| 1973 Monte Carlo Rally 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Dates run | January 19, 1973 – January 29, 1973 | |
| Start location | Various cities | |
| Finish location | Monte Carlo | |
| Stages | 18 (420 km; 260 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Overall distance | 4,800 km (3,000 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 278 at start, 44 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Jean-Claude Andruet Michèle Petit Alpine RenaultAlpine 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.