2023 Monte Carlo Rally
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 325.02 km (201.96 mi).
| 2023 Monte Carlo Rally 91e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages. | ||
| Host country | Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Dates run | 19 – 22 January 2023 | |
| Start location | La Bollène-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Finish location | Col de Turini, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |
| Stages | 18 (325.02 km; 201.96 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
| Transport distance | 1,209.77 km (751.72 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,534.79 km (953.67 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 75 | |
| Crews | 74 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:12:02.1 | |
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:00.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 3:22:09.9 | |
| WRC-3 winner | No classified finishers. | |
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.