte Carlo Rally was held because of the oil crisis
1975	43rd Monte Carlo Rally	Sandro Munari	Mario Mannucci	Lancia Stratos HF
1976	44th Monte Carlo Rally	Sandro Munari	Mario Mannucci	Lancia Stratos HF
1977	45th Monte Carlo Rally	Sandro Munari	Silvio Maiga	Lancia Stratos HF
1978	46th Monte Carlo Rally	Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Vincent Laverne	Porsche 911 Carrera
1979	47th Monte Carlo Rally	Bernard Darniche	Alain Mahé	Lancia Stratos HF
1980	48th Monte Carlo Rally	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Fiat 131 Abarth
1981	49th Monte Carlo Rally	Jean Ragnotti	Jean-Marc Andrié	Renault 5 Turbo
1982	50th Monte Carlo Rally	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Opel Ascona 400
1983	51st Monte Carlo Rally	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Lancia Rally 037
1984	52nd Monte Carlo Rally	Walter Röhrl	Christian Geistdörfer	Audi quattro
1985	53rd Monte Carlo Rally	Ari Vatanen	Terry Harryman	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1986	54th Monte Carlo Rally	Henri Toivonen	Sergio Cresto	Lancia Delta S4
1987	55th Monte Carlo Rally	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1988	56th Monte Carlo Rally	Bruno Saby	Jean-François Fauchille	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1989	57th Monte Carlo Rally	Miki biasion	Tiziano Siviero	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V
1990	58th Monte Carlo Rally	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V
1991	59th Monte Carlo Rally	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992	60th Monte Carlo Rally	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993	61st Monte Carlo Rally	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1994	62nd Monte Carlo Rally	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995	63rd Monte Carlo Rally	Carlos Sainz	Luís Moya	Subaru Impreza 555
1996	64th Monte Carlo Rally	Patrick Bernardini	Bernard Occelli	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997	65th Monte Carlo Rally	Piero Liatti	Fabrizia Pons	Subaru Impreza WRC
1998	66th Monte Carlo Rally	Carlos Sainz	Luís Moya	Toyota Corolla WRC
1999	67th Monte Carlo Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
2000	68th Monte Carlo Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
2001	69th Monte Carlo Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
2002	70th Monte Carlo Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	Subaru Impreza WRC
2003	71st Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2004	72nd Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2005	73rd Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC
2006	74th Monte Carlo Rally	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus WRC
2007	75th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2008	76th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2009 1	77th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Peugeot 207 Super 2000
2010 1	78th Monte Carlo Rally	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta Super 2000
2011 1	79th Monte Carlo Rally	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Peugeot 207 Super 2000
2012	80th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC
2013	81st Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC
2014	82nd Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2015	83rd Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2016	84th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC
2017	85th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC
2018	86th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC
2019	87th Monte Carlo Rally	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën C3 WRC
2020	88th Monte Carlo Rally	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

¹ No World Cup status

Ladies ranking

From 1927 to 2000 there was also a women's competition. Here is a selection of some of the winners:

year	driver	Co-driver	vehicle
1937	Greta Molander		Plymouth
1952	Greta Molander	Helga Lundberg	Saab 92
1965	Pat Moss-Carlsson	Nystrom	Saab 96
1992	Isolde Holderied	Dagmar Lohmann	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1993	Isolde Holderied	Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
1994	Isolde Holderied	Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Lancer RS
1995	Isolde Holderied	Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
1997	Isolde Holderied	Catherine François	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1999	Isolde Holderied	Catherine François	Toyota Corolla WRC

Processing in films

In Claude Lelouche's Oscar-winning film A Man and a Woman (1966), the hero drives the Monte Carlo Rally and uses the (fictional) racing car to reach his lover.

In 1969, the Monte Carlo Rally gave its name to the comedy film Monte Carlo Rally (original title: Monte Carlo or Bust ) by director Ken Annakin , with Tony Curtis , Mireille Darc and Gert Fröbe . The film is set in the 1920s and thus in the early years of the rally.

In 1977 the Disney Film Studios brought the third film in the Herbie series with the title The Great Beetle in the Monte Carlo Rally (original title: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo ) in the cinemas, which was directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Dean Jones , Don Knotts and Roy Kinnear starring.

literature

• Bernhard Brägger : The History of the Monte-Carlo Rally . Edition Scriptum, Altdorf 1988, ISBN 3-905508-02-8 .
• Thomas Senn: Queen Mother. The Monte-Carlo Rally is not only the most famous rally in the world, it was also the first ... In: Oldtimer-Markt , 2011, Issue 1, pp. 12–23, ISSN  0939-9704

Web links

Commons : Rallye Monte Carlo  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the ACM
• Results on ewrc-results.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bernd Hüsken / hsk: Where is the great freedom? . In: Life is more - impulses for every day . Born in 2011. Christian Literature Distribution (CLV), Bielefeld 2010. ISBN 978-3-86699-224-5
2. ↑ The return of the "Night of the Long Knives" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 3, 2008)
3. ↑ IRC appearance in Monte-Carlo live on TV (Motorsport-Total.com on October 7, 2008)
4. ↑ WRC calendar 2012: The "Monte" returns (Motorsport-Total.com on June 4, 2011)
5. ↑ 1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt ( BBC on January 21, 1966)
6. ↑ https://acm.mc/en/edition/rallye-monte-carlo-edition-2020/palmares/