25 - 28 January 2024
Service Park : Monaco Harbour
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Rallye Monte Carlo 2024 REsults
WRC
WRC 2
1 . T.NEUVILLE / M.WYDAEGHE / HYUNDAI
2. S.OGIER / V.LANDAIS / TOYOTA
3. E.EVANS / S.MARTIN / FORD WRT
1. Y.ROSSEL / A.DUNAND / CITROEN
2. P.LÓPEZ / D.VÁZQUEZ / SKODA
3. N.GRYAZIN / K.ALEKSANDROV / CITROEN
The 92nd Monte Carlo Rally 2024 retains its traditional place on the 2024 wrc calendar as the first round of the 2024 World Rally Championship.
Due to major works in Monaco, the Automobile Club de Monaco announced they could not secure the space needed for the Service Park and related infrastructure. The Rally is, therefore, to return to Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France which hosted the rally from 2014 to 2021 and the birthplace of 8 times WRC Champion, Sebastian Ogier. However, as with the last 2 years, the start and finish ceremony will still take place outside the iconic Monte Carlo Casino.
Last year saw a new version of the famous Col de Turini stage ran 3 times. With the rally being furhter north this year, the stage is only used the once as the Wolf Power Stage, on the way back to Monte Carlo for the finishing ceremony. Overall the route is very different to the 2023 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2024 Monte Carlo Rally marks the first time the WRC2 (P2) drivers will be allowed to use Gravel Crews. Many P2 drivers have been pushing for this change on safety grounds due to the highly changeable conditions, especially on the Monte. Andreas Mikelson has been particularly vocal on the matter and pushed hard for the second tier drivers to have access to the information provided by them.
Oliver Solberg was in favour of the FIA decision. He said: “It has to be safety first, every time. This seems to be a simple decision, but we have to be grateful to the FIA for taking the initiative and making this happen on Tarmac.”
The Monte Carlo Rally 2024 is one of the most exiting rallies of the season. It is the first rally of the championship, starts in darkness and heads high into the mountains into often highly unpredictable conditions where relatively straightforward asphalt roads in the French Alps are complicated by winter weather. With most stages climbing and / or ascending the areas cols the aspect and height of the road along with the time of day can make a large difference to the stage, even between morning and afternoon passes. Northerly facing slopes tend to remain very icy, with the southern facing slopes thawing providing more grip.
Stage conditions can vary dramatically at each starting point and throughout the stage with dry tarmac, wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes present in a single stage). Because of all these factors this event places a big emphasis on tyre choice and strategy, the team must balance the need for grip on ice and snow with that on dry and wet tarmac.
The Route
Thursday 25th January
First up in the Monte Carlo Rally 2024 on Thursday after the starting ceremony is
Thoard / Saint-Geniez, followed by Bayons / Bréziers, both stages are run in darkness
Friday 26th
Friday starts Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes / La Bâtie-Neuve , followed by Champcella / Saint-Clément, a new stage, taking in sections from stages from the past then La Bréole / Selonnet. The first and third stages of the day were both used when the rally was last ran from Gap in 2021, the middle stage has been used but is in a slightly different format for 2024.
Saturday 27th
Saturdays stages are the same as 2023 The day starts the 2 loops of 3 stages with the Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute test, run identically to 2022. Malijai / Puimichel runs in the same format as in 2020. There is a tyre fitting zone at Digneles-Bains before a nighttime pass of Ubraye / Entrevaux (an exact reverse of the stage used in 2017).
Sunday 28th
Sunday’s stages are again the same as last years and are set to the northeast of Alpes-Maritimes, with 2 passes each of Lucéram / Lantosque (ran last year ) and La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini. This marks the only visit to the iconic Col de Turini of the weekend, down from 3 last year. The second pass of the day forms the Wolf Power Stage.
Travel & Accomodation
Where to watch the Rally
The rally includes 2 passes up the Col de Turini test over the weekend, one of the most famous rally stages in the world, with thousands of spectators turning out to watch it. Use the rally maps and photos to find where to watch Monte Carlo Rally 2024
Getting to Monte Carlo
Nice Airport is only 21 km from Monte Carlo. It is well serviced by Easyjet from many locations all over Europe, making the rally very accessible.
Rally Accomodation
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur area of France has a lot of accommodation for every budget due to its popularity as both a summer and winter holiday destination. You can find places to stay on booking.com
Schedule
| 16.31 | Shakedown (Route de la Garde |
| 16.52 | Official Start – Monaco Place du Casino |
| 19.37 | Tyre fitting zone – Digne-les-Bains – 15 mins |
| 20:35 | SS 1 -Thoard / Saint-Geniez |
| 21.58 | SS 2 – Bayons / Bréziers |
| 23.11 | Flexi Service A – Gap |
| 8.24 | SS 9 – Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 |
| 10.05 | SS 10 – Malijai / Puimichel 1 |
| 12.17 | SS 11 – Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 |
| 14.31 | SS 12 – Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 |
| 16.05 | SS 13 – Malijai / Puimichel 2 |
| 18.23 | SS 8 – Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 |
| 7.57 | SS 15 – Lucéram / Lantosque 1 |
| 9.05 | SS 16 – La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 |
| 10.40 | SS 17 – Lucéram / Lantosque 2 |
| 12.18 | SS 18 – La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 / Power Stage |
| 16.15 | Prize Giving Ceremony – Monaco Place du Casino |