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Alexandre STRICHER (Fra) and Hugo LARA (Fra) driving their Toyota Mirai.
Didier MALGA and Anne-Valérie BONNEL, 2017 winner, finished 2nd overall.
Nice 3rd place for Jacques PASTOR (MCO) and Serge PASTOR (Fra) on Toyota Mirai.
Congratulations!
For this 3rd eRallye Monte-Carlo, the Organizing Committee of the Automobile Club de Monaco has once again demonstrated originality by proposing a route composed of mythical events that made the heyday of its elders (Rallyes Monte-Carlo WRC and History). Introduction of this unpublished 2018 edition, which attracted 40 competitors (33 electric vehicles / 7 Hydrogen cars), and whose departure will be given this year from Nevers, Nièvre, Wednesday, October 24 at 2:30 pm.
Since its new designation in 2016, succeeding the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Véhicules Electriques (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999), the Rallye Monte-Carlo Fuel Cell & Hybrids (2005, 2006), the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Véhicules à Energie Alternative (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) and the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles / Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), this third chapter of the eRallye Monte-Carlo counts this year for the 9th and penultimate round of the eRally Regularity Cup of the Electric and New Energy Championship of the Federation Internationale Automobile (FIA).
By definition, eRallys aim to promote new car technologies designed to save energy and emit the lowest possible quantities of pollutants and CO2. They also aim to encourage drivers to change their driving habits, with priority being given to environmental protection and the sustainability of the transport sector through the use of electricity as a source of vehicle propulsion energy. And that is exactly what the Automobile Club de Monaco has been striving to demonstrate for more than 20 years, pursuing with insistence and conviction its role as precursor and commitment in the new energy and development sustainable sector. “The Automobile Club de Monaco is a strong proponent in this area. This test dedicated to new generation vehicles has evolved constantly over the years, to always correspond a little more modernism inspired by the car manufacturers.” said Christian Tornatore, General Commissioner of the ACM and Director of the Event.
Real competition, reserved for vehicles 100% Electric, without use of extender, and 100% Hydrogen cars, this regularity event is very appreciated by the car manufacturers and automotive preparers, come to demonstrate for the occasion and in real conditions, the technological and avant-garde potential of their vehicles. “For this third edition of the eRallye Monte-Carlo, wished even cleaner and without any emission of CO2, we are satisfied to have attracted a number of competitors including the main protagonists of the eRallye Regularity Cup of the Electric Championship and New Energy of the FIA 2018 “, continues Christian Tornatore. “The 2018 list of entries brings up new generation cars, representing a dozen of manufacturers. There are electric models, mostly represented by market leaders such as Renault ZOE, Nissan Leaf, BMW I3, Jaguar I-Pace, Kia Soul, Tesla S, VW e-Golf, Tesla X or the Opel Ampera- e. We also have two types of fuel cell cars: six Toyota Mirai and one Hyundai IX35…”
Monaco , October 9, 2018
2018 Program
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 – LEG 1: NEVERS – NEVERS
2.30 pm – Departure from NEVERS
Calibration area
4.00 pm – Regrouping MAGNY-COURS Circuit
5.00 pm – Briefing
5.30 pm – ZR 1: MAGNY COURS Circuit
6:40 pm – Arrival in NEVERS
Parc Fermé and recharge
THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 2: NEVERS – VALENCE
(Time allowed: 11H00)
7.00 am – Departure from NEVERS
1.00 pm – ZR 2: Lalouvesc – Labatie d’Andaure
3.00 pm – ZR 3: Lamastre – Alboussière
6.00 pm – Arrival in VALENCE
Parc Fermé and recharge
FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 3: VALENCE – LARAGNE MONTEGLIN
(Time allowed: 11H00)
6.30 am – Departure from VALENCE
8.00 am – ZR 4: Saint Jean en Royans – Vassieux en Vercors
10.30 am – ZR 5: Saint Nazaire le Desert – La Motte Chalancon
2.30 pm – ZR 6: Montauban sur Ouvèze – Villebois les Pins
5.30 pm – Arrival in LARAGNE MONTEGLIN
Parc Fermé and recharge
SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 4: LARAGNE – MONACO
(Time allowed: 8H00)
7.00 am – Departure from LARAGNE
8.00 am – ZR 7: Sisteron – Thoard
10.00 am – ZR 8: Andon – Gourdon
3.00 pm – Arrival in MONACO
Put in Parc Fermé and recharge
SATURDAY 27 – SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 5: MONACO – MONACO
(Time allowed: 4H30)
9.00 pm – Departure from MONACO
10.00 pm – ZR 9: Coaraze – Lantosque
10.30 pm – ZR 10: La Bollène-Vésubie – Sospel
1.30 am – Arrival in MONACO
NB: The times indicated are subject to modification by the Organization Committee of the ACM
Marked by a record attendance (Approximately 40000 spectators in 3 days) by an extraordinary line-up of racing cars, but also thanks to the successful new Parade « F1 Heritage » of which the Champions John Watson, Jacky Ickx and Thierry Boutsen welcomed the initiative, it can be said that the 11th edition of the “Grand Prix de Monaco Historique” was a success.
To conclude it, nearly 1000 people met them on Sunday evening in the gorgeous « Salle des Etoiles » of the Sporting Monte-Carlo to enjoy the Gala Dinner and the Awards Ceremony.
The evening’s schedule: a dinner, a menu worthy of the best restaurants, followed by the screening of official the film and the Awards Ceremony, presented by Grégory Galiffi.
Finally, a show with Jugglers, Acrobats, and an amazing performance of trampoline dazzled the guests, not forgetting the apotheosis with the traditional fireworks!
The gala ended up with a dancing party and continued into the night…
Formula 1 start time changes in 2018.
Find the new timetable of the 76th edition of the Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco that will take place from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2018.
Finally, the Italians Aghem / Cumino win this XXI° edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, it’s the second victory for the Aghem’s family, as Marco his son already win in 2005. Behin them, the Greek crew, extremly reliable, Delaportas / Moustakas with their Golf GTI (n°126) then the cute Zastava 1100 of the Pole Postawka / Postawka (n°249).
Tuesday night, as usual, The 2 last ZR of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique shaked up the rankings.
In Sospel-Lantosque, as in 1977, it’s a Lancia Stratos (Perfetti/Kessel) which winned and the unluckiest are Durand/Chol and even more the former leader Bruns/Westenburger, forced to retire due to engine failure in the ZR. In back, in the back the battle rages between Aghem/ Cumino, Delaportas/Moustakas and Hansen/Brodersen. It’s St Sauveur-Beuil, the last ZR, which decided of the podium. A struggle between Lancia Fulvia and Golf GTI, as thes two model car have trusted the 5 first ranks of the ZR, as a matter of fact the Opel Kadett GTE of Durand/Chol loose it 5th rank !
Finally, the Italians Aghem/ Cumino win this XXI° edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, it’s the second victory for the Aghem’s family, as Marco his son already win in 2005. Behin them, the Greek crew, extremly reliable , Delaportas/Moustakas with their Golf GTI then the cute Zastava 1100 of the Pole Postawka/Postawka.
A special nod to the finishers : Fréquelin/Perquin, first crew of the R5 Alpine of Renault Classic, Eléna/Campana , stronger than the pain and of course to the Sabys, father and son who managed to bring their tiny and so slow Vespa back in Monaco .
«Bravo» for All and rendez-vous for the XXII° edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
Sunday was the first day of ranking : «Valence-Valence» (roughly 364 km ) with 4 regularity zones, the first one ended with the well known stop in front of «la Remise», property of Yves Jouanny, in the city of Antraigues ( and his famous apple pie ) !
This mythical inn was a compulsory passage for pilots and crews for more than 46 years, and now a great opportunity, due to the passage of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, to perpetuate a half century tradition.
For the greatest happiness of all.
La Remise ? «the place to be !» for any real pilot…
© Jo Lillini
The first screws leaved yesterday from Glasgow, Scotland, ( 12 cars) and Oslo, Norway, ( 18 cars ). Today the 4 others Starting Cities ( Reims, Bad Hombourg, Barcelone and Monaco ) welcome the crews for admistrative checks and scrutineering.
All the news of the 21st Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique in “Le Quotidien”
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia win the 86th Rallye Monte-Carlo on Ford Fiesta WRC. Sixth victory in Monaco and fifth in a row. Second place for the estonian Ott Tanak and third place for the finnish Jari-Matti Latvala, both on Toyota Yaris WRC.
Seb, another win on what’s been a tough Rallye Monte-Carlo. How’s it been for you?
Sébastien Ogier: Once again it was a huge challenge. We always come here knowing it’s going be a difficult week and a tough event to make the good tyre choice. Ott was a difficult contender, but it’s also always very good to be here on the podium. Of course, I’m very pleased, this is the best way to start the season. It’s good to come back and start the season this way, it’s special, but I never struggled so much to be right with the tyres. It was never super-clear with the conditions changing all the time. It’s good that we managed to do less mistakes than the others, it was almost impossible to do the perfect weekend and we did mistakes as well. Ours were small mistakes with small consequences and that’s how we did this for the fifth time in the row. It feels good.
How tough was Saturday morning?
It was definitely one of the hardest stages of my career to drive in this moment. It was hard to explain how tough, I wasn’t complaining but it was not enjoyable to drive. It was about surviving. You come to the finish with a big relief and you’re super-happy crossing the line, but you have no idea if you are one minute slower or faster. It was a good surprise to see we took the minute compared to Ott. From then on we had the chance to try and manage the gap, but it was not easy. All the day it was tricky with the tyre to control in those conditions. It would have been super-easy to fall out of position. I’m happy to manage to keep the gap yesterday night. I expected today to be easier, but when we wake up we have news of frost and black ice to deal with on Turini. It was tricky until the end.
What was the plan for the Power Stage?
I couldn’t be completely relaxed and not really go for it. I knew with Thierry and Ott that we were fighting for two points. Thierry, Andreas and Craig had the four soft tyres for the Power Stage. I had worn super softs and not the right things to be fast, so I tried to drive clean. The road was clean at the beginning, but then we had some dirty corners at the finish and I couldn’t go for it. Every point is important at the moment, so I’m happy with this single point.
What did you think of Malcolm Wilson’s performance as Team Principal, was it good?
I had better say yes, I guess! It’s always difficult to start the season in Monte-Carlo on the hardest event in terms of organisation, logistics, meteo and co-ordination – all of that is tricky. We had some changes in the team, some new engineers, a new meteo forecaster who is unfortunately from Estonia – that’s why we got it wrong sometimes! No, I mean when we know how hard it is, we have to congratulate all of them, they have all tried as hard as they can.
How difficult was your job this week?
Julien Ingrassia: Each time we’re here on the podium – and my rivals say the same – we’re here without any breath for one full week. Congratulations to all the co-drivers on doing a very good job, all the guys do the same as me. It’s a very difficult position to get the notes and read new notes which are completely different from what you have on the recce. You memorise some of these notes and then they are completely different, I realise sometimes I was just reading and not analysing what I was saying. There were a lot of changes of rhythm, so it’s really good when the driver is still trusting you in the car.
It’s a great start to the season…
Yes. We know the championship will be hard and Monte-Carlo is special, this is the city of Seb and my region and it reminds me of one year ago. We have to thank those guys, it’s one year on and now we have to start again for everything – it’s a big motivation.
