| 2021 Monte Carlo Rally 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2021 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 | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | |
| Dates run | 21 – 24 January 2021 | |
| Start location | Quai Albert, Monaco | |
| Finish location | Casino Square, Monaco | |
| Stages | 14 (257.64 km; 160.09 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,135.24 km (705.41 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,392.88 km (865.50 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 84 | |
| Crews | 76 at start, 62 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:56:33.7 | |
| Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:56.2 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT3:03:57.3 | |
| WRC-3 winner | Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand 3:08:20.8 | |
The 2021 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2021.[2] It marked the eighty-ninth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The rally consisted of fourteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 257.64 km (160.09 mi).[1]
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the reigning manufacturers' winners.[3] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, while Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[4] Østberg and Eriksen did not defend their WRC-2 title as they did not enter the rally. Camilli and Buresi did not defend their WRC-3 win as they entered in the WRC-2 category.[5]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally, their eighth win in Monte Carlo. The result saw them set a new record for wins in Monte Carlo.[6] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[7] while Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3.[8]
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- ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Neuville seals revenge win in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Monte: Østberg takes top spot". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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- ^ "WRC2: Mikkelsen's dream start in Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Rossel clinches maiden victory in Monte". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.