Monte Carlo Rally Explained

Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Status:Active
Genre:Motor Sport event
Date:January
Frequency:Annual
Location:Europe, France, Africa and Monaco
First:1911
Founder Name:Prince Albert I

The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I, the rally was intended to demonstrate improvements and innovations in automobiles, and promote Monaco as a tourist resort on the Mediterranean shore. Before the format changed in 1997,[1] the event was a “concentration rally” in which competitors would set off from various starting points around Europe and drive to Monaco, where the rally would continue to a set of special stages. The rally now takes place along the French Riviera in Monaco and southeast France.

History

1911 beginnings and controversy

In 1909 the Automobile Club de Monaco (Sport Automobile Vélocipédique Monégasque) started planning a car rally at the behest of Albert I, Prince of Monaco. The Monte Carlo Rally was to start at points all over Europe and converge on Monte Carlo. In January 1911 23 cars set out from 11 different locations and Henri Rougier was among the nine who left Paris to cover a 1020km (630miles) route. The event was won by Rougier in a Turcat-Méry 25 Hp. The rally comprised both driving and then somewhat arbitrary judging based on the elegance of the car, passenger comfort and the condition in which it arrived in the principality. The outcry of scandal when the results were published changed nothing, so Rougier was proclaimed the first winner.[2] [3]

Following the Second World War, works or works-supported teams became more and more important. From 1949 onwards, there was a special Team prize. First winners were the three Allards of Potter, Godsall and Imhof. Simca, Delahaye, Sunbeam-Talbot, Jaguar were subsequent winners. Sydney Allard – as the first and only winner driving his own car – was driving a "works" car in 1952, but Gatsonides also participated in a factory prepared Ford Zephyr in 1953, a year that saw no fewer than eight factory backed Sunbeam-Talbots.[4]

1966 controversy

The 1966 event was the most controversial in the history of the Rally. The first four finishers, driving three Mini-Coopers, Timo Mäkinen, Rauno Aaltonen and Paddy Hopkirk, and Roger Clark's 4th-placed Ford Cortina were all disqualified because they used non-dipping single filament quartz iodine bulbs in their headlamps, in place of the standard double filament dipping glass bulbs, which are fitted to the series production version of each models sold to the public.[5] This elevated Pauli Toivonen (Citroën ID) into first place overall. Rosemary Smith (Hillman Imp) was also disqualified from sixth place, after winning the Coupe des Dames, the ladies' class. In all, ten cars were disqualified.[6] Teams threatened to boycott the event.[7] The headline in Motor Sport read "The Monte Carlo Fiasco".[8]

Recent history

From 1973 to 2008 the rally was held in January as the first event of the FIA World Rally Championship, but between 2009 and 2011 it was the opening round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) programme, a championship for N/A 4WD cars, before returning to the WRC championship season again in 2012. As recently as 1991, competitors were able to choose their starting points from approximately five venues roughly equidistant from Monte Carlo (one of Monaco's administrative areas) itself.

With often varying conditions at each starting point (typically comprising dry tarmac, wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes all in a single stage of the rally), this event places a big emphasis on tyre choices, as a driver has to balance the need for grip on ice and snow with the need for grip on dry tarmac. For the driver, this is often a difficult choice as the tyres that work well on snow and ice normally perform poorly on dry tarmac.

The Automobile Club de Monaco confirmed on 19 July 2010 that the 79th Monte-Carlo Rally would form the opening round of the new Intercontinental Rally Challenge season.[9] To mark the centenary event, the Automobile Club de Monaco has also confirmed that Glasgow, Barcelona, Warsaw and Marrakesh have been selected as start points for the rally.

Col de Turini

This rally features one of the most famous special stages in the world. The stage is run from La Bollène-Vésubie to Sospel, or the other way around, over a steep and tight mountain road with many hairpin turns. On this 31 km route it passes over the Col de Turini, a mountain pass road which normally has ice and/or snow on sections of it at that time of the year. Spectators also throw snow on the road—in 2005, Marcus Grönholm and Petter Solberg both ripped a wheel off their cars when they skidded on snow probably placed there by spectators, and crashed into a wall. Grönholm went on to finish fifth, but Solberg was forced to retire as the damage to his car was extensive. In the same event, Sébastien Loeb set one of the fastest times in the modern era, with 21 minutes 40 seconds.

Sospel has an elevation of 479 m and the D70 has a maximum elevation of 1603 m, for an average gradient of 6.7%. The Turini is also driven at night, with thousands of fans watching the "Night of Turini", also known as the "Night of the Long Knives" due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night.[10] [11] In the 2007 edition of the rally, the Turini was not used, but it returned for the 2008 route.[12] For both the 2009 and 2010 event the stage was run at night and shown live on Eurosport.

The event as part of FIA Championships: ERC, WRC and IRC

From its introduction in 1953 to 1972 the Rallye was part of the European Rally Championship, except in 1968 and 1969. From 1973 to 2008 the rally was held in January as the first event of the FIA World Rally Championship, but between 2009 and 2011 it has been the opening round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) programme, a championship for N/A 4WD cars, before returning to the WRC championship season again in 2012. As recently as 1991, competitors were able to choose their starting points from approximately five venues roughly equidistant from Monte Carlo (one of Monaco's administrative areas) itself.

Past winners of the event, including second and third places

1911–1972

Year & EditionWinnerSecondThird
Entrant/NationalityCar & Type (engine displacement)Starting #/ License platePlace of departure (Km)Entrant/NationalityCar & Type (engine displacement)Starting #/ License platePlace of departure (Km)Entrant/NationalityCar & Type (engine displacement)Starting #/ License platePlace of departure (Km)
1911 IHenri Rougier (F) Turcat-Méry 25HP Double coupé
  1. 1
    793 WI
Paris (1020 km)J.A. de Aspiazu (6 travellers)Gobron-Brillié 40CV torpedo cabriolet (7600cc)
  1. 3
    ...6-E
Paris (1020 km)Julius Beutler (D)Martini 28/35 HP landaulet
  1. 13?
Berlin (1700 km)
1912 IIJulius Beutler (D) Berliet 16CV
  1. 69
    IA-5135
Berlin (1700 km)(Captain) Karl Friedrich Von Esmarch (D) Dürkopp 12/64 HP
  1. 26
    IA-6028
Berlin (1700 km)Paul Meunier (F) (7 travellers)Delaunay-Belleville 40 CV Conduite Interieure (double rear tyres)
  1. 9
Le Havre[13] (1229 km)
1913–23 Not held
1924 IIIJacques Edouard Ledure & Madame Ledure (B) (4 travellers)Bignan 11CV conduite interieure (1975 cc)
  1. 62
Glasgow (2006 km)M.G. Marquet FilsMétallurgique 2 litres, conduite interieure Vanden Plas (1970 cc)
  1. 64
Amsterdam (1527 km)Barbillon Bignan 11CV conduite interieure (1975 cc)
  1. 77
Boulogne-sur-Mer (1269 km)
1925 IVFrançois Repusseau & Madame Repusseau (F) (6 travellers)Renault 40CV Conduite Interieure (9131 cc)
  1. 4
Tunis (3860 km)Madame Mertens (& Monsieur Mertens) (2 travellers)Lancia Lambda (2400 cc)
  1. 42
    5829 G8
Tunis (3860 km)Lt. Lamarche FN (1460 cc)
  1. 21
Tunis (3860 km)
1926 VVictor A. Bruce / William J Brunell (GB) (2 travellers)Autocarrier AC Six twoseater drophead coupé (1991 cc)
  1. 12
    PE 7799
John O'Groats (2461 km)Pierre Bussienne (F)Sizaire Frères (1993 cc)
  1. 35
BrestMadame "Marika" [14] Citroën B2/B10 (1452 cc)
  1. 36
Brest
1927 VIMarcel Lefebvre-Despeaux (F) (5 travellers)Amilcar CGSS Sedan (cozette)[15] (1089 cc)
  1. 29
    9053 X3
Königsberg (2643 km)Pierre Clause (F)Celtic-Bignan (1100 cc)
  1. 19
Königsberg (2643 km)Pierre Bussienne (F)Sizaire-Frères (1993 cc)
  1. 32
Königsberg (2643 km)
1928 VIIJacques Bignan (F) (5 travellers)Fiat 509 Sedan (990 cc)
  1. 24
    2212 X3
BucharestE. P. Malaret (5 travellers) Fiat 509 (990 cc)
  1. 1
    60???
KönigsbergCharlotte Versigny (F)Talbot 70 sedan (1672 cc)
  1. 2
Bucharest
1929 VIIIJacques Johan Sprenger van Eijk (NL) / Frits Rodrigo (NL) / Loten van Doelen Grothe[16] (NL) / van Soeren (NL)(4 travellers)Graham-Paige 619 (4718 cc)
  1. 43
    P-4910
Stockholm (2961 km)Viktor Szmick (HU) / Emánuel Csajkovszky / Laszlo Wolfner ? / Ferenc Pesti ?Weiss Manfréd prototype (875 cc)
  1. 41
    8 27 193
BucharestIJsbrand Visser (NL) Lancia Lambda (2400 cc)
  1. 57
1930 IXHector Petit (F) / Robert Lestienne (F) / André Galloisy (F) (3 travellers)Licorne 5CV torpedo 2 portes (905 cc)
  1. 27
Iași (Jassy) (3518 km)(Commandant) Alex C. Berlesco (or: Berlescu) (RO) DeSoto Model K Roadster six (2799 cc)
  1. 86
    UW 3148 (?)
Iași (Jassy) (3518 km)Abel Blin D'Orimont (B)Studebaker (5380 cc)
  1. 25
Iași (Jassy) (3518 km)
1931 XLarge cars: Donald Healey (GB) / Lewis Pearce / Humfrey E. Symons (GB) (3 travellers)Invicta S-type 4.5 Litre (4467 cc)
  1. 128
    PL 3188
Stavanger (3638 km)Jean-Pierre Wimille (F) Lorraine coupe sport B3-6 (3500 cc)
  1. 121
Stavanger (3638 km)Madame Lucy Schell (USA)Bugatti T44 Berline Gangloff (2991 cc)
  1. 167
    2059 RE4
Stavanger (3638 km)
Small cars (<1100cc) Victor E. Leverett (GB)Riley Nine Monaco Saloon (1087 cc)
  1. 4
    GN7
Stavanger (3638 km)de LavalettePeugeotMadame JeanneRosengart
1932 XILarge cars: Maurice Vasselle (F) / François Duhamel (F)Hotchkiss AM 2 (2475 cc)
  1. 64 9558 RF4
Umeå (3750 km)Donald Healey (GB)Invicta S-type 4.5 litre low chassis (4467 cc)
  1. 1
    PL 9662
Umeå (3750 km)Boris Ivanowski (RU)/ Mary Ham Ford V8 (3284 cc)
  1. 62
Umeå (3750 km)
Small cars (<1500 cc): G. de Lavelette (F)/Charles de Cortanze (F)Peugeot 201C (1085 cc)
  1. 212
    3084 RF4
Umeå (3750 km)André Boillot (F)Peugeot 201C (1085 cc)
  1. 211
    3085 RF4
Athens (3785 km)Victor E. Leverett (GB) / George Dennison (GB)Riley Six Alpine Tourer (1486 cc)[17]
  1. 208
    VC 9899
Umeå (3750 km)
1933 XIIMaurice Vasselle (F) / Buzi (F) / Maret (F)Hotchkiss AM80 S (3485 cc)
  1. 1
    8291-RG1
Tallinn (3780 km)Robert Guyot (F)Renault Nervasport (4241 cc)
  1. 34
    4259 RC
Tallinn (3780 km)Germaine Rouault (F) / Julio Quinlin (F) Salmson S4C (1495 cc)
  1. 15
    5856 RG
Tallinn (3780 km)
1934 XIIILouis Gas (F) / Jean Trévoux (F)Hotchkiss AM80 S (3485 cc)
  1. 4
    9683 RT
Athens (3786 km)Marc Chauvierre-Lanciano (F) (4 travellers)Chenard-Walcker Aigle V8 (3600 cc)
  1. 17
    5630 R??
Athens (3786 km)Donald Healey (GB) / Lewis Pearce (GB) (3 travellers ?)Triumph Gloria "special" (1232 cc)
  1. 151
    KV 6905
Athens (3786 km)
1935 XIVCharles Lahaye (F) / René Quatresous (F)Renault Nervasport CS (4827 cc?)
  1. 51
    8000 UD 2
Stavanger (3696 km)Jack C. Ridley (GB)Triumph Gloria "special" (1232 cc)
  1. 23
    KVG 90?
Umeå (3780 km)Madame Lucy O'Reilly Schell (USA) / Laury Schell(USA) Delahaye 135 (3557 cc)
  1. 136
    1821-RJI
Stavanger (3696 km)
1936 XVPetre G. Cristea (RO)/ Ion Zamfirescu (RO)Ford Model 48 two-seater convertible "speciale" (3622 cc)
  1. 16
    1701-B
AthensLucy O'Reilly Schell (USA)Laury Schell (USA)Delahaye 135 Sport (3557 cc)
  1. 41
    707 RK
AthensCharles Lahaye (F) / [René Quatresous] (F)Renault Vivasport (4085 cc)
  1. 1
    1330 DU 3
Athens
1937 XVIRené Le Bègue (F) / Julio Quinlin (F)Delahaye 135 MS Spéciale (3557 cc)
  1. 20
    1581 RK 2
StavangerPhilippe de Massa (F) / Norbert-Jean Mahe (F) Talbot (3988 cc)
  1. 86
Stavanger[18] M. Jacobs / Tj. de Boer (NL) / Lindner [19] Buick (4560 cc)
  1. 103
Stavanger
1938 XVIIGerard Bakker-Schut (NL) / Karel Ton (NL) / Klaas Barendrecht (NL)Ford V8 two-door coupe (3622 cc)
  1. 9
    GZ 15572
AthensJean Trévoux (F) / Marcel Lesurque (F)Hotchkiss 686 (3485 cc)
  1. 12
    3354 RL 4
AthensCharles Lahaye (F) / René Quatresous (F)Renault Primaquatre (2383 cc)
  1. 93
    8000 DU 3
Athens
1939 XVIIIJean Trévoux (F) / Marcel Lesurque (F), ex aequo
Jean Paul (F) / Marcel Contet (F)
Hotchkiss 686 GS Riviera cabriolet (3485 cc), ex aequo
Delahaye 135 M (3557 cc)
  1. 7, ex aequo
    #31
Athens, ex aequo
Athens (3812 km)
Ernest Mutsaerts (NL)/ André Kouwenberg (NL)/ Paul Lamberts Hurrelbrinck (NL)Ford V8 (3622 cc)
  1. 71
Palermo (4090 km)
1940–48Not held
1949 XIXJean Trévoux (F) / Marcel Lesurque (F)Hotchkiss 686GS sedan (3485 cc)
  1. 36
    5940 RO 6
LisbonMaurice Worms / Edmond MoucheHotchkiss 686 GS sedan (3485 cc)
  1. 38
Monte CarloFrantišek Dobry (CZ) / Zdeněk Treybal (CZ)Bristol 400 (1971 cc)
  1. 68
    P 28797
Monte Carlo
1950 XXMarcel Becquart (F) / Henri Secret (F)Hotchkiss 686GS sedan Paris-Nice (1939) (3485 cc)
  1. 23
    10 04
LisbonMaurice Gatsonides (NL) / Klaas Barendregt (NL)
Humber Super Snipe (4086 cc)
  1. 231
    JHP 329
Monte CarloJulio Quinlin (F) /Jean Behra (F)Simca 8 Coupé (1090 cc)
  1. 224
    821 RU8
Monte Carlo
1951 XXIJean Trévoux (F) / Roger Crovetto (F)Delahaye 175 S Motto (4455 cc)
  1. 277
    3413 P 75
LisbonComte/Conde? de Monte Real (P) / Manuel J. Palma (P)Ford V8 (3622 cc?)
  1. 332
    HC-13-03
LisbonCecil Vard (IRL)/ Bill A Young / Arthur Jolley (GB NI)Jaguar Mark V (3485 cc?)
  1. 211
    ZE 7445
Glasgow
1952 XXIISydney Allard (GB) / Guy Warburton (GB)/ Tom Lush (navigator) (GB)Allard P1 (3622 cc Ford V8)
  1. 146
    MLX 381
GlasgowStirling Moss (GB)/ Desmond Scannell (GB)/ John Cooper
(GB)
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 (2267 cc)
  1. 341
    LHP 823
Dr. Marc Angelvin (F) / Nicole Angelvin (F) Simca 8 Sport (1221 cc)
  1. 293
    5052 AE 13
1953 XXIIIMaurice Gatsonides (NL) / Peter Worledge (GB)Ford Zephyr (2262 cc)
  1. 365
    VHK 194
Monte CarloIan Appleyard (GB)/ Pat Appleyard (GB)Jaguar Mark VII (3442 cc)
  1. 228
    PNW 7
Roger Marion / Jean Charmasson Citroën 15 CV Six (2867 cc)
1954 XXIVLouis Chiron (MON) / Ciro Basadonna (I)Lancia Aurelia B20 GT (2451 cc)
  1. 69
    142843 TO
Monte CarloPierre David / Paul Barbier (F)Peugeot 203 (1290 cc)
  1. 393
André Blanchard / Marcel Lecoq (F)Panhard Dyna X86 cabriolet (850 cc)
  1. 394
1955 XXVPer Malling (N) / Gunnar Fadum (N)Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk III (2267 cc)
  1. 201
    A-68909
OsloGeorges Gillard / Roger Duget Panhard Dyna Z (848 cc)
  1. 275
    369 BX 63
Monte CarloHanns Gerdum (D)/ Joachim Kühling (D)Mercedes-Benz 220 (2195 cc)
  1. 255
    H94-8070
Munich
1956 XXVIRonnie Adams / Frank Biggar (EI)/ Derek Johnston (GB/Northern Ireland)Jaguar Mark VII (3442 cc)
  1. 164
    PWK 700
GlasgowWalter Schock (D)/ K Raebe (D)Mercedes-Benz 220 (2195 cc)Michel Grosgogeat / Pierre Biagini DKW
  1. 331
    845 DJ 06
1957
1958 XXVIIGuy Monraisse (F) / Jacques Feret (F)Renault Dauphine Gordini R1091 (845 cc)
  1. 65
    9641 GN 75
LisbonAlexandre Gacon (F)/ Leo Borsa (F)Alfa Romeo Giulietta (1290 cc)
  1. 70
    9646 AV 69
Leif Vold-Johansen (N) / Finn Huseby Kopperud (N) DKW (896 cc)
  1. 18
    A 8052
1959 XXVIIIPaul Coltelloni (F)/ Pierre Alexandre (F)/ Claude Desrosiers (F)Citroën ID19 (1911 cc)
  1. 176
    3427 HP 75
ParisAndré Thomas / Jean Delliere Simca Aronde (1290 cc)
  1. 211
    28 DH 26
Pierre Surles / Jacques Piniers Panhard 850 (848 cc)
1960 XXIXWalter Schock (D)/ Rolf Moll (D)Mercedes-Benz 220SE (2195 cc)
  1. 128
    S-JX 190
WarsawEugen Böhringer (D)/ Hermann Socher (D)Mercedes-Benz 220SE (2195 cc)
  1. 121
    S-JX 74
Eberhard Mahle (D)/ Roland Ott (D)Mercedes-Benz 220SE (2195 cc)
  1. 135
    S-JX 71
1961 XXXMaurice Martin (F) / Roger Bateau (F)Panhard PL 17 Tigre (848 cc)
  1. 174
    9333 KJ 75
Walter Löffler (D)/ Hans-Joachim Walter (D)Panhard PL 17 Tigre (848 cc)
  1. 87
    8758 TB 75
Guy Jouanneaux / Alain CoquilletPanhard PL 17 Tigre (848 cc)
  1. 220
    957 FC 45
1962 XXXIErik Carlsson (S)/ Gunnar Häggbom (S)Saab 96 (841 cc)
  1. 303
    P 61444
OsloEugen Böhringer (D) / Peter Lang (D)Mercedes-Benz 220SE (2195 cc)
  1. 257
    S-JX 74
Paddy Hopkirk (GB NI)/ Jack Scott (GB)Sunbeam Rapier (1592 cc)
  1. 155
    5192 RW
1963 XXXIIErik Carlsson (S)/ Gunnar Palm (S)Saab 96 (841 cc)
  1. 283
    P 77558
StockholmPauli Toivonen (FIN) / Anssi Järvi (FIN)Citroën DS19 (1911 cc)
  1. 233
    7230 NC 75
Rauno Aaltonen (FIN) / Tony Ambrose (GB)Mini Cooper (997 cc)
  1. 288
    977 ARX
1964 XXXIIIPaddy Hopkirk (GB NI) / Henry Liddon (GB)Morris Mini Cooper S (1071 cc) [20]
  1. 37
    33 EJB
MinskBo Ljungfeldt (S)/ Fergus Sager (S)Ford Falcon Futura Sprint (4700 cc)
  1. 49
    ZE-1047
Erik Carlsson (S) / Gunnar Palm (S)Saab 96 Sport (841 cc)
  1. 131
    P 44301
1965 XXXIVTimo Mäkinen (FIN) / Paul Easter (GB)Mini Cooper S (1071cc)
  1. 52
    AJB44B
StockholmEugen Böhringer (D) / Rolf Wütherich (D)Porsche 904 (1966 cc)
  1. 10
    S-TJ 16
Pat Moss-Carlsson (GB) / Elisabeth Nyström (S)Saab 96 Sport (841 cc)
  1. 49
    PA 12570
1966 XXXVPauli Toivonen (FIN) / Ensio Mikander (FIN)Citroën DS21 (2175 cc)
  1. 195
    8625 SC 75
OsloRené Trautmann (F)/ Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F)Lancia Flavia coupé (1800 cc)
  1. 66
    TO 759709
Ove Andersson (S) / Rolf Dahlgren (S)Lancia Flavia coupé (1800 cc)
  1. 140
    TO 756708
1967 XXXVIRauno Aaltonen (FIN) / Henry Liddon (GB)Mini Cooper S
  1. 177
    LBL 6D
Monte CarloOve Andersson (S) / John Davenport (GB)Lancia Fulvia 1200 HF (1200cc)Vic Elford (GB) / David Stone (GB)Porsche 911S (1991 cc)
1968 XXXVIIVic Elford (GB)/ David Stone (GB)Porsche 911T (1991 cc)
  1. 210
    S-C9166
WarsawPauli Toivonen (FIN) / Martti Tiukkanen (FIN) Porsche 911S (1991 cc)
  1. 116
    4028 Z-97
Rauno Aaltonen (FIN) / Henry Liddon (GB)Mini Cooper 1275S (1275 cc)
  1. 18
    ORX 7F
1969 XXXVIIIBjörn Waldegård / Lars Helmer (S)Porsche 911S (1991 cc)
  1. 37
    S-L 2263
WarsawGérard Larrousse (F) / Jean-Claude Perramond (F)Porsche 911S (1991 cc)
  1. 31
    S-L 2264
Jean Vinatier / Jean-François Jacob Alpine-Renault A110 1300S (1300cc)
  1. 26
    7753 GH 76
1970 XXXIXBjörn Waldegård (S) / Lars Helmér (S)Porsche 911S (2195 cc)
  1. 6
    S-T 5704
OsloGérard Larrousse (F) / Maurice Gélin (F)Porsche 911S (2195 cc)
  1. 2
    S-T 5705
Jean-Pierre Nicolas (F) / Claude Roure (F)Alpine-Renault A110 1300S (1300 cc)
  1. 18
    3413 GP 76
1971 XLOve Andersson (S) / David Stone (GB)Alpine-Renault A110 1600S (1585 cc)
  1. 28
    8380 GU 76
MarrakechJean-Luc Thérier (F) / Marcel Callewaert (F)Alpine-Renault A110 1600S (1600 cc)
  1. 9
    8385 GU 76
MarrakechBjörn Waldegård (S) / Hans Thorszelius (S), ex aequo
Jean-Claude Andruet (F)/ G. Vial (F)
Porsche 914/6 (1991 cc), ex aequo
Alpine-Renault A110 1600S (1600 cc)
  1. 7
    S-Y 7714, ex aequo
    ....
Warsaw, ex aequo
....
1972 XLISandro Munari (I) / Mario Manucci (I)Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF (1584 cc)
  1. 14
    E 24265 TO
AlmeriaGérard Larrousse (F) / Jean-Claude Perramond (F)Porsche 911S (2341 cc)Rauno Aaltonen (FIN) / Jean Todt (F) Datsun 240Z (2393 cc)

1973–1985

Rally nameSpecial StagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
Co-driver
Team
Car
Time
42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 26 January 1973
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
18 stages
420 km
1 Jean-Claude Andruet
Michèle Petit ("Biche")
Alpine-Renault A110 18005h 42m 04s
2 Alpine-Renault A110 18005h 42m 30s
3 Alpine-Renault A110 18005h 43m 39s
1974 rally cancelled
43ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
15 to 23 January 1975
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
22 stages
472 km
1 Lancia Stratos HF6h 25m 59s
2 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6h 29m 05s
3 Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye6h 29m 46s
44ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
17 to 24 January 1976
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
23 stages
530 km
1 Lancia Stratos HF6h 25m 10s
2 Lancia Stratos HF6h 26m 37s
3 Lancia Stratos HF6h 31m 23s
45ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
22 to 28 January 1977
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
Round 1 of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
26 stages
506 km
1 Lancia Stratos HF6h 36m 13s
2 Jean-Claude Andruet
Michèle Petit ("Biche")
Fiat 131 Abarth6h 38m 29s
3 SEAT 124 – 18006h 47m 07s
46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 28 January 1978
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
Round 1 of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
29 stages
570 km
1 Porsche 911 Carrera6h 57m 03s
2 Renault 5 Alpine6h 58m 55s
3 Renault 5 Alpine6h 59m 55s
47ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
20 to 26 January 1979
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
30 stages
619 km
1 Team Chardonnet
Lancia Stratos HF
8h 13m 38s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS1800
8h 13m 44s
3 Alitalia Fiat
Fiat 131 Abarth
8h 17m 47s
48ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 25 January 1980
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
30 stages
601 km
1 Fiat Italia
Fiat 131 Abarth
8h 42m 20s
2 Team Chardonnet
Lancia Stratos HF
8h 52m 58s
3 Fiat Italia
Fiat 131 Abarth
8h 53m 48s
49ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
24 to 30 January 1981
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
32 stages
757 km
1 Renault Elf
Renault 5 Turbo
9h 55m 55s
2 Talbot
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
9h 58m 49s
3 Opel Euro Händler
Opel Ascona 400
10h 2m 54s
50ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
16 to 22 January 1982
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
32 stages
753 km
1 Rothmans Opel Rally Team
Opel Ascona 400
8h 20m 33s
2 Audi Sport
Audi Quattro
8h 24m 22s
3 Esso
Porsche 911SC
8h 32m 38s
51ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
22 to 29 January 1983
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
30 stages
709 km
1 Martini Racing
Lancia Rally 037
7h 58m 57s
2 Martini Racing
Lancia Rally 037
8h 5m 59s
3 Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A1
8h 10m 15s
52ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 27 January 1984
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
30 stages
722 km
1 Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A2
8h 52m 29s
2 Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A2
8h 53m 53s
3 Audi Sport
Audi Quattro A2
9h 5m 9s
53ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
26 January to 1 February 1985
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
34 stages
852 km
1 Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
10h 20m 49s
2 Audi Sport
Audi Sport Quattro
10h 26m 06s
3 Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
10h 30m 54s

1986–1999

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
Co-driver
Team
Car
Time
54ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
18 to 24 January 1986
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
36 stages
867 km
1 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta S4(Group B)
10h 11m 24s
2 Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2
10h 15m 28s
3 Audi Sport
Audi Sport Quattro E2
10h 18m 46s
55ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
17 to 22 January 1987
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
26 stages
572 km
1 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta HF 4WD (Group A)
7h 39m 50s
2 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
7h 40m 49s
3 Audi Sport
Audi 200 Quattro
7h 44m 0s
56ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
16 to 21 January 1988
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
26 stages
624 km
1 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
7h 19m 11s
2 Jolly Club
Lancia Delta HF 4WD
7h 30m 1s
3 Privateer
Peugeot 205 GTI
7h 42m 46s
57ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 26 January 1989
Round 2 of the World Rally Championship
24 stages
613 km
1 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
7h 13m 27s
2 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
7h 19m 54s
3 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale
7h 21m 8s
58ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 25 January 1990
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
20 stages
556 km
1 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
5h 56m 52s
2 Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
5h 57m 44s
3 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
6h 0m 31s
59ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
24 to 30 January 1991
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
27 stages
626 km
1 Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165
6h 57m 21s
2 Martini Lancia
Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
7h 2m 20s
3 Q8 Team Ford
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
7h 2m 33s
60ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
23 to 28 January 1992
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
26 stages
606 km
1 Martini Racing
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6h 54m 20s
2 Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6h 56m 25s
3 Martini Racing
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
6h 57m 17s
61ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 27 January 1993
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
22 stages
594 km
1 Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6h 13m 43s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6h 13m 58s
3 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6h 16m 59s
62ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
22 to 27 January 1994
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
22 stages
588 km
1 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6h 12m 20s
2 Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
6h 13m 25s
3 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza 555
6h 14m 7s
63ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
22 to 26 January 1995
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
Round 1 of the FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers
21 stages
547 km
1 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza 555
6h 32m 31s
2 RAS Ford
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
6h 34m 56s
3 Toyota Team Europe
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
6h 36m 28s
64ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
20 to 25 January 1996
Round 1 of the FIA 2-Litre World Championship for Manufacturers,
no World Rally Championship
21 stages
427 km
1 Alliance Yacco Ford
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
5h 24m 40s
2 Peugeot Sport
Peugeot 306 Maxi
5h 28m 24s
3 H. F. Grifone
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
5h 31m 52s
65ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 27 January 1997
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
18 stages
410 km
1 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC97
4h 26m 58s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort WRC
4h 27m 53s
3 Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
4h 29m 29s
66ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 21 January 1998
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
18 stages
359 km
1 Toyota Castrol Team
Toyota Corolla WRC
4h 28m 0.5s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort WRC
4h 28m 41.3s
3 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC 98
4h 29m 1.5s
67ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
17 to 20 January 1999
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
14 stages
425 km
1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
5h 16m 50.6s
2 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC 99
5h 18m 35.3s
3 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus WRC
5h 20m 7.4s

2000–2009

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
Co-driver
Team
Car
Time
68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 23 January 2000
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
413 km
1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
4h 23m 35.8s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 00
4h 25m 0.7s
3 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC 99
4h 26m 57.2s
69ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 21 January 2001
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
392 km
1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
4h 38m 4.3s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
4h 39m 5.1s
3 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 01
4h 40m 9.6s
70ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
18 to 20 January 2002
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
397 km
1 Tommi Mäkinen
Kaj Lindström
Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC 2001
3h 59m 30.7s
2 Automobiles Citroën
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 0m 44.8s
3 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 02
4h 0m 46.4s
71ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
23 to 26 January 2003
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
14 stages
415 km
1 Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 29m 11.4s
2 Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 29m 49.5s
3 Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 30m 3.6s
72ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
23 to 25 January 2004
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
389 km
1 Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 12m 3.0s
2 Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 03
4h 13m 15.6s
3 François Duval
Stéphane Prévot
Ford Motor Company
Ford Focus RS WRC 03
4h 13m 22.6s
73ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
21 to 23 January 2005
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
353 km
1 Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 13m 5.6s
2 BP Ford World Rally Team
Ford Focus RS WRC 04
4h 16m 3.9s
3 Mitsubishi Motorsports
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
4h 16m 45.7s
74ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
19 to 22 January 2006
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
18 stages
366 km
1 BP Ford World Rally Team
Ford Focus RS WRC 06
4h 11m 43.9 ss
2 Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team
Citroën Xsara WRC
4h 12m 45.7s
3 Astra Racing
Peugeot 307 WRC
4h 13m 7.0s
75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
18 to 21 January 2007
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
15 stages
329 km
1 Citroën Total
Citroën C4 WRC
3h 10m 27.4s
2 Citroën Total
Citroën C4 WRC
3h 11m 5.6s
3 BP Ford World Rally Team
Ford Focus RS WRC 06
3h 11m 50.2s
76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
24 to 27 January 2008
Round 1 of the World Rally Championship
19 stages
365.09 km
1 Citroën Total
Citroën C4 WRC
3h 39m 17.0s
2 BP Ford World Rally Team
Ford Focus RS WRC 07
3h 41m 51.4s
3 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza WRC 2007
3h 42m 15.6s
77ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo[21]
21 to 24 January 2009
Round 1 of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
14 stages
362.25 km
1 BF Goodrich
Peugeot 207 S2000
4h 40m 45.7s
2 Peugeot Team Belux
Peugeot 207 S2000
4h 42m 29.3s
3 Team Peugeot Total
Peugeot 207 S2000
4h 43m 07.3s

2010–2019

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
Co-driver
Team
Car
Time
78ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo[22]
19 to 23 January 2010
Round 1 of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
15 stages
396.18 km
1 M-Sport
Ford Fiesta S2000
4h 32m 58.5s
2 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Fabia S2000
4h 34m 49.9s
3 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Fabia S2000
4h 36m 17.6s
79ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo[23]
19 to 22 January 2011
Round 1 of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
13 stages
337.06 km
1 Peugeot France
Peugeot 207 S2000
3h 32m 55.6s
2 Škoda Motorsport
Škoda Fabia S2000
3h 33m 28.1s
3 Peugeot UK
Peugeot 207 S2000
3h 34m 15.3s
80ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
18 to 22 January 2012
Round 1 of the 2012 World Rally Championship
17 stages
433.36 km
1 Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
4h 32m 39.9s
2 Mini WRC Team
Mini John Cooper Works WRC
4h 35m 25.4s
3 Ford World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
4h 35m 54.1s
81ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
16 to 19 January 2013
Round 1 of the 2013 World Rally Championship
18 stages
478.42 km
1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
5h 18m 57.2s
2 Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
5h 20m 37.1s
3 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën DS3 WRC
5h 22m 46.2s
82ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
14 to 18 January 2014
Round 1 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
15 stages
383.88 km
1 Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 55m 14.4s
2 M-Sport WRT
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
3h 56m 33.3s
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Citroën DS3 WRC
3h 57m 08.7s
83ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
22 to 25 January 2015
Round 1 of the 2015 World Rally Championship
15 (14) stages
355.48 (335.55) km
1 Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 36m 40.2s
2 Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 37m 38.2s
3 Volkswagen Motorsport II
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 38m 52.5s
84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
22 to 24 January 2016
Round 1 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
16 stages
377.59 km
1 Volkswagen Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 49m 53.1s
2 Volkswagen Motorsport II
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3h 51m 47.6s
3 Hyundai Motorsport
Hyundai i20 WRC
3h 53m 11.0s
85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
19 to 22 January 2017
Round 1 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
17 (15) stages
382.65 (355.90) km
1 M-Sport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta WRC
4h 00m 03.6s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
4h 02m 18.6s
3 M-Sport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta WRC
4h 03m 01.4s
86ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
25 to 28 January 2018
Round 1 of the 2018 World Rally Championship
17 stages
394.74 km
1 M-Sport World Rally Team
Ford Fiesta WRC
4h 18m 55.5s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
4h 19m 53.8s
3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
4h 20m 47.5s
87ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
24 to 27 January 2019
Round 1 of the 2019 World Rally Championship
16 (15) stages
323.83 (303.79) km
1 Citroën Total WRT
Citroën C3 WRC
3h 21m 15.9s
2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 21m 18.1s
3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 23m 31.1s

2020–

Rally nameStagesPodium finishers
RankDriver
Co-driver
Team
Car
Time
88ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
23 to 26 January 2020
Round 1 of the 2020 World Rally Championship
16 stages
304.28 km
1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
3h 10m 57.6s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 11m 10.2s
3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
3h 11m 11.9s
89ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
21 to 24 January 2021
Round 1 of the 2021 World Rally Championship
14 stages
257.64 km
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
2h 56m 33.7s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota Yaris WRC
2h 57m 06.3s
3 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2h 57m 47.2s
90ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
20 to 23 January 2022
Round 1 of the 2022 World Rally Championship
17 stages
296.03 km
1 M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
3h 00m 32.8s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 00m 43.3s
3 M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
3h 02m 12.6s
91ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
19 to 22 January 2023
Round 1 of the 2023 World Rally Championship
18 stages
325.02 km
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 12m 02.0s
2 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 12m 20.8s
3 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 12m 46.6s
92ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
25 to 28 January 2024
Round 1 of the 2024 World Rally Championship
17 stages
324.44 km
1 Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
3h 9m 30.9s
2 Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 9m 47.0s
3 Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
3h 10m 16.1s

Multiple winners

Year in italic was not WRC event[24]

WinsDriverYears won
92009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
8 Sébastien Loeb2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2022
4 Jean Trévoux1934, 1939, 1949, 1951
Sandro Munari1972, 1975, 1976, 1977
Walter Röhrl1980, 1982, 1983, 1984
Tommi Mäkinen1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
3 Didier Auriol1990, 1992, 1993
Carlos Sainz1991, 1995, 1998
2
Björn Waldegård1969, 1970
Erik Carlsson1962, 1963
Miki Biasion1987, 1989
Thierry Neuville2020, 2024
WinsManufacturers
13Lancia
10Citroën, Ford
6Hotchkiss
5Toyota
4Porsche, Renault, Peugeot
3Delahaye, Mini, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Volkswagen
2Fiat, Saab, Hyundai
1AC, Allard, Amilcar, Audi, Berliet, Bignan, Graham-Paige, Hyundai, Invicta (car), Jaguar Cars, Licorne, Mercedes, Opel, Panhard, Sunbeam, Turcat-Méry -->

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rallies - Monte Carlo . Jonkka’s World Rally Archive . 16 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Latest Formula 1 Breaking News - Grandprix.com. www.grandprix.com.
  3. Web site: Rallye de Monaco 1911, première édition du Monte-Carlo. pcallais.free.fr.
  4. Monte Carlo Rally, the golden age; Graham Robson, p99
  5. Motor Sport, March 1966, pages 202, 204.
  6. Competition Press & Autoweek, February 12, 1966, Pages 1, 6.
  7. News: 1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt . . 21 January 1966.
  8. The Monte Carlo Fiasco . March 1966 . 44 . John . Davenport . Motor Sport.
  9. Web site: Monte Carlo Rally to open 2011 IRC season. 2010-07-19. 2010-07-19. ircseries.com. Intercontinental Rally Challenge. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101010142021/http://ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=1989. 2010-10-10.
  10. http://www.loos.de/loos/presse/presxx.asp?nPageId=100186 "Team LOOS INTERNATIONAL" at the 9th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
  11. Duijvestijn, Guus. Alpine Passes . Archived at AJ's Touring Home Page. Accessed May 12, 2010.
  12. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=277936 Monte Carlo: Rally route
  13. According to an article in an unknown 1912 French newspaper stating "Arrivee du Paul Meunier. .... Il est venu du Havre ....avec sept personnes..."
  14. according to William Body in 1983 in Motor Sport she was the wife of a Citroën dealer
  15. Web site: Honours. Automobile Club de Monaco.
  16. Octane Magazine (Dutch edition, No 034); Matthijs Diepraam: This participant died as a result of an accident during the 1930 RMC, when near Valence the Graham Paige was hit from behind by the Rolls-Royce of another participant while changing a tyre (p118/119)
  17. Rileys svenska Monte Carlo-historia . https://web.archive.org/web/20201213035542/https://www.rileyregistret.org/pdf/rb2-98.pdf . 2020-12-13 . Riley's Swedish Monte Carlo history . Erik . Hamberg . Rileybladet . Svenska Rileyregistret . 1998 . 20 . 2 . 1 . sv .
  18. Some sources state Zamfirescu/Trevoux in 3rd place; see ewrc.com
  19. Lindner was chronometreur, see conam.info
  20. https://books.google.com/books?id=RVQEAAAAMBAJ Readers' guide to who won at Monte Carlo, British Motor Corporation advertisement, Life Magazine, 14 February 1964, page 81
  21. News: 2009 Final Ranking. www.acm.mc. 2009-01-24. 2010-07-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523063244/http://www.acm.mc/ramc/ramc_main.php?page=2009%2Farchives_2009.php&menu_archives=2009&sous_page=classement_final_2009.php&titre=Final%20Ranking. 2011-05-23.
  22. News: 2010 Final Ranking. www.acm.mc. 2010-01-23. 2010-07-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316155816/http://www.acm.mc/ramc/ramc_main.php?page=2010%2Fclassement_final_2010.php. 2010-03-16.
  23. News: 2011 Final Ranking. www.acm.mc. 2011-01-23. 2011-01-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110523063722/http://www.acm.mc/ramc/ramc_main.php?page=2011%2Fclassement_final_2011.php. 2011-05-23.
  24. Web site: Rallye de Monte-Carlo Hall of Fame. ewrc-results.com.
  25. Web site: Event of the month -- Rallye Monte Carlo Historique . John Davenport . Motorsport Magazine . March 2005.
  26. Web site: Rallye Monte Carlo Historique 2023, demandez le programme ! . Didier Ric . L'Automobile Magazine . 2 January 2023 . FR.
  27. Web site: Move over WRC: Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique is the true successor to the original event . Charlotte Vowden . The Sunday Times Driving . 11 February 2019.
  28. Web site: Des véhicules électriques sur les routes du rallye Monte-Carlo . Sylvain Reisser . Le Figaro . 17 October 2023.