Stage five cancelled due to spectator issue
Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue. Read Also: Before crews were able to start the 16.68km Saint-Leger-les-Melezes/La Batie-Neuve stage, officials announced there would be a delay to the start due to a spectator issue. Minutes later a call […]
Munster’s maiden WRC stage win «deserved» after 3am repair job
Gregoire Munster’s maiden World Rally Championship stage win in Monte Carlo was a «deserved» reward for both the driver and the team that worked until 3am to repair a mechanical fault. Munster was one of the star performers through Friday running as high as fourth and was on course to end the day in sixth […]
Tanak surges into podium fight as Ogier holds healthy lead
Sebastien Ogier will take a 20.3s lead into the final day of the World Rally Championship season-opener in Monte Carlo after a Saturday afternoon dominated by Hyundai’s Ott Tanak. The Toyota driver managed to extend his advantage across a second pass of the morning’s stages that had become incredibly dirty. The eight-time world champion made […]
Final stage showdown set as Ogier hangs onto lead
The World Rally Championship Monte Carlo opener is set for final stage showdown with 22.2s covering the top three after changeable weather conditions shook up the leaderboard. Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier is pursuing a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo win and managed to survive tricky icy conditions across the two morning stages, but his lead has been […]
The five big takeaways from the WRC Rally Monte Carlo
The 2025 World Rally Championship season is well and truly underway with last weekend’s season opener in Monte Carlo already offering a glimpse into what lies ahead. There is always an air of excitement and anticipation before the start of a new season, and last week the levels were raised given the unpredictability as to […]
Difficult WRC Monte Carlo opener “not a total disaster»
Kalle Rovanpera described his recovery to fourth in Monte Carlo as “not a total disaster” for the start of his pursuit of a third World Rally Championship title. Rovanpera has openly admitted that Monte Carlo is not among the events that suit him, but last weekend he struggled to perform to his own high standards on […]
Ogier hopeful historic 10th win is not his last Monte Carlo Rally
Sebastien Ogier has said claiming a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally victory means “the world” — but has “no idea” if it will be his final appearance at the historic event. Ogier emerged from a dramatic last day to claim victory by 18.5seconds over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans at the famous asphalt rally, which opened […]
Solberg handed penalty for drifting on Monaco GP circuit during WRC opener
Oliver Solberg has been issued a five-minute penalty for «exhibition driving» at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit’s Fairmont Hairpin on his way to parc ferme at the Monte Carlo Rally. Last year’s WRC2 title runner-up was caught drifting around the famous turn, which is part of one of the rally’s road sections. The offence occurred […]
Ogier claims record-extending 10th Monte win
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier clinched a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo victory after holding his nerve in a dramatic climax to the World Rally Championship season opener. Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais kept in control in a final stage showndown to take a memorable win by 18.4s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, with Hyundai’s new signing Adrien Fourmaux […]