Thierry Neuville - Martijn Wydaeghe - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

91. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

WRC #1 • WRC2 #1 • WRC2 Challenger #1 • WRC3 #1 • WRC Masters Cup #1

19. 1. – 22. 1. 2023, Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 325.02 km • total distance including road sections - 1534.79 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 (15.12 km)	10:28.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	86.6 km/h 0.40 s/km	10:28.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"That's good, but it was not a perfect stage. It's difficult to kick-off at night in such difficult conditions, but generally I was smooth and had a good feeling. I am looking forward to the next one."
SS2 La Cabanette / Col de Castillon (24.90 km)	16:20.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	91.4 km/h 0.38 s/km	26:49.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I don't know what happened to be honest. There was zero grip and I was not the first one to go wide there for sure. I could see the lines but I was already too late. I lost probably seven or eight seconds because the car stalled."
Hit a bank
2. leg
SS3 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1 (18.33 km)	10:02.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	109.5 km/h 0.43 s/km	36:51.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I was struggling a bit with the turn in and the movement of the car. I took it easy in the fast section because I didn't want to get any surprises, but other than that it was a clean run."
SS4 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1 (19.79 km)	11:49.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	100.4 km/h 0.25 s/km	48:41.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We still have a bit of work left, however I felt a bit more comfortabe in this one. It's a bit more technical but as soon as it's fast and bumpy the car is a bit nervous. We could go faster but the risk would be too high at the moment."
SS5 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 (14.55 km)	8:35.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	101.7 km/h 0.31 s/km	57:16.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It was not very fun to be honest. The tyres are really on the edge and they overheated after 2km of the stage. I am just trying to follow the road and manage the braking points but it's not so much fun."
SS6 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2 (18.33 km)	9:53.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	111.2 km/h 0.23 s/km	1:07:10.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I tried to drive as cleanly as possible and do what I can. It looks like it's not enough but at the moment it's difficult to do much more."
SS7 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2 (19.79 km)	11:42.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	101.5 km/h 0.17 s/km	1:18:52.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I was quite on the maximum to be honest... that's all I can do."
SS8 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 (14.55 km)	8:25.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	103.7 km/h 0.09 s/km	1:27:17.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It was another good stage but obviously we can't match the times, I don't know why. I am trying hard and now we have similar tyre choices. I know that we should be up but we are not."
3. leg
SS9 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 (16.80 km)	9:08.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	110.3 km/h 0.16 s/km	1:36:25.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It was a bit dirty and I was less quick than I expected to be. I had a couple of small sides. We did some set-up changes overnight and it takes time to get used to it. I lost some time but at the end it was feeling better."
SS10 Malijai / Puimichel 1 (17.31 km)	9:30.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	109.2 km/h 0.21 s/km	1:45:56.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We had a good stage. It was quite tricky and a bit dirty. Not an easy one."
SS11 Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 (21.78 km)	11:41.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	111.9 km/h 0.24 s/km	1:57:37.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"The car was bouncing around all the way. Too much movement and no reactivity. I pushed as hard as I could but I am not comfortable."
SS12 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 (16.80 km)	9:01.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	111.6 km/h	2:06:39.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It was okay. We had a good rhythm to be honest but in the fast corners I have no lateral grip and I am just sliding. In the narrow sections we are fine."
SS13 Malijai / Puimichel 2 (17.31 km)	9:27.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	109.8 km/h	2:16:06.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We had a good stage but we had a huge jump and I feel a bit of back pain. We are here and we took a bit of time from Elfyn so it's not too bad. We were a bit on the limit and over the limit a few times."
SS14 Ubraye / Entrevaux 2 (21.78 km)	11:36.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	112.5 km/h 0.31 s/km	2:27:43.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I struggled in some of the fast sections - but I couldn't do much more in there."
4. leg
SS15 Lucéram / Lantosque 1 (18.82 km)	12:23.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	91.2 km/h 0.27 s/km	2:40:06.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We had a spin on the first corner and something is wrong with the hybrid. There's a confusion on the maps."
SS16 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 (15.12 km)	10:11.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	89.0 km/h 0.17 s/km	2:50:17.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It was okay, a clean and smooth stage for us. I think Elfyn is already managing his tyres but we had a clean run through with no sliding at all."
SS17 Lucéram / Lantosque 2 (18.82 km)	12:24.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	91.1 km/h 0.37 s/km	3:02:41.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We are just managing the tyres and trying to get through to keep some good tyres for the Power Stage. We'll see if we can get some extra points."
SS18 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3[Power Stage] (15.12 km)	10:04.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	90.0 km/h 0.28 s/km	3:12:46.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I gave it everything in there but we had so much tyre wear compared to the other all weekend and we are missing speed. Even if we are taking risks at some points, we can't match the others. We had to be sensible this weekend - we kept the car on the road and brought it back. Now we're looking forward to Sweden."

91. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

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