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1973 Monte Carlo Rally

Field	Value
name	1973 Monte Carlo Rally
native_name	42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
country
round	1
next_round	1973 Swedish Rally
start	Various cities
finish	Monte Carlo
startdate	January 19, 1973
enddate	January 29, 1973
stages	18
stagekm	420
overallkm	4800
surface	Tarmac
championship	[1973 World Rally Championship season](1973-world-rally-championship-season)
driver1	France Jean-Claude Andruet
France Michèle Petit
team1	France Alpine Renault
car1	Alpine Renault A110 1800
teamsstart	278
teamsfinish	44

France Michèle Petit 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.

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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

Finish	Total
time	Group	Car #	Driver	Car	Mfr.
points	Overall	In
group	1	20	2	3	4	10	5	6	7	4	8	3	9	2	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired	Retired
1	5:42.04	4	18	FRA Jean-Claude Andruet
FRA Michèle Espinosi-Petit	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2	5:42.30	4	15	SWE Ove Andersson
FRA Jean Todt	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
3	5:43.39	4	21	FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas
FRA Michel Vial	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
1	5:44.29	2	20	FIN Hannu Mikkola
GBR Jim Porter	GBR Ford Escort RS1600
4	5:46.01	4	4	FRA Jean-Luc Thérier
FRA Marcel Callewaert	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
5	5:46.02	4	23	FRA Jean-Francois Piot
FRA Jean-Louis Marnot	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
6	5:52.14	4	5	ITA Raffaele Pinto
ITA Arnaldo Bernacchini	ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
7	5:52.15	4	16	SWE Harry Källström
SWE Claes Billstam	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
8	5:55.47	4	17	GBR Tony Fall
GBR Mike Wood	JPN Datsun 240Z
9	5:57.08	4	1	FRA Bernard Darniche
FRA Alain Mahé	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2	5:57.51	2	3	FIN Timo Mäkinen
GBR Henry Liddon	GBR Ford Escort RS1600
3	6:02.36	2	30	SWE Lillebror Nasenius
SWE Björn Cederberg	GER Opel Ascona A
4	6:05.37	2	44	SWE Anders Kulläng
SWE Claes-Göran Andersson	GER Opel Ascona A
10	6:06.37	4	36	FRA Bob Wollek
FRA Pierre Thimonier	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
5	6:10.57	2	7	FRA Jean Ragnotti
FRA Jacques Jaubert	FRA Renault 12 Gordini
6	6:11.20	2	12	GBR Chris Sclater
GBR John Davenport	GBR Ford Escort RS1600
7	6:11.31	2	46	GER Reinhard Hainbach
GER Wulf Biebinger	GER BMW 2002 TI
11	6:14.43	4	10	FIN Rauno Aaltonen
GBR Paul Easter	JPN Datsun 240Z
1	6:15.33	1	24	FRA Gérard Larrousse
BEL Christian Delferier	ITA Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
8	6:18.22	2	79	France Patrick Tambay
FRA Gérard Marion	FRA Renault 12 Gordini
9	6:19.08	2	34	FRA Bernard Fiorentino
FRA Maurice Gélin	FRA Simca Rallye 2
1	6:21.25	3	33	FRA Jacques Henry
FRA Dominque Thiry	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
12	6:23.33	4	39	FRA Claude Ballot-Léna
FRA Jean-Claude Morenas	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2	6:29.17	2	27	FRA Guy Chasseuil
FRA Christian Baron	GER BMW 2002 TI
3	6:30.19	1	31	FRA Henri Greder
FRA Henri Duclos	GER Opel Ascona SR
4	6:32.31	1	43	FRA Jean-Claude Lagniez
FRA Martine Renier	ITA Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
13	6:32.40	4	211	AUT Klaus Russling
AUT Wolfgang Weiss	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
10	6:34.26	2	52	SWE Sylvia Österberg
SWE Inga-Lill Edenring	GER Opel Ascona A
11	6:47.18	2	83	NLD Bert Dolk
NLD Bob de Jong	GER Opel Ascona
12	6:48.27	2	32	FRA Claude Laurent
FRA Jacques Marché	NLD DAF 66
13	6:57.36	2	51	YUG Jovica Palikovic
YUG Aleksandar Švarcer	FRA Renault 12 Gordini
2	6:58.58	3	49	MON Alex Vineis
FRA Oswald Peri	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
14	7:05.59	2	54	GER Joachim Springer
GER Hans-Christoph Mehmel	GER Opel Ascona
3	7:07.42	3	69	FRA Mariane Fourton
FRA Evelyne Vanoni	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
15	7:14.57	2	41	POL Robert Mucha
POL Ryszard Żyszkowski	POL Polski Fiat 125p
16	7:17.39	2	76	LUX Aloyse Kridel Sr.
LUX Jos Brandenburger	GER BMW 2002 TI
17	7:18.00	2	91	SWE Anders Sigurdsson
SWE Fergus Sager	SWE Saab 96 V4
18	7:24.55	2	25	GDR Peter Hommel
GDR Günter Bork	GDR Wartburg 353
19	7:39.12	2	53	POL Adam Smorawiński
POL Andrzej Zembrzuski	GER BMW 2002
14	7:41.06	4	14	ITA Franco Perazio
ITA Giorgio Rossi	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
20	8:17.38	2	81	POL Marian Bień
POL Janusz Wojtyna	POL Polski Fiat 125p
4	8:18.14	3	63	ITA Serena Pittoni
FRA Juliette Keefer	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
5	8:58.54	1	65	FRA Jean-Claude Depince
FRA Hervé Guyomard	FRA Simca 1100S
21	9:09.14	2	74	SWE Bertil Johansson
SWE Patrick Toorell	GER Opel Ascona
22	Retired*	2	22	GER Walter Röhrl
GER Jochen Berger	GER Opel Commodore GS/E
5	Retired*	3	75	GER Manfred Gudladt
GER Eckhard Erbach	GER Porsche 911S
15	Retired*	4	29	GBR Pat Moss-Carlsson
GBR Elizabeth Crellin	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
16	Retired*	4	37	GER Hans-Joachim Walter
CHE Werner Lier	GER Porsche 911S
6	Retired*	1	72	GER Friedrich-Karl Tuschy
GER Hans-Georg Eibel	ITA Fiat 128 Coupé
7	Retired*	1	66	ITA Giorgio Pianta
ITA Francesca Lurani	GER Opel Ascona
23	Retired*	2	60	FRA Michel Robini
MON Auguste Turuani	GER Audi 80
4	2	SWE Björn Waldegård
SWE Hans Thorszelius	ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
4	6	FIN Simo Lampinen
ITA Piero Sodano	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
4	8	ITA Alcide Paganelli
ITA Ninni Russo	ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
4	11	ITA Sandro Munari
ITA Mario Mannucci	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
4	14	ITA Sergio Barbasio
ITA Gino Macaluso	ITA Fiat Abarth 124 Rallye
4	19	ITA Amilcare Ballestrieri
ITA Silvio Maiga	ITA Lancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
2	28	FRA Marie-Claude Beaumont
FRA Christine Giganot	GER Opel Ascona
3	40	FRA Christine Dacremont
FRA Marie-Odile Desvignes	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
4	42	GER Dieter Kern
GER Ferdi Bökmann	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
2	45	GER Klaus Fritzinger
GER Günther Schons	GBRFord Capri 2600
3	47	ITA Orlando Dall'Ava
ITA Sergio Maiga	ITALancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
2	48	BEL Chris Teulinckx
BEL Etienne Stalpaert	GER Opel Ascona
2	50	NLD Nicolas Koob
NLD Leon Linden	GER BMW 2002 Ti
3	55	FRA Michel Jullien
FRA Yves Célestin	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
3	57	FRA Jean-Charles Sévelinge
FRA Joseph Sévelinge	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
2	59	RSA Elbie Odendaal
RSA Christo Kuun	GBRFord Escort Mexico
3	62	FRA Thierry Sabine
FRA Pierre Terry	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1	64	YUG Borivoj Kresnik
YUG Doko Novaković	GERBMW 2002 Ti
2	67	FRA Francis Serpaggi
FRA Jean Sialelli	FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1800
2	70	GER Hans Schüller
GER Hermann Weidmann	FRA Renault 12 Gordini
1	71	FRA Noël Labaune
FRA Jean L. Maurin	ITAAlfa Romeo 2000 GTV
1	73	DEN Hans Henrik Andersen
NOR Terje Austad	GERBMW 2800 CS
2	77	POL Andrzej Jaroszewicz
POL Andrzej Szulc	POL Polski Fiat 125p
1	78	ITA Alberto Brambilla
ITA Federico Bettoni	GER Opel Ascona SR
4	82	ITA Umberto de Bonis
ITA Maria T. Pelossa	FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600
2	84	POL Maciej Stawowiak
POL Lech Jaworowicz	POL Polski Fiat 125p
2	85	GER Thomas Teves
GER J. Leowenhardt	GEROpel Ascona
2	87	GER Jochen Schweiger
GER Jürgen Säckl	GERBMW 2002 Ti
2	88	NOR Leif Vold-Johansen
NOR Knut Steen	SWESaab 96 V4
3	90	FRA Gérard Dantan-Merlin
FRA Vincent Laverne	GERPorsche 911 S 2.4
2	92	GER Norbert Ullemeyer
GER Klaus Kaltenbach	GERBMW 2002 Ti
2	93	GDR Hans Ullmann
GDR Werner Lange	GDRTrabant P601
1	94	ITA Fulvio Rubbieri
ITA Giorgio Bottai	GEROpel Ascona SR
1	95	ITA Leo Pittoni
ITA Guido Braschi	ITA Fiat 124
1	96	GDR Egon Culmbacher
GDR Werner Ernst	GDRWartburg 353
2	97	JPN Yoshinori Yamaguchi
JPN Yoshikasu Nakajima	JPNToyota Celica 1600
2	98	FRA Francis Dubler-Gestro
FRA Paul Brossin	FRARenault 12 Gordini
2	99	GDR Helmut Piehler
GDR Lothar Sachse	GDRTrabant P601
4	100	ITA Domenico Lo Bello
ITA Ricardo Carafa	ITALancia Fulvia 1.6 Coupé HF
2	101	ESP Ramón Grifoll Oliva
ESP Pedro Ferraté	ESPBLMC Austin Victoria
2	102	GDR Karlfried Weigert
GDR Bernhard Malsch	GDRWartburg 353
4	103	GER Detlef Mühleck
GER Siegfried Zepfel	GERPorsche 911 S
2	105	FRA Alain Follin
FRA Christian Schilder	FRASimca Rallye 2
2	106	GDR Franz Galle
GDR Jochen Müller	GDRTrabant P601
1	107	GER Gerhard Gottlieb
GER Horst Hartsch	GERBMW 2002 Ti
1	108	FRA Jean-Pierre Rouget
FRA Ginette Derolland	USAChevrolet Camaro Z28
3	109	FRA Christian Dorche
MON Jean Pallanca	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1	110	FRA Patrick Beaudoin
FRA Gérard Laborie	ITAFiat 128 Coupé
3	111	ITA Renzo Druetto
ITA Renato Davico	ITALancia Fulvia
2	112	GER Heinz Gellert
GER Horst Bins	GBRFord Capri 2600 RS
4	113	ITA Giancarlo Zunino
ITA Pasqualino Scagliola	FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600
1	114	FRA Bernard Donguès
FRA Christian Soulie	ITAFiat 127
2	115	MON Félix Capra
MON Michel Peyret	FRARenault 12 Gordini
3	116	GER Friedrich von der Leyen
GER Klaus Klingenberger	FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600
1	117	NOR Per A. Bakke
NOR Egil Moreite	GEROpel Ascona 1.9 SR
3	118	ITA Maurizio Garavelli
ITA Wainer Rivaroli	FRAAlpine-Renault A110
2	119	MON Gabriel Ratto
MON Albin Cuccinelli	JPNDatsun Cherry
1	120	NOR Bjørn Harris Hansen
NOR Per Siversten	SWEVolvo 144S
2	121	GER Rudi Eberhardt
GER Wolfgang Druba	GERBMW 2002 Ti
1	122	NOR Monty Karlan
NOR Arve Herstrøm	GBRFord Escort Mexico
1	123	ITA Michele Avenoso
ITA Alberto Corzino	ITAFiat 128 Coupé
2	124	GBR Ronald Hancock
GBR James Gray	GBR Ford Escort
4	125	ITA Giangiacomo Oddero
ITA G. Magnani	FRAAlpine-Renault A110 1600
1	126	ITA Carlo Bianchi
ITA Stefano Canella	ITAFiat 128 Coupé
3	127	GER Horst Rack
GER Helmut Köhler	GER Porsche 911S
	128	ITA Michele di Gioia
ITA Luigi Mastrorosa	GERPorsche 911T
4	130	GER Reiner Altenheimer
GER Willy Schleim	GERPorsche 911S
2	131	NOR Steinar Svendsen
NOR Jan Gundersen	FRARenault 12 Gordini
2	132	GER Heinz-Bernd Wessels
GER Lothar Siebert	ITAAlfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Super
2	133	FRA Jose Piger
FRA Jean Forestier	ITAFiat 128 Sport
2	134	ESP Jordi Marco Garcia
ESP José Buixeda	GERBMW 2002 Ti
1	135	GER Horst Rausch
GER Thomas Fischer	GERBMW 2002 Ti
1	137	MON Yves Carbonatto
MON Jean-Guy Fedreghini	FRACitroën DS 21
1	138	MON Gérard Masset
MON "Richard Lord"	GBRTriumph 2.5PI
1	139	ITA Valerio Morra
ITA Claudio Ferri	ITAFiat 128 Coupé
1	140	GER Hans-Leofrid Schürer
GER Rolf Welzenbach	GERBMW 2002 Ti
2	141	GER Eugen Hesse
GER Arno Fischer	FRASimca Rallye 2
1	142	GER Ingo Peters
GER K. Klockner R. Flieger	GEROpel Kadett 1100
2	143	ITA Giancarlo Monti
ITA Walter Finzi	ITAFiat 128 Coupé
1	144	MON Roger Adonto
FRA Patrick Pierron	GERAudi 80
2	147	GER Klaus Miersch
GER Karlheinz Fröhlich	GER Opel Ascona
2	149	FRA Bruno Saby
FRA Jacques Penon	FRA Renault 12 Gordini
2	150	AND Antoni Puigdellivol Riberaygua
AND Marcos Domenech	ITA Fiat 128 Rally
3	151	ITA Sergio Rombolotti
ITA Massimo Rombolotti	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
3	152	FRA Marc Gatez
FRA Jean-Loup Carretero	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1	153	MON Jean Taibi
FRA Michèle Mouton	FRA Peugeot 304S
3	154	ITA Bruno Quarti
ITA Antonio Di Penta	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
1	156	ITA Antonio Ruggiero
ITA Gerardo Leoncavallo	ITA Innocenti
2	157	GBR Edwin Hodson
GBR John Allen	GBR Ford Capri 3000
2	159	ITA Carmelo Rondinone	ITA Autobianchi
2	160	GBR Chris Wathen
GBR Tim Bosence	GBR Ford Escort RS1600
2	161	FRA Jean-Claude Masson
FRA Jean-Paul Pourre	GER Mercedes-Benz 280 E
1	162	FRA Georges Alexandrovitch
FRA Bernard Pujos	ITA Autobianchi A112
2	163	AND Bonaventura Riberaygua Esteve
AND Ferran Font Riudeubàs	GBR Ford Escort 1600
2	164	YUG Mihalo Tatalović
YUG Pera Kolić	GBR Ford Escort 1300
2	165	ITA Gualberto Carducci
ITA Alfonsa De Gregorio	ITA Fiat 128 Rally
1	166	LUX Norbert Huberty
LUX Albert Muller	ITA Fiat 128 Rally
1	167	GER Wilhelm Lyding
GER Otto Karl Klemenz	GER Opel Ascona 1.6 SR
1	168	GER Hermann Schäfer
GER Dieter Norwig	GER Opel Ascona 1.6 SR
1	170	ITA Ettore Falchetti
ITA Ludovico Cinotti	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600S
1	171	NOR Richard Støen
NOR Einar Nålby	GER BMW 2002 Ti
2	172	GER Peter van Doornick
GER Peter Brink	GER BMW 2800 CS
4	173	FRA Georges Develay
FRA René Develay	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1800
1	175	GER Joachim Knollmann
GER Axel Krich	GER Opel Ascona 1.9 SR
1	176	DEN Marius Carlsen
DEN Børge Pedersen	GER Opel Ascona 1.9
1	177	FRA Didier Ortion
FRA Michel Beaud	ITA Autobianchi A112
1	179	NOR Leif Sommer
NOR Ole Kristian Knudtzen	GER Opel Manta
4	180	FRA Christian Vesque
FRA André Fichter	FRA Alpine-Renault A110
2	183	ITA Antonio Padolecchia
ITA Mario Grilli	ITA Fiat 128 Coupé
4	184	ITA Giorgio Schön
ITA Emilio Baj Macario	GER Porsche 911 S
1	186	ITA Gianfranco Randetti
ITA Lorenzo Migliorini	FRA Simca 1000
1	187	FRA Jean-Pierre Turco
FRA Michel Rambaldi	GER Opel Ascona 1.9
1	188	NOR Rune Val-Aksmar
NOR Harry Olsen	FRA Citroën GS
4	189	ITA Sergio Tacchini
ITA Fregonaro Zanotti	ITA Fiat 124 Sport Spider
1	190	FRA Maurice Jacot
FRA François Perret	GER Opel Kadett Rallye
3	191	ITA Carlo Tormene
ITA Tristano Tormene	GER Porsche 911 S
2	192	FRA Roger Vallet
FRA Raymond Marescot	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600S
2	193	DEN Jens Winther
DEN Ebbe Lous	GER BMW 2002 Ti
2	194	CAN William Oliver
CAN Douglas Rowe	ITA Alfa Romeo 1300
2	195	GBR Mike Dodds
GBR Brian Englefield	GBR BMC Mini Cooper
2	202	GBR Michael Clarke
GBR Neil Inigo-Jones	GBR Ford Escort
2	203	GER Eckhard Schimpf
GER Ernst-Johann Zauner	GBR Ford Capri 2600 RS
2	212	GBR Tony Maslen
GBR David Higson	GBR Ford Escort
4	215	FRA Jacques Marquet
FRA Dennis Gillet	FRA Alpine-Renault A110 1600
2	229	ESP Salvador Servià
ESP Montserrat Imbers	ESP SEAT 127
2	230	GBR Clive Roberts
GBR Michael Siveyer	GBR Ford Escort
2	255	GER Wolfgang Stiller
GER Axel Wagener	GER BMW 2002
1	265	GER Wolf-Dieter Giese
GER Günter Scheffel	GER Opel Ascona SR
1	274	GER Friedhelm Gaupp
GER Peter Diekmann	GEROpel Kadett Rallye
2	277	GER Jochi Kleint
GER Harry Zwiers	GBR Ford Capri 2600
3	310	FRA Christian Lorang
FRA André Haller	FRA 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, eWRC Results

Special stages

The rally was cancelled after 3 stages due to road blocks.

Stage	Winners	Car	Time
Huberty / Muller	Fiat 128 Coupe	16:38.5	Huberty / Muller
Huberty / Muller	Fiat 128 Coupe	22:52.8
Tuschy / Eibel	Fiat 128 Coupe	19:37.2
Cancelled

Championship standings after the event

After round 1	Team	Season end
France Alpine Renault	1	147
USA Ford	3	76
Italy Fiat	2	84
Italy Lancia	13	17
Japan Datsun	6	34

References

(2025-02-22). "Ramón Grifoll Oliva / Pedro Ferrate, BLMC Austin Victoria during the...".
"Monte Carlo Rally". Independent WRC archive.
Shacki. "Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1973".

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