[WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2021

[AnttiL]

Rallye Monte-Carlo 2021 Itinerary

Thursday January 21

Shakedown 3.35km 09:01

SS1 St Disdier – Corps (20.58km) 19:08

SS2 St Maurice – St Bonnet (20.84km) 20:06

Gap 21:01



Friday January 22

SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 (19.72km) 08:36

SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 (21.69km) 09:54

SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 1 (22.44km) 11:27

Gap 12:57

SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 (19.72km) 14:58

SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 (21.69km) 16:16

SS8 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 2 (22.44km) 17:59

Gap 19:29



Saturday January 23

SS9 St Clément – Freissinières 1 (20.68km) 10:38

SS10 St Apollinaire – Embrun 1 (21.43km) 12:15

SS11 St Clément – Freissinières 2 (20.68km) 14:08

Gap 15:28

SS12 La Bréole – Selonnet (18.37km)18:09

Parc Fermé Monaco 22:09



Sunday January 24

SS13 La Maīris – Moulinet 1 (16.70km) 08:42

SS14 Col St-Jean – Col de l’Orme 1 (13.10km) 09:38

SS15 La Maīris – Moulinet 2 (16.70km) 10:38

Regroup Sospel 11:23

SS16 Col St-Jean – Col de l’Orme 2 (13.10km) 12:18

My thoughts:
- Start is again at Gap (and thus also shakedown on Thursday morning)
- 85% new to last year
- Thursday night stages North of Gap instead of going to Gap from Monaco
- Four stages are driven just once (two on Thursday, two on Saturday)
- The longest stage is only 22 kilometres long
- Col de Turini is driven from South-West to East.

[AnttiL]

Also I'm quite surprised they have decided to include again the stage where Tänak crashed last year. Remember, it was a new stage for this year and that was a super hyper fast section, it seemed outrageous just from looking at recce videos.

In addition, the "Les Tourniquets" hairpin climb from Bayons-Breziers is gone, as is the bankment/tunnel section of La Bollene-Vesubie.

[AndyRAC]

A shame they no longer run the 'full fat'/classic version of La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet - Sospel.....

[AnttiL]

A shame they no longer run the 'full fat'/classic version of La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet - Sospel.....

No, should be the other direction

[Mirek]

In my opinion an itinerary where all stages are +/- 20 km long is a good one (not discussing the particular route now). Maybe not bringing some super excitement in terms of some monstrous stage where everything is decided but IMHO that is good. The rally shall not be about one stage where half of the field crashes out or catches a puncture and the other half doesn't drive it at all after it is canceled. In this case all stages may have similar impact on the results.

[PLuto]

In my opinion an itinerary where all stages are +/- 20 km long is a good one (not discussing the particular route now). Maybe not bringing some super excitement in terms of some monstrous stage where everything is decided but IMHO that is good. The rally shall not be about one stage where half of the field crashes out or catches a puncture and the other half doesn't drive it at all after it is canceled. In this case all stages may have similar impact on the results.

For me it is ok to have stages around 20 km, but at least one should be little bit longer - at least 25 km, better around 30

[AnttiL]

Monte did almost the same thing last year - only one once driven stage was 25 km long.

My preference would be to have about half of the stages from 15 to 25 km, one fourth stages from 5 to 15 km and one fourth stages over 25 km. Variety is good.

[dimviii]

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[Eli]

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2...ced-for-monte/

A change for the final day following Storm Alex that hit the area between the 30th of September & the 4th of October.

[denkimi]

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2...ced-for-monte/

A change for the final day following Storm Alex that hit the area between the 30th of September & the 4th of October.

I don't get it. They change the route because there is a storm 2 months before the rally?