Monte Carlo Rally
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The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and southeast France.
From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I, this rally, under difficult and demanding conditions, was an important means of testing the latest improvements and innovations to automobiles. Winning the rally gave the car a great deal of credibility and publicity. Since 1973, the race has been held in January as the first race of the FIA World Rally Championship and as recently as 1991, competitors were able to choose their starting points from approximately 5 venues roughly equidistant from Monaco itself. With often varying conditions at each starting point, typically comprising dry tarmac, wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes all in a single stage of the rally. This places a big emphasis on tire choices, as a driver has to balance the need for grip on ice and snow with the need for grip on dry tarmac. For the driver, this is often a difficult choice as the tyres that work well on snow and ice normally perform badly on dry tarmac. See also Rallying.
This rally features what is possibly the most famous rally stage in the world. The stage is run from La Bollène to Sospel, or the other way around, over a steep and tight mountain road with many hairpin turns. On this route it passes over the Col de Turini, which normally has ice and/or snow on sections of it at that time of the year. Spectators also throw snow on the road — in 2005, Marcus Grönholm and Petter Solberg both ripped a wheel off their cars when they skidded on snow most likely placed there by spectators and crashed into a wall. Marcus went on to finish fifth, but Petter was forced to retire as the damage to his car was extensive.
Until a few years ago, the Turini was also driven at night, with thousand of fans watching the "Night of Turini", also known as the "Night of the Long Knives" due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night.[1][2]
However, in the 2007 edition of the rally, the Turini was not used.
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[edit] Past winners
(list by Driver / Co-Driver and vehicle type)
[edit] 1911-1929
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Henri Rougier — (Turcat-Mery) | Aspaigu — (Gobron) | Jules Beutler — (Martini) |
| 1912 | Jules Beutler — (Berliet) | Von Eismark — (Dunkop) | Meuiner — (Delaunay-Belleville) |
| 1924 | Jacques Edouard Ledure — (Bignan) | de Marquet — (Métallurgique) | Barbillon — (Bignan) |
| 1925 | François Repusseau — (Renault) | Mertens — (Lancia Lambda) | Lamarche — (FN) |
| 1926 | Victor A. Bruce/W J Brunell — (Autocarrier) | Bussienne — (Sizaire Frères) | Marika — (Citroën) |
| 1927 | Lefebvre/Despaux — (Amilcar) | Clausse — (Celtic-Bignani) | Bussienne — (Sizaire-Frères) |
| 1928 | Jacques Bignan — (Fiat) | Malaret — (Fiat) | Versigny — (Talbot) |
| 1929 | Sprenger van Euk — (Graham-Paige) | Szmick — (Weiss-Manfred) | Visser — (Lancia) |
[edit] 1930-1949
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Hector Petit — (Licorne) | Al Berlesco — (DeSoto) | A. Blin D'Orimont — (Studebaker) |
| 1931 | Donald Healey — (Invicta) | J P Wimille — (Lorraine) | Lucy Schell — (Bugatti) |
| 1932 | M Vaselle/ — (Hotchkiss) G. de Lavelette/C. de Cortanze — (Peugeot) | Donald Healey — (Invicta) | B Ivanovsky — (Ford) |
| 1933 | M Vaselle — (Hotchkiss) | R Guyot — (Renault) | Roualt/Quinlin — (Salmson) |
| 1934 | Gas/Trevoux — (Hotchkiss) | Chauvierre — (Chenard-Walcker) | Donald Healey — (Triumph Gloria) |
| 1935 | Christian Lahaye / R. Quatresous — (Renault) | J C Ridley — (Triumph Gloria) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) |
| 1936 | L. Zamfirescu / P.G. Cristea — (Ford) | Lucie Schell — (Delahaye) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1937 | René Le Bègue / Julio Quinlin — (Delahaye) | P de Massa / L Mahe — (Talbot) | M Jacobs / T de Boer — (Buick) |
| 1938 | G. Baker Schut/Karelton — (Ford) | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | C Lahaye / R Quatresous — (Renault) |
| 1939 | Jean Trevoux/Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) J Paul/M Contet — (Delahaye) | No second place, joint first place | E Mutsearts / A Kouwenberg — (Ford) |
| 1949 | Jean Trevoux / Marcel Lesurque — (Hotchkiss) | M Worms / E Mouche — (Hotchkiss) | F Dobry / Z Treybal — (Bristol) |
[edit] 1950-1972
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Marcel Becquart/H. Secret — (Hotchkiss) | Maurice Gatsonides/ K S Barendregt - (Humber Super Snipe) | Julio Quinlin/Jean Behra — (Simca 8) |
| 1951 | Jean Trevoux/ Roger Crovetto — (Delahaye) | Comte de Monte Real/ M J Palma — (Ford) | C Vard/ A Young — (Jaguar Mk V) |
| 1952 | Sydney Allard / Guy Warburton — (Allard P1) | Stirling Moss / D Scannell / John Cooper - (Sunbeam Talbot 90) | Dr Angelvin / Miss Angelvin — (Simca Sport) |
| 1953 | Maurice Gatsonides / Peter Worledge — (Ford Zephyr) | Ian Appleyard/ Pat Appleyard — (Jaguar Mk.VII) | R Marion / J Charmasson — (Citroën Six) |
| 1954 | Louis Chiron / Ciro Basadonna — (Lancia Aurelia GT) | P David / P Barbier — (Peugeot 203) | A Blanchard / A Lecoq — (Panhard 750) |
| 1955 | Per Malling / Gunnar Fadum — (Sunbeam Talbot) | G Gillard / R Duget — (Panhard 850) | H Gerdum / J Kuhling — (Mercedes-Benz 220) |
| 1956 | Ronnie Adams / Frank Biggar — (Jaguar Mk VII) | Walter Schock / K Raebe — (Mercedes-Benz 220) | M Grosgogeat / P Biaginin — (DKW) |
| 1957 | Rally Cancelled | ||
| 1958 | Guy Monraisse / Jacques Feret — (Renault) | A Gacon / L Borsa — (Alfa Romeo Giulietta) | L Vold-Johansen / F Koperud — (DKW) |
| 1959 | Paul Coltelloni / Pierre Alexandre — (Citroën ID) | A Thomas / J Delliere — (Simca Aronde) | P Surles / J Piniers — (Panhard 850) |
| 1960 | Walter Schock / Rolf Moll — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Eugen Böhringer / H Socher — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Ott / Mahle — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) |
| 1961 | Maurice Martin / Roger Bateau — (Panhard PL17) | W Löffler / H Walter — (Panhard PL17) | G Jouanneaux / A Coquillet — (Panhard PL17) |
| 1962 | Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Häggbom — (Saab 96 #303) | Eugen Böhringer / P Lang — (Mercedes-Benz 220SE) | Paddy Hopkirk / J Scott — (Sunbeam Rapier) |
| 1963 | Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Palm — (Saab 96 #283) | P Toivonen / A Jarvi — (Citroën ID19) | R Aaltonen / A Ambrose — (Mini Cooper) |
| 1964 | Paddy Hopkirk / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) | B Ljungfeldt / F Sager — (Ford Falcon) | Erik Carlsson / G Palm — (Saab 96) |
| 1965 | Timo Mäkinen / Paul Easter — (Mini Cooper S) | Eugen Böhringer / Rolf Wütherich — (Porsche 904) | Pat Moss / Ann Wisdom — (Saab 96) |
| 1966 | Pauli Toivonen / Ensio Mikander — (Citroën ID) | R Trautmann / J Hanrioud — (Lancia Flavia) | O Andersson / O Dahlgren — (Lancia Flavia) |
| 1967 | Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) | Ove Andersson / J Davenport — (Lancia Fulvia) | Vic Elford / David Stone — (Porsche 911S) |
| 1968 | Vic Elford / David Stone — (Porsche 911T) | P Toivonen / M Tiukkanen — (Porsche 911S) | Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon — (Mini Cooper S) |
| 1969 | Björn Waldegård / Lars Helmer — (Porsche 911S) | Gérard Larrousse / J C Perramond — (Porsche 911S) | J Vinatier / J-F Jacob — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
| 1970 | Björn Waldegård/Lars Helmer — (Porsche 911S) | Gerard Larrousse / M Gelin — (Porsche 911S) | J-P Nicolas / C Roure — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
| 1971 | Ove Andersson/David Stone — (Alpine-Renault A110) | Jean-Luc Thérier / M Callewaert — (Alpine-Renault A110) | J-C Andruet / G Vial — (Alpine-Renault A110) |
| 1972 | Sandro Munari/Mario Manucci — (Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF) | Gerard Larrousse / J-C Perramond — (Porsche 911S) | Rauno Aaltonen / J Todt — (Datsun 240Z) |
[edit] 1973-1985
[edit] 1986-1999
[edit] 2000 to 2007
[edit] External links
- Official Monte Carlo rally website
- Photos of the Rally cars Monte Carlo Jan 2006
- Turini Website with information on the Monte Carlo Rally
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