{"id":10581182,"date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acm.mc\/stars-celebrate-new-wrc-season-in-monte-carlo\/"},"modified":"2016-01-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T23:00:00","slug":"stars-celebrate-new-wrc-season-in-monte-carlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acm.mc\/en\/stars-celebrate-new-wrc-season-in-monte-carlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars celebrate new WRC season in Monte-Carlo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">THURSDAY 21 ON CASINO SQUARE, CELEBRITIES FROM THE WORLDS OF SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT WILL JOIN THE STARS OF THE FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP TO OPEN THE 2016 SEASON AT A DAZZLING LAUNCH IN MONTE-CARLO THIS WEEK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Two of Monaco \u2019s most eminent landmarks, the harbour area of its famous Grand Prix street circuit and the stunning Casino, will host Thursday (21 January) afternoon\u2019s event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the evening the season begins in earnest as competitors in the famous Rallye Monte-Carlo, the oldest event in the WRC calendar, are flagged away from Casino Square ahead of four days of flat-out action on treacherous mountain roads in the French Alps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Celebrities and VIP guests will enjoy high-speed rides alongside top WRC drivers including triple world champion S\u00e9bastien Ogier, Thierry Neuville, rising star Eric Camilli and Kris Meeke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Celebrities scheduled to attend include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Actor Idris Elba starred in last season&#8217;s opening<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Danny Jones \u2013 lead vocalist and guitarist with chart-topping British pop-rock bands McFly and McBusted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Damien Chouly \u2013 French rugby union player with 36 international caps, who made five appearances in last year\u2019s World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Michael Nyqvist \u2013 Swedish actor best known for his roles in Mission: Impossible 4 and Stieg Larsson\u2019s Millennium series of films, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. His latest film is Colonia, in which he stars alongside Emma Watson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Katrina Patchett \u2013 ballroom dancer who won Danse avec les stars on TF1 in France with singer \/ songwriter Matt Pokora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Jean-Pierre Papin \u2013 French soccer player whose goals fired his country to third in the 1986 World Cup. He was European Footballer of the Year in 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stefanie Heinzmann \u2013 multi-award winning soul and pop singer from Switzerland. Rose to fame after winning a TV talent show and has also appeared as a coach \/ judge on the Swiss version of The Voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The entire season-opening will be available to watch and listen to on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrc.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">www.wrc.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THURSDAY 21 ON CASINO SQUARE, CELEBRITIES FROM THE WORLDS OF SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT WILL JOIN THE STARS OF THE FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP TO OPEN THE 2016 SEASON AT A DAZZLING LAUNCH IN MONTE-CARLO THIS WEEK. 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