MONTE CARLO RALLY
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Stephane Sarrazin driving a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally
Carlos Sainz driving a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally
The 'Monte Carlo Rally' (officially 'Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo') is a rallying event organized each year by the ''Automobile Club de Monaco'' who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and southeast France.
From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I, this rally, under difficult and demanding conditions, was an important means of testing the latest improvements and innovations to automobiles. Winning the rally gave the car a great deal of credibility and publicity. Since 1973, the race has been held in January as the first race of the FIA World Rally Championship and as recently as 1991, competitors were able to choose their starting points from approximately 5 venues roughly equidistant from Monaco itself. With often varying conditions at each starting point, typically comprising dry tarmac, wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes all in a single stage of the rally. This places a big emphasis on tire choices, as a driver has to balance the need for grip on ice and snow with the need for grip on dry tarmac. For the driver, this is often a difficult choice as the tyres that work well on snow and ice normally perform badly on dry tarmac. See also Rallying.
This rally features what is possibly the most famous rally stage in the world. The stage is run from La Bollène to Sospel, or the other way around, over a steep and tight mountain road with many hairpin turns. On this route it passes over the Col de Turini, which normally has ice and/or snow on sections of it at that time of the year. Spectators also throw snow on the road — in 2005, Marcus Grönholm and Petter Solberg both ripped a wheel off their cars when they skidded on snow most likely placed there by spectators and crashed into a wall. Marcus went on to finish fifth, but Petter was forced to retire as the damage to his car was extensive.
Until a few years ago, the Turini was also driven at night, with thousand of fans watching the "Night of Turini", also known as the "Night of the Long Knives" due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night.[1][2]
However, in the 2007 edition of the rally, the Turini was not used.
| Contents |
| Past winners |
| 1911-1929 |
| 1930-1949 |
| 1950-1972 |
| 1973-1985 |
| 1986-1999 |
| 2000 to 2007 |
| External links |
Past winners
''(list by Driver / Co-Driver and vehicle type)''
1911-1929
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Henri Rougier — (Turcat-Mery) | Aspaigu — (Gobron) | Jules Beutler — (Martini) |
| 1912 | Jules Beutler — (Berliet) | Von Eismark — (Dunkop) | Meuiner — (Delaunay-Belleville) |
| 1924 | Jacques Edouard Ledure — (Bignan) | de Marquet — (Métallurgique) | Barbillon — (Bignan) |
| 1925 | François Repusseau — (Renault) | Mertens — (Lancia Lambda) | Lamarche — (FN) |
| 1926 | Victor A. Bruce/W J Brunell — (Autocarrier) | Bussienne — (Sizaire Frères) | Marika — (Citroën) |
| 1927 | Lefebvre/Despaux — (Amilcar) | Clausse — (Celtic-Bignani) | Bussienne — (Sizaire-Frères) |
| 1928 | Jacques Bignan — (Fiat) | Malaret — (Fiat) | Versigny — (Talbot) |
| 1929 | Sprenger van Euk — (Graham-Paige) | Szmick — (Weiss-Manfred) | Visser — (Lancia) |
1930-1949
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Hector Petit — (Licorne) | Al Berlesco — (DeSoto) | A. Blin D'Orimont — (Studebaker) |
| 1931 | Donald Healey — (Invicta) | J P Wimille — (Lorraine) | Lucy Schell — (Bugatti) |
| 1932 | M Vaselle/ — (Hotchkiss) G. de Lavelette/C. de Cortanze — (Peugeot) | Donald Healey — (Invicta) | B Ivanovsky — (Ford) |
| 1933 | M Vaselle — (Hotchkiss) | R Guyot — (Renault) | Roualt/Quinlin — (Salmson) |
| 1934 | Gas/Trevoux — (Hotchkiss) | Chauvierre — (Chenard-Walcker) | Donald Healey — (Triumph Gloria) |
| 1935 | Christian Lahaye / R. Quatresous — (Renault) | J C Ridley — (Triumph Gloria) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) |
| 1936 | L. Zamfirescu / P.G. Cristea — (Ford) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1937 | René Le Bègue / Julio Quinlin — (Delahaye) | P de Massa / L Mahe — (Talbot) | M Jacobs / T de Boer — (Buick) |
| 1938 | G. Baker Schut/Karelton — (Ford) | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1939 | Jean Trevoux/Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) J Paul/M Contet — (Delahaye) | ''No second place, joint first place'' | E Mutsearts / A Kouwenberg — (Ford) |
| 1949 | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | M Worms / E Mouche — (Hotchkiss) | F Dobry / Z Treybal — (Bristol) |
1950-1972
1973-1985
1986-1999
2000 to 2007
External links
★ Official Monte Carlo rally website
★ Photos of the Rally cars Monte Carlo Jan 2006
★ Turini Website with information on the Monte Carlo Rally
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