84. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2016

WRC #1WRC2 #1WRC3 #1RGT Cup #1Final Clio R3T Trophy
21. 1. – 24. 1. 2016, Gap - Monaco • asphalt - snow 377.59 km • total distance including road sections - 1488.99 km • Other years
#7
Citroën DS3 WRC icon
DY-***
Abu Dhabi Total WRT
RC1
Final results
Gearbox
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Entrevaux - Val de Chalvagne - Rouaine (21.25 km) 12:26.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
102.5 km/h
0.19 s/km
12:26.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
Spin
"The car is really good, really good feeling, but I had a spin near the start of the stage, on a hairpin."
SS2 Barles - Seyne (20.38 km) 13:06.1 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
93.3 km/h
25:32.1 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
"Feeling really good. This was good for us last year too."
2. leg
SS3 Corps - La Salle en Beaumont 1 (14.65 km) 8:08.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
108.0 km/h
0.06 s/km
33:40.5 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
"The full ice section was slippery. I'm expecting intermittent ice throughout the loop. The ice note crews are our saviours - we couldn't do it without them."
SS4 Aspres lès Corps - Chauffayer 1 (25.78 km) 13:55.9 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
111.0 km/h
47:36.4 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
"The ice was a bit more patchy than the stage before but the road was predominantly clear. It's sometimes hard to read the grip under the trees. We have a good feeling - we'll keep going."
SS5 Les Costes - Chaillol 1 (17.82 km) 9:31.8 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
112.2 km/h
0.46 s/km
57:08.2 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I chose my rhythm for this stage and I'm happy with it. Okay, there are always places you can go faster but I kept my pace."
SS6 Corps - La Salle en Beaumont 2 (14.65 km) 8:08.9 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
107.9 km/h
0.24 s/km
1:05:17.1 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I'm happy. The ice is more polished and I was very cautious where Robert went off earlier. I'm here to enjoy it and we'll see how we go."
SS7 Aspres lès Corps - Chauffayer 2 (25.78 km) 14:16.9 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
108.3 km/h
1:19:34.0 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
"I just keep trusting my instincts. That's all I can do."
SS8 Les Costes - Chaillol 2 (17.82 km) 9:41.6 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
110.3 km/h
0.58 s/km
1:29:15.6 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"There must me something in this stage that Seb knows! I think he lives about 3km from here, so I'm happy to give him this one. I have no answer to his time. Still a long way to go on this rally."
3. leg
SS9 Lardier et Valença - Faye 1 (51.55 km) 30:58.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
99.9 km/h
0.21 s/km
2:00:14.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"There is some snow being pulled on to the road now. Very dirty too. I did the best job I could on the road I had."
SS10 St Léger les Mélèzes - La Bâtie Neuve 1 (17.13 km) 12:55.3 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
79.5 km/h
3.15 s/km
2:13:09.3 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"We slid wide and hit something on the outside. This was an incredibly difficult stage. After the slide we lost a bit of confidence."
SS11 Lardier et Valença - Faye 2 (51.55 km) 30:26.6 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
101.6 km/h
2:43:35.9 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I'm doing my own thing. It's hard to read the road here, there's a lot of black ice around. This is a tricky Monte-Carlo but we're here - still fighting."
SS12 St Léger les Mélèzes - La Bâtie Neuve 2 (17.13 km) 12:28.5 8.
7. class RC1

8. WRC
82.4 km/h
2.85 s/km
2:56:04.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
Reported to have retired, stopped outside the tyre zone after the SS12.
SS13 Sisteron - Thoard (36.60 km) Gearbox
Overall
WRC
RC1
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