The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 91^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a

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event for

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that held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2023. It marked the ninety-first running of the

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, and was the first round of the

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and

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. The 2023 event was based in

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and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .

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and

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were the defending rally winners. However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the

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and

Torstein Eriksen Torstein Eriksen (born 29 April 1990) is a rallying co-driver from Norway. He is currently teamed with Andreas Mikkelsen and is competing for Toksport WRT in the World Rally Championship-2. Rally career Torstein Eriksen began his rally career i ...

were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, while

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and

Enni Mälkönen Enni Mälkönen (born 25 September 1990) is a Finnish rally co-driver. She won the World Rally Championship-3 co-drivers' championship in 2022, and the World Rally Championship-2 co-drivers' championship in 2024. Career Mälkönen previously comp ...

were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

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and

Vincent Landais Vincent Landais (born 17 October 1991) is a French rally co-driver. He is the co-driver of the French rally driver Sébastien Ogier, racing for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in the World Rally Championship. Rally career Landais and Loubet started in ...

won the rally. Their team,

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, were the manufacturer's winners.

Nikolay Gryazin Nikolay Stanislavovich Gryazin ( rus, Николай Станиславович Грязин, p=nʲɪkɐˈɫaɪ̯ stənʲɪˈsɫavəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈɡrʲæzʲɪn; born 7 October 1997) is a Russian-Bulgarian rally driver currently competing under a ...

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

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and Arnaud Dunand.

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and

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entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under

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regulations, as were twenty-seven

Rally2 Group Rally2 is a technical specification of rally car determined by the FIA. It features 1.6L turbo engines, four-wheel drive and a maximum weight-to-power ratio of 4.2kg/hp. Rally2 cars are used in the World Rally Championship and continental ...

crews in the World Rally Championship-2.

Itinerary

All dates and times are

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Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Notes

References

External links

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2023 Monte Carlo Rally
at eWRC-results.com
2023 Monte Carlo Rally
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