1973 Monte Carlo Rally
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The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally was the 42nd running of the Monte Carlo Rally
, one of the world's oldest and most well-known automobile rallies
. Run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco
, the 1973 rally was notable for being the first rally on the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
's (FIA) new World Rally Championship
(WRC) inaugural season, making it the first ever WRC event to be held.
At this time, the Monte-Carlo rally was structured as a concentration rally, with teams beginning competition in some nine different cities, with the first objective of the rally being to reach Monte Carlo, followed by two legs of competitive special stages around Monaco and southeastern France
. Traditionally run on tarmac roads commonly covered in snow and ice, especially at higher altitudes, bad weather did force cancellation of two special stages in 1973.
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Alpine Renault dominated the event, a portent of their further success during the season with their Alpine-Renault A110 1800 car. They would take all three podium positions and five of the top six places.
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...
, one of the world's oldest and most well-known automobile rallies
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
. Run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
, the 1973 rally was notable for being the first rally on the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...
's (FIA) new World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
(WRC) inaugural season, making it the first ever WRC event to be held.
At this time, the Monte-Carlo rally was structured as a concentration rally, with teams beginning competition in some nine different cities, with the first objective of the rally being to reach Monte Carlo, followed by two legs of competitive special stages around Monaco and southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Traditionally run on tarmac roads commonly covered in snow and ice, especially at higher altitudes, bad weather did force cancellation of two special stages in 1973.
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Alpine Renault dominated the event, a portent of their further success during the season with their Alpine-Renault A110 1800 car. They would take all three podium positions and five of the top six places.
Results
| Finish | Total time |
Group | Car # | Driver | Car | Mfr. points |
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| 1 | 1 | 5:42.04 | 4 | 18 |  Jean-Claude AndruetJean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 5:42.30 | 4 | 15 |  Ove AnderssonOve Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5:43.39 | 4 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5:44.29 | 2 | 20 |  Hannu MikkolaHannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
Ford Escort RS1600 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 5:46.01 | 4 | 4 | Jean-Luc Thérier Jean-Luc Thérier Jean-Luc Thérier is a French former rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 6 | 5 | 5:46.02 | 4 | 23 | Jean-Francois Piot |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 7 | 6 | 5:52.14 | 4 | 5 |  Raffaele PintoRaffaele Pinto Raffaele "Lele" Pinto is a former rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal.-Career:Pinto began rallying in 1968. In 1972, he won the European Rally Championship in a Fiat 124. The following year, the World Rally Championship was run for the first time, and Pinto competed with Fiat, winning... |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | 5:52.15 | 4 | 16 | Harry Källström Harry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | 5:55.47 | 4 | 17 | Tony Fall Tony Fall Richard Anthony Fall was a British rally driver. He was born in Bradford. He began his rallying career as a club rally driver in a Mini. He was considerably better than his peers, however, and was soon spotted by the BMC team; this led to a drive in their works team alongside Paddy Hopkirk, Timo... |
Datsun 240Z | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 5:57.08 | 4 | 1 | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5:57.51 | 2 | 3 | Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:... |
Ford Escort RS1600 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6:02.36 | 2 | 30 | Lillebror Nasenius |
Opel Ascona A | |
| 13 | 4 | 6:05.37 | 2 | 44 | Anders Kulläng Anders Kulläng Anders Kulläng is a former rally driver, who won the 1980 Swedish Rally.-Career:Kulläng began his rallying career in 1962. He competed in the first ever World Rally Championship round, the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, in an Opel Ascona. He continued to compete on WRC rounds for Opel until 1981,... |
Opel Ascona A | |
| 14 | 10 | 6:06.37 | 4 | 36 | Bob Wollek Bob Wollek Bob Wollek , nicknamed "Brilliant Bob", was a race car driver from Strasbourg, France. He was killed on March 16, 2001 at age 57 in a road accident in Florida while riding a bicycle back to his accommodation after the day's practice sessions for the following day's race, the 12 Hours of... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 15 | 5 | 6:10.57 | 2 | 7 | Jean Ragnotti Jean Ragnotti Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti , is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.... |
Renault 12 Gordini | |
| 16 | 6 | 6:11.20 | 2 | 12 | Chris Sclater | Ford Escort RS1600 | |
| 17 | 7 | 6:11.31 | 2 | 46 |  Reinhard Hainbach |
BMW 2002 TI | |
| 18 | 11 | 6:14.43 | 4 | 10 | Rauno Aaltonen Rauno Aaltonen Rauno August Aaltonen , also known as "The Rally Professor", is a Finnish former professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1970s. Before WRC was established Aaltonen competed in the European Rally Championship. He won the championship in 1965, with Tony... |
Datsun 240Z | |
| 19 | 1 | 6:15.33 | 1 | 24 | Gérard Larrousse Gérard Larrousse Gérard Larrousse is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France.He participated in two Grands Prix, debuting on 12 May 1974, scoring no championship points. He drove Brabham BT42s for Scuderia Finotto.... |
Alfa Romeo 2000GTV | |
| 20 | 8 | 6:18.22 | 2 | 79 | Patrick Tambay Patrick Tambay Patrick Daniel Tambay is a French former racing driver. He competed in 123 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, winning twice, securing 5 pole positions and scoring a total of 103 Championship points... |
Renault 12 Gordini | |
| 21 | 9 | 6:19.08 | 2 | 34 | Bernard Fiorentino |
Simca Rallye 2 | |
| 22 | 1 | 6:21.25 | 3 | 33 | Jacques Henry |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 23 | 12 | 6:23.33 | 4 | 39 | Claude Ballot-Léna Claude Ballot-Léna Claude Ballot-Léna was a French race driver born in Paris. He won the 1969 Spa 24 Hours in a Porsche 911 and the 1983 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo owned by Preston Henn. He also entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans many times from 1966 until the 1980s... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 24 | 2 | 6:29.17 | 2 | 27 | Gye Chasseuil |
BMW 2002 TI | |
| 25 | 3 | 6:30.19 | 1 | 31 | Henri Gréder |
Opel Ascona SR | |
| 26 | 4 | 6:32.31 | 1 | 43 | Jean-Claude Lagniez |
Alfa Romeo 2000GTV | |
| 27 | 13 | 6:32.40 | 4 | 211 |  Klaus Russling |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |
| 28 | 10 | 6:34.26 | 2 | 52 | Sylvia Österberg |
Opel Ascona A | |
| 29 | 11 | 6:47.18 | 2 | 83 |  Bert Dolk |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| 30 | 12 | 6:48.27 | 2 | 32 | Claude Laurent |
DAF 66 DAF 66 The DAF 66 is a small family car produced by the Dutch company DAF from September 1972 to 1976. It was the successor of the DAF 55 and was itself superseded by the reworked Volvo 66... |
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| 31 | 13 | 6:57.36 | 2 | 51 |  Jovica Palikovic |
Renault 12 Gordini | |
| 32 | 2 | 6:58.58 | 3 | 49 | Alex Vineis |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |
| 33 | 14 | 7:05.59 | 2 | 54 | Joachim Springer |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| 34 | 3 | 7:07.42 | 3 | 69 | Marianne Hoepfner |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |
| 35 | 15 | 7:14.57 | 2 | 41 |  Robert Mucha |
Polski Fiat 125p Polski Fiat 125p The Polski Fiat 125p was a motor vehicle manufactured between 1967 and 1991 in People's Republic of Poland and Republic of Poland by the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych under a license agreement with Fiat. It was a simplified variation of the Fiat 125, with engines and... |
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| 36 | 16 | 7:17.39 | 2 | 76 |  Aloyse Kridel |
BMW 2002 TI | |
| 37 | 17 | 7:18.00 | 2 | 91 | Anders Sigurdsson |
Saab 96 V4 | |
| 38 | 18 | 7:24.55 | 2 | 25 |  Peter Hommel |
Wartburg 353 Wartburg 353 The Wartburg 353, known in some export markets as the Wartburg Knight, is a medium-sized family car, produced by East German car manufacturer Wartburg. It was the successor of the Wartburg 311, and was itself succeeded by the Wartburg 1.3.... |
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| 39 | 19 | 7:39.12 | 2 | 53 | Adam Smorawiński |
BMW 2002 | |
| 40 | 14 | 7:41.06 | 4 | 14 | Franco Perazio |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |
| 41 | 20 | 8:17.38 | 2 | 81 | Marian Bień |
Polski Fiat 125p Polski Fiat 125p The Polski Fiat 125p was a motor vehicle manufactured between 1967 and 1991 in People's Republic of Poland and Republic of Poland by the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych under a license agreement with Fiat. It was a simplified variation of the Fiat 125, with engines and... |
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| 42 | 4 | 8:18.14 | 3 | 63 | Serena Pittoni |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |
| 43 | 5 | 8:58.54 | 1 | 65 | Depnic |
Simca 1100S | |
| 44 | 21 | 9:09.14 | 2 | 74 | Bertil Johansson |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| 45 | 22 | Retired* | 2 | 22 | Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl Walter Röhrl is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.-Career:... |
Opel Commodore GS/E | |
| 46 | 5 | Retired* | 3 | 75 | Manfred Gudladt |
Porsche 911S | |
| 47 | 15 | Retired* | 4 | 29 | Pat Moss-Carlsson | Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |
| 48 | 16 | Retired* | 4 | 37 | Hans-Joachim Walter |
Porsche 911S | |
| 49 | 6 | Retired* | 1 | 72 | Friedrich-Karl Tuschy |
Fiat 128 Coupé | |
| 50 | 7 | Retired* | 1 | 66 | Giorgio Pianta |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| 51 | 23 | Retired* | 2 | 60 |  Michel Robini |
Audi 80 Audi 80 The Audi 80 is a compact executive car produced by the German car manufacturer Audi, from 1966 to 1996. It shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat from 1973 to 1986 and was available as a saloon car/sedan, and an Avant... |
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| Retired | 4 | 2 | Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård Björn Waldegård from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979... |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |||
| Retired | 4 | 6 | Simo Lampinen Simo Lampinen Simo Lampinen is a Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the "Flying Finns" who came to dominate the sport.-Biography:... |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |||
| Retired | 4 | 8 | Alcide Paganelli |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |||
| Retired | 4 | 11 | Sandro Munari Sandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |||
| Retired | 4 | 14 | Sergio Barbasio |
Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye | |||
| Retired | 4 | 19 | Amilcare Ballestrieri |
Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF | |||
| Retired | 2 | 28 | Marie-Claude Beaumont |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| Retired | 3 | 40 | Christine Dacremont |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 4 | 42 | Dieter Kern |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 45 | Klaus Fritzinger |
Ford Capri 2600 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 48 |  Chris Teulinckx |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| Retired | 3 | 55 | Michel Jullien |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 3 | 57 | Jean-Charles Sévelinge |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 3 | 62 | Thierry Sabine Thierry Sabine Thierry Sabine was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer, and founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar.... |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 70 | Hans Schüller |
Renault 12 Gordini | |||
| Retired | 2 | 77 | Andrzej Jaroszewicz |
Polski Fiat 125p Polski Fiat 125p The Polski Fiat 125p was a motor vehicle manufactured between 1967 and 1991 in People's Republic of Poland and Republic of Poland by the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych under a license agreement with Fiat. It was a simplified variation of the Fiat 125, with engines and... |
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| Retired | 1 | 78 | Alberto Brambilla |
Opel Ascona SR | |||
| Retired | 2 | 81 | Maciej Stawowiak |
Polski Fiat 125p Polski Fiat 125p The Polski Fiat 125p was a motor vehicle manufactured between 1967 and 1991 in People's Republic of Poland and Republic of Poland by the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych under a license agreement with Fiat. It was a simplified variation of the Fiat 125, with engines and... |
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| Retired | 1 | 95 | Leo Pittoni |
Fiat 124 Fiat 124 The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500... |
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| Retired | 3 | 109 | Christian Dorche |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 3 | 127 | Horst Rack |
Porsche 911S | |||
| Retired | 128 | Ronald Hancock | Ford Escort | ||||
| Retired | 2 | 147 | Klaus Miersch |
Opel Ascona Opel Ascona The Opel Ascona was a mid-sized car produced by Opel. It had three generations produced from 1970 to 1988. In motorsport, the Ascona 400 rally car driven by Walter Röhrl won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in the 1982 season.... |
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| Retired | 2 | 149 | Bruno Saby Bruno Saby Bruno Saby is a rally driver from France.In 1981, Saby became French Rally Champion in a Renault 5 Turbo. He drove for the works teams of Renault, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Lancia during his career in the World Rally Championship... |
Renault 12 Gordini | |||
| Retired | 1 | 153 | Jean Taibi |
Peugeot 304S | |||
| Retired | 4 | 173 | Georges Develay |
Alpine-Renault A110 1800 | |||
| Retired | 195 | Mike Dodds | BMC Mini Cooper | ||||
| Retired | 202 | Mike Clarke | Ford Escort | ||||
| Retired | 2 | 203 | Eckhard Schimpf |
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| Retired | 212 | Tony Maslen | Ford Escort | ||||
| Retired | 4 | 215 | Jean-Claude Lefèbvre |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 229 |  Salvador Servià |
SEAT 127 SEAT 127 The SEAT 127 is a supermini produced by the Spanish automaker SEAT between 1972 and 1982.Due to SEAT design policy, a 4-door variant of the car was produced. SEAT also produced a unique variant of the 127 OHV engine. This had 1,010 cc instead of 903 cc and produced .When their licence... |
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| Retired | 230 | Clive Roberts | Ford Escort | ||||
| Retired | 2 | 255 | Wolfgang Stiller |
BMW 2002 | |||
| Retired | 265 | Wolf Giese |
Opel Ascona SR | ||||
| Retired | 1 | 274 | Friedhelm Gaupp |
Opel Kadett Rallye | |||
| Retired | 2 | 277 | Jochi Kleint |
Ford Capri 2600 | |||
| Retired | 3 | 310 | Christian Lorang |
Alpine-Renault A110 1600 | |||
| * - Note: 7 teams retired during the final leg, but were still officially included in the final race classifications. | |||||||
Itinerary
| Leg | Stage | Start time | Stage name | Distance | Winning driver | Time | Avg. Speed | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (21 Jan) |
SS1 | 15:00 | Col du Corobin | 17.00 km | Sandro Munari Sandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
13 m : 29 s | 75.65 km/h | Sandro Munari Sandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... |
| 2 (23 Jan) |
SS2 | 10:36 | Pont des Miolans | 26.00 km | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... Jean-Luc Therier Jean-Luc Thérier Jean-Luc Thérier is a French former rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events... |
19 m : 13 s | 81.18 km/h | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
| SS3 | 13:49 | Laborel | 20.00 km | Hannu Mikkola Hannu Mikkola Hannu Olavi Mikkola is a retired world champion rally driver. He was a seven time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.- Career :... |
15 m : 45 s | 76.19 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 17:11 | Burzet | 50.00 km | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
38 m : 10 s | 78.60 km/h | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
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| SS5 | 19:22 | Le Moulinon | 38.00 km | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
27 m : 46 s | 82.11 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 21:46 | St. Bonnet le Froid | 20.00 km | Sandro Munari Sandro Munari Sandro Munari is a former motor racing and rally driver from Italy.-Career:Born at Cavarzere, Veneto, Sandro Munari began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and 1969, adding the European Rally Championship title in 1973. In 1972 he won the Targa Florio sports car... |
14 m : 51 s | 80.81 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 23:55 | St. Jean-en-Royan | 36.00 km | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
27 m : 37 s | 78.21 km/h | ||
| 2 (24 Jan) |
SS8 | 03:28 | St. Barthelemy | 40.00 km | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
30 m : 55 s | 77.63 km/h | |
| SS9 | 06:14 | Savines | 20.00 km | Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche Bernard Darniche is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship in 1976 and 1978, each time behind the wheel of a Lancia Stratos... |
14 m : 43 s | 81.54 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 11:10 | Col de la Porte | 18.25 km | Cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | 11:31 | La Cabanette | 18.25 km | Cancelled | ||||
| 3 (25 Jan) |
SS12 | 19:00 | Col de la Madone - Col Banquettes | 18.00 km | Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
15 m : 22 s | 70.28 km/h | |
| SS13 | 20:13 | Le Moulinet - La Bollene | 23.00 km | Harry Kallstrom Harry Källström Harry "Sputnik" Källström was a Swedish professional rally driver who debuted in 1957 and competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. Prior to the forming of the WRC, Källström won the RAC Rally in a Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF in 1969 and 1970... |
21 m : 50 s | 63.21 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 21:27 | St. Sauveur - Beuil 1 | 24.00 km | Timo Makinen Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:... |
18 m : 40 s | 77.14 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 23:56 | La Bollene - Le Moulinet 1 | 23.00 km | Jean-François Piot | 21 m : 34 s | 63.99 km/h | Ove Andersson Ove Andersson Ove Andersson was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 program. His nickname was "Påven" .-Early life:... |
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| 3 (26 Jan) |
SS16 | 02:33 | St. Sauveur - Beuil 2 | 24.00 km | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas Jean-Pierre Nicolas is a retired French professional rally driver who competed mainly in the 1970s.Nicolas took five WRC event wins in the World Rally Championship... |
18 m : 24 s | 78.26 km/h | |
| SS17 | 05:02 | La Bollene - Le Moulinet 2 | 23.00 km | Timo Makinen Timo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:... |
21 m : 26 s | 64.39 km/h | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
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| SS18 | 06:20 | Col Banquettes - Col de la Modene | 18.00 km | Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet Jean-Claude Andruet is a retired French professional rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship.Andruet took three WRC event wins during his career; 1973 Monte Carlo Rally, 1974 Tour de Corse and 1977 San Remo Rally. The 1973 Monte Carlo was the first ever rally in the FIA World... |
15 m : 11 s | 71.13 km/h | ||
Championship standings
| After round 1 | Team | Season end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Points | Position | Points | |
| 1 | 20 | Alpine Renault |
1 | 147 |
| 2 | 10 |  Ford |
3 | 76 |
| 3 | 4 | Fiat Fiat FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli... |
2 | 84 |
| 4 | 3 | Lancia Lancia Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Some modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more... |
13 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 |  DatsunDatsun Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd... |
6 | 34 |
See also
- 1973 World Rally Championship season
- Monte Carlo RallyMonte Carlo RallyThe Monte Carlo Rally or Rally Monte Carlo is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organises the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique. The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and...
- 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo at Rallybase
- Monte Carlo 1973 at Jonkka's World Rally Archive
- 1973 Rally Monte Carlo, WRC Round 1 at Rallye-info