2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo entry list
The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship will kick-off this weekend with the 86th edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo, the most iconic and the oldest rally event in the world.
The opening round of world’s premier rally competition will feature again an unpredictable weather and road conditions over four days from January 25 to January 28. The event will take place again in the mountains near Monte-Carlo and around Gap, about 250 kilometers north of Monaco.
The itinerary of the 2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo is more than 1.600 kilometers long, including seventeen special stages which are 388 kilometers long.
Unpredictable weather and road conditions are expecting competitors
Sixty-eight crews are on the entry list, led by reigning world champions Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia in the #1 Ford Fiesta WRC. A French duo also will defend last year’s victory which was their fifth triumph at Rallye Monte-Carlo. The driver of the #2 Ford Fiesta will be Elfyn Evans.
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has one more driver who already won Monte Carlo Rally. It’s Bryan Bouffier, who was a winner in 2011 when the event was a part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Bouffier’s entry is a part of a two-event deal with M-Sport, the second event would be Tour de Corse.
Sebastien Ogier is returning to Monte in the #1 Ford Fiesta WRC
Two other manufacturer teams will have three cars – Hyundai and Toyota. Hyundai will be represented by Andreas Mikkelsen (#4), Thierry Neuville (#5) and Dani Sordo (#6). Toyota is coming with Finnish- Estonian combination of Jari-Matti Latvala (#7) Ott Tanak (#8) and Esapekka Lappi. (#9). Citroen opted for two-car entry in the season-opening rally, rounding a number of Manufacturers’ entries to eleven. Kris Meeke (#10) and Craig Breen (#11) will run Citroen C3 WRCs.
In RC2 class, which includes entrants eligible for WRC2 points and crews that will not fight for the points, there are seventeen cars (sixteen of R5 specifications and one Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X).
2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo entry list
| Car number | Entrant | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC '17 | RC1/M |
| 2 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta WRC '17 | RC1/M |
| 3 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Bryan Bouffier | Jerome Degout | Ford Fiesta WRC '17 | RC1/M |
| 4 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jaeger | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1/M |
| 5 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1/M |
| 6 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1/M |
| 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1/M |
| 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Ott Tanak | Martin Jarveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1/M |
| 9 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1/M |
| 10 | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroen C3 WRC | RC1/M |
| 11 | Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Citroen C3 WRC | RC1/M |
| 18 | Manuel Villa | Manuel Villa | Daniele Michi | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 |
| 21 | Alessandro Fiorio | Alessandro Fiorio | Guido D'Amore | Fiat 124 Abarth Rally RGT | RGT Cup |
| 23 | Nicolas Ciamin | Nicolas Ciamin | Thibault de la Haye | Fiat 124 Abarth Rally RGT | RGT Cup |
| 25 | Andrea Nucita | Andrea Nucita | Marco Vozzo | Fiat 124 Abarth Rally RGT | RGT Cup |
| 31 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 32 | Škoda Motorsport | Jan Kopecky | Pavel Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 33 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 34 | Kevin Abbring | Kevin Abbring | Pieter Tsjoen | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 35 | Guillaume de Mevius | Guillaume de Mevius | Louis Louka | Peugeot 208 T16 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 36 | Eddie Sciessere | Eddie Sciessere | Flavio Zanella | Citroen DS3 R5 | RC2/WRC2 |
| 61 | Vieffe Corse | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4/WRC3 |
| 62 | Taisko Lario | Taisko Lario | Tatu Hamalainen | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4/WRC3 |
| 63 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4/WRC3 |
| 64 | Amaury Mole | Amaury Mole | Renaud Herman | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4/WRC3 |
| 71 | Ole Christian Veiby | Ole Christian Veiby | Stig Rune Skjaermoen | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 72 | Olivier Burri | Olivier Burri | Anderson Levratti | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 73 | Kalle Rovanpera | Kalle Rovanpera | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 74 | Quentin Giordano | Quentin Giordano | Vincent Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 75 | Mathieu Arzeno | Mathieu Arzeno | Romain Roche | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 76 | Stephane Sarrazin | Stephane Sarrazin | Jacques-Julien Renucci | Hyundai i20 R5 | RC2 |
| 78 | Claude Carret | Claude Carret | Olivier Mathais | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 79 | Henk Vossen | Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 |
| 81 | Philippe Chevalard | Philippe Chevalard | Frederic Arnaud | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 |
| 82 | Eamonn Boland | Eamonn Boland | Michael J. Morrisey | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 |
| 83 | Enda McCormack | Enda McCormack | Colin Fitzgerald | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 |
| 84 | Renault Reseau Suisse | Ismael Vuistiner | Florinne Kummer | Renault Clio RS R3T | RC3 |
| 85 | Philippe Rageau | Philippe Rageau | Alexandra Rageau | Renault Clio R3 | RC3 |
| 86 | Andrea Coti Zelati | Andrea Coti Zelati | Giovanni Barbaro | Citroen DS3 R3T Max | RC3 |
| 87 | Thibaut Poizot | Thibaut Poizot | Marion Grand | Renault Clio R3 | RC3 |
| 88 | Jason Bailey | Jason Bailey | Shayne Peterson | Renault Clio RS R3T | RC3 |
| 89 | Lilian Vialle | Lilian Vialle | Manuel Ghirardello | Renault Clio R3 | RC3 |
| 91 | Sebastien Cappanna | Sebastien Cappanna | Robin Doussan | Renault Clio R3 | RC3 |
| 92 | Yoann Bonato | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 93 | Philippe Baffoun | Philippe Baffoun | Fabien Yonnet | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 94 | Alain Lauzerte | Alain Lauzerte | Patrick Guerrieri | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 |
| 95 | Nicolas Latil | Nicolas Latil | Audrey Nesta | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 96 | Carlo Covi | Carlo Covi | Pietro Elia Ometto | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 97 | Gus Greensmith | Gus Greensmith | Craig Parry | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 |
| 99 | Stephane Metiffiot | Stephane Metiffiot | Pierre-Andre Metiffiot | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 100 | Romain Fostier | Romain Fostier | Ophelia Abchiche | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 101 | Deividas Jocius | Deividas Jocius | Donatas Zvicevičius | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 103 | Laure Jaussaud | Laure Jaussaud | Carine Jaussaud | Renault Twingo RS R2 | RC4 |
| 104 | Renauld Dolce | Renauld Dolce | Jean-Pierre Ayasse | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 105 | Nikos Pavlidis | Nikos Pavlidis | Allan Harryman | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 106 | Thierry Tondut | Thierry Tondut | Romain Beylouni | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 107 | Hugues Chareyre | Hugues Chareyre | Jean-Luc Duval | Citroen C2 R2 Max | RC4 |
| 108 | Laurent Scherrer | Laurent Scherrer | Sebastien Achard | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 109 | Jonathan Villy | Jonathan Villy | Ronald Villy | Citroen C2 R2 Max | RC4 |
| 111 | Damien Oberti | Damien Oberti | Thomas Escartefigue | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 112 | Nicolas Renchet | Nicolas Renchet | Cedric Amoros | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 113 | Frederic Fortunato | Frederic Fortunato | Lionel Neto | Citroen C2 R2 Max | RC4 |
| 114 | Sebastien Studer | Sebastien Studer | Maude Studer | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 |
| 115 | Marc Dessi | Marc Dessi | Vanessa Dessi | Renault Twingo RS R2 | RC4 |
| 116 | Eric Martini | Eric Martini | Guy Pengial | Renault Twingo RS R1 | RC5 |
| 117 | Alain Mari | Alain Mari | Jean-Dominique Cesari | Renault Twingo RS R1 | RC5 |
| 118 | Richard Desbordes | Richard Desbordes | Jean-Luc Fustier | Citroen DS3 R1 | RC5 |
| 119 | Christophe Berard | Christophe Berard | Christophe Bernabo | Renault Twingo RS R1 | RC5 |
Photos: wrc.com,
