| 2021 ACI Rally Monza 42. FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021 | ||
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Round 12 of 12 in the2021 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Monza replacedRally Japan to hold the season finale for the second year in a row. | ||
| Host country |  Italy | |
| Rally base | Monza,Brianza | |
| Dates run | 18 – 21 November 2021 | |
| Start location | Gerosa,Bergamo | |
| Finish location | Monza, Brianza | |
| Stages | 16 (253.18 km; 157.32 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac | |
| Transport distance | 425.76 km (264.55 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 677.62 km (421.05 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 81 | |
| Crews | 80 at start, 67 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien OgierJulien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:39:08.6 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry NeuvilleMartijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT10:04.4 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jari HuttunenMikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT2:49:28.6 | |
| WRC-3 winner | Andrea CrugnolaPietro Ometto 2:48:15.5 | |
The2021 Rally Monza (also known asFORUM8 ACI Rally Monza 2021) was amotor racing event forrally cars that held over four days between 18 and 21 November 2021.[2] It marked the forty-second running ofMonza Rally Show and was the twelfth and final round of the2021 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2,World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in the famousAutodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit nearMilan, where theItalian Grand Prix was held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 253.18 km (157.32 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier andJulien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. Their team,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3]Mads Østberg andTorstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]Andreas Mikkelsen andAnders Jæger-Amland weer the defending winners in the WRC-3 category,[5] but they did not defend their title as Mikkelsen was competing in the WRC-2 category forToksport WRT.[6]
Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles. The result saw them confirm the world titles.[7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category,Jari Huttunen andMikko Lukka won the event, whileTorstein Eriksen confirmed to win the WRC-2 co-driver title.[8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category,Andrea Crugnola andPietro Ometto won the rally. Meanwhile,Yohan Rossel andMaciej Szczepaniak took the driver's and co-driver's title in the class respectively.[9]
Reigning World ChampionsSébastien Ogier andJulien Ingrassia entered the round with a seventeen-point lead overElfyn Evans andScott Martin.Thierry Neuville andMartijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty-eight points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive forty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' championsHyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed byM-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, newly-crowned championAndreas Mikkelsen ledMads Østberg in the drivers' championship, withMarco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championshipTorstein Eriksen held a twenty-two-point lead overMarcelo Der Ohannesian, withOla Fløene in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings,Yohan Rossel ledKajetan Kajetanowicz by twelve points in the drivers' championship, withEmil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, newly-crowned championMaciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-six-point lead overAlexandre Coria, withRoss Whittock in third.
The following crews entered the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, andprivateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were four in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-one in the World Rally Championship-3.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 23 |  Nikolay Gryazin[b] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[c] | Movisport[d] | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 24 |  Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | ALM Motorsport[e] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 45 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Gilles de Turckheim | Gilles de Turckheim | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| Source:[10] | |||||
The first and second leg of action are set to take place both in stages inside theAutodromo Nazionale di Monza and in public stages north ofBergamo in the foothills of theAlps, while the third leg, including thePower Stage, will take place solely inside the circuit.
All dates and times areCEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 18 November | 18:01 | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km |
| 19 November | 7:31 | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km |
| 8:16 | SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | |
| 10:20 | SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | |
| 11:08 | SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | |
| 13:38 | SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | |
| 15:48 | SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | |
| 18:20 | SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | |
| 20 November | 7:38 | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km |
| 8:33 | SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | |
| 11:08 | SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | |
| 12:03 | SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | |
| 14:51 | SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | |
| 17:19 | SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | |
| 21 November | 7:48 | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km |
| 10:08 | SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | |
| 12:18 | SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Event | Stage | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:39:08.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:39:15.9 | +7.3 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Dani Sordo | Cándido Carrera | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:39:29.9 | +21.3 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:39:40.6 | +32.0 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:40:40.6 | +1:32.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:41:31.2 | +2:22.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:41:43.1 | +2:34.5 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | 44 | Gus Greensmith | Chris Patterson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 2:41:58.8 | +2:50.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:43:58.2 | +4:49.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | 10 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:30:41.5 | +51:32.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Rovanperä /Halttunen | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:55.1 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Ogier /Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:42.8 | Ogier /Ingrassia |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Evans /Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:59.0 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Ogier /Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:35.3 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Ogier /Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:48.0 | ||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Evans /Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:51.0 | ||
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:39.8 | Evans /Martin | |
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Sordo /Carrera | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:18.7 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:15.4 | Ogier /Ingrassia |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Evans /Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:12.3 | Evans /Martin | |
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Ogier /Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:11.1 | Ogier /Ingrassia | |
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Ogier /Ingrassia | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:07.6 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Evans /Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:10.9 | Evans /Martin | |
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Sordo /Carrera | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:10.7 | Ogier /Ingrassia | |
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:12.3 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:10.1 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:04.4 |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Sébastien Ogier | 230 | | Julien Ingrassia | 230 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 520 | |||
| 2 | | Elfyn Evans | 207 | | Scott Martin | 207 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 462 | |||
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 176 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 176 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 199 | |||
| 4 | | Kalle Rovanperä | 142 | | Jonne Halttunen | 142 | | Hyundai 2C Competition | 68 | |||
| 5 | | Ott Tänak | 128 | | Martin Järveoja | 128 | ||||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 14 | 1 | 22 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:49:28.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 20 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Phil Hall | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:50:15.6 | +47.0 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 25 | Enrico Brazzoli | Maurizio Barone | Movisport | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:03:29.4 | +14:00.8 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | 4 | 21 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:48:50.9 | +59:22.3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:03.3 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 7:12.3 | Mikkelsen /Hall |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:01.3 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 7:03.7 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:12.1 | Mikkelsen /Hall | |
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Huttunen /Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 10:15.0 | Bulacia Wilkinson /Der Ohannesian | |
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:38.7 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:49.6 | Huttunen /Lukka |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 17:17.3 | ||
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:45.2 | ||
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Huttunen /Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 17:15.1 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:36.0 | ||
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:36.1 | ||
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 5:30.8 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:33.6 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Mikkelsen /Hall | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:29.9 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | | Andreas Mikkelsen | 149 | | Torstein Eriksen | 126 |  1 | Movisport | 227 | |||
| 2 | | Mads Østberg | 126 | 3 | Mikko Lukka | 107 |  1 | Toksport WRT | 216 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Jari Huttunen | 107 | 1 | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 105 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 107 | 1 | Ola Fløene | 98 | | Hyundai Motorsport N | 73 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Teemu Suninen | 93 | 1 | Mikko Markkula | 93 | | Saintéloc Junior Team | 27 | |||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November | — | Monza Circuit PZero [Shakedown] | 4.09 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:00.9 | — |
| 19 November | SS1 | Gerosa 1 | 10.96 km | Rossel /Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 7:12.6 | Rossel /Renucci |
| SS2 | Costa Valle Imagna 1 | 22.11 km | Kajetanowicz /Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 14:02.1 | ||
| SS3 | Gerosa 2 | 10.96 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 7:02.6 | ||
| SS4 | Costa Valle Imagna 2 | 22.11 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS5 | Cinturato 1 | 14.49 km | Rossel /Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:18.5 | Rossel /Renucci | |
| SS6 | Cinturato 2 | 14.49 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 10:11.5 | ||
| SS7 | Grand Prix 1 | 10.29 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 5:32.3 | ||
| 20 November | SS8 | San Fermo 1 | 14.80 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:49.5 | |
| SS9 | Selvino 1 | 24.93 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 17:08.6 | ||
| SS10 | San Fermo 2 | 14.80 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:42.7 | ||
| SS11 | Selvino 2 | 24.93 km | Rossel /Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 17:02.0 | ||
| SS12 | Sottozero 1 | 14.39 km | Kajetanowicz /Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 9:33.0 | ||
| SS13 | Sottozero 2 | 14.39 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 9:33.0 | Crugnola /Ometto | |
| 21 November | SS14 | Grand Prix 2 | 10.29 km | Crugnola /Ometto | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 5:27.7 | |
| SS15 | Serraglio 1 | 14.62 km | Kajetanowicz /Szczepaniak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 10:37.0 | ||
| SS16 | Serraglio 2 [Power Stage] | 14.62 km | Rossel /Renucci | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:27.2 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | 1 | Yohan Rossel | 130 | | Maciek Szczepaniak | 127 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 127 | | Alexandre Coria | 99 | ||
| 3 | | Emil Lindholm | 73 | | Ross Whittock | 70 | ||
| 4 | | Chris Ingram | 70 | | Yannick Roche | 57 | ||
| 5 | | Nicolas Ciamin | 57 | | Reeta Hämäläinen | 53 | ||
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