The entry list for Monte-Carlo 2016

We now know of the 89 crews which will set off on Thursday January 21 from the 84th Rally Monte-Carlo, first round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. No surprises in WRC since we find the pilots and co-pilots already confirmed for the opening of the next global campaign.

Sébastien Ogier, always accompanied by Julien Ingrassia, will lead the procession of the three official Volkswagen Polo R alongside Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen. Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo et Hayden Paddon défendront les couleurs de Hyundai, le Belge et l’Espagnol étant alignés au sein de la première équipe du constructeur coréen, alors que Paddon évoluera au volant de la i20 du Hyundai Motorsport N.

The Abu Dhabi Racing DS3s of Kris Meeke and Stéphane Lefebvre, ainsi que les Ford Fiesta RS de M-Sport confiées à Mads Ostberg et Eric Camilli will be there. In the Ford clan, Robert Kubica and Bryan Bouffier (the Frenchman under the M-Sport banner) will also drive Fiesta RS, just like Ott Tänak, the latter in the colors of Drive Dmack WRT, and Lorenzo Bertelli.

In the R5 category, in addition to Yoann Bonato on a CHL Auto Sport Citroën DS3 R5, Quentin Gilbert on another DS3 R5 and Julien Maurin on a Skoda Fabia R5, we will note the presence of Elfyn Evans, associated with Craig Parry, on a Fiesta R5 from M-Sport. The Briton, leading driver in Malcolm Wilson's team with Ott Tänak in 2015, is therefore bouncing back after the confirmation of Ostberg and Camilli on the WRC versions of the Fiesta.

Esapekka Lappi will also be entered in a Skoda Fabia R5, while Francois Delecour troque sa Porsche 911 R-GT pour une Peugeot 207 S2000. The full list can be viewed here. The complete route of the Monte-Carlo Rally can be found here.