The 2008 Monte Carlo Rally, officially 76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the 76th Monte Carlo Rally and the first round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place during January 24–27, 2008, beginning with two stages driven in darkness throughout on Thursday and ending with a short super special around the harbour area of the Grand Prix circuit in Monaco on Sunday.[1]
| 2008 Monte Carlo Rally 76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2008 World Rally Championship
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 Rally winner Sébastien Loeb during the event | ||
| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo | |
| Dates run | January 24 – 27 2008 | |
| Stages | 19 (365.09 km; 226.86 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac/Ice/Snow | |
| Overall distance | 1,481.25 km (920.41 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 47 at start, 34 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team | |
Sébastien Loeb took a record fifth Monte Carlo win for the Citroën Total World Rally Team. Ford's Mikko Hirvonen was second and Subaru's Chris Atkinson third, after a tight battle with François Duval; drivers finished the final Super Special Stage with exact same times[2] and ended the event with just above 1s time gap between them.[3] Petter Solberg was fifth, followed by Gigi Galli, Jean-Marie Cuoq, Per-Gunnar Andersson, Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson. Dani Sordo and Jari-Matti Latvala both retired from day three, but continued under the SupeRally rules and finished 11th and 12th respectively.[4]
Results
edit| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:39:17.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:41:51.4 | 2:34.4 | 8 |
| 3. | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:42:15.6 | 2:58.6 | 6 |
| 4. | François Duval | Eddy Chevalier | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:42:16.7 | 2:59.7 | 5 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:43:57.9 | 4:40.9 | 4 |
| 6. | Gigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:48:03.5 | 8:46.5 | 3 |
| 7. | Jean-Marie Cuoq | Philippe Janvier | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:49:41.8 | 10:24.8 | 2 |
| 8. | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki SX4 WRC | 3:50:36.5 [1] | 11:19.5 | 1 |
| [1] — Including 40s penalty for being late out of the service zone.[5] | ||||||
Special stages
editAll dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (24 JAN) |
SS1 | 18:46 | Jean en Royans - Col de la Chau | 28.12 km | D. Sordo | 14:08.9 | 119.3 km/h | D. Sordo |
| SS2 | 19:36 | La Cime du Mas - Col de Gaudissart | 17.58 km | S. Loeb | 9:25.7 | 111.9 km/h | S. Loeb | |
| 2 (25 JAN) |
SS3 | 08:24 | St. Pierreville - Col de la Fayolle 1 | 29.52 km | S. Loeb | 18:54.4 | 93.7 km/h | |
| SS4 | 10:02 | Burzet - Lachamp Raphael 1 | 16.30 km | D. Sordo | 9:37.1 | 101.7 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 10:48 | St. Martial - Le Chambon - Beleac 1 | 12.66 km | S. Loeb | 8:06.2 | 93.7 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:51 | St. Pierreville - Col de la Fayolle 2 | 29.52 km | S. Loeb | 18:41.8 | 94.7 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:29 | Burzet - Lachamp Raphael 2 | 16.30 km | S. Loeb | 9:40.7 | 101.1 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:15 | St. Martial - Le Chambon - Beleac 2 | 12.66 km | S. Loeb | 8:03.6 | 94.2 km/h | ||
| 3 (26 JAN) |
SS9 | 07:31 | Labatie d'Andaure - Lalouvesc 1 | 19.37 km | D. Sordo | 11:18.1 | 102.8 km/h | |
| SS10 | 08:13 | St. Bonnet - St. Bonnet 1 | 25.36 km | S. Loeb | 12:39.0 | 120.3 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 09:38 | Lamastre - Gilhoc - Alboussiere 1 | 21.66 km | S. Loeb | 12:59.8 | 100.0 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 12:52 | Labatie d'Andaure - Lalouvesc 2 | 19.37 km | S. Loeb | 11:12.0 | 103.8 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 13:34 | St. Bonnet - St. Bonnet 2 | 25.36 km | C. Atkinson | 12:23.9 | 122.7 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 14:59 | Lamastre - Gilhoc - Alboussiere 2 | 21.66 km | S. Loeb | 13:08.4 | 98.9 km/h | ||
| 4 (27 JAN) |
SS15 | 09:50 | La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet 1 | 22.68 km | F. Duval | 15:48.6 | 86.1 km/h | |
| SS16 | 11:08 | Luceram - Loda | 15.34 km | D. Sordo | 10:51.7 | 84.7 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:51 | La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet 2 | 22.68 km | F. Duval | 15:27.7 | 88.0 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 13:09 | Luceram - Col des Portes | 6.25 km | F. Duval | 4:24.4 | 85.1 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 15:10 | Monaco Circuit | 2.70 km | C. Atkinson F. Duval |
1:40.7 | 96.5 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
editDrivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
edit| Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON |
SWE |
MEX |
ARG |
JOR |
ITA |
GRC |
TUR |
FIN |
GER |
NZL |
ESP |
FRA |
JPN |
GBR | |||
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 2 | Subaru World Rally Team | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 3 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 5 | Suzuki World Rally Team | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Monte Carlo: Rally route". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Missed Atko vs Duval in Monaco?". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "All eyes on battle for third place". WRC.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ "Loeb clinches record Monte win". Autosport. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Monte Carlo Rally - no changes on top (Rajd Monte Carlo: Układ sił bez zmian)". Rajdy.v10.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
External links
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