2013 Monte Carlo Rally

Car rally 2013 Monte Carlo Rally 81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1 of 13 2013 World Rally Championship 2013 Rally Sweden Sébastien Ogier Rally Monte-Carlo 2013 001.jpg Sébastien Ogier during Podium FRA Valence, Rhône-Alpes 15 20 January 2013 18 478.42 1820.72 Tarmac and snowSnowy Rallye Monte-Carlo in prospect http://www.wrc.com/news/snowy-rallye-monte-carlo-in-prospect/?fid=18182 WRC.com 14 January 2013 15 January 2013 15 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130115113321/http://www.wrc.com/news/snowy-rallye-monte-carlo-in-prospect/?fid=18182 dead FRA Sébastien LoebMCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 5:18:57.2 73 45 The 2013 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 16 and 19 January,http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/RAMC2013_UK.pdf Itineraires acm.mc 14 September 2012 22 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000350/http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/RAMC2013_UK.pdf 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all and marked the eighty-first running of the Monte Carlo Rally. After the ceremonial start in Monte Carlo, the rally was based in the French town of Valence. The rally itself was contested over eighteen special stages in the French provinces of Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, covering a total of 468.42 km mi on in competitive stages.WRC.com preview: Rallye Monte-Carlo http://www.wrc.com/news/features/wrccom-preview-rallye-monte-carlo/?fid=18180 WRC.com 12 January 2013 13 January 2013 16 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130116131524/http://www.wrc.com/news/features/wrccom-preview-rallye-monte-carlo/?fid=18180 dead The rally was the first round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the World Rally Championship; the 1973 event was the opening round of the championship in its inaugural season.WRC.com preview: Rallye Monte-Carlo page 3 http://www.wrc.com/news/features/wrccom-preview-rallye-monte-carlo/?fid=18180&page=8196 WRC.com 12 January 2013 13 January 2013 17 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117220932/http://www.wrc.com/news/features/wrccom-preview-rallye-monte-carlo/?fid=18180&page=8196 dead Thirteen World Rally Car crews were entered in the event,81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 Entry List http://www.rallye-magazin.de/fileadmin/pdf/monte2013.pdf rallye-magazin.de Monte Carlo Rally 20 December 2012 23 December 2012 24 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124041145/http://www.rallye-magazin.de/fileadmin/pdf/monte2013.pdf dead including the defending World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb, prior to the start a six-time winner of the Monte Carlo Rally.Sebastien Loeb to compete in World Rally Championship part-time in 2013 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102876 Pablo Elizalde Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 27 September 2012 23 December 2012 The event was run in difficult conditions, with teams reporting during preparations for the event that the stages were subject to the heaviest snowfalls since the 2000 season.Sebastien Loeb thrilled at prospect of snow Monte Carlo farewell http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105120 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 15 January 2013 16 January 2013 The rally was won by Sébastien Loeb, the seventy-seventh of his career and his seventh victory on the Rallye Monte Carlo. The Volkswagen Polo R WRC scored a podium on its competitive debut in the hands of Sébastien Ogier, with Dani Sordo completing the podium in a Citroën DS3 WRC. Entry list Entries for the rally closed on 14 December 2012, and were published one week later. Eighty-four entries were received,81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 List of entries in seeded order http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2012/monte_2013.pdf rallylink.it Monte Carlo Rally 28 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130123221439/http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/2012/monte_2013.pdf 23 January 2013 dead with seventy-three teams starting the event.Rallye Monte-Carlo — Start Lists http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/rallye-monte-carlo/start-lists/ WRC.com 16 January 2013 16 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130116171006/http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/rallye-monte-carlo/start-lists/ dead Thirteen World Rally Cars started the event, as did eight entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations, and three teams eligible to score points in the WRC-3 championship for two-wheel drive cars. Notable entrants No. Car number Entrant Class Entries registered to score manufacturer points Driver Co-driver Car Tyre Tyre supplier 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC FRA Sébastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 2 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 4 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson Jonas Andersson (co-driver) Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 5 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC RUS Evgeny Novikov AUT Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 6 GBR Qatar World Rally Team WRC FIN Juho Hänninen FIN Tomi Tuominen Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 7 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport WRC FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC Michelin 8 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport WRC FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC Michelin 10 FRA Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 11 GBR Qatar World Rally Team WRC BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 12 ITA Lotos Team WRC WRC POL Michał Kościuszko POL Maciej Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC DMACK 21 CZE Jipocar Czech National Team WRC CZE Martin Prokop CZE Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC DMACK 22 FRA Bryan Bouffier WRC FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri Citroën DS3 WRC Michelin 24 FRA Julien Maurin WRC FRA Julien Maurin FRA Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC Michelin 31 CZE Škoda Motorsport WRC-2 FIN Esapekka Lappi FIN Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia S2000 Michelin 32 DEU Škoda Auto Deutschland WRC-2 DEU Sepp Wiegand DEU Frank Christian Frank Christian (co-driver) Škoda Fabia S2000 Michelin 33 AUT Stohl Racing WRC-2 DEU Armin Kremer DEU Klaus Wicha Subaru Impreza Michelin 34 BEL Symtech Racing WRC-2 ITA Luca Betti ITA Francesco Pezzoli Peugeot 207 S2000 Michelin 36 UAE Skydive Dubai Rally Team WRC-2 UAE Rashid al Ketbi DEU Karina Hepperle Škoda Fabia S2000 DMACK 37 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli WRC-2 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli ITA Lorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza Michelin 38 MEX Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Àlex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Michelin 39 BEL Symtech Racing WRC-2 UKR Yuriy Protasov EST Kuldar Sikkru:Юрий Протасов меняет штурмана http://rally.ua/news/wrc/yuriy-protasov-menyaet-shturmana Yuriy Protasov changes co-driver ru Rally.ua 9 January 2013 9 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130112192853/http://rally.ua/news/wrc/yuriy-protasov-menyaet-shturmana 2013-01-12 dead Subaru Impreza R4 Michelin 51 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet WRC-3 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet FRA Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 R3T Michelin 52 FRA Quentin Gilbert WRC-3 FRA Quentin Gilbert FRA Isabelle Galmiche Citroën DS3 R3T Michelin 53 FRA Saintéloc Racing WRC-3 FRA Renaud Poutot FRA Ludovic Viragh Citroën DS3 R3T Michelin Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible toscore manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible toscore manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part inWRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part inWRC-3 championship Itinerary The itinerary for the 2013 rally remained relatively unchanged from previous years. The first day of the rally was made up of four special stages to the south and west of the rally base in Valence. Le Moulinon—Antraigues was the first and longest stage—at 37.10 km mi on—of the rally, and was made up of narrow and twisty roads that climb the Col de la Fayolle, before the road widens for a fast descent. This was followed by Burzet—St. Martial, consisting of a series of long technical sections through a forest that opens up onto narrow roads that are exposed to the prevailing weather conditions. Both stages were contested for a second time later that afternoon. Both Le Moulinon—Antraigues and Burzet—St. Martial were modified from the 2012 route, having been extended slightly. This first leg of the rally was also the longest, covering some 135.40 km mi on of competitive stages. The second leg of the rally was made up of three stages to the north and west of Valence: Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc, St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet and Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussière. Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc was characterised by a long climb up the mountainside that became increasingly technical as it went on. St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet both started and finished in the commune of St. Bonnet, encircling a valley with fast, open roads at high altitude. Finally, Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussière was a fast and narrow descent that levelled out halfway through as it wound through open farmland. As with the first day of the rally, these three stages were contested twice; once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Similarly, the stages had all minor adjustments from the 2012 route. The third day of the rally was the shortest at 92.00 km mi on. This leg of the rally also featured the most changes to the route. The Cimetiere de Vassieux—Col de Gaudissart and Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze—Eygalayes stages that have been used in recent years were not contested in 2012; instead, the cars travelled east and south of Valence for the St. Jean-en-Royans—La Cime Du Mas stage, which follows a difficult route across the contours of three mountain peaks. Although a regular feature of the rally route, the 2012 route used a version of St. Jean-en-Royans—La Cime Du Mas that had not been featured since 1997. The cars returned to Valence for repairs at midday before contesting St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon and Sisteron—Thoard in the afternoon, both of which returned to the event after an extended absence. St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon was last used in 2009 as a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge when it was run in the opposite direction to the planned route for 2012, which follows narrow, twisty roads across a mountain ridge, passing through several small villages as it reaches a mountain pass over a kilometre above sea level. Sisteron—Thoard had not featured in the route since 2002, featuring 36.70 km mi on of difficult mountain climbs, undulating technical sequences and fast, open stretches at higher altitudes. The fourth and final leg of the rally was made up of five stages. This formed the longest overall day of competition, with the stages in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, close to the Italian border. The first of these stages, Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie (also known as the Col de Turini) was contested three times; twice in the afternoon, and once at night. The stage is famous for its endless series of hairpin bends, and steep inclines throughout the stage. The second stage, Lantosque—Lucéram, was also run twice across relatively flat terrain before climbing over a mountain ridge and descending to the commune of Lucéram. The second running of the stage formed the "Power Stage" of the rally. This concept, introduced in 2011, awards bonus World Championship points to the three fastest drivers through the stage. In detail Itinerary of special stages Time Time that the first car is due to enter the stage(UTC+1) Stagenumber Stage name Surface Length(in km) Length(in mi) Shakedown — 15 January 8:00 P1 Plateau Lautagne 1 Tarmac 3.58 kmSurprise fast man at Monte-Carlo shakedown https://speedcafe.com/suprise-fast-man-at-monte-carlo-shokedown/ SpeedCafe.com 16 January 2013 26 January 2013 On his debut with the Qatar World Rally Team, [Thierry Neuville] completed four runs through the 3.58km test, setting the best time of 2:28.7 on his final pass. 2.22 mi 9:00 P2 Plateau Lautagne 2 Tarmac 3.58 km 2.22 mi 10:00 P3 Plateau Lautagne 2 Tarmac 3.58 km 2.22 mi 11:00 Private Plateau Lautagne 4 Tarmac 3.58 km 2.22 mi 18:00 Ceremonial start — Champs de Mars, Valence Leg 1 — 16 January 15px 9:03 SS1 Le Moulinon—Antraigues 1 Tarmac 37.10 km 23.05 mi 15px 10:21 SS2 Burzet—St. Martial 1 Tarmac 30.60 km 19.01 mi 15px 12:46 Service A — Valence 15px 14:21 SS3 Le Moulinon—Antraigues 2 Tarmac 37.10 km 23.05 mi 15px 15:39 SS4 Burzet—St. Martial 2 Tarmac 30.60 km 19.01 mi 15px 17:59 Flexi Service B — Valence 15px 18:37 Parc fermé — Valence Leg 2 — 17 January 15px 7:55 Service C — Valence 15px 9:33 SS5 Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc 1 Tarmac 19.08 km 11.86 mi 15px 10:14 SS6 St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet 1 Tarmac 25.45 km 15.81 mi 15px 11:37 SS7 Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere 1 Tarmac 21.72 km 13.50 mi 15px 12:57 Service D — Valence 15px 14:50 SS8 Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc 2 Tarmac 19.08 km 11.86 mi 15px 15:31 SS9 St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet 2 Tarmac 25.45 km 15.81 mi 15px 16:54 SS10 Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere 2 Tarmac 21.72 km 13.50 mi 15px 18:19 Flexi Service E — Valence 15px 19:00 Parc fermé — Valence Source:81ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/WRC2013_Regl_GB.pdf ACM.mc Automobile Club Monte Carlo 24 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234838/http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/WRC2013_Regl_GB.pdf 3 March 2016 dead dmy-all Itinerary of special stages Time Time that the first car is due to enter the stage(UTC+1) Stagenumber Stage name Surface Length(in km) Length(in mi) Leg 3 — 18 January 15px 7:50 Service F — Valence 15px 9:08 SS11 St. Jean-en-Royans—La Cime du Mas Tarmac 33.19 km 20.62 mi 15px 11:23 Service G — Valence 15px 13:31 SS12 St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon Tarmac 22.11 km 13.74 mi 15px 15:29 SS13 Sisteron—Thoard Tarmac 36.70 km 22.80 mi 15px 19:32 Parc fermé — Monaco Leg 4 — 19 January 15px 13:15 Service H — Monaco 15px 15:11 SS14 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 1 Tarmac 23.45 km 14.57 mi 15px 15:54 SS15 Lantosque—Lucéram 1 Tarmac 18.95 km 11.77 mi 15px 17:12 SS16 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 2 Tarmac 23.45 km 14.57 mi 15px 19:17 Service I — Monaco 15px 20:58 SS17 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 3 Tarmac 23.45 km 14.57 mi 15px 21:41 SS18 Lantosque—Lucéram 2 Tarmac 18.95 km 11.77 mi 15px 22:56 Service J — Monaco 15px 23:09 Parc fermé — Monaco Post-event — 20 January 11:00 Finish ceremony — Prince's Palace of Monaco Source: Key Icon Meaning 15px Special stage 15px Service park 15px Parc fermé Bold Power stage Report Leg 1 The opening stages of the rally presented a challenge to the drivers. Where the first pass through Le Moulinon—Antraigues was mostly dry, the Burzet—St. Martial stage was covered in snow, making tyre choice critical. With the cars running in the order that they finished the 2012 season, Sébastien Loeb was the first driver through the stages, and on his arrival at the end of Le Moulinon—Antraigues it was observed that the dry conditions had torn the studs free of his front tyres. This would become a problem that all of the leading teams would be faced with. Nevertheless, Loeb set the early pace, finishing the stage seventeen seconds ahead of team-mate Mikko Hirvonen and looked unchallenged until Sébastien Ogier set a stage time that was three and a half second faster, giving the Volkswagen Polo R WRC a stage win on the very first stage it contested.Monte Carlo Rally: Sebastien Ogier and VW win opening stage http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105124 Matt Beer Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 Meanwhile, Jari-Matti Latvala in the second Polo R, arrived late at a time control checkpoint before the second stage, and received a thirty-second penalty. Ogier and Loeb maintained their momentum through the snowy Burzet—St. Martial stage, but Loeb took the rally lead from Ogier by seven seconds. Dani Sordo, in the third works-supported Citroën DS3 WRC, retained third place despite a fast time from Juho Hänninen in the Qatar World Rally Team Fiesta RS that saw him pick up two places overall. Following the service park in Valence, the cars returned to Le Moulinon—Antraigues, where Loeb continued to build on his lead, finishing the stage twelve seconds faster than Latvala, who after some initial teething problems had gained confidence in the Polo R. Sordo was once again third, whilst Hirvonen took fourth back from Hänninen. Ogier finished the stage fifth to be twenty-six and a half seconds behind Loeb. The second pass over Burzet—St. Martial was dry, as the cars had swept the stage of snow during the first run over the stage. The difference was so significant that Loeb set a stage time four minutes faster than the time he recorded in the morning. Hirvonen finished second, some thirty-four seconds slower, to capture third overall from Sordo. Mads Østberg finished the stage third ahead of Ogier, while Latvala finished fifth, recovering to fifth place overall after running as low as ninth during the morning stages. Burzet—St. Martial also claimed the first retirement among the World Rally Cars when Thierry Neuville broke the suspension on his Fiesta RS, coming to a halt less than a kilometre from the spot he retired in 2012. The opening leg of the rally was also marked by technical troubles in the timing logs,Monte Carlo Rally: World Rally Teams furious over timing issue http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105149 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 16 January 2013 17 January 2012 with errors in the system falsely recording Loeb as stopping on the first stage. The problem was rectified when Citroën shut off the Global Positioning System tracking devices installed in the cars driven by Loeb and Dani Sordo,Monte Carlo Rally: Timing issues leave WRC in the dark http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105146 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 16 January 2013 17 January 2012 but it was some time before organisers were able to confirm the results at the end of the day. Loeb finished the final stage with a lead of one minute and twenty seconds over Ogier, with Hirvonen third, a further twenty-six seconds behind.WRC – Loeb dominates in Monte Carlo http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wrc-ogiers-vw-fastest-monte-carlo-rally-stage-092059852.html Eurosport UK Yahoo! 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 Leg 2 Conditions during the second leg were more consistent than on the first, but considerably colder, with snow recorded on all three stages. Sébastien Ogier recovered five seconds from overnight leader Sébastien Loeb on the first pass through Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc, but team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala struggled once again and lost fifth place to Evgeny Novikov, who went on to set the fastest time through St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet, ahead of Mads Østberg and Juho Hänninen to give Ford the three fastest times of the stage. Novikov took his second stage win on Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere, while Loeb and Ogier duelled back and forth throughout the morning, taking several seconds away from each other across the three stages. Meanwhile, a difficult day saw Lotos Team WRC's Michał Kościuszko end the first leg in twenty-first position overall, and he spent most of the morning stages recovering, running as high as sixteenth before crashing his Mini John Cooper Works WRC on St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet. Despite extensive damage to the rear of his car, he was able to continue to the midday service. During the afternoon stages, Loeb won the second pass over Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc and there was no movement among the leading competitors in the overall standings. Juho Hänninen took his maiden stage win on the second running of St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet, six seconds ahead of Novikov who was a further six seconds ahead of Loeb. Loeb and Ogier returned to the top of the timing sheets for the final stage of the leg, the second running of Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere. Latvala finished third to close within twenty seconds of Hirvonen in fifth overall, whilst Julien Maurin in a privately entered Ford Fiesta RS WRC was forced out when he had an accident on the stage. Leg 3 Sébastien Loeb won his eighth stage of the rally as the cars resumed the third leg, finishing St. Jean-en-Royans—La Cime du Mas a second and a half faster than Sébastien Ogier, while Evgeny Novikov finished the stage fourth to take a further seven seconds from Dani Sordo. 2011 winner Bryan Bouffier lost over a minute in his privately entered Citroën DS3 WRC when he spun late in the stage, losing eighth place to Mads Østberg, who later took his first stage win at the WRC level on St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon. Novikov finished the stage second, further closing the gap to Sordo, before finally catching him on Sisteron—Thoard. At the end of the leg, Loeb held a lead of one minute and forty-seven seconds over Ogier, who sat a minute and a half ahead of Novikov. Sordo was fourth, less than two seconds behind the Russian, while Jari-Matti Latvala finally felt comfortable with his Polo R WRC, setting the second-fastest time on Sisteron—Thoard and moving up into fifth place overall. Mikko Hirvonen slipped further down the order to sixth place, expressing dissatisfaction with his car, having developed a chronic understeer problem. Leg 4 The final leg of the rally quickly claimed three scalps during the first pass of the famous Col de Turini stage. Evgeny Novikov crashed halfway through the stage, and despite his efforts to continue, the damage was terminal; Jari-Matti Latvala slid off the road, and was unable to rejoin the route, forcing him out; and Juho Hänninen developed a mechanical problem that brought his Ford Fiesta RS WRC to a halt. Bryan Bouffier was the surprise winner of the stage ahead of Mads Østberg in the sole surviving Fiesta and Sébastien Ogier. With Novikov out, Dani Sordo reclaimed third place and scored his only stage win of the rally on stage fifteen. Further down the order, Michał Kościuszko passed WRC-2 entrant Armin Kremer to move up into the points-scoring positions in tenth, which the Polish driver would hold onto for the remainder of the rally. Sébastien Loeb won the next stage, which would ultimately prove to be the last of the rally. Following the final service in Monaco, rally organisers decided to cancel the final two stages after they were overwhelmed with spectators. Loeb therefore won the rally, one minute and thirty-nine seconds ahead of Ogier, with Sordo in third. Mikko Hirvonen took fourth, whilst a difficult final stage for Østberg saw him lose fifth place to Bouffier. Martin Prokop took advantage of the retirements early in the day to secure seventh, ahead of Sepp Wiegand in the first of the WRC-2 entries. WRC-2 Esapekka Lappi established an early lead in the newly created WRC-2 category, but his lead was short-lived when he hit a rock on the first pass through Le Moulinon—Antraigues. Despite setting the fastest time of the stage, his Škoda Fabia S2000 was too badly damaged to continue, and he was forced to retire. He was joined in retirement by Peugeot 207 S2000 driver Luca Betti, who ran off the road on the same stage. Sepp Wiegand, also driving a Škoda Fabia S2000, inherited the lead and held a one-minute advantage over Armin Kremer by the end of the first day.Day 1 wrap: Loeb in control after final stage win http://www.wrc.com/news/day-1-wrap-loeb-in-control-after-final-stage-win/?fid=18200 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119080130/http://www.wrc.com/news/day-1-wrap-loeb-in-control-after-final-stage-win/?fid=18200 dead Wiegand consolidated his lead on the second day, extending his lead over Kremer to four minutes when he won all six stages of Leg 2. Wiegand had a scare on the third day, when his battery shorted out on St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon, but he was able to pull over and repair the problem, finishing the day with a lead of nearly five minutes. A late charge from Armin Kremer on the final leg of the rally was not enough to overthrow Wiegand, who won the category and was classified eighth overall. Kremer finished second, with Ukrainian Yuiry Protasov in third. WRC-3 Three entries were received for the WRC-3 championship, but only two cars started the event when French driver Quentin Gilbert lost his drivers' licence shortly before the event began. Of the two remaining entries, Renaud Poutot in a Citroën DS3 built to R3T regulations established a one-minute lead over Sébastien Chardonnet in another DS3 during the first day. Poutot ended the first day in twentieth position, with Chardonnet in twenty-second and the two separated by Lotos Team WRC driver Michał Kościuszko.Rallye Monte-Carlo Stage Times: SS4 BURZET – ST MARTIAL 2 (30.60km) http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/rallye-monte-carlo/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=4 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 Poutot's rally came to an end on stage nine when he slid off the road and into a snowbank. He was unable to get his car started, and retired on the spot, leaving Chardonnet as the sole remaining WRC-3 entry. Needing only to finish to score a full twenty-five points, Chardonnet drove cautiously throughout the remainder of the rally, and was ultimately classified thirteenth overall, forty-five minutes behind rally winner Sébastien Loeb. Results Event standings Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Time difference to class winner Overall points WRC 2 / 3 Points Overall classification 1 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 5:18:57.2 +0:00.0 25 2 8 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 5:20:37.1 +1:39.9 18 3 10 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Carlos del Barrio FRA Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 5:22:46.2 +3:49.0 15 4 2 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 5:24:23.5 +5:26.3 12 5 22 FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri FRA Bryan Bouffier Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 5:27:10.3 +8:13.1 10 6 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 5:31:00.9 +12:03.7 8 7 21 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Michal Ernst CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 5:42:24.5 +23:27.3 6 8 32 DEU Sepp Wiegand DEU Frank Christian DEU Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 5:48:31.7 +29:34.5 4 25 (WRC 2) 9 42 CHE Olivier Burri CHE André Saucy CHE Olivier Burri Peugeot 207 S2000 5:54:35.4 +35:38.2 2 10 12 POL Michał Kościuszko POL Maciej Szczepaniak ITA Lotos Team WRC Mini John Cooper Works WRC WRC 5:55:25.2 +36:28.0 1 11 33 DEU Armin Kremer DEU Klaus Wicha AUT Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza WRC-2 5:56:57.5 +38:00.3 18 (WRC 2) 12 39 UKR Yuriy Protasov EST Kuldar Sikk BEL Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza WRC-2 5:59:53.0 +40:55.8 15 (WRC 2) 13 51 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet FRA Thibault de la Haye FRA Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 6:04:28.2 +45:31.0 25 (WRC 3) 17 36 UAE Rashid al Ketbi DEU Karina Hepperle UAE Skydive Dubai Rally Team Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 6:14:30.2 +55:33.0 12 (WRC 2) 29 38 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Àlex Haro MEX Moto Club Igualda Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 6:36:58.3 +1:18:01.1 10 (WRC 2) Source:Sebastien Loeb wins Rallye Monte-Carlo https://speedcafe.com/sebastien-loeb-wins-rallye-monte-carlo/ Speedcafe.com 20 January 2013 20 January 2013 Notable retirements Unlike other rallies in the World Championship, the Monte Carlo Rally does not employ "Rally 2" regulations, which allow a retired driver to re-enter the event at the start of the next leg. Because of this, any retirement from the event is permanent. Stage No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Cause — 52 FRA Quentin Gilbert FRA Isabelle Galmiche FRA Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 Withdrawn before start SS2 31 FIN Esapekka Lappi FIN Janne Ferm CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 WRC-2 Accident damage SS2 34 ITA Luca Betti ITA Francesco Pezzoli BEL Symtech Racing Peugeot 207 S2000 WRC-2 Off-road SS4 11 BEL Thierry Neuville BEL Nicolas Gilsoul GBR Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Accident damage SS9 53 FRA Renaud Poutot FRA Ludovic Viragh FRA Sainteloc Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 Off-road SS10 24 FRA Julien Maurin FRA Nicolas Klinger FRA Julien Maurin Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Accident SS14 7 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC Off-road SS14 5 RUS Evgeny Novikov AUT Ilka Minor GBR Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Accident damage SS14 6 FIN Juho Hänninen FIN Tomi Tuominen GBR Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical SS14 37 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli ITA Lorenzo Granai ITA Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza WRC-2 Mechanical Special stages Day Stagenumber Stage name Length Stage winner Car Car numberNo. Car number Team Time Avg. spd. Average speed through stage Rally leader Leg 1(16 Jan) SS1 Le Moulinon—Antraigues 1 37.10 km FRA Sébastien OgierSS1: Ogier claims maiden stage win for Volkswagen http://www.wrc.com/news/ss1-ogier-claims-maiden-stage-win-for-volkswagen/?fid=18188 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119075042/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss1-ogier-claims-maiden-stage-win-for-volkswagen/?fid=18188 deadFRA Julien Ingrassia 8 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 27:31.8 80.89 km/h FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia SS2 Burzet—St. Martial 1 30.60 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS2: Loeb wins Burzet to lead at midday service http://www.wrc.com/news/ss2-loeb-wins-burzet-to-lead-at-midday-service/?fid=18189 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 20 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120195705/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss2-loeb-wins-burzet-to-lead-at-midday-service/?fid=18189 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 25:02.7 73.34 km/h FRA Sébastien LoebMCO Daniel Elena SS3 Le Moulinon—Antraigues 2 37.10 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS3: Loeb edges further ahead http://www.wrc.com/news/ss3-loeb-edges-further-ahead/?fid=18197 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119023629/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss3-loeb-edges-further-ahead/?fid=18197 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 25:16.2 88.09 km/h SS4 Burzet—St. Martial 2 30.60 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS4: Loeb in control after final stage win http://www.wrc.com/news/day-1-wrap-loeb-in-control-after-final-stage-win/?fid=18200 WRC.com 16 January 2013 17 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119080130/http://www.wrc.com/news/day-1-wrap-loeb-in-control-after-final-stage-win/?fid=18200 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 21:54.6 83.80 km/h Leg 2(17 Jan) SS5 Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc 1 19.08 km FRA Sébastien OgierSS5: Ogier fastest on Thursday's opener http://www.wrc.com/news/ss5-ogier-fastest-on-thursdays-opener/?fid=18205 WRC.com 17 January 2013 17 January 2013 20 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120195710/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss5-ogier-fastest-on-thursdays-opener/?fid=18205 deadFRA Julien Ingrassia 8 DEU Volkswagen Motorsport 14:22.3 79.68 km/h SS6 St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet 1 25.45 km RUS Evgeny NovikovSS6: New studs pay dividends for Novikov http://www.wrc.com/news/ss6-new-studs-pay-dividends-for-novikov/?fid=18206 WRC.com 17 January 2013 17 January 2013 20 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120001954/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss6-new-studs-pay-dividends-for-novikov/?fid=18206 deadAUT Ilka Minor 5 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT 18:02.8 84.67 km/h SS7 Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere 1 21.72 km RUS Evgeny NovikovSS7: Loeb still Monte master at Thursday midpoint http://www.wrc.com/news/ss7-loeb-still-monte-master-at-thursday-midpoint/?fid=18207 WRC.com 17 January 2013 17 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119105618/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss7-loeb-still-monte-master-at-thursday-midpoint/?fid=18207 deadAUT Ilka Minor 5 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT 17:07.5 76.13 km/h SS8 Labatie d'Andaure—Lalouvesc 2 19.08 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS8: Loeb eases to first stage win of second leg http://www.wrc.com/news/ss8-loeb-eases-to-first-stage-win-of-second-leg/?fid=18211 WRC.com 17 January 2013 18 January 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112452/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss8-loeb-eases-to-first-stage-win-of-second-leg/?fid=18211 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 13:10.1 86.95 km/h SS9 St. Bonnet—St. Julien Molhesabate—St. Bonnet 2 25.45 km FIN Juho HänninenSS9: Hanninen bags maiden stage win http://www.wrc.com/news/ss9-hanninen-bags-maiden-stage-win/?fid=18212 WRC.com 17 January 2013 18 January 2013 20 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130120012553/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss9-hanninen-bags-maiden-stage-win/?fid=18212 deadFIN Tomi Tuominen 6 GBR Qatar World Rally Team 17:33.2 86.99 km/h SS10 Lamastre—Gilhoc—Alboussiere 2 21.72 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS10: Loeb stretches Monte lead http://www.wrc.com/news/day-2-wrap-loeb-stretches-monte-lead/?fid=18214 WRC.com 17 January 2013 18 January 2013 21 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121101824/http://www.wrc.com/news/day-2-wrap-loeb-stretches-monte-lead/?fid=18214 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 15:43.0 82.55 km/h Leg 3(18 Jan) SS11 St. Jean-en-Royans—La Cime du Mas 33.19 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS11: Loeb starts leg 3 with stage win http://www.wrc.com/news/ss11-loeb-starts-leg-3-with-stage-win/?fid=18219 WRC.com 18 January 2013 18 January 2013 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130119083442/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss11-loeb-starts-leg-3-with-stage-win/?fid=18219 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 20:17.9 98.17 km/h SS12 St. Nazaire le Desert—La Motte Chalancon 22.11 km NOR Mads ØstbergSS12: Ostberg nets maiden stage victory http://www.wrc.com/news/ss12-ostberg-nets-maiden-stage-victory/?fid=18220 WRC.com 18 January 2013 18 January 2013 21 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121100143/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss12-ostberg-nets-maiden-stage-victory/?fid=18220 deadSWE Jonas Andersson 4 GBR Qatar M-Sport WRT 15:29.5 87.56 km/h SS13 Sisteron—Thoard 36.70 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS13: Loeb takes 1m47s lead into final leg http://www.wrc.com/news/day-3-wrap-loeb-takes-1m47s-lead-into-final-leg/?fid=18222 WRC.com 18 January 2013 18 January 2013 21 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121101830/http://www.wrc.com/news/day-3-wrap-loeb-takes-1m47s-lead-into-final-leg/?fid=18222 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 24:17.9 90.67 km/h Leg 4(19 Jan) SS14 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 1 23.45 km FRA Bryan BouffierSS14 and SS15: Novikov, Latvala and Hanninen crash out http://www.wrc.com/news/ss14-and-ss15-novikov-latvala-and-hanninen-crash-out/?fid=18227 WRC.com 19 January 2013 19 January 2013 22 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130122021511/http://www.wrc.com/news/ss14-and-ss15-novikov-latvala-and-hanninen-crash-out/?fid=18227 deadFRA Xavier Panseri 22 FRA Bryan Bouffier 23:56.9 58.75 km/h SS15 Lantosque—Lucéram 1 30.60 km ESP Dani SordoESP Carlos del Barrio 10 FRA Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT 15:02.7 122.12 km/h SS16 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 2 23.45 km FRA Sébastien LoebSS16: Loeb the master of the slush http://www.wrc.com/news/day-3-wrap-loeb-takes-1m47s-lead-into-final-leg/?fid=18222 WRC.com 19 January 2013 19 January 2013 21 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121101830/http://www.wrc.com/news/day-3-wrap-loeb-takes-1m47s-lead-into-final-leg/?fid=18222 deadMCO Daniel Elena 1 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 22:08.8 63.56 km/h SS17 Moulinet—La Bollene Vesubie 3 23.45 km stages cancelledMonte Carlo Rally: Loeb wins as final stages cancelled http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105198 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 19 January 2013 19 January 2013 SS18 Lantosque—Lucéram 2(Power stage) 18.95 km Day Stagenumber Stage name Length Stage winner Car Car numberNo. Car number Team Time Avg. spd. Average speed through stage Rally leader Power stage The "Power stage" of the rally was to be held on an 18.95 km (11.77 mi) stage between the communes of Lantosque and Lucéram in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with additional World Championship points to be awarded to the three fastest drivers. However, the stage was cancelled at the last minute due to overwhelming spectator numbers blocking access to the stage, and no points were awarded. References 2 External links http://www.acm.mc/page-tab.php?id_menu=4&id_sousmenu=23&lg=en Rally official website The official website of the World Rally Championship Monte Carlo Rally Category:Monte Carlo Rally Rally Monte Carlo