1973 Monte Carlo Rally

The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo), run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco, was 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.

1973 Monte Carlo Rally
42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 1973 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Monaco
Dates runJanuary 19, 1973 – January 29, 1973
Start locationVarious cities
Finish locationMonte Carlo
Stages18 (420 km; 260 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance4,800 km (3,000 miles)
Results
Overall winner Jean-Claude Andruet
Michèle Petit
Alpine Renault
Alpine Renault A110 1800
Crews278 at start, 44 at finish

Report

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.

Results
1973 Monte Carlo Rally results
Finish Total
time		 Group Car # Driver Car Mfr.
points
Overall In
group
1 15:42.04418 Jean-Claude Andruet Alpine-Renault A110 1800 20
2 25:42.30415 Ove Andersson Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3 35:43.39421 Jean-Pierre Nicolas Alpine-Renault A110 1800
4 15:44.29220 Hannu Mikkola Ford Escort RS1600 10
5 45:46.0144 Jean-Luc Thérier Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6 55:46.02423 Jean-Francois Piot Alpine-Renault A110 1800
7 65:52.1445 Raffaele Pinto Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye 4
8 75:52.15416 Harry Källström Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF 3
9 85:55.47417 Tony Fall Datsun 240Z 2
10 95:57.0841 Bernard Darniche Alpine-Renault A110 1800
11 25:57.5123 Timo Mäkinen Ford Escort RS1600
12 36:02.36230 Lillebror Nasenius Opel Ascona A
13 46:05.37244 Anders Kulläng Opel Ascona A
14 106:06.37436 Bob Wollek Alpine-Renault A110 1800
15 56:10.5727 Jean Ragnotti Renault 12 Gordini
16 66:11.20212 Chris Sclater Ford Escort RS1600
17 76:11.31246 Reinhard Hainbach BMW 2002 TI
18 116:14.43410 Rauno Aaltonen Datsun 240Z
19 16:15.33124 Gérard Larrousse Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
20 86:18.22279 Patrick Tambay Renault 12 Gordini
21 96:19.08234 Bernard Fiorentino Simca Rallye 2
22 16:21.25333 Jacques Henry Alpine-Renault A110 1800
23 126:23.33439 Claude Ballot-Léna Alpine-Renault A110 1800
24 26:29.17227 Gye Chasseuil BMW 2002 TI
25 36:30.19131 Henri Gréder Opel Ascona SR
26 46:32.31143 Jean-Claude Lagniez Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
27 136:32.404211 Klaus Russling Alpine-Renault A110 1600
28 106:34.26252 Sylvia Österberg Opel Ascona A
29 116:47.18283 Bert Dolk Opel Ascona
30 126:48.27232 Claude Laurent DAF 66
31 136:57.36251 Jovica Palikovic Renault 12 Gordini
32 26:58.58349 Alex Vineis Alpine-Renault A110 1600
33 147:05.59254 Joachim Springer Opel Ascona
34 37:07.42369 Marianne Hoepfner Alpine-Renault A110 1600
35 157:14.57241 Robert Mucha Polski Fiat 125p
36 167:17.39276 Aloyse Kridel BMW 2002 TI
37 177:18.00291 Anders Sigurdsson Saab 96 V4
38 187:24.55225 Peter Hommel Wartburg 353
39 197:39.12253 Adam Smorawiński BMW 2002
40 147:41.06414 Franco Perazio Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
41 208:17.38281 Marian Bień Polski Fiat 125p
42 48:18.14363 Serena Pittoni Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
43 58:58.54165 Depnic Simca 1100S
44 219:09.14274 Bertil Johansson Opel Ascona
45 22Retired*222 Walter Röhrl Opel Commodore GS/E
46 5Retired*375 Manfred Gudladt Porsche 911S
47 15Retired*429 Pat Moss-Carlsson Alpine-Renault A110 1800
48 16Retired*437 Hans-Joachim Walter Porsche 911S
49 6Retired*172 Friedrich-Karl Tuschy Fiat 128 Coupé
50 7Retired*166 Giorgio Pianta Opel Ascona
51 23Retired*260 Michel Robini Audi 80
Retired 42 Björn Waldegård Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired 46 Simo Lampinen Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired 48 Alcide Paganelli Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired 411 Sandro Munari Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired 414 Sergio Barbasio Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
Retired 419 Amilcare Ballestrieri Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
Retired 228 Marie-Claude Beaumont Opel Ascona
Retired 340 Christine Dacremont Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 442 Dieter Kern Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 245 Klaus Fritzinger Ford Capri 2600
Retired 248 Chris Teulinckx Opel Ascona
Retired 355 Michel Jullien Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 357 Jean-Charles Sévelinge Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 362 Thierry Sabine Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 270 Hans Schüller Renault 12 Gordini
Retired 277 Andrzej Jaroszewicz Polski Fiat 125p
Retired 178 Alberto Brambilla Opel Ascona SR
Retired 281 Maciej Stawowiak Polski Fiat 125p
Retired 195 Leo Pittoni Fiat 124
Retired 3109 Christian Dorche Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 3127 Horst Rack Porsche 911S
Retired 128 Ronald Hancock Ford Escort
Retired 2147 Klaus Miersch Opel Ascona
Retired 2149 Bruno Saby Renault 12 Gordini
Retired 1153 Jean Taibi Peugeot 304S
Retired 4173 Georges Develay Alpine-Renault A110 1800
Retired 195 Mike Dodds BMC Mini Cooper
Retired 202 Mike Clarke Ford Escort
Retired 2203 Eckhard Schimpf Germany
Retired 212 Tony Maslen Ford Escort
Retired 4215 Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Alpine-Renault A110 1600
Retired 2229 Salvador Servià SEAT 127
Retired 230 Clive Roberts Ford Escort
Retired 2255 Wolfgang Stiller BMW 2002
Retired 265 Wolf Giese Opel Ascona SR
Retired 1274 Friedhelm Gaupp Opel Kadett Rallye
Retired 2277 Jochi Kleint Ford Capri 2600
Retired 3310 Christian Lorang Alpine-Renault A110 1600
* - Note: 7 teams retired during the final leg, but were still officially included in the final race classifications.

Source: Independent WRC archive[1]

Special stages
Stages of the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Leg Stage Start time Stage name Distance Winning driver Time Avg. Speed Rally leader
1
(21 Jan)		 SS115:00 Col du Corobin17.00 km Sandro Munari
Hannu Mikkola		13 m : 29 s75.65 km/h Sandro Munari
2
(23 Jan)		 SS210:36 Pont des Miolans26.00 km Jean-Claude Andruet
Jean-Luc Therier		19 m : 13 s81.18 km/h Hannu Mikkola
SS313:49 Laborel20.00 km Hannu Mikkola15 m : 45 s76.19 km/h
SS417:11 Burzet50.00 km Jean-Claude Andruet38 m : 10 s78.60 km/h Jean-Claude Andruet
SS519:22 Le Moulinon38.00 km Bernard Darniche27 m : 46 s82.11 km/h
SS621:46 St. Bonnet le Froid20.00 km Sandro Munari14 m : 51 s80.81 km/h
SS723:55 St. Jean-en-Royan36.00 km Jean-Claude Andruet27 m : 37 s78.21 km/h
2
(24 Jan)		 SS803:28 St. Barthelemy40.00 km Bernard Darniche30 m : 55 s77.63 km/h
SS906:14 Savines20.00 km Bernard Darniche14 m : 43 s81.54 km/h
SS1011:10 Col de la Porte18.25 km Cancelled
SS1111:31 La Cabanette18.25 km Cancelled
3
(25 Jan)		 SS1219:00 Col de la Madone - Col Banquettes18.00 km Ove Andersson15 m : 22 s70.28 km/h
SS1320:13 Le Moulinet - La Bollene23.00 km Harry Kallstrom21 m : 50 s63.21 km/h
SS1421:27 St. Sauveur - Beuil 124.00 km Timo Mäkinen18 m : 40 s77.14 km/h
SS1523:56 La Bollene - Le Moulinet 123.00 km Jean-François Piot21 m : 34 s63.99 km/h Ove Andersson
3
(26 Jan)		 SS1602:33 St. Sauveur - Beuil 224.00 km Jean-Claude Andruet
Jean-Pierre Nicolas		18 m : 24 s78.26 km/h
SS1705:02 La Bollene - Le Moulinet 223.00 km Timo Mäkinen21 m : 26 s64.39 km/h Jean-Claude Andruet
SS1806:20 Col Banquettes - Col de la Modene18.00 km Jean-Claude Andruet15 m : 11 s71.13 km/h

Championship standings after the event
1973 World Rally Championship for Manufacturers points standings after round 1
After round 1 Team Season end
Position Points Position Points
1 20 Alpine Renault 1147
2 10 Ford 376
3 4 Fiat 284
4 3 Lancia 1317
5 2 Datsun 634
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References
  1. "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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