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The Monaco ePrix will take place on May 13, 2017.
Further to a technical problem in SS 13, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) lose more than half an hour, and Sebastien Ogier (Ford) take the lead of the Rallye Monte-Carlo.
Seb, everything changes so quickly on this rally. Thierry Neuville has stopped and you lead. How do you feel?
SO: I feel amazing. I feel really good. One month ago we started a new project with M-Sport, but we had no time to prepare it. We knew it would be tough and it would be a big challenge, but I felt immediately some potential and now, to be in the lead in Monte Carlo with four stages to go, it feels good. But the last day will feel very, very long. We need to finish the job. It would be amazing to start with a victory
It’s been five years since M-Sport won pressure
SO: I don’t think too much about it – at least there is another guy from the team right behind me, so it would be a disaster if one of us isn’t here at the end. We have seen what has happened so far this weekend, there have been so many mistakes and so many tricky conditions and this will carry on tomorrow, with maybe some snow on top of Turini.
This is exciting for you…
SO: Yeah, for sure. We had a lot of run driving the new car this weekend – the challenge is definitely bigger. I repeat, please stay on the safe place [if you are spectating] – we are going even faster than before. Even if it was a new car and many details could be improved, I still had a lot of fun in the car.
Ott Tanak (Ford) take the second place (47’’), while Jari-Matti Latvala the third place (2’20’’).
It is worth mentioning the nice day for Elfyn Evans winner of SS 10,12 and 13.
The Automobile Club de Monaco regrets to advise further details following incident of the car #4 (Paddon/Kennard) in SS 1.
The spectator was transported by helicopter from the stage to hospital in Nice. Despite the best efforts of the medical staff, the spectator has sadly died.
An investigation has commenced into the incident and all involved parties will provide assistance to the authorities.
Everyone associated with the event extends their deepest sympathies and condolences to the families, friends and individuals affected.
To all competitors
The use of Xenon or Led lights is forbidden.
Penalties for non-conformity will apply as for a Highway Code infringement (i.e. Art 14.1.a)
Christophe Allgeyer
Clerk of the Course
At the end of a very intense last night, Polish driver Artur Prusak and French co-driver Thierry Benchetrit won this e-Rallye Monte-Carlo. They had started Leg 3 in 4th position, hoping for a podium, but the crew of the Toyota Mirai, at its best, did even better: another win in Monaco for the
Polish driver, who already won Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles in 2013, as well as the FIA World Cup for Alternative Energies in 2015 and 2016.
“We have two good reasons to be happy, after winning here: it was the first e-Rallye in the history of motor racing; it was also the first time for a hydrogen-propelled (Fuel Cell) car in competition. Finally, we want to thank Automobile Club de Monaco for this superb organization, as well as for creating an event of such a caliber, the first of its kind, which allowed vehicles of the future to show their potential in real life“.
Christophe Ponset/Serge Pastor, a very experienced crew thanks to its participations in all previous editions of Rallye des énergies nouvelles and Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero EmissionNo Noise) , have eventually been rewarded by a well-deserved 2nd place on Sunday, proudly carrying the flag of the City of Monaco . They were very brave in their choices of charging locations, and they also finish first of all Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Alexandre Stricher/Michaël Torregrossa, for AUTOcult.fr and Automobile-Propre, were back with one goal, in ZE ZOE TEAM: finish as well as in 2015 at Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero Emission-No Noise), when they won the Consumption competition and finished 3rd for Regularity. Thanks to an astonishing Leg 3, on Saturday night, they end up 3rd and fulfill their dream : to wear a tie at the Prize Giving Ceremony.
Venturi is preparing for a special week-end for this seven meeting of the season. Having already cross Asia and America, the electric car championship arrives in Europe with the first home port for the Principality.
“Monaco is obviously a special race for us, says the team manager Nicolas Mauduit. We have a bit of media pressure, but it is a good pressure. It allows us to be specially focused on our goals. The target is to put big points and aim the podium with both drivers.”
Determined to shine at home, the Monegasque team hopes to have retained the lessons of the early season.
“We have done some youthfulness mistakes in the team, he confesses. But don’t forget that we are a young team. We also lacked a little luck and success on a few occasion. We want to erase all this now and show that we have learned from our mistakes.”
Convinced to maximize quickly the potential glimpsed repeatedly, Nicolas Mauduit is delighted to count on a particularly efficient and homogeneous driver line-up.
“We have chosen the two best possible drivers, says the director of Venturi programs. They can win here as well the one as the other one. And that is what interests us. Racing home brings added motivation to the team. Nick and Stéphane will show that they can go higher.”
