| 2023 Monte Carlo Rally 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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 The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages. | ||
| Host country |  Monaco[a] | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Dates run | 19 – 22 January 2023 | |
| Start location | La Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Stages | 18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,209.77 km (751.72 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,534.79 km (953.67 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 75 | |
| Crews | 74 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:12:02.1 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT10:00.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 3:22:09.9 | |
| WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. | |
The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023.[2] It marked the ninety-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 325.02 km (201.96 mi).[1]
Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners.[3] However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.[9]
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- ^ a b "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Record-breaking Loeb snatches dramatic Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, David; Clark, Colin (1 January 2023). "Loeb has no WRC plan in place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's title defence off to flying start". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pajari secures victory on WRC3 debut". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Record-breaking Ogier claims ninth Monte-Carlo victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Gryazin keeps Rossel at bay for WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Breaking: Gryazin penalty hands Rossel WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.