2022 Monte Carlo Rally
90th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
The 2022 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 January 2022.[ 2] It marked the ninetieth running of the Monte Carlo Rally , and was the first round of the 2022 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . The 2022 event was based in Monaco solely.[ 3] The rally was consisted of seventeen special stages , covering a total competitive distance of 296.03 km (183.94 mi).[ 1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[ 4] However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season .[ 5] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[ 6] while Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[ 7]
Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche won the rally. This was Loeb's eightieth rally victory and his first since the 2018 Rally Catalunya . The win also saw Loeb became the oldest driver to win a World Rally Championship event and Galmiche became the first female winner of a WRC fixture since 1997 . Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT , won its first rally since the 2018 Wales Rally GB .[ 8] Mikkelsen successfully defended his title in the WRC-2 category with new co-driver Torstein Eriksen .[ 9] The Finnish crew of Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the WRC-3 category.[ 10]
Background
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[ 11] [ 12]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
1
Sébastien Ogier
Benjamin Veillas
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
2
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
16
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
P
19
Sébastien Loeb
Isabelle Galmiche
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
42
Craig Breen
Paul Nagle
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
44
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
20
Andreas Mikkelsen
Torstein Eriksen
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
21
Marco Bulacia
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
22
Nikolay Gryazin [ b]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [ c]
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
23
Yohan Rossel
Benjamin Boulloud
PH Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
24
Eric Camilli
Yannick Roche
Saintéloc Junior Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
25
Chris Ingram
Ross Whittock
Chris Ingram
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
26
Sean Johnston
Alexander Kihurani
Saintéloc Junior Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
27
Erik Cais
Petr Těšínský
Yacco ACCR Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
28
Grégoire Munster
Louis Louka
Grégoire Munster
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
29
Johannes Keferböck
Ilka Minor
Johannes Keferböck
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
30
Freddy Loix
Pieter Tsjoen
Freddy Loix
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
31
Olivier Burri
Anderson Levratti
Olivier Burri
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
32
Pierre Ragues
Julien Pesenti
Yacco ACCR Team
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
34
Mauro Miele
Luca Beltrame
Mauro Miele
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
35
Eamonn Boland
Michael Joseph Morrissey
Eamonn Boland
Ford Fiesta R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
36
Frédéric Rosati
Philippe Marchetto
Frédéric Rosati
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
37
Jean-Michel Raoux
Laurent Magat
Jean-Michel Raoux
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
38
Maurizio Morato
Enrico Gallinaro
Maurizio Morato
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-Driver
—
39
Carlo Covi
Michela Lorigiola
Carlo Covi
Škoda Fabia R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
40
Fabrizio Arengi
Massimiliano Bosi
Fabrizio Arengi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
54
Stéphane Lefebvre
Andy Malfoy
DG Sport Compétition
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
20 January
09:31
—
Sainte-Agnès – Peille [Shakedown ]
2.29 km
20:18
SS1
Lucéram – Lantosque
15.20 km
21:31
SS2
La Bollène-Vésubie – Moulinet
23.25 km
21 January
09:14
SS3
Roure – Beuil 1
18.33 km
10:17
SS4
Guillaumes – Péone – Valberg 1
13.49 km
11:35
SS5
Val-de-Chalvagne – Entrevaux 1
17.11 km
14:16
SS6
Roure – Beuil 2
18.33 km
15:19
SS7
Guillaumes – Péone – Valberg 2
13.49 km
16:37
SS8
Val-de-Chalvagne – Entrevaux 2
17.11 km
22 January
08:17
SS9
Le Fugeret – Thorame-Haute
16.80 km
10:08
SS10
Saint-Jeannet – Malijai 1
17.04 km
11:16
SS11
Saint-Geniez – Thoard 1
20.79 km
14:08
SS12
Saint-Jeannet – Malijai 2
17.04 km
15:16
SS13
Saint-Geniez – Thoard 2
20.79 km
23 January
08:45
SS14
La Penne – Collongues 1
19.37 km
10:08
SS15
Briançonnet – Entrevaux 1
14.26 km
10:53
SS16
La Penne – Collongues 2
19.37 km
12:18
SS17
Briançonnet – Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage ]
14.26 km
Source: [ 1]
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points