2026 Monte Carlo Rally

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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).

Host country Monaco[a]
Rally baseGap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Dates run22 – 25 January 2026
Start locationMonaco, Monte Carlo
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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 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
4:24:59.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		France Yohan Rossel
France Arnaud Dunand
Italy Lancia Corse HF
1:07:55.0
Power Stage winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
20:06.7
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Léo Rossel
France Guillaume Mercoiret
France 2C Junior Team
4:37:57.4
WRC-3 winnerFrance Eric Royère
France Alexis Grenier
5:36:47.5
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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]

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

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

More information Date, No. ...
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
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WRC Rally1

Classification

More information Position, No. ...
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
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Special stages

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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
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Championship standings

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WRC2 Rally2

Classification

More information Position, No. ...
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
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Special stages

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Championship standings

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WRC3 Rally3

Classification

More information Position, No. ...
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
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Special stages

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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
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Championship standings

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Notes

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

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