2017 Monte Carlo Rally 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of the 2017 World Rally Championship
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Dates run | 19 – 22 January 2017 | |
Stages | 17 (382.65 km; 237.77 miles) | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
Statistics | ||
Crews | 73 at start, 54 at finish | |
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The 2017 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 19 and 22 January 2017. It marks the eighty-fifth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and is the first round of the 2017 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.[1]
The rally was the first round in which 2017-specification World Rally Cars compete,[2] and will see the return of Toyota and Citroën to the championship, with the Toyota Yaris WRC and Citroën C3 WRC respectively.[3][4]