Here is the event itinerary for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge’s (IRC) season-opening Monte Carlo Rally.
Event: Rallye Monte-Carlo
Base: Valence
Starts: Valence, Tuesday 18 January
Finishes: Monte-Carlo, Saturday 22 January
Entries received: 120
IRC appearances: Two (2009 and 2010)
2009 winners: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000)
Surface: Asphalt
Number of stages: 13
Special stage distance: 337.06km
Liaison distance: 1004.69 kilometres
Total distance: 1341.75km
Day One (Wednesday 19 January):
Special stages: Four
Special stage distance: 128.37kms
Liaison distance: 248.10kms
Total distance: 376.47kms
Start: Valence, 09:00hrs
• SS1: Le Moulinon – Antraigues* (36.87kms), 10:05hrs
Tyre Service: Vals (0:10hrs), 10:55hrs
• SS2: Burzet – St Martial* (41.06kms), 11:40hrs
• SS3: St Bonnet Le Froid – St Bonnet Le Froid* (25.22kms), 14:11hrs
Tyre Service: Lalouvesc (0:15hrs), 14:56hrs
• SS4: St Bonnet Le Froid – St Bonnet Le Froid* (25.22kms), 16:20hrs
Service A: Valence (0:45hrs), 18:15hrs
Day Two (Thursday 20 January):
Special stages: Four
Special stage distance: 94.36kms
Liaison distance: 214.46kms
Total distance: 308.82kms
Service B: Valence (0:20hrs), 11:00hrs
• SS5: St Jean en Royans – Font D’Urle* (23.05kms), 12:23hrs
• SS6: Cimetiere de Vassieux – Col de Gaudissart* (24.13kms), 13:04hrs
Service C: Valence (0:20hrs), 14:44hrs (regroup at 14:29hrs)
• SS7: St Jean en Royans – Font D’Urle* (23.05kms), 16:07hrs
• SS8: Cimetiere de Vassieux – Col de Gaudissart* (24.13kms), 16:48hrs
Service D: Valence (0:45hrs), 18:13hrs
Day Three (Friday 21-Saturday 22 January):
Special stages: Five
Special stage distance: 114.33kms
Liaison distance: 542.13kms
Total distance: 656.46kms
Service E: Valence (0:20hrs), 06:30hrs
• SS9: Montauban sur l’Ouveze – Eygalayes (29.89kms), 09:08hrs
Monaco Parc Ferme: 4:45hrs), 13:53hrs
Service F: Monaco (0:23hrs), 17:44hrs
• SS10: Moulinet – La Bollene Vesubie* (23.41kms), 19:15hrs
• SS11: Lantosque – Luceram* (18.81kms), 19:58hrs
Service G: Monaco (0:20hrs), 21:57hrs (regroup at 21:10hrs)
• SS12: Moulinet – La Bollene Vesubie* (23.41kms), 23:25hrs
• SS13: Lantosque – Luceram* (18.81kms), 00:08hrs
Service H: Monaco (0:10hrs), 01:20hrs
Prize giving: Place du Palais Princier, 11:00hrs
* = Live on Eurosport.