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As tradition dictates, the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique celebrates the history and the legends who have shaped the sport. The official poster for the 2026 edition draws direct inspiration from the 1976 Rallye Monte-Carlo, revisiting its iconic graphic design to mark the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of an unforgettable achievement: the victory of Michèle Mouton and Françoise Conconi in the Ladies’ Cup, clinched that year at the wheel of an Alpine-Renault A110 1600 SC.
Already seen as a rising star in motorsport at the time, Michèle Mouton dazzled spectators and competitors alike in January 1976 with her talent, determination, and composure on the notoriously tricky winter roads. Partnered with co-driver Françoise Conconi, she set the pace from the early stages, dominating her rivals to secure the prestigious Ladies’ Cup — a performance that drew widespread acclaim across the rallying world. This Monte-Carlo victory proved to be a defining moment in her career, paving the way for her historic ascent to the very top of the sport. Just a few years later, she became the first — and still the only — woman to win a round of the FIA World Rally Championship (Sanremo 1981) and to contend for the world title against the greatest drivers of her era.
Today, as an Honorary Member of the Automobile Club de Monaco, Michèle Mouton remains an icon and an inspiration for generations of motorsport enthusiasts. The 2026 poster pays vibrant tribute to her remarkable journey and to the legacy she continues to embody, half a century after that landmark triumph on the Monte-Carlo Rally stages.
The 28th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique marks a major turning point in the history of the Monegasque event. Far more than a simple regularity competition, this new edition introduces long-awaited changes requested by participants and approved by the Automobile Club of Monaco’s Organizing Committee – without compromising the authentic, popular spirit that built its reputation. With revised dates, a broader vehicle selection (models raced between 1911 and 1986), six starting cities, and – most notably – regularity stages run on closed roads, the 2025 route showcases a bold “new-look” as the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique enters in a fully new era!
For the handful of die-hard participants who chose John O’Groats – a village in northern Scotland’s Highlands and the northernmost concentration point – kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, January 29. Other departures are spread across Bad Homburg, Barcelona, Monte-Carlo, Reims, and Turin on Sunday, February 1, with all routes converging toward Valence, capital of Drôme department and a traditional host city, where the first cars are expected on Monday, February 2 in the afternoon.
The first special stages are scheduled the next day, Tuesday, February 3, with a hefty first part of the Classification Leg, consisting of three looped specials run twice. They include: “Col Gaudissart – Bouvante / SR 1-4 / 8 km / 08:33 – 14:43” with Col de l’Écharasson (1146 m) as the decider, “Léoncel – Oriol-en-Royans / SR 2-5 / 12 km / 09:41 – 15:51” and “Col de Tourniol – Barbières / SR 3-6 / 11 km / 10:20 – 16:30”. First finishers return to Valence’s Champ de Mars at 11:25 and again in the late afternoon at 17:35.
On Wednesday, February 4 at 08:00, the rally heads into Ardèche for the second part of the Classification Leg. The route features the unpublished stages “Saint-Pierreville – Issamoulenc / SR 7 / 11 km / 09:28” and “Lachamp-Raphaël – Burzet / SR 8 / 15 km / 11:05”. A regroup takes place in Vals-les-Bains (12:10), followed by a passage control at La Remise (13:53), the iconic café-restaurant run by the Jouanny’s family in Antraigues-sur-Volane. Next: “Saint-Andéol-de-Vals – Gourdon / SR 9 / 12 km / 14:31” and a second run of “Saint-Pierreville – Issamoulenc / SR 10 / 11 km / 15:26”. Privas welcomes competitors for a time control at 16:34, with a return to Valence set for 17:40.
Thursday, February 5 marks the first part of the Common Leg, heading to the Vercors and Diois mountains. Three stages include “Les Nonnières – Chichilianne / SR 11 / 15 km / 09:53”, featuring Col de Menée (1457 m), “Le Château – La Bâtie-des-Fonts / SR 12 / 10 km / 11:38”, crossing Col de Carabès (1261 m) and “Col de Chamauche – Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert / SR 13 / 12 km / 12:56”. Before returning to Valence (15:10), a time control will be held at Crest‘s Champ de Mars from 14:15.
On Friday, February 6, the second part of the Common Leg begins at 07:00. Three special stages are scheduled with “Aucelon – Barnave / SR 14 / 14 km / 08:31”, over Col de Pennes (1040 m), then “Bréziers – Selonnet / SR 15 / 14 km / 11:09”, with the feared Col des Garcinets (1185 m) and by the end “Digne-les-Bains – Chaudon / SR 16 / 12 km / 12:43”, facing the ever-challenging Col de Corobin (1211 m). Arrival at the Parc Fermé in Monaco expected at 16:15, after checks in Saint-André-les-Alpes (13:30) and La Turbie (15:45).
The Final Leg, held overnight from Friday 6 to Saturday 7 February, starts at 21:00 in Monaco. Two legendary Monte-Carlo stages wrap up the rally: “La Bollène-Vésubie – Col de Turini / SR 17 / 15 km / 22:28” and “La Cabanette – Col de Braus / SR 18 / 14 km / 23:06”. Finish line is at Port Hercule in Monaco from 00:30.
As tradition dictates, the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday evening, February 7, at the prestigious Salle des Etoiles at Sporting Monte-Carlo (Black tie or formal attire required)…
Note: STAGES, LENGHTS AND TIMINGS ARE INDICATIVE, UNTIL PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL ITINERARY.
The 28th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique promises to be a major milestone in the history of the event. More than a regularity rally, this new edition introduces significant changes while preserving the authentic, popular spirit that has defined the competition. Revised dates, wider vehicle eligibility, six departure cities, closed-road stages – the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique is embracing a new era.
The event will take place from Saturday, January 31 to Saturday, February 7, 2026, breaking away from its traditional Wednesday-to-Wednesday format. Competitors will depart from six iconic European cities:
Eligible vehicles must have participated in a Rallye Monte-Carlo between its origins and January 1986.
Find out more about the models concerned
The pre-regulations and online registration will be available from Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
Full route details will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
Monaco, June 10, 2025
*Subject to administrative approval
Some may have had their doubts, but they were soon convinced: no crew on the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique was capable of beating the title holders, Belgians Michel Decremer and Jennifer Hugo, who set off from Reims on Thursday in a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI and had been in the lead since Saturday afternoon. And as expected, they won, as they did in 2024, on Tuesday night on Col de Turini, winning the last two regularity stages of this formidable 2025 edition, from start to finish.
The 2025 edition began in winter conditions, with snow on the roads around Valence, and ended on a fine spring day, between the capital of the Drôme and the Principality of Monaco, via the Alpes de Haute-Provence. Over the course of the last five stages (RS13 to 17), a few more of the 34 car manufacturers and 25 countries represented were able to add their name to the roll of honour, at the last minute. Just like Citroën, thanks to the superb SM driven by the Raymond family, who tied for 1st place in RS14, between Sisteron and Thoard.
There were 219 crews at the start on Thursday in Monaco, Reims, Bad Homburg and Turin. There were still 188 in the official final rankings, published at midday on Wednesday by Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM). These included two female teams in the Top 100, who battled it out right up to the final kilometres, for the Ladies’ Cup: Switzerland’s Carole Grimm and Belgium’s Ingrid Peeters, in a superb Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6, ended up at the 99th place, just ahead of France’s Marie Douaré and Danièle Denuzière, in another Lancia Fulvia.
The warm welcome from the public in all the towns and villages along the route, the very high standard of preparation of the crews and cars, the intensity of the battles at every level of the standings, resulted in a podium place where experience took pride of place: on top, Michel Decremer winning for the third time (2017, 2024, 2025), the first time with Yannick Albert in the right-hand seat, the other two with Jennifer Hugo, who has won twice in three participation. In this 2025 edition, the crew n. 200 won 4 Regularity Special Stages (RS10-12-16-17).
9 car brands in the Top 10
The final podium of this 27th edition looks very impressive, with Spaniards Luis Climent Asensio and Carles Jimenez Valls (BMW 323i) in second place, ahead of Italians Fabrizio Rossi and Marco Frascaroli (Lancia Fulvia). Closely followed by two other Transalpine drivers, Giorgio Schon and Francesco Giammarino, who finished second last year and have been at the forefront of the battel, from start to finish this year, in their tiny Austin Mini Cooper S.
If we look at the figures for this 27th edition, there are two that stand out: firstly, the presence of 9 different car brands (as of last year) in the Top 10 of the overall classification, published at midday on Wednesday by the ACM; secondly, the fact that 10 car manufacturers (as of last year, too) won at least one RS, sometimes tied with another brand.
In detail, Porsche (6 stage wins, with more than 40 cars entered) finally beat BMW and Alfa Romeo (4 each), while Lancia and Austin (3 wins each), but also Volkswagen and Fiat (2 each) came out on top. The rest of the laurels were shared between Citroën, Opel and Ford, thanks to the Escort of venerable 81-year-old John Buffum.
A huge popular success!
Public support along the route, and the number of spectators on the roadsides, often in freezing temperatures, confirmed the continuing popularity of Rallye Monte-Carlo in all the departments crossed (Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Haute-Loire, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes), and in all its forms (WRC, Historic, Electric). It will really come to a close on Wednesday evening with a Gala Evening and Prize-Giving Ceremony at the prestigious Sporting Monte-Carlo. Every participant will have to wear a dinner jacket, or a long dress, to honour this great event and its many winners, in the purest tradition of the Principality.
🌟 𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🌟
🥇 Michel Decremer 🇧🇪 / Jennifer Hugo 🇧🇪
🚘 Alfa-Romeo Giulia TI – 1965🌟 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🌟#RallyeMonteCarloHistorique pic.twitter.com/hZNt7INnkw
— Automobile Club de Monaco (@ACM_Media) February 5, 2025
© ACM - Joris Clerc - Julien Perez Alonso
Leading the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique since the end of RS3, on Friday, Belgians Michel Decremer and Jennifer Hugo (Alfa Romeo Giulia TI) claimed their second consecutive victory in the RMCH just before midnight on Tuesday. They also single-handedly claimed victory in the last special stage, between La Bollène-Vésubie and Moulinet (22.6km), via the famous Col de Turini.
Fortunately for their rivals, Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) had foreseen just such an eventuality, and the Special Prize for the ‘Historic Monte-Carlo Power Stage’, in partnership with prestigious watchmaker TAG-Heuer, was awarded under the regulations to the second-placed team in RS17: Andrei Ponomarev and Victor Polyakov, in the Volkswagen GTI in which they had won RS13, on Tuesday morning, on the way to Monaco.
This last special stage of the 2025 edition had two other consequences for the overall standings. It allowed the Greeks Aris Georgosopoulos and Ioulios Iatridis (Fiat 128 Rally) to finish this 2025 edition in the Top 5, by stealing 5th place, at the last minute, from the Lithuanians in a Jaguar, Raysis and Meilunas, the main victims of this Turini night.
Last but not least, the RS17 ended with the two best female crews in the top 100 (out of 188 classified): Switzerland’s Carole Grimm and Belgium’s Ingrid Peeters, in a superb Lancia Fulvia HF 1.6, finished 99th, just ahead of France’s Marie Douaré and Danièle Denuzière, in another Lancia Fulvia (100th).
As tradition dictates, the winners uncorked a bottle of Champagne, early on Wednesday, when returning to Monaco’s Port Herculis. And the Final General Classification will be made official at midday on Wednesday by Automobile Club de Monaco.
The leading crew of the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique left nothing to chance going into the grand finale on Tuesday evening, and took care of also winning RS16 between Col de Braus and Lantosque (34.4 km). But they left a few crumbs for two of their most deserving rivals. Belgians Michel Decremer and Jennifer Hugo (1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI), well on their way to a second consecutive victory in the RMCH, finished this RS16 on a perfect tie (120 penalty points) with the Porsche 924 of Germans Jörg Pohlemann and Marc Stoll, on the one hand, and the Mini Cooper S of Italians Giorgio Schon and Francesco Giammarino, on the other.
Since the start of the Classification Leg in Valence on Friday morning, everyone has been focusing hard to avoid jeopardising a long weekend of intense effort in just a few minutes, so this RS16 didn’t produce any major surprise, with the leading contenders in the overall classification all there. Then everyone – the 189 surviving crews (out of 219 who started on Thursday) – headed for RS17, counting for a Power Stage, as in the World Rally Championship, to try and win the Special Prize offered on this occasion. For the first time in the long history of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique…
On the road to the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, episode 3
The Team des Chefs paid a touching tribute to the memory of its friend, H.E. Didier Guillaume, who was also the Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco. The former senator from the Drôme region, who died suddenly on January 17th at the age of 65, took part in last year’s Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
They are at a loss for words to describe their friend who passed away far too soon. Didier Guillaume was happiness, gaiety, passion, loyalty and sincerity’ says the Team des Chefs. It was obvious that this 27th edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique could not take place without a tribute being paid to this man of conviction.
Since the start of the event last Thursday, around ten of the cars entered have proudly displayed a sticker bearing a photo of Didier Guillaume with the words: “Pour Didier”. His memory has accompanied these crews on the roads, and will continue to do so for a long time to come.
This was the final regularity stage of the Common Leg of the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, between Briançonnet and Entrevaux (RS15, 14.1km), via Col du Buis (1196m) and Col de Félines (926m). On the same road where, in January 2022, Sébastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche claimed a historic victory, Loeb’s 80th in the WRC, beating Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas by the narrowest of margins (10.5 seconds) in the final hairpins on the descent to Entrevaux.
This time, a much smaller car, the Austin Mini Cooper S of Italians Giorgio Schon and Francesco Giammarino, finished alone in the lead, with 80 penalty points. And on the roll of honour of this superb stage, we find an explosive cocktail tied in 2nd place, with 100 penalty points: the Jaguar of Lithuania’s Raysis and Meilunas, the Lancia Fulvia of Italians Rossi and Frascaroli, the Porsche 911 turbo of the Rollan family, Alvaro and Juan. While the overall leaders, as reasonable as ever, settled for 7th place, enabling them to consolidate their status as great favourites for the overall win, with a 360-point lead over the BMW 323i of Spaniards Climent Asensio and Jimenez Valls.
Schon and Giammarino have been at the forefront since the start of the rally, when they won the opening stage on Friday morning (SR1). They have already had a successful rally and, as they have never given up anything, their win in SR15 will give them the opportunity to start the Final Leg, from 9pm tonight, in 4th place overall, with a real chance of a podium finish should their compatriots in a Lancia Fulvia, Rossi and Frascaroli, fail on the night of the Turini.
The night of the Turini promises to be formidable, with two stages that are well known to most of the competitors, two monuments where whole pages of the legend of Rallye Monte-Carlo were written. First up is Col de Braus – Lantosque (RS16, 34.4km), with no fewer than four passes to climb, including Col de l’Ablé (1149m), Col de l’Orme (1005m), Col Saint-Roch (990m) and Col de la Porte (1057m), starting at 10.15pm. Then La Bollène-Vésubie – Moulinet (RS17, 22.6 km) will close the race from 11.25pm, with a Special Prize for the Historic Power Stage. The judge of peace, as of every year, will be his majesty the Col de Turini (1607 m). The very first crews, as tired as happy, are expected around 1:10am in Port Hercule…
This stage has written the history of Rallye Monte-Carlo, over the years, on a road nicknamed ‘the road of time’ by the tourist authorities of Alpes de Haute-Provence. And the least we can say is that the favourites took their time, between Sisteron and Thoard (RS14, 32.7 km), via Col de Fontbelle (1304 m), cleared of all the snow that fell in January.
Judge for yourself. The top three in the overall standings finished a long way off the winners, on paper: Belgian leaders Decremer-Hugo in 18th place (100 penalty points), level with third-placed Italians Rossi-Frascaroli, while the runners-up in the provisional classification, Spain’s Climent-Jimenez, finished in joint 51st place (130 points) in this RS14. A stage made easier by the work of the snowploughs of the 04 department, in which the gaps were very close and the ties very numerous.
The day’s bargain, just for prestige’s sake, was made by the crew of the number 67 BMW 2002 TI, Yves and Erwan Ruspeler (60 penalty points), tied with the venerable Citroën SM of Antoine and Philippe Raymond. And as it was a family outing, the podium of this SR14 was completed by the Combiers, Laurent and David (70 points), in another BMW 2002 Ti, tied with Régis Brezun and Elisa-Noémie Laurent, in an Opel Kadett GTE, as well as Gabriel Valentin and Laurent Bertaut, in a Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo. That’s 5 French teams in the top 5 places!
In the overall standings, as we drew ever closer to the grand finale, the night of the Turini, Belgium’s Decremer-Hugo (Alfa Romeo Giulia) were still leading the way, 320 points ahead of Spain’s Climent Asensio-Jimenez Valls (BMW 323i), and 590 ahead of Italy’s Rossi-Frascaroli (Lancia Fulvia). All in all, these three teams are in with a real chance of a podium finish on Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, including just one in the ‘high-average’ category, the Spanish BMW. Only three stages left…
The end of the Common Leg of the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, on Tuesday morning on the way to Monaco, was a succession of three regularity stages, each more beautiful than the last, starting with RS13 between La Charce and Rosans (12.6km), via Col de Pommerol. It was run early in the morning in temperatures of -5°C, with one notable absentee: Bruno Saby, a former Monte Carlo winner (in 1988, in a Lancia Delta HF), whose Ford Capri has finally given up, due to the clutch issue that appeared on Sunday. The Saby-Marques crew had remained in the Top 15 since the start. It was a pity, as was the retirement on Sunday of the number 3 Lancia Fulvia of Claudio Enz and Cristina Seeberger, the Swiss duo who won RMCH in 2023.
Another retirement on Monday morning was that of the number 26 Porsche 911 SC, for a mechanical reason. The crew, made up of Pierre Bos and Christian Boulanger, handed in their Tripy-R electronic box before leaving the Parc Fermé in Valence. This was before the Alfa Romeo Giulia GT belonging to the Denuzière family, Georges and Xavier, had a problem, forcing the driver to park his Italian beauty on the side of the road, in order not to impede the passage of the other competitors.
At the top of the standings, this RS13 enabled a Lancia Fulvia HF 1.3 to shine, that of Denmark’s Kenneth Simonsen and Otto Kristensen, tied with the Volkswagen GTI of Andrei Ponomarev and Victor Polyakov. These two crews finished ahead of the orange Porsche 924 of Jörg Pohlemann and Marc Stoll, with a smart Martini livery, which had won RS7 on Sunday around Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid.
The overall standings remained unchanged, with Belgium’s Decremer-Hugo (Alfa Romeo Giulia) still leading the way ahead of Spain’s Climent Asensio-Jimenez Valls (BMW 323i) and Italy’s Rossi-Frascaroli (Lancia Fulvia).
