The Automobile Club de Monaco has confirmed that there will be radical changes to the Rallye Monte-Carlo route for the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship event.
As per previous years, the rally will run out of Gap with the route changed as much as 85% from the 2020 rally. The shakedown is moving to a Thursday morning slot, which is more traditionally known for the WRC, and there will of course be a night stage to start proceedings.
Three new stages will run twice on the first full day of the rally, to the west of Gap, which will be the longest day of the event with nearly 128 kilometres of stage miles.
Saturday is to the east of Gap with three stages in the mountains before heading back to service at Gap before heading southwards to Monte Carlo.
Sunday will see the teams head to the mountains from Monte Carlo to contest two loops of La Maīris – Moulinet and Col St-Jean – Col de l’Orme.
Rallye Monte-Carlo 2021 Itinerary
Thursday 12 January
Shakedown 3.35km 09:01
SS1 St Disdier – Corps (20.58km) 19:08
SS2 St Maurice – St Bonnet (20.84km) 20:06
Gap 21:01
Friday 22 January
SS3 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 (19.72km) 08:36
SS4 Chalancon – Gumiane 1 (21.69km) 09:54
SS5 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 1 (22.44km) 11:27
Gap 12:57
SS6 Aspremont – La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 (19.72km) 14:58
SS7 Chalancon – Gumiane 2 (21.69km) 16:16
SS8 Montauban-sur-l’Ouvèze – Villebois-les-Pins 2 (22.44km) 17:59
Gap 19:29
Saturday 23 January
SS9 St Clément – Freissinières 1 (20.68km) 10:38
SS10 St Apollinaire – Embrun 1 (21.43km) 12:15
SS11 St Clément – Freissinières 2 (20.68km) 14:08
Gap 15:28
SS12 La Bréole – Selonnet (18.37km)18:09
Parc Fermé Monaco 22:09
Sunday 24 January
SS13 La Maīris – Moulinet 1 (16.70km) 08:42
SS14 Col St-Jean – Col de l’Orme 1 (13.10km) 09:38
SS15 La Maīris – Moulinet 2 (16.70km) 10:38
Regroup Sospel 11:23
SS16 Col St-Jean – Col de l’Orme 2 (13.10km) 12:18
