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Round 1 of 13 in the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship
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 The Col de Turini mountain pass, which is contested as the rally's Power Stage. | |||
| Host country |  Monaco | ||
| Rally base |  Gap, Hautes-Alpes | ||
| Dates run | 25 – 28 January 2018 | ||
| Stages | 17 (394.74 km; 245.28 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | ||
| Transport distance | 1,290.22 km (801.71 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,684.96 km (1,046.99 miles) | ||
The 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 86ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that will be held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2018. It marks the eighty-sixth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event, which is based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, will be contested over seventeen special stages totalling a competitive distance of 394.74 km (245.28 mi) and 1,290.22 km (801.71 mi) in transport between stages.
Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the defending rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.
Route
The 2018 rally will feature a heavily-revised route from the 2017 event, with half the stages being new additions. The 2018 rally will include an additional 12.09 km (7.51 mi) of competitive kilometres compared to the route planned in 2017. The famous Sisteron–Thoard stage will be run in reverse for the first time in the event's history.
References
- "Rally Calendar Overview". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Sebastien Ogier lands first victory of new WRC era". speedcafe.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Rallye Monte Carlo preview". 2017 World Rally Championship season. January 2017. WRC Promoter GmbH.
External links
| Previous event: 26th Rally Australia |
FIA World Rally Championship, 2018 season |
Next event: 66th Rally Sweden |
| Previous year: 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo |
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Next year: 87ème Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo |
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