1973 Monte Carlo Rally

Championship car race in Monaco 1973 Monte Carlo Rally 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1 1973 Swedish Rally Various cities Monte Carlo January 19, 1973 January 29, 1973 18 420 4800 Tarmac 1973 World Rally Championship season France Jean-Claude AndruetFrance Michèle Petit France Alpine Renault Alpine Renault A110 1800 278 44 The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo), run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco, was the first rally on the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) new World Rally Championship (WRC) inaugural season, making it the first ever WRC event to be held. Report thumb|Simo Lampinen and co-driver Piero Sodano on Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF at the Rome's concentration phase departure, 19 January 1973 At this time, the Monte-Carlo rally was structured as a concentration rally, with teams beginning competition in some nine different cities, with the first objective of the rally being to reach Monte Carlo, followed by two legs of competitive special stages around Monaco and southeastern France. Traditionally run on tarmac roads commonly covered in snow and ice, especially at higher altitudes, bad weather did force cancellation of two special stages in 1973. In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Alpine Renault dominated the event, a portent of their further success during the season with their Alpine-Renault A110 1800 car. They would take all three podium positions and five of the top six places. Results 1973 Monte Carlo Rally results Finish Totaltime Group Car # Driver Car Mfr.points Overall Ingroup 1 1 5:42.04 4 18 FRA Jean-Claude Andruet FRA Michèle Espinosi-Petit FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20 2 2 5:42.30 4 15 SWE Ove Andersson FRA Jean Todt FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 3 3 5:43.39 4 21 FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas FRA Michel Vial FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 4 1 5:44.29 2 20 FIN Hannu Mikkola GBR Jim Porter GBR Ford Escort RS1600 10 5 4 5:46.01 4 4 FRA Jean-Luc Thérier FRA Marcel Callewaert FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 6 5 5:46.02 4 23 FRA Jean-Francois Piot FRA Jean-Louis Marnot FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 7 6 5:52.14 4 5 ITA Raffaele Pinto ITA Arnaldo Bernacchini ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 4 8 7 5:52.15 4 16 SWE Harry Källström SWE Claes Billstam ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 3 9 8 5:55.47 4 17 GBR Tony Fall GBR Mike Wood JPN Datsun 240Z 2 10 9 5:57.08 4 1 FRA Bernard Darniche FRA Alain Mahé FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 11 2 5:57.51 2 3 FIN Timo Mäkinen GBR Henry Liddon GBR Ford Escort RS1600 12 3 6:02.36 2 30 SWE Lillebror Nasenius SWE Björn Cederberg GER Opel Ascona A 13 4 6:05.37 2 44 SWE Anders Kulläng SWE Claes-Göran Andersson GER Opel Ascona A 14 10 6:06.37 4 36 FRA Bob Wollek FRA Pierre Thimonier FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 15 5 6:10.57 2 7 FRA Jean Ragnotti FRA Jacques Jaubert FRA Renault 12 Gordini 16 6 6:11.20 2 12 GBR Chris Sclater GBR John Davenport GBR Ford Escort RS1600 17 7 6:11.31 2 46 GER Reinhard Hainbach GER Wulf Biebinger GER BMW 2002 TI 18 11 6:14.43 4 10 FIN Rauno Aaltonen GBR Paul Easter JPN Datsun 240Z 19 1 6:15.33 1 24 FRA Gérard Larrousse BEL Christian Delferier ITA Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 20 8 6:18.22 2 79 France Patrick Tambay FRA Gérard Marion FRA Renault 12 Gordini 21 9 6:19.08 2 34 FRA Bernard Fiorentino FRA Maurice Gélin FRA Simca Rallye 2 22 1 6:21.25 3 33 FRA Jacques Henry FRA Dominque Thiry FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 23 12 6:23.33 4 39 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna FRA Jean-Claude Morenas FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 24 2 6:29.17 2 27 FRA Guy Chasseuil FRA Christian Baron GER BMW 2002 TI 25 3 6:30.19 1 31 FRA Henri Greder FRA Henri Duclos GER Opel Ascona SR 26 4 6:32.31 1 43 FRA Jean-Claude Lagniez FRA Martine Renier ITA Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 27 13 6:32.40 4 211 AUT Klaus Russling AUT Wolfgang Weiss FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 28 10 6:34.26 2 52 SWE Sylvia Österberg SWE Inga-Lill Edenring GER Opel Ascona A 29 11 6:47.18 2 83 NLD Bert Dolk NLD Bob de Jong GER Opel Ascona 30 12 6:48.27 2 32 FRA Claude Laurent FRA Jacques Marché NLD DAF 66 31 13 6:57.36 2 51 YUG Jovica Palikovic YUG Aleksandar Švarcer FRA Renault 12 Gordini 32 2 6:58.58 3 49 MON Alex Vineis FRA Oswald Peri FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 33 14 7:05.59 2 54 GER Joachim Springer GER Hans-Christoph Mehmel GER Opel Ascona 34 3 7:07.42 3 69 FRA Mariane Fourton FRA Evelyne Vanoni FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 35 15 7:14.57 2 41 POL Robert Mucha POL Ryszard Żyszkowski POL Polski Fiat 125p 36 16 7:17.39 2 76 LUX Aloyse Kridel Sr. LUX Jos Brandenburger GER BMW 2002 TI 37 17 7:18.00 2 91 SWE Anders Sigurdsson SWE Fergus Sager SWE Saab 96 V4 38 18 7:24.55 2 25 GDR Peter Hommel GDR Günter Bork GDR Wartburg 353 39 19 7:39.12 2 53 POL Adam Smorawiński POL Andrzej Zembrzuski GER BMW 2002 40 14 7:41.06 4 14 ITA Franco Perazio ITA Giorgio Rossi ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 41 20 8:17.38 2 81 POL Marian Bień POL Janusz Wojtyna POL Polski Fiat 125p 42 4 8:18.14 3 63 ITA Serena Pittoni FRA Juliette Keefer ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 43 5 8:58.54 1 65 FRA Jean-Claude Depince FRA Hervé Guyomard FRA Simca 1100S 44 21 9:09.14 2 74 SWE Bertil Johansson SWE Patrick Toorell GER Opel Ascona 45 22 Retired* 2 22 GER Walter Röhrl GER Jochen Berger GER Opel Commodore GS/E 46 5 Retired* 3 75 GER Manfred Gudladt GER Eckhard Erbach GER Porsche 911S 47 15 Retired* 4 29 GBR Pat Moss-Carlsson GBR Elizabeth Crellin FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 48 16 Retired* 4 37 GER Hans-Joachim Walter CHE Werner Lier GER Porsche 911S 49 6 Retired* 1 72 GER Friedrich-Karl Tuschy GER Hans-Georg Eibel ITA Fiat 128 Coupé 50 7 Retired* 1 66 ITA Giorgio Pianta ITA Francesca Lurani GER Opel Ascona 51 23 Retired* 2 60 FRA Michel Robini MON Auguste Turuani GER Audi 80 Retired 4 2 SWE Björn Waldegård SWE Hans Thorszelius ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Retired 4 6 FIN Simo Lampinen ITA Piero Sodano ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Retired 4 8 ITA Alcide Paganelli ITA Ninni Russo ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Retired 4 11 ITA Sandro Munari ITA Mario Mannucci ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Retired 4 14 ITA Sergio Barbasio ITA Gino Macaluso ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye Retired 4 19 ITA Amilcare Ballestrieri ITA Silvio Maiga ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Retired 2 28 FRA Marie-Claude Beaumont FRA Christine Giganot GER Opel Ascona Retired 3 40 FRA Christine Dacremont FRA Marie-Odile Desvignes FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 4 42 GER Dieter Kern GER Ferdi Bökmann FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Retired 2 45 GER Klaus Fritzinger GER Günther Schons GBRFord Capri 2600 Retired 3 47 ITA Orlando Dall'Ava ITA Sergio Maiga ITALancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Retired 2 48 BEL Chris Teulinckx BEL Etienne Stalpaert GER Opel Ascona Retired 2 50 NLD Nicolas Koob NLD Leon Linden GER BMW 2002 Ti Retired 3 55 FRA Michel Jullien FRA Yves Célestin FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 3 57 FRA Jean-Charles Sévelinge FRA Joseph Sévelinge FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 2 59 RSA 1928 Elbie Odendaal RSA 1928 Christo Kuun GBRFord Escort Mexico Retired 3 62 FRA Thierry Sabine FRA Pierre Terry FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 64 YUG Borivoj Kresnik YUG Doko Novaković GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 67 FRA Francis Serpaggi FRA Jean Sialelli FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1800 Retired 2 70 GER Hans Schüller GER Hermann Weidmann FRA Renault 12 Gordini Retired 1 71 FRA Noël Labaune FRA Jean L. Maurin ITAAlfa Romeo 2000 GTV Retired 1 73 DEN Hans Henrik Andersen NOR Terje Austad GERBMW 2800 CS Retired 2 77 POL Andrzej Jaroszewicz POL Andrzej Szulc POL Polski Fiat 125p Retired 1 78 ITA Alberto Brambilla ITA Federico Bettoni GER Opel Ascona SR Retired 4 82 ITA Umberto de Bonis ITA Maria T. Pelossa FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 2 84 POL Maciej Stawowiak POL Lech Jaworowicz POL Polski Fiat 125p Retired 2 85 GER Thomas Teves GER J. Leowenhardt GEROpel Ascona Retired 2 87 GER Jochen Schweiger GER Jürgen Säckl GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 88 NOR Leif Vold-Johansen NOR Knut Steen SWESaab 96 V4 Retired 3 90 FRA Gérard Dantan-Merlin FRA Vincent Laverne GERPorsche 911 S 2.4 Retired 2 92 GER Norbert Ullemeyer GER Klaus Kaltenbach GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 93 GDR Hans Ullmann GDR Werner Lange GDRTrabant P601 Retired 1 94 ITA Fulvio Rubbieri ITA Giorgio Bottai GEROpel Ascona SR Retired 1 95 ITA Leo Pittoni ITA Guido Braschi ITA Fiat 124 Retired 1 96 GDR Egon Culmbacher GDR Werner Ernst GDRWartburg 353 Retired 2 97 JPN Yoshinori Yamaguchi JPN Yoshikasu Nakajima JPNToyota Celica 1600 Retired 2 98 FRA Francis Dubler-Gestro FRA Paul Brossin FRARenault 12 Gordini Retired 2 99 GDR Helmut Piehler GDR Lothar Sachse GDRTrabant P601 Retired 4 100 ITA Domenico Lo Bello ITA Ricardo Carafa ITALancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF Retired 2 101 ESP 1945 Ramón Grifoll Oliva ESP 1945 Pedro Ferraté ESP 1945BLMC Austin Victoria2025-02-22 Ramón Grifoll Oliva / Pedro Ferrate, BLMC Austin Victoria during the... https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/ram%C3%B3n-grifoll-oliva-pedro-ferrate-blmc-austin-victoria-news-photo/2201248486 2025-07-07 Getty Images en-gb Retired 2 102 GDR Karlfried Weigert GDR Bernhard Malsch GDRWartburg 353 Retired 4 103 GER Detlef Mühleck GER Siegfried Zepfel GERPorsche 911 S Retired 2 105 FRA Alain Follin FRA Christian Schilder FRASimca Rallye 2 Retired 2 106 GDR Franz Galle GDR Jochen Müller GDRTrabant P601 Retired 1 107 GER Gerhard Gottlieb GER Horst Hartsch GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 1 108 FRA Jean-Pierre Rouget FRA Ginette Derolland USAChevrolet Camaro Z28 Retired 3 109 FRA Christian Dorche MON Jean Pallanca FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 110 FRA Patrick Beaudoin FRA Gérard Laborie ITAFiat 128 Coupé Retired 3 111 ITA Renzo Druetto ITA Renato Davico ITALancia Fulvia Retired 2 112 GER Heinz Gellert GER Horst Bins GBRFord Capri 2600 RS Retired 4 113 ITA Giancarlo Zunino ITA Pasqualino Scagliola FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 114 FRA Bernard Donguès FRA Christian Soulie ITAFiat 127 Retired 2 115 MON Félix Capra MON Michel Peyret FRARenault 12 Gordini Retired 3 116 GER Friedrich von der Leyen GER Klaus Klingenberger FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 117 NOR Per A. Bakke NOR Egil Moreite GEROpel Ascona 1.9 SR Retired 3 118 ITA Maurizio Garavelli ITA Wainer Rivaroli FRAAlpine-Renault A110 Retired 2 119 MON Gabriel Ratto MON Albin Cuccinelli JPNDatsun Cherry Retired 1 120 NOR Bjørn Harris Hansen NOR Per Siversten SWEVolvo 144S Retired 2 121 GER Rudi Eberhardt GER Wolfgang Druba GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 1 122 NOR Monty Karlan NOR Arve Herstrøm GBRFord Escort Mexico Retired 1 123 ITA Michele Avenoso ITA Alberto Corzino ITAFiat 128 Coupé Retired 2 124 GBR Ronald Hancock GBR James Gray GBR Ford Escort Retired 4 125 ITA Giangiacomo Oddero ITA G. Magnani FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 126 ITA Carlo Bianchi ITA Stefano Canella ITAFiat 128 Coupé Retired 3 127 GER Horst Rack GER Helmut Köhler GER Porsche 911S Retired 128 ITA Michele di Gioia ITA Luigi Mastrorosa GERPorsche 911T Retired 4 130 GER Reiner Altenheimer GER Willy Schleim GERPorsche 911S Retired 2 131 NOR Steinar Svendsen NOR Jan Gundersen FRARenault 12 Gordini Retired 2 132 GER Heinz-Bernd Wessels GER Lothar Siebert ITAAlfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Super Retired 2 133 FRA Jose Piger FRA Jean Forestier ITAFiat 128 Sport Retired 2 134 ESP 1945 Jordi Marco Garcia ESP 1945 José Buixeda GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 1 135 GER Horst Rausch GER Thomas Fischer GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 1 137 MON Yves Carbonatto MON Jean-Guy Fedreghini FRACitroën DS 21 Retired 1 138 MON Gérard Masset MON "Richard Lord" GBRTriumph 2.5PI Retired 1 139 ITA Valerio Morra ITA Claudio Ferri ITAFiat 128 Coupé Retired 1 140 GER Hans-Leofrid Schürer GER Rolf Welzenbach GERBMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 141 GER Eugen Hesse GER Arno Fischer FRASimca Rallye 2 Retired 1 142 GER Ingo Peters GER K. Klockner R. Flieger GEROpel Kadett 1100 Retired 2 143 ITA Giancarlo Monti ITA Walter Finzi ITAFiat 128 Coupé Retired 1 144 MON Roger Adonto FRA Patrick Pierron GERAudi 80 Retired 2 147 GER Klaus Miersch GER Karlheinz Fröhlich GER Opel Ascona Retired 2 149 FRA Bruno Saby FRA Jacques Penon FRA Renault 12 Gordini Retired 2 150 AND Antoni Puigdellivol Riberaygua AND Marcos Domenech ITA Fiat 128 Rally Retired 3 151 ITA Sergio Rombolotti ITA Massimo Rombolotti FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 3 152 FRA Marc Gatez FRA Jean-Loup Carretero FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 153 MON Jean Taibi FRA Michèle Mouton FRA Peugeot 304S Retired 3 154 ITA Bruno Quarti ITA Antonio Di Penta FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 1 156 ITA Antonio Ruggiero ITA Gerardo Leoncavallo ITA Innocenti Retired 2 157 GBR Edwin Hodson GBR John Allen GBR Ford Capri 3000 Retired 2 159 ITA Carmelo Rondinone ITA Autobianchi Retired 2 160 GBR Chris Wathen GBR Tim Bosence GBR Ford Escort RS1600 Retired 2 161 FRA Jean-Claude Masson FRA Jean-Paul Pourre GER Mercedes-Benz 280 E Retired 1 162 FRA Georges Alexandrovitch FRA Bernard Pujos ITA Autobianchi A112 Retired 2 163 AND Bonaventura Riberaygua Esteve AND Ferran Font Riudeubàs GBR Ford Escort 1600 Retired 2 164 YUG Mihalo Tatalović YUG Pera Kolić GBR Ford Escort 1300 Retired 2 165 ITA Gualberto Carducci ITA Alfonsa De Gregorio ITA Fiat 128 Rally Retired 1 166 LUX Norbert Huberty LUX Albert Muller ITA Fiat 128 Rally Retired 1 167 GER Wilhelm Lyding GER Otto Karl Klemenz GER Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Retired 1 168 GER Hermann Schäfer GER Dieter Norwig GER Opel Ascona 1.6 SR Retired 1 170 ITA Ettore Falchetti ITA Ludovico Cinotti FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600S Retired 1 171 NOR Richard Støen NOR Einar Nålby GER BMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 172 GER Peter van Doornick GER Peter Brink GER BMW 2800 CS Retired 4 173 FRA Georges Develay FRA René Develay FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800 Retired 1 175 GER Joachim Knollmann GER Axel Krich GER Opel Ascona 1.9 SR Retired 1 176 DEN Marius Carlsen DEN Børge Pedersen GER Opel Ascona 1.9 Retired 1 177 FRA Didier Ortion FRA Michel Beaud ITA Autobianchi A112 Retired 1 179 NOR Leif Sommer NOR Ole Kristian Knudtzen GER Opel Manta Retired 4 180 FRA Christian Vesque FRA André Fichter FRA Alpine-Renault A110 Retired 2 183 ITA Antonio Padolecchia ITA Mario Grilli ITA Fiat 128 Coupé Retired 4 184 ITA Giorgio Schön ITA Emilio Baj Macario GER Porsche 911 S Retired 1 186 ITA Gianfranco Randetti ITA Lorenzo Migliorini FRA Simca 1000 Retired 1 187 FRA Jean-Pierre Turco FRA Michel Rambaldi GER Opel Ascona 1.9 Retired 1 188 NOR Rune Val-Aksmar NOR Harry Olsen FRA Citroën GS Retired 4 189 ITA Sergio Tacchini ITA Fregonaro Zanotti ITA Fiat 124 Sport Spider Retired 1 190 FRA Maurice Jacot FRA François Perret GER Opel Kadett Rallye Retired 3 191 ITA Carlo Tormene ITA Tristano Tormene GER Porsche 911 S Retired 2 192 FRA Roger Vallet FRA Raymond Marescot FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600S Retired 2 193 DEN Jens Winther DEN Ebbe Lous GER BMW 2002 Ti Retired 2 194 CAN William Oliver CAN Douglas Rowe ITA Alfa Romeo 1300 Retired 2 195 GBR Mike Dodds GBR Brian Englefield GBR BMC Mini Cooper Retired 2 202 GBR Michael Clarke GBR Neil Inigo-Jones GBR Ford Escort Retired 2 203 GER Eckhard Schimpf GER Ernst-Johann Zauner GBR Ford Capri 2600 RS Retired 2 212 GBR Tony Maslen GBR David Higson GBR Ford Escort Retired 4 215 FRA Jacques Marquet FRA Dennis Gillet FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 Retired 2 229 ESP 1945 Salvador Servià ESP 1945 Montserrat Imbers ESP 1945 SEAT 127 Retired 2 230 GBR Clive Roberts GBR Michael Siveyer GBR Ford Escort Retired 2 255 GER Wolfgang Stiller GER Axel Wagener GER BMW 2002 Retired 1 265 GER Wolf-Dieter Giese GER Günter Scheffel GER Opel Ascona SR Retired 1 274 GER Friedhelm Gaupp GER Peter Diekmann GEROpel Kadett Rallye Retired 2 277 GER Jochi Kleint GER Harry Zwiers GBR Ford Capri 2600 Retired 3 310 FRA Christian Lorang FRA André Haller FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600 * - Note: 7 teams retired during the final leg, but were still officially included in the final race classifications. Source: Independent WRC archive,Monte Carlo Rally http://www.juwra.com/monte_carlo_1973.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2017-03-15 eWRC ResultsShacki Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1973 https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/12745-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-1973/ 2025-07-07 eWRC-results.com en Special stages The rally was cancelled after 3 stages due to road blocks. Stage Winners Car Time Class Leader SS1 Huberty / Muller Fiat 128 Coupe 16:38.5 Huberty / Muller SS2 Huberty / Muller Fiat 128 Coupe 22:52.8 SS3 Tuschy / Eibel Fiat 128 Coupe 19:37.2 SS4 Cancelled Championship standings after the event 1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 1 After round 1 Team Season end Position Points Position Points 1 20 France Alpine Renault 1 147 2 10 USA Ford 3 76 3 4 Italy Fiat 2 84 4 3 Italy Lancia 13 17 5 2 Japan Datsun 6 34 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship 1973 Rally Monte Carlo https://web.archive.org/web/20070504005239/http://www.rallye-info.com/event.asp?event=317 2007-05-04 at Rallye-info https://web.archive.org/web/20200627135750/http://www.rallye-info.com/ 2020-06-27 Monte Carlo Category:Monte Carlo Rally Category:1973 in Monégasque sport Monte