Monte Carlo Rally

Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
1911–2011 Centenary logo
StatusActive
GenreMotor Sport event
Date(s)January
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Europe, France, Africa and Monaco
Inaugurated1911
FounderPrince Albert I
RMC 1911 Poster for the inaugural Monte Carlo Rally. The lower part of the poster illustrates the rally together of the cars towards Monte Carlo

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.

  1. ^ "Rallies - Monte Carlo". Jonkka’s World Rally Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2023.