2016 Monte Carlo Rally

2016 Monte Carlo Rally
84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2016 World Rally Championship
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Host country Monaco
Rally base 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 winner Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport

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]

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

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

Event standings

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

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

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

WRC

Other

References

  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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