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On the menu of the 2nd day of the 6th E-Rallye Monte-Carlo, the Ardèche roads promised a lot. And the first regularity stage of the morning (SR4, Saint-Priest – Mirabel, 21.5km) did not disappoint with another brand, and another source of energy, at the top of the timesheet: Hyundai, as the Nexo of Ludovic Braley and Antoine Jouve, propelled by hydrogen, did better than the Kia EV6 of Jacques Pastor and Fulvio Gazzola. This 2nd place allowed this Kia to take the overall lead of the rally, ahead of the DS3 Crossback of Alexandre Stricher and Thierry Benchetrit, 3rd in RS4 and now 2nd overall.
Formerly a stronghold on the WRC route, the municipality of Privas received for the very first time the 100 % electric version of of RallyeMonteCarlo, Thursday morning, at the start of a day planned on the magnificent and selective roads of Ardèche! The Vals les Bains team of ASA Ardèche has not lost their hand and brilliantly ensured Privas Control Point, early in the morning, for 54 crews arriving straight from Valence.
The Belgium VW Club dominated the 3rd and last regularity stage of this 1st day, between Gigors-et-Lozeron and Combovin (16 km). Antoine Dechamps and Michael Salvador (ID4) beat the Combi VW ID Buzz of Noam Grootvriendt -Olivier van Hoorebeke, who had already taken 3rd place in SR1. Whereas the winners of this same SR1, Didier Malga and Anne-Valérie Bonnel (Porsche Taycan), took 3rd place, tied with seven other crews. VW also took the lead of the rally at the end of the day, with Karel Colibert and Nathalie Zbinden (ID5) ahead of Jacques Pastor and Fulvio Gazzola in their superb Kia EV6.
In the second timed stage of the afternoon, between Sainte-Croix and Beaufort-sur-Gervanne (SR2, 21 km), everything changed and four other brands moved to the top of the standings: Kia, thanks to Guido Guerrini and Artur Prusak in a Niro won ahead of the Tesla 3 of the Fresquet couple (Raoul and Caroline), and a couple of cars sharing the 3rd place, the MG ZS of Carlos Sergnese and Laura Bermudez and the DS3 Crossback of Alexandre Stricher, the winner in 2018, and Thierry Benchetrit. Also noteworthy in this SR2, a 7th place for Denis Carreaux, Editor in Chief of local daily Nice Matin, in a BMW i4 that he shares with Virginie Decorte (107.7 FM).
He is a former FIA world champion in the electric and alternative energy rally field, he has already won the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo, has often been on the podium in Monaco, so it’s not a surprise: Didier Malga took the first win of this 6th E-Rally Monte-Carlo, in SR1 around Barbières (36km). Driving a Porsche Taycan, with the ever faithful Anne-Valérie Bonnel in the right seat, the Auvergne driver beat Gilles Gard and Alain Gazal in their Peugeot e-208, and the surprising Volkswagen ID Buzz of Belgian crew Noam Grootvriendt-Olivier van Hoorebeke, entered by the Belgium VW Club.
Three brands leading the field of electric mobility stood out during the first day of the 6th E-Rallye Monte-Carlo, each winning a Regularity Special around Valence. Porsche, Kia and Volkswagen took turns in showing the quality of their crews and cars at the top of the timesheets, with a special mention for VW, the undisputed leader on Wednesday evening.
You want to follow the daily news and the backstage of this 6th edition? Here is an overview of the different media platforms for followings the event.
Press & Radio :
You can find the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo on VINCI Autoroutes Radio (107.7 FM) and in the columns of Nice-Matin, media partners of the event. For the 4th consecutive year, a crew wearing the colors of 107.7 and Nice matin is involved (Denis Carreaux / Virginie Decorte – BMW i4 – n°9) to bring you the event throughout the four days of competition!
Website & Social Networks :
Follow the event in full on the official Automobile Club de Monaco accounts (Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / YouTube / TikTok). Also find articles, routes, results, photos & videos on the website www.acm.mc.
Newsletter:
Subscribe to the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo newsletter, and receive every evening the summary of the day in images and videos, enhanced with articles on the daily life of the 55 crews involved.
Local press:
The E-Rallye will travel through 6 departments of the south-east quarter of France before arriving in the Principality of Monaco. The local media never fail to relay the passage of the event on their territory and the news of the regional crews.
Mobile App :
Download the SPORTITY App on your smartphone with “ERAMC2022” and receive the latest news, results and all the documents published by the Race HQ.
With 24 models entered, representing 14 car manufacturers, this 6th edition of the 100% electric & hydrogen version of Rally Monte-Carlo reaches a level of commitment never seen before and proves once again to be the main event in the FIA eco Rally Cup 2022 !
This widespread enthusiasm for the event is a well-deserved reward for all the efforts of the Organizing Committee at Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) in the field of electric mobility, ever since the first Rally Monte-Carlo for Electric Vehicles took place. « This is the very first time since 1995 that we need to gather a Selection Committee, this is simply incredible ! We really want to thank all competitors for this great proof of confidence… », says Jacques Rossi, the President of the New and Electric Energies Commission at ACM. Since almost 70 applications had been received on the evening of September 30, the deadline for registration, this situation, unseen before, made it more complicated than usual for the organizing team. « Until the last minute, we tried to figure out a way to accept more than 55 competitors – the maximum field mentioned in the Rule Book – but, taking into account logistical constraints, such as the space available in “parc fermés” and the availability of mobile charging points, we eventually had to give up on that idea and the whole team was very saddened…», adds Eric Barrabino, ACM’s Vice-General Commissioner.
The new direction taken this year with the introduction of a completely new philosophy for electricity charging points seems to have paid off! As a reminder and as requested by the Organising Committee, the nightly charging parks are replaced by daily mobile charging points – in partnership with the LS Services company and the ISIOHM brand – in addition to fixed eborn network charging points all along the itinerary and Monaco On in Principality. This is another way to challenge the clearsightedness and wit of the crews, in order to face this brand new challenge. The « Great Start » will be given this year from Valence, the emblematic city in the Drôme department and long-time partner of Automobile Club de Monaco over the past few years. The meeting point is set for Wednesday October 26 at 2 pm on the Champ de Mars Esplanade, where the first crews will be sent off for a first leg with 100% Drôme roads, including three regularity stages (SR) in the Vercors mountains, a real monument to start with!
Destination Ardèche for the 2nd leg and heading for Privas, the prefecture of the department, on Thursday October 27. It will be a day of contrasts, with four regularity stages and a whole lot of new features, as well as a bit of tradition in Antraigues-sur-Volane: a sweet stop in front of the famous Remise, still managed by the Jouanny family who will provide delicious apple tarts to the crews heading back to Valence via Privas.
The next day, Friday October 28, the 3rd leg will be 500-km long heading South to Monte-Carlo and will probably be a memorable one with four regularity stages on the menu, over three departments (Drôme, Vaucluse and Var), including Mont-Ventoux, the mythical giant of Provence.
The 4th and last leg, on Saturday October 29, will have a definite WRC tone, with a series of former traditional stages of Rally Monte-Carlo, in the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes, including famous passes such as Col de Bleine as a conclusion…
22th RALLY MONTE-CARLO ZENN / ZERO EMISSION NO NOISE
This 2022 edition of the 100% electric & hydrogen version of Rally Monte-Carlo makes another step forward by adopting a new philosophy with regards to power charging points. So that a strong recommendation of the Organizing Committee is validated: nightly charging parks are replaced by daily mobile charging points – in partnership with the LS Services company and the ISIOHM brand – in addition to fixed eborn network charging points all along the itinerary and Monaco On in Principality. This is another way to challenge the clearsightedness and wit of the crews, in order to face this brand new challenge.
The « Great Start » will be given this year from Valence, the emblematic city in the Drôme department and long-time partner of Automobile Club de Monaco over the past few years. The meeting point is set for Wednesday October 26 at 2 pm on the Champ de Mars Esplanade, where the first crews will be sent off for a first leg with 100% Drôme roads, including three regularity stages (SR) in the Vercors mountains, a real monument to start with!
Destination Ardèche for the 2nd leg and heading for Privas, the prefecture of the department, on Thursday October 27. It will be a day of contrasts, with four regularity stages and a whole lot of new features, as well as a bit of tradition in Antraigues-sur-Volane: a sweet stop in front of the famous Remise, still managed by the Jouanny family who will provide delicious apple tarts to the crews heading back to Valence via Privas.
The next day, Friday October 28, the 3rd leg will be 500-km long heading South to Monte-Carlo and will probably be a memorable one with four regularity stages on the menu, over three departments (Drôme, Vaucluse and Var), including Mont-Ventoux, the mythical giant of Provence.
The 4th and last leg, on Saturday October 29, will have a definite WRC tone, with a series of former traditional stages of Rally Monte-Carlo, in the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes, including famous passes such as Col de Bleine as a conclusion…
Provisional schedule
Publication of the Supplementary Regulation & Opening of entries: Friday August 26, 2022
Closing of the entries: Monday September 26, 2022
Publication of the Entry List: Friday October 7, 2022
LEG 1 : VALENCE / VALENCE – Wednesday October 26, 2022 – 180km
Start VALENCE, 2 pm – Esplanade du Champ de Mars
SR1 – Barbières / Bouvante – 36.03km – via Cols de Tourniol (1145m) and de la Bataille (1313m)
SR2 – Sainte-Croix / Beaufort-sur-Gervanne – 21.64km – via Col de la Croix (745m)
SR 3 – Gigors-et-Lozeron / Combovin – 16.78km – via Col Jérôme Cavalli (842m)
Arrival VALENCE – Esplanade du Champ de Mars
LEG 2 : VALENCE / VALENCE – Thursday October 27, 2022 – 300km
Start VALENCE, 7 am – Esplanade du Champ de Mars
Check Point PRIVAS – Parc Centre Aquatique Cap’Azur (Ardèche)
SR4 – Saint-Priest / Mirabel – 21.52km – via Col du Benas (795m)
SR5 – Seyras (Les Salelles) / Le Grimaldes – 16.57km – via Col de la Croix Blanche (890m)
SR6 – Sablières / Rocles – 21.90km
SR7 – Antraigues-sur-Volane / Saint-Andéol-de-Vals – 18,17 km – via Col de Genestelle (648m)
Check Point PRIVAS – Parc Centre Aquatique Cap’Azur (Ardèche)
Arrival VALENCE – Esplanade du Champ de Mars
LEG 3 : VALENCE / MONACO – Friday October 28, 2022 – 490km
Start VALENCE, 6 am – Esplanade du Champ de Mars
SR8 – Chastel-Arnaud / Crupies – 20.13km – via Col de la Chaudière (1047m)
SR9 – Beaumont-du-Ventoux / Sault – 29.96km – via Col des Tempêtes (1830m)
SR10 – Aiguines / Trigance – 29.21km – via Col d’Illoire (967m)
SR11 – Montauroux / Tanneron – 13.46km
Arrival MONACO – Terrasses du Solei
LEG 4 : MONACO / MONACO – Saturday October 29, 2022 – 320km
Start MONACO, 7:30 am – Les Terrasses du Soleil
SR12 – Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute – 17.99km – via la Colle-Saint-Michel
SR13 – Lambruisse / Barrême – 23.44km – via Col du Défens (1230m)
SR14 – Ubraye / Briançonnet – 20.19km – via Cols de Laval (1100m) and du Buis (1196m)
SR15 – Saint-Auban / Andon – 15.03km – via Col de Bleine (1439 km)
Arrival MONACO – Les Terrasses du Soleil
Provisional schedule, stages and lengths until the official route is published.
About Monte-Carlo E-Rally
This authentic road regularity competition, reserved to 100% Electric or Hydrogen propelled vehicles, is now very appreciated by constructors and other major players of the auto industry who wish to demonstrate, in the real world, the innovative and technological potential of their latest products. A new name was adopted in 2016, after Rally Monte-Carlo for Electric Vehicles (1995-1999), followed by Rally Monte-Carlo Fuel Cell & Hybrids (2005-2006), then Rally Monte-Carlo for Alternative Energy Vehicles (2007-2011) and Rally Monte-Carlo for New Energies / Rally Monte-Carlo ZENN (2012-2015). This is the 6th edition of E-Rally Monte-Carlo and it will count for the FIA Eco Rally Cup 2022.
In order to avoid a calendar conflict with the Paris Motor Show, the 100% electric & hydrogen version of the Monte-Carlo Rally will take place a week later than originally planned, from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 October 2022.
The “Grand Départ” will be held this year from Valence, an emblematic host town in the Drôme department and partner of the Automobile Club de Monaco for many years.
The route of this 6th edition will be communicated in the next few weeks and should include both renowned Regularity Stages (SR) and brand new timed sectors, as yet unexplored by the organizing committee…
After two and a half racing days in the Drôme, Ardèche, Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Var departments, the competitors will head for the Principality of Monaco on Friday evening before the final leg, which will be highly competitive and will take place in the hinterland…
Provisional programme
Publication of the Rules & Opening of entries: Friday 26 August 2022
Closing date for entries: Monday 26 September 2022
Publication of the list of participants: Friday 7 October 2022
About E-Rally Monte-Carlo
E-Rally Monte-Carlo is an authentic regularity road race reserved to 100% Electric Vehicles (excluding any use of range extenders) and 100% Hydrogen-powered cars. It is now very appreciated by car manufacturers and race teams who are eager to show, in a real and tough environment, the technological and innovative potential of their vehicles. Its new name comes back to 2016, following previous editions called “Rally Monte-Carlo for Electric Vehicles” (1995 to 1999), then “Rally Monte-Carlo Fuel Cell & Hybrids” (2005, 2006), Rally Monte-Carlo for Alternative Energy Vehicles (2007 to 2011) and Rally Monte-Carlo for New Energies / Rally Monte-Carlo ZENN (2012 to 2015). This 6th edition of E-Rally Monte-Carlo will be an event of the 2022 FIA eco Rally Cup calendar…
Monaco, 24 March 2022
