1973 Monte Carlo Rally

1973 Monte Carlo Rally
42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Dates runJanuary 19, 1973 – January 29, 1973
Start locationVarious cities
Finish locationMonte Carlo
Stages18 (420 km; 260 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance4,800 km (3,000 miles)
Statistics
Crews278 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Claude Andruet
France Michèle Petit
France Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800

The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo), run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco, was the first rally on the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) new World Rally Championship (WRC) inaugural season, making it the first ever WRC event to be held.