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2016 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2016 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 January 2016. It marked the eighty-fourth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.[1]

2016 Monte Carlo Rally
84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
Next event →
Host country Monaco
Rally baseFrance Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run22 – 25 January 2016
Stages16 (377.59 km; 234.62 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews88 at start, 64 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

Defending World Champion Sébastien Ogier started the season with a win in Monte Carlo, his third consecutive in the principality and the 33rd of his WRC career.

Entry list edit

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
4   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
5   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Mads Østberg   Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Eric Camilli   Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
8   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team WRC   Stéphane Lefebvre   Gabin Moreau Citroën DS3 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10   Hyundai Motorsport N WRC   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard Hyundai i20 WRC M
12   DMACK World Rally Team WRC   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
16   Robert Kubica WRC   Robert Kubica   Maciej Szczepaniak       Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
17   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Bryan Bouffier   Victor Bellotto Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
18   Felice Re WRC   Felice Re   Mara Bariani Citroën DS3 WRC P
32   BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team       WRC-2   Armin Kremer   Pirmin Winklhofer Škoda Fabia R5 P
33   Julien Maurin WRC-2   Julien Maurin   Benjamin Veillas Škoda Fabia R5 P
34   Quentin Giordano WRC-2   Quentin Giordano   Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R5 M
35   M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
36   Napoca Rally Academy WRC-2   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi Ford Fiesta R5 P
37   FWRT s.r.l. WRC   Lorenzo Bertelli   Simone Scattolin Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
38   Alain Foulon WRC-2   Alain Foulon   Bernard Ferro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
39   Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2   Jourdan Serderidis   Frédéric Miclotte Citroën DS3 R5 M
40   Quentin Gilbert WRC-2   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R5 M
41   Yoann Bonato WRC-2   Yoann Bonato   Denis Giarudet Citroën DS3 R5 P
42   Peugeot Rally Academy WRC-2   José Antonio Suárez   Cándido Carrera Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M
44   Triviño World Rally Team WRC-2   Ricardo Triviño   Sergio Salom Citroën DS3 R5 P
45   Jean-Michel Raoux WRC-2   Jean-Michel Raoux   Laurent Magat Citroën DS3 R5 M
46   The Ptock WRC-2   Hubert Ptaszek   Kamil Kozdroń Škoda Fabia R5 P
47   Lasakris Foundation WRC-2   Lambros Athanassoulas         Nikolaos Zakheos Škoda Fabia R5 P
61   Printsport WRC-3   Ole Christian Veiby   Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 R3T M
62   ACI Team Italia WRC-3   Fabio Andolfi   Manuel Feloni Peugeot 208 R2 P
63   ACI Team Italia WRC-3   Damiano De Tommaso         Massimiliano Bosi Peueot 208 R2 P
64   Peugeot Rally Academy WRC-3   Jordan Berfa   Damien Augustin Peugeot 208 R2 M
65   Martin Koči WRC-3   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka Citroën DS3 R3T M
66   Saintéloc Junior Team WRC-3   Michel Fabre   Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
67   Igor Giusti WRC-3   Igor Giusti   Patrick Chiappe Peugeot 208 R2 M
68   Vincent Dubert WRC-3   Vincent Dubert   Sébastien Pujol Citroën DS3 R3T M
69   Enrico Brazzoli WRC-3   Enrico Brazzoli   Maurizio Barone Peugeot 208 R2 P
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship

Results edit

Event standings edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:49:53.1 0.0 28
2 9   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger   Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:51:47.6 +1:54.5 19
3 3   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 3:53:11.0 +3:17.9 15
4 5   Mads Østberg   Ola Fløene   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 3:54:40.8 +4:47.7 12
5 8   Stéphane Lefebvre   Gabin Moreau   Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3:57:28.7 +7:35.6 10
6 4   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí   Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 4:00:28.6 +10:35.5 10
7 12   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder   DMACK World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:01:33.0 +11:39.9 6
8 35   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:08:23.9 +18:30.8 4
9 48   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Esapekka Lappi Skoda Fabia R5 4:10:34.1 +20:41.0 2
10 32   Armin Kremer   Pirmin Winklhofer   BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Skoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:10:37.0 +20:43.9 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (8.) 35   Elfyn Evans   Craig Parry   M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:08:23.9 0.0 25
2 (10.) 32   Armin Kremer   Pirmin Winklhofer   BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:10:37.0 +2:13.1 18
3 (11.) 40   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul   Quentin Gilbert Citron DS3 R5 WRC-2 4:10:58.1 +2:34.2 15
4 (13.) 34   Quentin Giordano   Valentin Sarreaud   Quentin Giordano Citron DS3 R5 WRC-2 4:14:56.5 +6:32.6 12
5 (15.) 41   Yoann Bonato   Denis Giraudet   Yoann Bonato Citron DS3 R5 WRC-2 4:20:09.6 +11:49.7 10
6 (17.) 42   José Antonio Suárez   Cándido Carrera   Quentin Giordano Peugeot 208 T16 R5 WRC-2 4:26:42.2 +18:18.3 8
7 (18.) 46   Hubert Ptaszek   Kamil Kozdroń   The Ptock Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:30:15.7 +21:51.8 6
8 (22.) 47   Lambros Athanassoulas   Nikolaus Zakheos   Lasakris Foundation Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4:34:48.3 +26:24.4 4
9 (39.) 36   Simone Tempestini   Matteo Chiarcossi   Napoca Rally Academy Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:50:58.7 +42:34.8 2
10 (51.) 38   Alain Foulon   Bernard Ferro   Alain Foulon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 5:00:47.1 +52:23.2 1
WRC-3 standings
1 (19.) 61   Ole Christian Feiby   Jonas Andersson   Printsport Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 4:30:42.9 0.0 25
2 (21.) 64   Jordan Berfa   Damien Augustin   Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:34:29.5 +3:46.6 18
3 (23.) 62   Fabio Andolfi   Manuel Fenoli   ACI Team Italia Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:35:12.5 +4:29.6 15
4 (24.) 63   Damiano De Tommaso   Massimiliano Bosi   ACI Team Italia Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:36:54.5 +6:11.6 12
5 (34.) 68   Vincent Dubert   Sébastien Pujol   Vincent Dubert Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 4:46:41.6 +15:58.7 10
6 (38.) 65   Martin Koči   Lukáš Kostka   Martin Koči Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 4:49:14.4 +18:31.5 8
7 (45.) 69   Enrico Brazzoli   Maurizio Barone   Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:56:34.9 +25:52.0 6
8 (49.) 66   Michel Fabre   Maxime Vilmot   Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 5:00:24.6 +29:41.7 4
9 (56.) 51   Igor Giusti   Patrick Chiappe   Igor Giusti Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 5:06:02.2 +35:19.3 2
Source: [1]

Special stages edit

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(21 Jan) 		SS1 Entrevaux – Val de Chalvagne - Rouaine 21.25 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:21.9   Sébastien Ogier
SS2 Barles – Seyne 20.38 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 13:06.1   Kris Meeke
Leg 2
(22 Jan) 		SS3 Corps – La Salle en Beaumont 1 14.65 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:07.5
SS4 Aspres les Corps – Chauffayer 1 25.78 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 13:55.9
SS5 Les Costes – Chaillol 1 17.82 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:23.6   Sébastien Ogier
SS6 Corps – La Salle en Beaumont 2 14.65 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:05.4
SS7 Aspres les Corps – Chauffayer 2 25.78 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 14:16.9   Kris Meeke
SS8 Les Costes – Chaillol 2 17.82 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:31.3   Sébastien Ogier
Leg 3
(23 Jan) 		SS9 Lardier et Valenca – Faye 1 51.55 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 30:47.8
SS10 St Léger Les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1 17.13 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:01.3
SS11 Lardier et Valenca – Faye 2 51.55 km   Kris Meeke Citroën DS3 WRC 30:26.6
SS12 St Léger Les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2 17.13 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 11:39.6
SS13 Sisteron – Thoard 36.60 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 22:55.4
Leg 4
(24 Jan) 		SS14 Col de l’Orme – St Laurent 1 12.02 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:15.0
SS15 La Bollène Vésubie – Peira Cava 21.36 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 14:09.2
SS16 Col de l’Orme – St Laurent 2 (Power stage) 12.02 km   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:09.6

Power Stage edit

The "Power stage" was a 12.02 km (7.47 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1   Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:09.6 0.0 3
2   Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 WRC 8:11.0 +1.4 2
3   Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 8:15.5 +5.9 1

Championship standings after the event edit

WRC edit

Other edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". WRC.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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