First round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, the Rally Monte-Carlo 2024 is one of the jewels of the calendar. This Saturday, from 8:05 a.m., time for the second stage, the busiest of the weekend. Six special stages are planned and the race can be followed in live text with us!
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s programSaturday January 27, 2024 – 120,40 km
08h05 – SS9: Esparron / Oze 1 – 18,79 km
09h53 – SS10: Les Nonières / Chichilianne 1 – 20,04 km
11h06 – SS11: Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 1 – 21,37 km
14h05 – SS12: Esparron / Oze 2 – 18,79 km
15h53 – SS13: Les Nonières / Chichilianne 2 – 20,04 km
17h06 – SS14: Pellafol / Agnières-en-Dévoluy 2 – 21,37 km
General classification after SS13:
Thierry Neuville took the lead after SS10 ahead of the former leader since the start of the competition, Elfyn Evans. Sébastien Ogier is always in ambush. The Belgian and the Frenchman left Elfyn Evans behind, who was not comfortable in SS12.
The forces present
Among the entrants, we will find eight Rally1 including the nine-time winner of the event, Sébastien Ogier on board his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 bearing the number 17. The reigning world champion, Kalle Rovanperä, not being present, the fight will be open between the three favorites for the championship: Elfyn Evans, Ott Tänak et Thierry Neuville. French Adrien fourmaux will lead the team M-Sport this season, alongside the Belgian-Luxembourgish Grégoire Munster.
Your leaders overnight 💪 @ElfynEvans/@scottmartinat pic.twitter.com/9zjoKMd0YG
- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) January 26, 2024
Behind the Rally1s, the spectacle should be there in WRC2 where all the big names responded. In particular, we are awaiting the big debut of the new Toyota Yaris Rally2 in the world championship. Four Japanese machines appear on the entry list. Doubt remained as to whether 4th would ultimately go to Stéphane Lefebvre. The other 3 are for Sami Pajari, Bryan Bouffier and Jan Solans.
Skoda is also expected at the forefront with Oliver Solberg who recently returned for a second season with the Czech manufacturer. Finally, Citroën will also always have a say with Yohan Rossel but also its latest recruit, and not the least, in the person of Nikolay Gryazin.
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SYLVAIN DUCREUX
27/01/2024 at 08:53 a.m.
“On the verge of tipping over” or “On the weighing bridge”, you have to choose but not make a mix… ;-p