Takamoto Katsuta - Aaron Johnston - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022

90. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022

WRC #1 • WRC2 Open #1 • WRC2 Junior #1 • WRC2 Masters #1 • WRC3 Open #1 • RGT Cup #1

20. 1. – 23. 1. 2022, Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 296.03 km • total distance including road sections - 1511.47 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Lucéram / Lantosque (15.20 km)	10:58.8	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	83.1 km/h 1.63 s/km	10:58.8	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC
Mechanical
"We have problems. I don't know..."
SS2 La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet (23.25 km)	15:37.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	89.3 km/h 1.01 s/km	26:36.6	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"It was better. I tried to be smooth without any drama, but it's not good. "
2. leg
SS3 Roure / Beuil 1 (18.33 km)	10:33.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	104.1 km/h 1.35 s/km	37:10.3	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
Spin
"More power for sure, but I didn't expect it to be so slippery in that corner. I tried a 360, but there was no space so I could not do it."
SS4 Guillaumes / Péone / Valberg 1 (13.49 km)	7:45.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	104.4 km/h 0.38 s/km	44:55.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"No drama. I drove very clean with no mistakes. I did not push, but on this kind of rally, no mistakes is a lot better."
SS5 Val-de-Chalvagne / Entrevaux 1 (17.11 km)	11:08.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	92.1 km/h 0.71 s/km	56:04.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"Honestly, I am still not so comfortable yet, but it's coming step by step. These were very tricky conditions and for us it was changing a lot. I just believed by gravel crew and they did a great job."
SS6 Roure / Beuil 2 (18.33 km)	10:08.3	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	108.5 km/h 0.61 s/km	1:06:12.7	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
SS7 Guillaumes / Péone / Valberg 2 (13.49 km)	7:34.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	106.8 km/h 0.22 s/km	1:13:47.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I made some mistakes that I need to improve, but for sure it's going in the right direction and I need to continue like that."
SS8 Val-de-Chalvagne / Entrevaux 2 (17.11 km)	10:37.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	96.7 km/h 0.33 s/km	1:24:24.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I am getting comfortable and understanding how the car behaves and works. There are still some hybrid things I am not sure how to use the best way, but it's been a good day for me."
3. leg
SS9 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute (16.80 km)	9:19.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	108.2 km/h 0.38 s/km	1:33:44.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"Let's say the stages are a bit more tricky compared to yesterday, so I will try to stay on the road. I was not so happy with my pace notes - they were not so accurate."
SS10 Saint-Jeannet / Malijai 1 (17.04 km)	9:55.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	103.0 km/h 1.71 s/km	1:43:39.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
Spin
"I spun and stalled. It's frustrating, but it's okay. Quite stupid."
SS11 Saint-Geniez / Thoard 1 (20.79 km)	14:35.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	85.5 km/h 0.89 s/km	1:58:15.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS12 Saint-Jeannet / Malijai 2 (17.04 km)	9:36.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	106.4 km/h 0.75 s/km	2:07:51.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It's easier than the first pass, but some corners are more nasty with gravel coming from the inside. We were just driving safely through this stage, so it's all fine."
SS13 Saint-Geniez / Thoard 2 (20.79 km)	24:14.6 [N]	64. 9. class RC1 64. WRC	51.5 km/h 28.86 s/km	2:32:06.4 [SR]	13. 7. class RC1 13. WRC
Off road
"What to say? I have no words. I could see some lines but there was a lot of ice on braking. I am sorry for that."
4. leg
SS14 La Penne / Collongues 1 (19.37 km)	11:42.7	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	99.2 km/h 0.76 s/km	2:43:49.1 [SR]	12. 7. class RC1 12. WRC
"It's a nice stage, but a bit tricky. Some corners were more slippery than I expected so I just took it easy in the stage. It will be better on the next pass."
SS15 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 (14.26 km)	8:54.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	96.1 km/h 0.25 s/km	2:52:43.1 [SR]	10. 7. class RC1 10. WRC
"It was definitely slippier than the first one this morning. It was tricky in braking and it's not so easy to guess. I just trusted my gravel crew and everything is fine."
SS16 La Penne / Collongues 2 (19.37 km)	11:29.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	101.1 km/h 0.46 s/km	3:04:13.0 [SR]	9. 7. class RC1 9. WRC
SS17 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2[Power Stage] (14.26 km)	8:44.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	97.9 km/h 0.61 s/km	3:12:57.5 [SR]	8. 7. class RC1 8. WRC
"I didn't expect so much, but I am so disappointed with myself and yesterday's mistake. It's part of the learning. This experience will only help my future, so I will try to learn from this kind of bad feeling."

90. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022

Stage results

Entry photos from this event

Models