The 2021 Rally Monza (also known as FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 18 and 21 November 2021. It marked the forty-second running of Monza Rally Show and was the twelfth and final round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix was held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of .
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category. Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Amland weer the defending winners in the WRC-3 category, but they did not defend their title as Mikkelsen was competing in the WRC-2 category for Toksport WRT.
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. The result saw them confirm the world titles. In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the event, while Torstein Eriksen confirmed to win the WRC-2 co-driver title. In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Andrea Crugnola and Pietro Ometto won the rally. Meanwhile, Yohan Rossel and Maciej Szczepaniak took the driver's and co-driver's title in the class respectively.
Background Championship standings prior to the event Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a seventeen-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty-eight points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive forty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, newly-crowned champion Andreas Mikkelsen led Mads Østberg in the drivers' championship, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championship Torstein Eriksen held a twenty-two-point lead over Marcelo Der Ohannesian, with Ola Fløene in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by twelve points in the drivers' championship, with Emil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, newly-crowned champion Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-six-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Ross Whittock in third.
Entry list The following crews entered the rally. The event 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. Ten entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were four in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-one in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Phil Hall Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 22 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 25 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Movisport Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 26 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 27 Yohan Rossel Jacques-Julien Renucci Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 28 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 29 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 30 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 31 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 32 Giacomo Ogliari Giacomo Ciucci Giacomo Ogliari Citroën C3 Rally2 34 Pablo Biolghini Marco Menchini Pablo Biolghini Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 35 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto Andrea Crugnola Hyundai i20 N Rally2 36 Stefano Albertini Danilo Fappani Stefano Albertini Hyundai i20 N Rally2 37 Damiano De Tommaso Giorgia Ascalone Damiano De Tommaso Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 38 Alessandro Perico Mauro Turati Alessandro Perico Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 39 Alberto Dall'Era Edoardo Brovelli Alberto Dall'Era Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 40 Marco Paccagnella Mattia Orio Marco Paccagnella Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 41 Frank Bird Jack Morton Frank Bird Ford Fiesta Rally2 42 Marco Roncoroni Paolo Brusadelli Marco Roncoroni Škoda Fabia R5 43 Lorenzo Bontempelli Gianluca Marchioni Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 46 Rachele Somaschini Nicola Arena Rachele Somaschini Citroën C3 Rally2 47 Jacopo Civelli Massimo Moriconi Jacopo Civelli Škoda Fabia R5 48 Patrizia Perosino Veronica Verzoletto Patrizia Perosino Škoda Fabia R5 49 Giancarlo Terzi Samuele Perino Giancarlo Terzi Škoda Fabia R5 Source:
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 24 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 45 Stéphane Lefebvre Gilles de Turckheim Gilles de Turckheim Citroën C3 Rally2 Source:
Route The first and second leg of action are set to take place both in stages inside the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza and in public stages north of Bergamo in the foothills of the Alps, while the third leg, including the Power Stage, will take place solely inside the circuit.
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 18 November 18:01 — Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] 4.09 km 19 November 7:31 SS1 Gerosa 1 10.96 km 8:16 SS2 Costa Valle Imagna 1 22.11 km 10:20 SS3 Gerosa 2 10.96 km 11:08 SS4 Costa Valle Imagna 2 22.11 km 13:38 SS5 Cinturato 1 14.49 km 15:48 SS6 Cinturato 2 14.49 km 18:20 SS7 Grand Prix 1 10.29 km 20 November 7:38 SS8 San Fermo 1 14.80 km 8:33 SS9 Selvino 1 24.93 km 11:08 SS10 San Fermo 2 14.80 km 12:03 SS11 Selvino 2 24.93 km 14:51 SS12 Sottozero 1 14.39 km 17:19 SS13 Sottozero 2 14.39 km 21 November 7:48 SS14 Grand Prix 2 10.29 km 10:08 SS15 Serraglio 1 14.62 km 12:18 SS16 Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] 14.62 km Source:
Report World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:39:08.6 0.0 25 1 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:39:15.9 +7.3 18 2 3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:39:29.9 +21.3 15 3 4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:39:40.6 +32.0 12 5 5 5 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:40:40.6 +1:32.0 10 0 6 6 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:41:31.2 +2:22.6 8 0 7 7 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:41:43.1 +2:34.5 6 4 8 8 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:41:58.8 +2:50.2 4 0 9 9 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:43:58.2 +4:49.6 2 0 55 10 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:30:41.5 +51:32.9 0 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders 18 November — Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] 4.09 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 2:55.1 19 November SS1 Gerosa 1 10.96 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 6:42.8 Ogier / Ingrassia SS2 Costa Valle Imagna 1 22.11 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 12:59.0 SS3 Gerosa 2 10.96 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 6:35.3 SS4 Costa Valle Imagna 2 22.11 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:48.0 SS5 Cinturato 1 14.49 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:51.0 SS6 Cinturato 2 14.49 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:39.8 Evans / Martin SS7 Grand Prix 1 10.29 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:18.7 20 November SS8 San Fermo 1 14.80 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:15.4 Ogier / Ingrassia SS9 Selvino 1 24.93 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 16:12.3 Evans / Martin SS10 San Fermo 2 14.80 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 9:11.1 Ogier / Ingrassia SS11 Selvino 2 24.93 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 16:07.6 SS12 Sottozero 1 14.39 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:10.9 Evans / Martin SS13 Sottozero 2 14.39 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:10.7 Ogier / Ingrassia 21 November SS14 Grand Prix 2 10.29 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:12.3 SS15 Serraglio 1 14.62 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:10.1 SS16 Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] 14.62 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:04.4
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Ogier 230 Julien Ingrassia 230 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 520 2 Elfyn Evans 207 Scott Martin 207 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 462 3 Thierry Neuville 176 Martijn Wydaeghe 176 M-Sport Ford WRT 199 4 Kalle Rovanperä 142 Jonne Halttunen 142 Hyundai 2C Competition 68 5 Ott Tänak 128 Martin Järveoja 128
World Rally Championship-2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 14 1 22 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:49:28.6 0.0 25 4 0 16 2 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Phil Hall Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:50:15.6 +47.0 18 5 0 35 3 25 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Movisport Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:03:29.4 +14:00.8 15 2 0 58 4 21 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:48:50.9 +59:22.3 12 3 0
Special stages