2014 Rallye Monte-Carlo - Preview
Reigning FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier will be starting his title defence on home territory, the Frenchman was born in the city of Gap where the rally is now based. Thierry Neuville was Ogier’s greatest rival last season, the Belgian finishing second in the Championship. This season, however, he is aboard the all-new Hyundai i20 WRC which makes its debut competitive outing on Rallye Monte-Carlo. Both the Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team and M-Sport World Rally Team have exciting new driver line-ups, former Formula One driver Robert Kubica is committed to a World Rally Car programme, and both Andreas Mikkelsen and Martin Prokop return for another season of competition.
The FIA WRC 2 and FIA WRC 3 Championship contenders also kick off their campaigns on Rallye Monte-Carlo and a total of 72 crews – including a host of private entrants – will take the start, which this year takes place at the Place du Casino in the Principality of Monaco.
RALLYE MONTE-CARLO – ROUTE GRAPHICS
THE 2014 ROUTE
This year’s route has been substantially modified due to the event’s new location in the Hautes-Alpes around Gap. Thursday’s route covers two loops of three stages centred around the Gap service park. Friday includes two runs over legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo stages before the crews head south for the final Clumanc-Lambruisse stage run in darkness. After this, a well-earned overnight halt in the Principality of Monaco. Saturday’s final day of competition is a classic with two loops of two famous stages, the first loop run in daylight and the second in darkness. The final stage of the rally – Sospel-Breil Sur Roya – will run as the Power Stage.
RALLY DATA
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Total distance: Stage distance: Number of stages: |
1,396.76 km 383.88 km 15 |
MEDIA ACCREDITATION
The Rallye Monte-Carlo media and accreditation centres are in Monaco (4 Quai Antoine 1er) and Gap (Hôtel Le Mas d’Estello, La Plaine, 05130 Tallard). The opening hours for accreditation are:
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Monaco: Sunday 12 January Monday 13 January Tuesday 14 January Gap: Tuesday 14 January Wednesday 15 January |
14:00 – 20:00 hrs 09:00 – 20:00 hrs 09:00 – 14:00 hrs 14:00 – 21:00 hrs 08:00 – 20:00 hrs |
RALLYE MONTE-CARLO TIMETABLE AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ORGANISED BY THE FIA
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Monday 13 January Mandatory rally by rally photographers briefing, Press Room, Monte Carlo Official photo-shoot, Place du Palais, Monte-Carlo Ceremonial Start, Place du Casino, Monte-Carlo Tuesday 14 January FIA Press Conference, Press Room, Monte-Carlo Wednesday 15 January Shakedown (P1 and P2), Chateauvieux Shakedown (P3 and non-priority), Chateauvieux Autograph session, Gap city centre (P1 and P2 drivers) Autograph session, Gap city centre (P3 and non-priority drivers) Promotional activities, Alp’Arena, Gap (P1 drivers + guests) Thursday 16 January First car arrives for mid-day regroup, service and Media Zone (Gap) First car arrives for final service and Media Zone (Gap) End of day Press Conference, Service Park, Gap Friday 17 January First car arrives for mid-day regroup, service and Media Zone (Gap) Regroup and Media Zone, Digne Les Bains (media room in the Mairie) First car arrives at Parc Fermé (Monte-Carlo, early check in permitted) (15’ mandatory attendance by drivers in the Media Centre after TC11A) Saturday 18 January First service and Media Zone (Monte-Carlo) Top three Press Conference, Service Park, Monte-Carlo First car arrives for re-group, service and Media Zone (Monte-Carlo) First car arrives for final service and Media Zone (Monte-Carlo) Sunday 19 January Prize-Giving and podium ceremony, Place du Palais Princier, Monte-Carlo FIA Press Conference, Press Room, Monte-Carlo |
17:30 hrs 19:30 hrs 20:15 hrs 11:00 hrs 08:00-10:00 hrs 10:00-12:00 hrs 16:00-17:00 hrs 17:00-18:00 hrs 17:00-18:00 hrs 11:39 hrs 17:43 hrs During 45’ service 11:41 hrs 15:47 hrs 20:45 hrs 12:27 hrs During the 45' service 17:01 hrs 22:25 hrs 11:00 hrs 12:30 hrs |
FIA PRESS CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
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Tuesday 14 January (Monte-Carlo) Sunday 19 January (Monte-Carlo) |
Armin Kremer, FIA WRC 2 Championship Julien Maurin, FIA WRC 2 Championship Robert Barrable, FIA WRC 2 Championship Quentin Gilbert, FIA WRC 3 Championship Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen Motorsport Kris Meeke, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Elfyn Evans, M-Sport World Rally Team Thierry Neuville, Hyundai Motorsport François Delecour Winning FIA WRC 2 crew Winning FIA WRC 3 crew Top three crews in the overall classification Representative of the winning entrant |
ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Autograph Signing Session: On Thursday selected crews will be available for a 15 minute autograph session. This will take place in the service park during the end of day service at the teams’ service areas.
STAGE CHART
Shortly after the finish of the event, a downloadable stage chart showing the progressive positions of the leading crews during the rally will be available. This is copyright free for editorial purposes and available at the following link:
www.fia.com/championship/world-rally-championship/2014/rallye-monte-carlo-stage-chart
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