Takamoto Katsuta - Aaron Johnston - 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)	10:29.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	86.4 km/h 0.46 s/km	10:29.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It's tricky this one - especially in the dark and with these kind of temperatures, but the gravel crew did a great job. It's all okay."
SS2 La Cabanette / Col de Castillon (24.90 km)	17:00.9	10. 9. class RC1 10. WRC	87.8 km/h 2.01 s/km	27:30.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"We couldn't do any hairpins." [Handbrake issue]
2. leg
SS3 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1 (18.33 km)	10:09.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	108.3 km/h 0.79 s/km	37:39.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"It's okay. I was too careful in the damp sections because I thought there would be ice, but there was no ice."
SS4 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1 (19.79 km)	11:50.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	100.2 km/h 0.30 s/km	49:30.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"I feel good with the car. After the middle of the stage we started to get some mist on the windscreen so I was maybe not fully focused."
SS5 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 (14.55 km)	8:37.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	101.3 km/h 0.44 s/km	58:07.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"Luckily we found a slow puncture after the last stage so we fitted a new tyre on time. The feeling was very good with the car and everything was working well."
SS6 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2 (18.33 km)	9:53.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	111.3 km/h 0.21 s/km	1:08:00.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I was more confident with the conditions and I was trying to take some risks. I don't know why but there is some sort of vibration. Apart from this everything is working well."
SS7 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2 (19.79 km)	11:42.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	101.4 km/h 0.21 s/km	1:19:43.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It's quite wide and high-speed, I really like it because you can take the line how you want."
SS8 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 (14.55 km)	8:28.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	102.9 km/h 0.34 s/km	1:28:12.5	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It's been quite a good day and we need to bring this feeling into tomorrow. There is still a long way to go so I need to keep improving and finish the rally."
3. leg
SS9 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 (16.80 km)	9:15.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	108.9 km/h 0.58 s/km	1:37:27.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I am just trying to do my best today but this one is very cold temperature. My gravel crew did a really good job but the end of the stage is definitely quite slippy, maybe the salt or something. All okay."
SS10 Malijai / Puimichel 1 (17.31 km)	9:36.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	108.1 km/h 0.54 s/km	1:47:04.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"You never know how much gravel is coming from the inside, so maybe I was a bit cautious at the end. It's enjoyable but it's not so comfortable."
SS11 Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 (21.78 km)	11:50.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	110.4 km/h 0.66 s/km	1:58:54.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's tricky and actually quite slippy at the beginning. I was not so confident in this stage so I will try to fix that for the next loop."
SS12 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 (16.80 km)	9:07.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	110.4 km/h 0.35 s/km	2:08:01.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I am just focusing on my own things. This morning I had no pace, so I need to improve some stuff. In this stage my driving was so bad - I'm really not happy."
SS13 Malijai / Puimichel 2 (17.31 km)	9:35.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	108.3 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:17:37.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"At the end of the stage, maybe three times I was off the line. Not a big moment but I had understeer."
SS14 Ubraye / Entrevaux 2 (21.78 km)	11:49.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	110.4 km/h 0.90 s/km	2:29:27.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's been rally challenging, especially this night stage. You can not see some of the corners and also you can not see how much gravel is coming on the road. We survived."
4. leg
SS15 Lucéram / Lantosque 1 (18.82 km)	12:34.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	89.8 km/h 0.86 s/km	2:42:01.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"The feeling is okay. I am trying to manage my tyres a bit and let's see what we can do in the next three stages."
SS16 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 (15.12 km)	10:14.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	88.6 km/h 0.37 s/km	2:52:15.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's so slippy, I don't know why. Even more slippy than Thursday night. It was enjoyable but quite scary."
SS17 Lucéram / Lantosque 2 (18.82 km)	12:20.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	91.5 km/h 0.16 s/km	3:04:35.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I just wanted to feel how the car is working and it's obviously better than this morning. I will try to do maximum push in the next one - I don't know how much I can do but I'll try."
SS18 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3[Power Stage] (15.12 km)	10:58.7	22. 9. class RC1 22. WRC	82.6 km/h 3.85 s/km	3:15:34.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
damaged suspension
"I have no idea. After a tight corner something broke straight away, like the car was washing out into the mountain. We were very lucky it was not in a fast section. After that we hit the rear and we were able to continue but we couldn't open the throttle because there was something wrong with the car.""

91. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

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