The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023. It marked the ninety-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche were the defending rally winners. However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category. However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.
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. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-seven Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 22 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 25 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 26 Marco Bulacia Axel Coronado Jiménez Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 27 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Sean Johnston Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Josh McErlean John Rowan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 34 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 François Delecour Sabrina De Castelli François Delecour Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 38 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 39 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 40 Lorenzo Bontempelli Giovanni Pina Lorenzo Bontempelli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 41 Daniel Alonso Villarón Adrián Pérez Fernández Daniel Alonso Villarón Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 42 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 44 Frédéric Rosati Philippe Marchetto Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 45 Silvano Patera Stefano Tiraboschi Silvano Patera Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 46 Simone Niboli Battista Brunetti Simone Niboli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 47 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 48 Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 49 Christian Merli Marco Zortea Christian Merli Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 50 Henk Vossen Annemieke Hulzebos Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 30 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 62 Zoltán László Gábor Zsiros Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 19 January After 9:31 Sainte-Agnès / Peille [Shakedown] 2.29 km After 18:30 Opening ceremony, Monaco SS1 After 20:05 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 15.12 km SS2 After 21:03 La Cabanette / Col de Castillon 24.90 km 22:43 – 23:33 Flexi service A, Monaco 20 January 7:01 – 7:21 Service B, Monaco SS3 After 9:09 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1 18.33 km SS4 After 10:22 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1 19.79 km SS5 After 11:25 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 14.55 km 12:40 – 12:55 Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers SS6 After 14:23 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2 18.33 km SS7 After 15:36 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2 19.79 km SS8 After 16:39 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 14.55 km 18:54 – 19:44 Flexi service C, Monaco 21 January 5:56 – 6:16 Service D, Monaco SS9 After 8:24 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 16.80 km SS10 After 10:05 Malijai / Puimichel 1 17.31 km SS11 After 12:17 Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 21.78 km 13:36 – 13:51 Tyre fitting zone, Puget-Théniers SS12 After 14:31 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 16.80 km SS13 After 16:05 Malijai / Puimichel 2 17.31 km SS14 After 18:23 Ubraye / Entrevaux 2 21.78 km 20:48 – 21:38 Flexi service E, Monaco 22 January 6:34 – 6:54 Service F, Monaco SS15 After 7:57 Lucéram / Lantosque 1 18.82 km SS16 After 9:05 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 15.12 km SS17 After 10:40 Lucéram / Lantosque 2 18.82 km SS18 After 12:18 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3 [Power Stage] 15.12 km After 16:15 Prize giving ceremony, Monaco Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:02.1 0.0 25 1 2 2 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:20.8 +18.7 18 5 3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:12:46.7 +44.6 15 2 4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:13:14.4 +1:12.3 12 3 5 5 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:14:36.9 +2:34.8 10 4 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:03.6 +2:11.3 8 0 7 7 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:49.5 +3:47.4 6 0 8 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15:53.4 +3:51.3 4 0 24 9 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:52.3 +26:50.2 0 0 Retired SS17 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:44.6 SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:22.9 Ogier / Landais SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:10.8 SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:54.7 SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:44.7 SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:30.7 SS6 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.3 SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:38.7 SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:24.0 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:05.5 SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:27.1 SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:35.7 SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:01.8 SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:27.6 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:30.2 SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.9 SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:08.9 SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:17.0 SS18 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:00.5
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Ogier 26 Vincent Landais 26 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 51 2 Kalle Rovanperä 23 Jonne Halttunen 23 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 27 3 Thierry Neuville 17 Martijn Wydaeghe 17 M-Sport Ford WRT 16 4 Elfyn Evans 15 Scott Martin 15 5 Ott Tänak 14 Martin Järveoja 14
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification