Rally Monte Carlo
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

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 |
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1911 1 | 1st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Turcat-Méry 25 HP | |
1912 1 | 2nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Berliet 16 CV | |
1913–1923: no Monte Carlo Rally | ||||
1924 1 | 3rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Bignan Sport 11 CV | |
1925 1 | 4th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Renault Type NM | |
1926 1 | 5th Monte Carlo Rally |
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WJ Brunell | AC 2 liters |
1927 1 | 6th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Amilcar Type G | |
1928 1 | 7th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Fiat 509 | |
1929 1 | 8th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Graham-Paige | |
1930 1 | 9th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Corre-La Licorne | |
1931 1 | 10th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Invicta | |
1932 | 11th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Hotchkiss AM 2 | |
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C. de Cortanze | Peugeot | ||
1933 1 | 12th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Hotchkiss AM 80S | |
1934 1 | 13th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Jean Trévoux | Hotchkiss AM 80S |
1935 1 | 14th Monte Carlo Rally |
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R. Quatresous | Renault Nervasport |
1936 1 | 15th Monte Carlo Rally |
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PG Cristea | Ford V8 |
1937 1 | 16th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julio Quinlin | Delahaye 135 MS Speciale |
1938 1 | 17th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Karel Ton | Ford V8 |
1939 1 | 18th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Marcel Lesurque | Hotchkiss 686 GS Riviera |
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M. Contet | Delahaye 135 M. | ||
1940–1948: no Monte Carlo Rally | ||||
1949 1 | 19th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Marcel Lesurque | Hotchkiss 686 GS |
1950 1 | 20th Monte Carlo Rally |
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H. Secret | Hotchkiss 686 GS |
1951 1 | 21st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Roger Crovetto | Delahaye 175 p |
1952 1 | 22nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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George Warburton | Allard J2 Sport P1 |
1953 1 | 23rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Peter Worledge | Ford Zephyr |
1954 1 | 24th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Ciro Basadonna | Lancia Aurelia GT |
1955 1 | 25th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Gunnar Fadum | Sunbeam Talbot 90 |
1956 1 | 26th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Frank Biggar | Jaguar Mark VII |
In 1957 no Monte Carlo Rally was held because of the Suez crisis | ||||
1958 1 | 27th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Jacques Feret | Renault Dauphine |
1959 1 | 28th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Pierre Alexandre | Citroën ID 19 |
1960 1 | 29th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Rolf Moll | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE |
1961 1 | 30th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Roger Bateau | Panhard PL 17 |
1962 1 | 31st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Gunnar Häggbom | Saab 96 |
1963 1 | 32nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Gunnar Palm | Saab 96 |
1964 1 | 33rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Henry Liddon | BMC Mini Cooper S. |
1965 1 | 34th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Paul Easter | BMC Mini Cooper S. |
1966 1 | 35th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Ensio Mikander | Citroën DS 21 |
1967 1 | 36th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Henry Liddon | BMC Mini Cooper S. |
1968 1 | 37th Monte Carlo Rally |
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David Stone | Porsche 911 T. |
1969 1 | 38th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Lars Helmér | Porsche 911 S. |
1970 1 | 39th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Lars Helmér | Porsche 911 S. |
1971 1 | 40th Monte Carlo Rally |
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David Stone | Renault Alpine A110 1600 |
1972 1 | 41st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Mario Mannucci | Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF |
1973 | 42nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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"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 |
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Mario Mannucci | Lancia Stratos HF |
1976 | 44th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Mario Mannucci | Lancia Stratos HF |
1977 | 45th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Silvio Maiga | Lancia Stratos HF |
1978 | 46th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Vincent Laverne | Porsche 911 Carrera |
1979 | 47th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Alain Mahé | Lancia Stratos HF |
1980 | 48th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Christian Geistdörfer | Fiat 131 Abarth |
1981 | 49th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Jean-Marc Andrié | Renault 5 Turbo |
1982 | 50th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Christian Geistdörfer | Opel Ascona 400 |
1983 | 51st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Christian Geistdörfer | Lancia Rally 037 |
1984 | 52nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Christian Geistdörfer | Audi quattro |
1985 | 53rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Terry Harryman | Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1986 | 54th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Sergio Cresto | Lancia Delta S4 |
1987 | 55th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1988 | 56th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Jean-François Fauchille | Lancia Delta HF 4WD |
1989 | 57th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Tiziano Siviero | Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V |
1990 | 58th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Bernard Occelli | Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V |
1991 | 59th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1992 | 60th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Bernard Occelli | Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 61st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Bernard Occelli | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
1994 | 62nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Grataloup | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1995 | 63rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Luís Moya | Subaru Impreza 555 |
1996 | 64th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Bernard Occelli | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1997 | 65th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Fabrizia Pons | Subaru Impreza WRC |
1998 | 66th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Luís Moya | Toyota Corolla WRC |
1999 | 67th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
2000 | 68th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
2001 | 69th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
2002 | 70th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Kaj Lindström | Subaru Impreza WRC |
2003 | 71st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
2004 | 72nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
2005 | 73rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC |
2006 | 74th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus WRC |
2007 | 75th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |
2008 | 76th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC |
2009 1 | 77th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Peugeot 207 Super 2000 |
2010 1 | 78th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta Super 2000 |
2011 1 | 79th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Xavier Panseri | Peugeot 207 Super 2000 |
2012 | 80th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |
2013 | 81st Monte Carlo Rally |
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Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC |
2014 | 82nd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
2015 | 83rd Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
2016 | 84th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
2017 | 85th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC |
2018 | 86th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC |
2019 | 87th Monte Carlo Rally |
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Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC |
2020 | 88th Monte Carlo Rally |
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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 |
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1937 |
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Plymouth | |
1952 |
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Helga Lundberg | Saab 92 |
1965 |
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Nystrom | Saab 96 |
1992 |
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Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 |
1993 |
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Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 |
1994 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer RS |
1995 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II |
1997 |
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Toyota Celica GT-Four |
1999 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The return of the "Night of the Long Knives" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 3, 2008)
- ↑ IRC appearance in Monte-Carlo live on TV (Motorsport-Total.com on October 7, 2008)
- ↑ WRC calendar 2012: The "Monte" returns (Motorsport-Total.com on June 4, 2011)
- ↑ 1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt ( BBC on January 21, 1966)
- ↑ https://acm.mc/en/edition/rallye-monte-carlo-edition-2020/palmares/