| 2008 Monte Carlo Rally 76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the2008 World Rally Championship
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 Rally winnerSébastien Loeb during the event | ||
| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monte Carlo | |
| Dates run | January 24 – 27 2008 | |
| Stages | 19 (365.09 km; 226.86 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac/Ice/Snow | |
| Overall distance | 1,481.25 km (920.41 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 47 at start, 34 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien LoebCitroën Total World Rally Team | |
The2008 Monte Carlo Rally, officially76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, was the 76thMonte Carlo Rally and the first round of the2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place during January 24–27, 2008, beginning with twostages driven in darkness throughout on Thursday and ending with a short super special around the harbour area of theGrand Prix circuit inMonaco on Sunday.[1]
Sébastien Loeb took a record fifth Monte Carlo win for theCitroën Total World Rally Team.Ford'sMikko Hirvonen was second andSubaru'sChris Atkinson third, after a tight battle withFrançois Duval; drivers finished the finalSuper Special Stage with exact same times[2] and ended the event with just above 1s time gap between them.[3]Petter Solberg was fifth, followed byGigi Galli,Jean-Marie Cuoq,Per-Gunnar Andersson,Henning Solberg andMatthew Wilson.Dani Sordo andJari-Matti Latvala both retired from day three, but continued under theSupeRally rules and finished 11th and 12th respectively.[4]
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:39:17.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:41:51.4 | 2:34.4 | 8 |
| 3. |  Chris Atkinson |  Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:42:15.6 | 2:58.6 | 6 |
| 4. | François Duval | Eddy Chevalier | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:42:16.7 | 2:59.7 | 5 |
| 5. |  Petter Solberg |  Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:43:57.9 | 4:40.9 | 4 |
| 6. |  Gigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:48:03.5 | 8:46.5 | 3 |
| 7. | Jean-Marie Cuoq | Philippe Janvier | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:49:41.8 | 10:24.8 | 2 |
| 8. |  Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki SX4 WRC | 3:50:36.5[1] | 11:19.5 | 1 |
| [1] — Including 40s penalty for being late out of the service zone.[5] | ||||||
All dates and times areCET (UTC+1).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (24 JAN) | SS1 | 18:46 | Jean en Royans - Col de la Chau | 28.12 km |  D. Sordo | 14:08.9 | 119.3 km/h | D. Sordo |
| SS2 | 19:36 | La Cime du Mas - Col de Gaudissart | 17.58 km | S. Loeb | 9:25.7 | 111.9 km/h | S. Loeb | |
| 2 (25 JAN) | SS3 | 08:24 | St. Pierreville - Col de la Fayolle 1 | 29.52 km | S. Loeb | 18:54.4 | 93.7 km/h | |
| SS4 | 10:02 | Burzet - Lachamp Raphael 1 | 16.30 km | D. Sordo | 9:37.1 | 101.7 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 10:48 | St. Martial - Le Chambon - Beleac 1 | 12.66 km | S. Loeb | 8:06.2 | 93.7 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:51 | St. Pierreville - Col de la Fayolle 2 | 29.52 km | S. Loeb | 18:41.8 | 94.7 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 16:29 | Burzet - Lachamp Raphael 2 | 16.30 km | S. Loeb | 9:40.7 | 101.1 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 17:15 | St. Martial - Le Chambon - Beleac 2 | 12.66 km | S. Loeb | 8:03.6 | 94.2 km/h | ||
| 3 (26 JAN) | SS9 | 07:31 | Labatie d'Andaure - Lalouvesc 1 | 19.37 km | D. Sordo | 11:18.1 | 102.8 km/h | |
| SS10 | 08:13 | St. Bonnet - St. Bonnet 1 | 25.36 km | S. Loeb | 12:39.0 | 120.3 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 09:38 | Lamastre - Gilhoc - Alboussiere 1 | 21.66 km | S. Loeb | 12:59.8 | 100.0 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 12:52 | Labatie d'Andaure - Lalouvesc 2 | 19.37 km | S. Loeb | 11:12.0 | 103.8 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 13:34 | St. Bonnet - St. Bonnet 2 | 25.36 km | C. Atkinson | 12:23.9 | 122.7 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 14:59 | Lamastre - Gilhoc - Alboussiere 2 | 21.66 km | S. Loeb | 13:08.4 | 98.9 km/h | ||
| 4 (27 JAN) | SS15 | 09:50 | La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet 1 | 22.68 km | F. Duval | 15:48.6 | 86.1 km/h | |
| SS16 | 11:08 | Luceram - Loda | 15.34 km | D. Sordo | 10:51.7 | 84.7 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:51 | La Bollene Vesubie - Moulinet 2 | 22.68 km | F. Duval | 15:27.7 | 88.0 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 13:09 | Luceram - Col des Portes | 6.25 km | F. Duval | 4:24.4 | 85.1 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 15:10 | Monaco Circuit | 2.70 km | C. AtkinsonF. Duval | 1:40.7 | 96.5 km/h |
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| Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | ||||||||||||||
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| MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRC | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | |||
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 2 | Subaru World Rally Team | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 3 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 5 | Suzuki World Rally Team | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
