| 2022 Monte Carlo Rally | |
| Native Name: | 90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
| Round: | 1 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2022 World Rally Championship |
| Next Round: | 2022 Rally Sweden |
| Start: | Quai Albert, Monaco |
| Finish: | Casino Square, Monaco |
| Rallybase: | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Startdate: | 20 |
| Enddate: | 23 January 2022 |
| Stages: | 17 |
| Stagekm: | 296.03 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 1,216.44 |
| Overallkm: | 1,511.47 |
| Surface: | Tarmac and snow |
| Driver1: |  Sébastien Loeb |
| Codriver1: | Isabelle Galmiche |
| Team1: |  M-Sport Ford WRT |
| Time1: | 3:00:32.8 |
| Driver2: |  Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Codriver2: | Torstein Eriksen |
| Team2: |  Toksport WRT |
| Time2: | 3:12:06.6 |
| Driver3: |  Sami Pajari |
| Codriver3: | Enni Mälkönen |
| Team3: | Sami Pajari |
| Time3: | 3:24:39.2 |
| Powerstage Driver: | Kalle Rovanperä |
| Powerstage Codriver: | Jonne Halttunen |
| Powerstage Team: |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Powerstage Time: | 8:35.8 |
| Crewsreg: | 74 |
| Teamsstart: | 74 |
| Teamsfinish: | 62 |
The 2022 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 January 2022.[2] It marked the ninetieth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Monaco solely.[3] The rally was consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 296.032NaN2.[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[4] However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[5] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[6] while Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche won the rally. This was Loeb's eightieth rally victory and his first since the 2018 Rally Catalunya. The win also saw Loeb became the oldest driver to win a World Rally Championship event and Galmiche became the first female winner of a WRC fixture since . Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, won its first rally since the 2018 Wales Rally GB.[8] Mikkelsen successfully defended his title in the WRC-2 category with new co-driver Torstein Eriksen.[9] The Finnish crew of Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the WRC-3 category.[10]
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. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11] [12]
| 20 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 21 |  Marco Bulacia |  Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 22 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 23 | Yohan Rossel | Benjamin Boulloud | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 24 | Eric Camilli | Yannick Roche | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 25 | Chris Ingram | Ross Whittock | Chris Ingram | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 26 |  Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 27 |  Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Yacco ACCR Team | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 28 |  Grégoire Munster |  Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver | |
| 29 |  Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 30 | Freddy Loix | Pieter Tsjoen | Freddy Loix | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 31 |  Olivier Burri | Anderson Levratti | Olivier Burri | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 32 | Pierre Ragues | Julien Pesenti | Yacco ACCR Team | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 34 |  Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 35 |  Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Ford Fiesta R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 36 | Frédéric Rosati | Philippe Marchetto | Frédéric Rosati | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 37 | Jean-Michel Raoux | Laurent Magat | Jean-Michel Raoux | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 38 | Maurizio Morato | Enrico Gallinaro | Maurizio Morato | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-Driver | |
| 39 | Carlo Covi | Michela Lorigiola | Carlo Covi | Škoda Fabia R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 40 | Fabrizio Arengi | Massimiliano Bosi | Fabrizio Arengi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 54 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Andy Malfoy | DG Sport Compétition | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
