2021 Rally Monza
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 253.18 km (157.32 mi).
| 2021 ACI Rally Monza 42. FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021 | ||
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Round 12 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Rally Monza replaced Rally Japan to hold the season finale for the second year in a row. | ||
| Host country | Italy | |
| Rally base | Monza, Brianza | |
| Dates run | 18 – 21 November 2021 | |
| Start location | Gerosa, Bergamo | |
| Finish location | Monza, Brianza | |
| Stages | 16 (253.18 km; 157.32 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Transport distance | 425.76 km (264.55 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 677.62 km (421.05 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 81 | |
| Crews | 80 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:39:08.6 | |
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 10:04.4 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT 2:49:28.6 | |
| WRC-3 winner | Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto 2:48:15.5 | |
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.