The ACM judges the Monte-Carlo too long

For its return to the WRC, the Monte-Carlo Rally is contested over five days. If the longer duration of the events satisfies the FIA, the ACM judges that this distribution is too wide.

Published on 20/01/2012 à 17:06

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If you Rally Monte-Carlo is being contested this year over five days, the Automobile Club of Monaco recognized that this format was too extensive for amateur crews and would like to return to a tighter event format. One of the negative effects that could be noted concerns the entry list, which is significantly reduced with only 83 crews registered compared to more than a hundred in previous editions.

“We want to have a new format for next year’s Monte-Carlo”, comments Michel Ferry, the general commissioner of the ACM. “The current format is too long for amateurs and Monte-Carlo without amateurs would no longer be Monte-Carlo. We are trying to find a solution because one day for the shakedown and one day for the Power Stage is not suitable. We already met yesterday to discuss a new format. »

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