2026 Monte Carlo Rally

2026 Monte Carlo Rally
94e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 14 in the 2026 World Rally Championship
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The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a mixture of tarmac and snow stages.
Host country Monaco[a]
Rally baseGap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Dates run22 – 25 January 2026
Start locationMonaco, Monte Carlo
Finish locationMoulinet, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Stages17 (339.15 km; 210.74 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,214.07 km (754.39 miles)
Overall distance1,553.22 km (965.13 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered66
Crews65 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
4:24:59.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		 Yohan Rossel
Arnaud Dunand
Lancia Corse HF
1:07:55.0
Power Stage winner Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
20:06.7
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Léo Rossel
Guillaume Mercoiret
2C Junior Team
4:37:57.4
WRC-3 winner Eric Royère
Alexis Grenier
5:36:47.5

The 2026 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 94e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 22 to 25 January 2026.[2] It marked the ninety-fourth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The 2026 event was based in Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France and was consisted of seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 339.15 km (210.74 mi).

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[4] Arthur Pelamourges and Bastien Pouget were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.[5]

Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the rally, and Toyota successfully defended their titles.[6] Léo Rossel and Guillaume Mercoiret were the winners in the WRC2 category.[7] Eric Royère and Alexis Grenier were the winners in the WRC3 category.[8]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-five Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and five Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship.[9]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Driver, Co-driver, Team H
22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
23 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
28 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Filip Kohn Ross Whittock Filip Kohn Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau Mattéo Chatillon Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
34 Eliott Delecour Sabrina De Castelli Eliott Delecour Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
35 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
36 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot Jarosław Kołtun Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
37 Amaury Molle Alex Dubois Amaury Molle Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
38 Olivier Burri Stéphane Fellay Olivier Burri Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
39 John Wartique Maxime Andernack John Wartique Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
40 Julien Piguet Marc Haddad Julien Piguet Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
41 Stefano Mella Veronica Tramontin Stefano Mella Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
42 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
43 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
44 Luciano Cobbe Roberto Mometti Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
45 Dimitris Drivakos Ekaterini Bante Dimitris Drivakos Hyundai i20 R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
46 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
47 Henk Vossen Saskia Bleijenberg Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
48 Carlo Covi Michela Lorigiola Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
49 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 H
50 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 H
51 Eric Royère Alexis Grenier Eric Royère Ford Fiesta Rally3 H
52 Jean-Christophe Guibert Laurent Gracial Jean-Christophe Guibert Ford Fiesta Rally3 H
53 Olivier Courtois Hubert Risser Olivier Courtois Renault Clio Rally3 H
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
24 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 H
25 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 H
56 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Jara Hain Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 H

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
21 January N/a After 14:01 Gap [Shakedown] 4.25 km
22 January After 14:30 Opening ceremony, Monaco N/a
SS1 After 16:05 Toudon / Saint-Antonin 21.90 km
SS2 After 18:35 Esclangon / Seyne-les-Alpes 23.80 km
SS3 After 20:35 Vaumeilh / Claret 1 15.06 km
21:39 – 22:27 Flexi service A, Gap N/a
23 January 7:28 – 7:46 Service B, Gap N/a
SS4 After 9:04 Laborel / Chauvac-Laux-Montaux 1 17.95 km
SS5 After 10:32 Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / La Motte-Chalancon 1 28.70 km
SS6 After 11:50 La-Bâtie-des-Fontes / Aspremont 1 17.79 km
12:55 – 13:25 Regroup, Gap N/a
13:25 – 13:58 Service C, Gap N/a
SS7 After 15:16 Laborel / Chauvac-Laux-Montaux 2 17.95 km
SS8 After 16:44 Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / La Motte-Chalancon 2 28.70 km
SS9 After 18:05 La-Bâtie-des-Fontes / Aspremont 2 17.79 km
19:20 – 20:08 Flexi service D, Gap N/a
24 January 7:30 – 7:48 Service E, Gap N/a
SS10 After 8:31 La Bréole / Bellaffaire 1 29.93 km
SS11 After 9:55 Vaumeilh / Claret 2 15.06 km
10:45 – 11:15 Regroup, Gap N/a
11:15 – 11:48 Service F, Gap N/a
SS12 After 12:31 La Bréole / Bellaffaire 2 29.93 km
14:00 – 14:20 Remote Service G, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban N/a
17:40 – 18:25 Regroup, Monaco N/a
SS13 After 18:35 Monaco Circuit 2.69 km
25 January 6:22 – 6:42 Remote Service H, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban N/a
SS14 After 8:05 Col de Braus / La Cabanette 1 12.50 km
SS15 After 9:35 La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet 1 23.45 km
SS16 After 11:09 Col de Braus / La Cabanette 2 12.50 km
SS17 After 13:15 La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet 2 [Power Stage] 23.45 km
After 15:00 Finish, Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes N/a
After 17:00 Podium ceremony, Monaco N/a
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:24:59.0 0.0 25 1 4 30
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:25:50.8 +51.8 17 4 5 26
3 3 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:27:01.2 +2:02.1 15 0 3 18
4 4 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:30:58.3 +5:59.3 12 3 2 17
5 5 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:35:28.8 +10:29.7 10 0 0 10
7 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:38:04.4 +13:05.3 6 0 0 6
11 7 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:43:46.5 +18:47.5 0 0 0 0
Retired SS17 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident damage 0 0 0 0
Retired SS16 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0
Retired SS14 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0 0 0
Retired SS12 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0
Source:[10]


Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31.8 N/a
SS1 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:05.7 Evans / Martin
SS2 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:47.3 Solberg / Edmondson
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:04.7
SS4 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:48.5
SS5 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:58.7
SS6 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:57.1
SS7 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:10.0
SS8 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18:05.1
SS9 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:09.3
SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 27:27.8
SS11 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:56.1
SS12 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 23:06.4
SS13 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:19.3
SS14 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 13:55.3
SS15 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 23:17.5
SS16 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:36.2
SS17 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 20:06.7
Source:[11]

Championship standings

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
6 1 28 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 4:37:57.4 0.0 25 8
8 2 23 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:40:06.9 +2:09.5 17 4
9 3 35 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:43:08.4 +5:11.0 15 2
10 4 26 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:43:35.4 +5:38.0 12 1
12 5 31 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:46:41.7 +8:44.3 10 0
13 6 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 4:56:55.2 +18:57.8 8 0
15 7 36 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot Jarosław Kołtun Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:00:21.1 +22:23.7 6 0
17 8 30 Filip Kohn Ross Whittock Filip Kohn Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:05:38.3 +27:40.9 4 0
18 9 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 5:07:41.1 +29:43.7 2 6
19 10 39 John Wartique Maxime Andernack John Wartique Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:11:36.2 +33:38.8 1 0
20 11 32 Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau Mattéo Chatillon Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:12:01.9 +34:04.5 0 0
21 12 34 Eliott Delecour Sabrina De Castelli Eliott Delecour Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:12:06.5 +34:09.1 0 0
22 13 37 Amaury Molle Alex Dubois Amaury Molle Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:16:20.5 +38:23.1 0 0
23 14 42 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:18:03.1 +40:05.7 0 0
27 15 38 Olivier Burri Stéphane Fellay Olivier Burri Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:33:32.1 +55:34.7 0 0
29 16 46 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Citroën C3 Rally2 5:39:10.7 +1:01:13.3 0 0
30 17 43 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 5:39:38.6 +1:01:41.2 0 0
37 18 41 Stefano Mella Veronica Tramontin Stefano Mella Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:05:58.0 +1:28:00.6 0 0
40 19 45 Dimitris Drivakos Ekaterini Bante Dimitris Drivakos Hyundai i20 R5 6:13:40.1 +1:35:42.7 0 0
41 20 40 Julien Piguet Marc Haddad Julien Piguet Citroën C3 Rally2 6:16:35.1 +1:38:37.7 0 0
44 21 47 Henk Vossen Saskia Bleijenberg Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 6:26:16.9 +1:48:19.5 0 0
Retired SS16 29 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS3 27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS2 44 Luciano Cobbe Roberto Mometti Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Accident 0 0
Source:[12]

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
28 1 51 Eric Royère Alexis Grenier Eric Royère Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:36:47.5 0.0 25 0
31 2 49 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:40:46.6 +3:59.1 17 2
33 3 50 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:55:37.9 +18:50.4 15 0
Retired SS13 52 Jean-Christophe Guibert Laurent Gracial Jean-Christophe Guibert Ford Fiesta Rally3 Oil pressure 0 0
Retired SS3 53 Olivier Courtois Hubert Risser Olivier Courtois Renault Clio Rally3 Accident damage 0 0
Source:[15]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:53.3 N/a
SS1 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:01.7 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS2 Rossi / Sarmezan Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:00.5 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS3 Stage cancelled
SS4 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:40.6 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS5 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:08.8
SS6 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:36.2
SS7 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:04.6
SS8 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 29:45.9
SS9 Stage cancelled
SS10 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 28:37.3 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS11 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:03.4 Royère / Grenier
SS12 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 24:39.8
SS13 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:38.5
SS14 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:32.6
SS15 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 23:07.2
SS16 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:42.6
SS17 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:02.3
Source:[16]

Championship standings

Notes

  1. ^ Although the rally was run in France, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile does not consider France to be the host nation.

References

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