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Entries for the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, the opening round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, are officially open as of this Wednesday, 26 November. The Supplementary Regulations, already available online, govern this 2026 edition for which the number of crews is limited to 60. Media accreditation requests are also open.
The Automobile Club de Monaco is pleased to announce the opening of entries for the 2026 edition, scheduled from 22 to 25 January, with reconnaissance running from 18 to 20 January.
Competitors can now submit their entry via the link below:
Due to logistical constraints affecting the Service Park this year, the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 60 crews. In accordance with the Supplementary Regulations, a selection procedure among non-priority drivers may be applied if this limit is exceeded.
Closing date for entries: Friday, 19 December 2025 – 23:59 (CET)
Find the detailed programme of this 94th edition.
Media Accreditation
Media accreditation requests are open and available via the following link.
Save the dates
This is one of the major highlights of the Rallye Monte-Carlo WRC 2026 route. On Saturday, 24 January, the Principality of Monaco will host a Super Special Stage on its own territory — a promising event! Here is everything you need to know to make the most of this exceptional moment, free of charge and open to all.
It’s an event that should leave a lasting impression. Rally fans will be able to watch a special stage of the 94th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo on Monaco’s Port Hercule, on Saturday 24 January 2026 — a first since 2008! Using part of the Monaco Circuit, the route of this Super Special Stage will feature two laps, several chicanes and a “donut” section in particular, for a total distance of 2.69 km. The timed stage will start at 6:35 pm, with the first car setting off.
Discover the route:
Entertainment throughout the afternoon
With nearly four hours of action as the remaining competitors at this point in the rally take to the stage, rally lovers will be able to feel the thrill of the Rally1 cars as well as the other categories. As with all Rallye Monte-Carlo Special Stages, access for spectators will be free of charge and open to everyone, with public areas set up so fans can follow this SS13 in the best possible conditions.
Earlier in the day, head to the Fan Zone on Port Hercule. Open from Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 January, this “Monaco” Fan Zone for the Rallye Monte-Carlo will be located on Quai Antoine Ier. A festive space offering a range of activities such as simulators, a WRC car exhibition, giant screens to follow the stages, food and drink areas, and official merchandise stores. And that’s just a preview — more surprises will be waiting for you throughout the rally!
From 5:00 pm onwards, the track will come alive. Fans will be able to admire the Rally1 cars from the three manufacturers entered (Toyota Gazoo Racing, Hyundai Motorsport and M-Sport Ford) during VIP Rides, giving a taste of the spectacle to come.
A unique moment for rally fans and newcomers alike. We look forward to welcoming many of you for a truly unforgettable evening!
To make the most of the event, we recommend planning your trip in advance. Parking des Salines is highly recommended: more than 1,700 spaces and only a 16-minute walk from Port Hercule. More information: https://parkings.mc
You can also use public transport:
Several car parks will be closed for the occasion:
Please note that the roads used for the stage will be closed from 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026, and are expected to reopen at 11:30 p.m. the same day.
Many nearby roads will also be closed to traffic.
Once the road is closed, three access points will remain open:
Quai Albert 1er and the Fan Zone are accessible to wheelchair users via the permanent footbridge « Ilot 1 » next to the Théâtre des Variétés, which is equipped with an elevator.
No, access to Quai Albert 1er and to the Fan zone is free and does not require a ticket.
Prohibited items:
Allow items:
Yes, their opening hours will not be affected. However, we encourage you to contact each establishment directly for more detailed information.
The Organising Committee of the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo is pleased to release the event’s Supplementary Regulations. Due to logistical constraints affecting the Service Park this year, the number of participants is limited to 60 crews. The opening of entries has been rescheduled to Wednesday, 26 November.
The Supplementary Regulations are now officially available online. Rallye Monte-Carlo 2026 / Competitors’ Area / Official Documents, where all entry procedures, sporting provisions and regulatory obligations for the 2026 edition are detailed.
The event, opening round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, will take place from 22 to 25 January, with recce scheduled from 18 to 20 January. The renewed and strategically designed route covers 339.15 km of Special Stages over a total itinerary of 1,552.45 km.
Entries: opening on 26 November
Due to logistical constraints specific to the Service Park for the 2026 edition, the rally will accommodate a maximum of 60 crews.
Should the number of entry requests exceed this limit, a selection procedure will be applied among non-priority drivers, in accordance with the Supplementary Regulations.
Closing date for entries: Friday, 19 December 2025 – 23:59 (CET)
Media Accreditation
Media accreditation applications will open on Wednesday 26 November, when registration opens.
Dates to Remember
The Automobile Club de Monaco is pleased to announce that the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo has successfully renewed its FIA 3-Star Environmental Accreditation, the highest distinction awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile as part of its Environmental Accreditation Programme.
This recognition rewards the environmental policy implemented by the ACM Organising Committee over the past several years, aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its events, promote more sustainable mobility, and raise awareness among all stakeholders – competitors, teams, volunteers, and spectators – about environmental challenges.
“Thanks to the collective effort and commitment of everyone involved, the Automobile Club de Monaco has once again achieved the FIA 3-Star Environmental Accreditation,” said Caline Dealexandris, Sustainability Manager of the ACM. “This renewal is the result of rigorous teamwork and demonstrates our commitment to organising events that are ever more responsible and aligned with international sustainability standards. Together, we are moving towards a more sustainable future.”
This renewal confirms the Club’s ongoing efforts to combine sporting tradition with environmental responsibility, through concrete actions such as:
This achievement reflects the Club’s determination to pursue a continuous improvement approach, in line with the objectives of the FIA Environmental Programme.
Learn more about our environmental policy and initiatives at:
The countdown is on! The big week of the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo gets underway in 4 months’ time. The Rally Guide 1 is already available to future competitors!
The Organising Committee has unveiled the Rally Guide 1, which can be downloaded from the Competitor Area > Official Documents. This document will help future competitors to prepare for this 94th edition in the best possible way.
There will be 17 special stages on the programme for the 2026 edition, split between the Principality of Monaco and the town of Gap, which will host the Service Park. Among the major new features of this edition is a Super Special Stage that will take place on Saturday 25 January in the late afternoon at the Port of Monaco, laid out on the lower part of the Monaco Circuit. This is a first since 2008!
Below is the calendar of upcoming publications:
Join us from 22 to 25 January 2025 for the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo.
Despite facing multiple administrative and regulatory challenges, the Automobile Club of Monaco’s Organizing Committee has successfully finalized the framework of the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo – a feat requiring precision and flexibility. As the opening round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship* (WRC), this legendary road event is poised to attract high-caliber teams and elite drivers from across the globe.
Reconnaissance runs will be conducted from Sunday, January 18 through Tuesday, January 20. Participating crews will then engage in a modified shakedown session on January 21 at 14:01. Measuring 4.80 km, the trial route – first introduced in 2017 and extended for this edition – now integrates the Rabou’s road in Gap, host city from 2014 to 2021 and again from 2024.
The official start of the 94th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo is set for Thursday, January 22 at 14:00 from the podium ramp installed on Quai Albert 1er in Monaco. This initial leg features three special stages, totaling 61.58 kilometers. Held in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the stages « Toudon / Saint-Antonin » (SS 1 – 22,90 km – 15h35), « Esclangon / Seyne-les-Alpes » (SS 2 – 23,48 km – 18h03) and « Vaumeilh / Claret » (SS 3 – 15,20 km – 19h51) promise the potential for major surprises right from the start.
Two departments, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes, will host the second day of rallying, with a total of 129.38 kilometers against the clock. This leg comprises a three-stage loop repeated twice, including « Laborel / Chauvac-Laux-Montaux » (SS 4/7 – 17,84 km – 08h36/14h58), « Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / La Motte-Chalancon » (SS 5/8 – 29,00 km – 10h04/16h26) and « La Bâtie-des-Fonts / Aspremont » (SS 6/9 – 17,85 km – 11h22/17h44). This second leg, packed with technical challenges, is simply the longest of the entire rally.
While shorter in length, Saturday’s mostly Alpes-de-Haute-Provence-based stage remains equally demanding. It features a total of 78.22 kilometers of timed sections, including the band-new « La Bréole / Bellaffaire » via the Garcinets pass (SS 10/12 – 30,10 km – 08h05/12h05), run twice, and a daytime reprise of « Vaumeilh / Claret » from Thursday evening (SS 11 – 15,20 km – 09h18). In contrast to the 2025 edition, this year the return to Monaco happens Saturday afternoon and wraps up with a super special stage – currently under consideration – the first since 2008 (SS 13 – 2,82 km – 17h45), set on the lower section of the iconic Monaco Circuit.
Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo will culminate with a thrilling final showdown across two legendary mountain stages, each repeated twice and totaling 71.62 kilometers. Crews will tackle « Col de Braus / La Cabanette » (SS 14/16 – 12,48 km – 08h00/11h09) and « La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet » (SS 15/17 – 23,33 km – 09h05/13h15), with the second run of the latter serving as the Wolf Power Stage – a decisive moment where drivers can gain crucial championship points. The rally will officially conclude with the final podium and awards ceremony held at Port Hercule, beginning at 17:00…
Note: All timings and distances are provisional until publication of the official itinerary.
In the shadow of the show, impressive logistics are put in place to guarantee the safety of the Rallye Monte-Carlo. With more than 500 people mobilised by the Automobile Club de Monaco, every detail is meticulously studied and orchestrated to ensure that the event runs smoothly.
In this 8-minute documentary, take a look behind the scenes of the Rallye Monte-Carlo with the safety teams. Find out about the various challenges and problems faced by the organisers in ensuring the safety of spectators and competitors. The documentary gives the floor to the main stakeholders, including the event’s Race Director (Romain Pugliese), the Head of Security (Eric Pannier), as well as representatives of the local authorities, the gendarmerie and the fire brigade.
Here’s the full video!
Sébastien Ogier, in his Gazoo Racing Toyota Yaris, led from the start of the 93rd Rallye Monte-Carlo on Thursday evening, setting two fastest times from the outset. He then recuperated the lead at the end of SS8, on Friday, and kept it till the end. Sunday’s win is his 10th in Monte-Carlo, the new absolute record, nine of them in the WRC (and one in the IRC, in 2009). This is also his 62nd victory in the World Rally Championship, including eight since he became a luxury freelancer in 2021, with Vincent Landais as his new co-driver. And he added a little extra panache by winning the final Power Stage, on Sunday, by just two-tenths of a second. A fantastic champion.
‘What a weekend! We had so many moments. I think my lucky star followed me all the way to the end. It’s the star of my uncle, who died last year. This victory is for him,’ said an exhausted and emotional Ogier on the finish line of the Power Stage. It was his 46th win in a Power Stage and his 106th podium in the WRC since his very first, in 2009 at the Acropolis Rally, in Greece.
Ogier at the top
Ogier, an eight-time world champion, has won many rallies for Citroën, Volkswagen and Toyota. He also drove for Skoda in WRC2, while waiting for VW to enter the WRC. On every continent, he has demonstrated his versatility, racing intelligence, speed and lucidity. He is the all-time record holder for Monte Carlo wins, which is only logical, after all.
To maintain his status as the absolute benchmark in the world’s most prestigious rally, Ogier had to battle for four days against three other World Champions, Thierry Neuville (2024) and Ott Tänak (2019) for Hyundai, as well as Kalle Rovanperä (2022, 2023) for Toyota. It was the strongest line-up in the Principality for nearly twenty years. With the added bonus of two very tough drivers, Elfyn Evans (Toyota), four times runner-up in the World Championship in the past five years, and Adrien Fourmaux, recruited this winter by Hyundai Motorsport, after five podiums last year for M-Sport Ford. Adrien kept up the suspense right up to the start of the final stage.
Thanks to his experience, and even though it was ‘complicated’ from start to finish, as he often stressed this weekend, Ogier held out until this 18th special stage. He had four studded tyres and two super-soft, just like his team-mate Evans, and it all came down to the last downhill portion, after Col de Turini, when the Welshman made a minimal mistake and lost just a few tenths. But the overall win was already decided, as Ogier had perfectly managed his 18.2 second lead, at the start of SS18, throughout the last 17.9 km of this opening event of 2025.
The great lottery of road conditions and tyre choices
In the great lottery of weather and road conditions, which are always very changeable on a Monte Carlo, Fourmaux tried everything he could, but he could not take the first win of his WRC career, after five podium finishes with M-Sport Ford last year. But that’s all in the balance, as he took another podium finish, his 6th in the WRC, and will take consolation in the title of revelation of this 2025 edition, having made very few mistakes in some really tricky conditions.
The final Power Stage (SS18) enabled Ogier to pick up a further 5 bonus points to take the lead of the World Championship for now, and the classification for Sunday’s Super Sunday (also with 5 bonus points) was won by Evans to complete the Japanese marque’s double. This is only the third 1-2 for the Japanese brand in the Principality, after Ogier-Evans in 2021 and Ogier-Rovanperä in 2023.
French grand slam in all classes!
In addition to Ogier and Fourmaux, the colours of French rallying were also brilliantly defended by another handful of talented drivers: Yohan Rossel (Citroën), the 2021 WRC3 champion, won the WRC2 category for the third time in Monte-Carlo, in his PH Sport Citroën C3, ahead of Eric Camilli (Hyundai) and Léo Rossel (C3), his younger brother. As for Sarah Rumeau, competing in WRC2 in another C3, with the support of the French Federation of Motorsport (FFSA), she finished a very respectable 19th overall, out of 68 starters.
Arthur Pelamourgues, in a Renault Clio, won the WRC3 category. Last, but not least, 17-year-old Eliott Delecour, the son of François (winner in 1994), finished in the top half of the table at the wheel of a small Opel Corsa entered in the Rally4 category, with two-wheel drive, having beaten several drivers far more experienced than him, at the wheel of much more powerful cars. From Fourmaux to Delecour, via the Rossel brothers and Sarah Rumeau, the next generation of French rally drivers is ready.
It was also, once again, a memorable event for the organizers at Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM): only one special stage was cancelled (SS5), for safety reasons, and the event was a huge success with the public in all the cities, towns and villages where fans watched the action. This was thanks to the patience and dedication of dozens of ACM volunteers from all professions. Most of them won’t have time to rest, as the 2025 edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique gets underway next Wednesday!
🌟2025 WINNERS 🌟#RallyeMonteCarlo #WRC pic.twitter.com/FxQWZKwow2
— Automobile Club de Monaco (@ACM_Media) January 26, 2025
With the top three all within 22.2 seconds of each other ahead of the grand finale at around midday on the Col de Turini, the 93rd Monte-Carlo Rally was going to be a battle to the finish. It’s hard to say whether Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) will be able to hold off Elfyn Evans (Toyota) and Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) to claim an historic 10th victory in the Principality. It was the fault of the Korean marque’s new French driver, who started with a daring choice of tyres that paid big dividends on SS17, between Digne-les-Bains and Chaudon Norante (19.01km).
‘It was a bit of a gamble and it worked out’, said Fourmaux, who set off from Gap this morning with 4 Hankook super-tendres and two studded tyres on his car and in his boot, like Kalle Rovanperä, the two-time Finnish world champion. It wasn’t the best choice in SS16 at the start of the morning, where the two drivers limited the damage. But it was the one that almost hit the jackpot on SS17, when Fourmaux set the fastest time, his second of the rally, 4.5 seconds ahead of Rovanperä. And the gaps were substantial at a crucial moment.
Over and above the raw result, it was the gaps over less than 20km that once again turned the general classification upside down. Fourmaux took back 23.9 seconds from Ogier, who left Gap with 2 super-soft tyres and 4 studded (just like Evans), and remains in the lead of the rally. He also inflicted a 17.8-second sanction to Evans, who remains second, but only just. The Welshman now has a lead of just four seconds over the Frenchman, who is back in 3rd place.
This performance was also achieved at the expense of his world champion team-mate, Ott Tänak, with whom he will be battling for a podium finish in the Principality, or better, if one of the leading Toyotas fails, in the last stage.
Behind Ogier, two Toyota-Hyundai duels
Behind the leading trio, and for the same reasons (different tyre choices), Tänak also lost a lot of ground on SS17: 27.8 seconds down on Fourmaux, and so 3rd place is gone, not to mention the fact that Rovanperä can now hope to steal 4th place from him, depending on what happens in the judge of peace, Col de Turini, at the stroke of midday.
These 17.92km between Bollène-Vésubie and Peïra-Cava, as is often the case in the Monte-Carlo, will be decisive on several levels of the overall classification. The top of the stage and the famous pass were still covered in snow this morning, but the snow was likely to melt throughout the morning… except in the very shady parts of the climb.
So we’ll have to wait until 1 pm, approximately, to find out who was right, very early this morning, after the gravel crews had passed, making predictions. And whether Ogier will be able to win his 10th Rallye Monte-Carlo, including 9 in the WRC. ‘This rally has been very complicated since the start, so we’ll see…’ smiled the eight-time world champion before setting off again for the Alpes-Maritimes. He knew that anything was possible in the final kilometres, as was often the case in the legend of Rallye Monte Carlo…
The leader of the 93rd Rallye Monte-Carlo, Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), aiming at an historic 10th win in the Principality, set the fastest time on SS16 (between Avançon and Notre-Dame-du-Laus, 13.97km) very early on Sunday morning. But he’s not out of the woods yet, as there are still two stages to go for his rivals too, with different tyre choices. As for Ott Tänak (Hyundai), following on from Saturday (4 scratch times out of 6), he started the day by taking 3rd place overall standings, behind the two Toyotas of Ogier and Elfyn Evans.
‘I’m really happy that this stage is behind me, because it was very slippery and very tricky,’ said a very relieved Ogier at the end of the stage. ‘I set the fastest time, but we all chose different tyres, so it’s quite possible that I’ll lose time on the next one,’ added the eight-time world champion, after increasing his lead over Evans by four seconds over 14 km, up to 24.3 seconds.
It was 6.45 am and pitch dark when the first car set off on SS16, the Ford Puma of Grégoire Munster, and a few minutes later two Toyotas were out of the race. Takamoto Katsuta at first, not very fast, in a right-hand bend, and Sami Pajari’s a bit later, much more spectacularly, at the entrance of a small bridge. In other words, two cars out of the race, and crews OK, on the very first timed kilometres of the last day, giving a welcome double warning to the four candidates for podium: Ogier, Evans, Tänak and Adrien Fourmaux, i.e. two Toyota drivers and two Hyundai drivers.
This 16th stage, the first on the way back to Monaco, had already been covered on Thursday evening before arriving in Gap. The conditions were very different, with many excited fans who had annoyed Ogier a little with their smoke bombs and fireworks. The atmosphere was a little less festive this morning at daybreak, and the Frenchman didn’t mind. Having set off from Gap with 4 studded tyres and two super-soft, just like Evans, he had no assurance that this was the right choice to finish the 51km loop on Sunday’s menu, including the closing Power Stage (SS18). After all, the snow at the top of Col de Turini was likely to melt quite quickly…
In WRC2, there is much less suspense, as Yohan Rossel (Citroën C3) is on a different planet, with a lead of over three minutes on Eric Camilli (Hyundai i20) and Léo Rossel (Citroën C3), still battling for 2nd place.
