Final Day Highlights | WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo 2024

Summary

Thierry Neuville staged an incredible comeback at the Rallye Monte Carlo, overcoming an 8 second deficit on the final day to claim his 20th career WRC victory. Neuville won the power stage to earn maximum points. Elfyn Evans pushed hard but had to settle for 2nd, while Sebastien Ogier took 3rd. In WRC 2, local driver Yohan Rossel edged out Pepe Lopez in a thrilling finale to claim his 2nd straight Monte Carlo win.

Takeaways

• 😀 Thierry Neuville won the Monte Carlo Rally for the 2nd year in a row.
• 😮 Neuville now has 20 career WRC victories.
• 🏁 Neuville led the rally from Stage 15 and won the final power stage.
• 🥈 Ott Tänak finished 2nd, 6.2 seconds behind Neuville.
• 🥉 Elfyn Evans completed the podium in 3rd position.
• 👍 Neuville said he felt comfortable in the car thanks to his team.
• 😕 Tänak started 4th but conserved tires to minimize championship points lost.
• 🏎 In WRC2, Yoann Bonato won ahead of Pepe López and Nikolai Gryazin.
• 😢 Bonato cried tears of joy after his 2nd straight Monte Carlo win.
• 🏆 Neuville earned maximum points and sent a warning to competitors.

Q & A

Who won the Rally Monte Carlo?

Thierry Neuville won the Rally Monte Carlo, claiming his 20th career victory.

How much of a lead did Neuville have going into the final stage?

Going into the final stage, Neuville had a 13.5 second lead over Ogier.

Who finished second overall?

Sebastien Ogier finished second overall, 2.6 seconds behind Neuville.

Who finished third overall?

Elfyn Evans finished third overall.

What position did Takamoto Katsuta finish?

Takamoto Katsuta finished seventh overall.

Who won the WRC 2 category?

Yohan Rossel won the WRC 2 category, finishing eighth overall.

How many stages did Neuville win over the weekend?

Neuville won 3 stages over the weekend - stages 15, 16, and 18.

What was Ott Tänak's strategy for the final day?

Ott Tänak opted to save his tires for the final Power Stage, hoping to minimize championship points lost.

Why did Takamoto Katsuta change his strategy part way through the event?

After falling off the road on Friday, Katsuta conserved his car over Saturday, hoping for a big push on Sunday to recover points.

How emotional was Yohan Rossel after winning WRC 2?

Rossel was very emotional after his win, moved to tears during his interview.

Outlines

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😃 nerville's Incredible Comeback Victory at Monte Carlo Rally

Paragraph 1 describes Thierry Neuville's impressive comeback on the final day of Monte Carlo Rally to win the event for the second year in a row. It details how Neuville started the day in 3rd position but won multiple stages on Sunday to build a 13.5 second lead over 2nd place Ott Tanak going into the final Power Stage which he also won. Neuville scored maximum points from the event.

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💡rally

A rally is a form of motorsport racing that takes place on public or private roads. In this video, Thierry Neuville and his co-driver competed in the Monte Carlo rally, one of the most famous rallies in the World Rally Championship (WRC). Neuville started the final day in the lead after winning multiple stages over the weekend.

💡stage

A rally competition consists of multiple special stages held on closed roads. Neuville won the 15th stage on Sunday to extend his lead over his competitors. His rival Ott Tanak opted to save his tires in the penultimate stage to minimize points lost.

💡lead

In rally racing, the driver with the fastest overall time is the leader. Neuville earned a 13.5 second lead going into the final stage after charging on one of the closing stages on Sunday. He held onto this lead to claim victory.

💡points

Drivers earn championship points based on their finishing position to determine the overall season winner. Neuville scored maximum points by winning in Monte Carlo to take an early championship lead.

💡tie

Tires are critical in rally racing. Tanak decided to save his remaining good tires in the second-to-last stage on Sunday instead of pushing hard, hoping to lose fewer points.

💡stage win

Drivers aim to set the fastest time on each individual stage. Neuville took "several stage wins" over the weekend, showing his speed on different road surfaces.

💡drama

Rally racing can be dramatic, with drivers making risky maneuvers or crashing out. Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston decided to focus on finishing safely without unnecessary drama on Sunday.

💡spectacular

Neuville's driving performance was described as "spectacular" after he claimed his 20th career WRC victory. He demonstrated excellent car control and pace throughout the rally.

💡comfortable

Neuville said he felt comfortable in his car all weekend, meaning he had confidence in his and his car's ability to go fast while remaining in control.

💡warning shot

Neuville's Monte Carlo win sends a warning signal to his fellow competitors about his speed this season. By scoring maximum points, he asserts himself early as the driver to beat.

Highlights

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Transcripts

14 stages down three to go tierry

nerville's incredible comeback Drive in

Monte Carlo saw the belgians start the

day as rally leader here Martin Vader

continued their push in Sunday's first

test winning Stage 15 to extend their

lead to 8 seconds over SEO with Elvin

Evans close behind Elvin flew through

the penultimate Shon norante stage to

closed again before a Le charge from

nerville saw him take yet another stage

win earning a 13 and a half second lead

over oier going in to the final test I

didn't know really well in some of the

cats how fast I could go but I felt like

that the speed was not too bad o Tac

started the final day in limboland

fourth overall but with a large gap

ahead to Evans in third and back to

Adrian foro fifth the Estonian opted to

save his ties for the wolf power stage

hoping to minimize Championship points

lost to the winner takam motat Hut's

Focus had switched as soon as he fell

off the road on Friday the Japanese

driver conserved the Machinery through

to the end of Saturday's running hoping

for a big push on Sunday to recover

vital Championship points and he and

Aaron Johnson's mindset would change

once more on Sunday morning the Toyota

Duo just wanting to bring home the

points without unnecessary drama my plan

is just uh get through and finish the uh

weekend so nothing special for's return

to the Top Flight has been nothing short

of impressive min more time and his

rally one car prior to Monte Carlo left

some pundits predicting an uphill

struggle this season but the Frenchman

was quick yet again consolidating a top

five finish his equal best result to

date in

wlc at the top of WRC 2 Pepe Lopez

started the final day just 2/10 of a

second behind Nikolai G the Spaniard

began Sunday with a superb run through

aner onu to take the lead back with two

stages to go go but a huge push from

Johan Rell in the penultimate stage saw

the Frenchman jump right back into the

mix a dominant stage win saw him enter

the final stage just 9/10 of a second

off the WRC 2 leader

Lopez a superb final stage saw citen

rousel claimed the rally victory in

doing so winning his second Mont event

in a row the Frenchman edged out Lopez

and gers in in a WRC 2 Thriller and he

couldn't hold back the tears it's quiz

here sorry for him it's incredible race

I come a little bit better but I win and

it's the most important at the very top

nerville continued his incredible form

claiming his 20th career Victory winning

the power stage and scoring maximum

points this man has been spectacular

there you go 2.6 seconds quicker I don't

have the words to be honest uh it was

just so great this weekend I felt so

comfortable in the car the team was

doing an amazing job and uh I think the

whole pack package was working very well

a superb performance sees nerville on

top with o Evans just behind tanic

finished a lonely fourth ahead of foro

mikkelson and katsuta the WRC 2 Victor

Johan rousell was eighth overall ahead

of Pepe Lopez and Nikolai grien so

maximum points for nerville in Monte

Carlo and a warning shot to his

competitors for the season ahead o six

points back with Evans in

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