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Monte Carlo 2020 counts for:
2020 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2020 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2020 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2020 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 597th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 17 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 88th |
| Date: | from Thursday 23-Jan-2020 to Sunday 26-Jan-2020 |
| Rally HQ: | Monte Carlo; Monaco |
| Clerk of the Course: | Alain Pallanca |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 88 | |
| Starters: | 87 | |
| Finishers: | 73 | (83.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 13.36 | km | (SS14 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 1) |
| Longest: | 25.49 | km | (SS2 Bayons - Breziers) |
| Slowest: | 81.81 | km/h | (SS14 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 1) |
| Fastest: | 105.99 | km/h | (SS1 Malijai - Puimichel) |
| Planned stage distance: | 304.28 | km | (20.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 304.28 | km | (20.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,200.43 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,504.71 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 13th win and 41st podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 80th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Third place was 10th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and 57th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Second and third places were 176th to 177th podiums for Toyota. |
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Neuville was initially beaten by new recruit Tanak but on SS2 he posted a stunning time which catapulted him into lead. A few stages later Tanak crashed heavily, leaving Neuville to battle with Toyotas alone. Towards the end he found fine speed, winning most stages and claiming coveted Monte win.
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Ogier was immediately on speed with his new mount, taking early lead. On next day, his biggest rival seemed to come within his own team as Evans was even faster and they alternated in the lead. Final day saw Ogier put up recovery but couldn't beat Neuville and instead finished second.
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In first night all M-Sport Fords suffered from overheating as their cooler intakes were blocked with leaves. That cost a lot of time and Lappi's recovery to fourth was all thanks to problems of others. He later admitted that car did not have pace to fight even without first night's problems.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2019
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Rally Sweden 2020
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