Over the years, there have been a number of scandals and sensations associated with Rallye Monte-Carlo: the jewel in the crown of the World Rally Championship (to which Pirelli will become sole supplier next year).
Maybe that’s why the ‘Monte’ is the one that everybody wants to win, and in more than 100 years of history – the very first Rallye Monte-Carlo was run in 1911 – it’s clocked up its fair share of dramas. This year’s event, which concluded last weekend, ended up with Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai claiming victory by just 12.6 seconds over Sébastien Ogier on his Toyota debut: perfect revenge for the closest-ever finish in Monte history last year, when their positions were reversed and Ogier won by just two seconds.
Here are five more unforgettable upsets from Monte history: just a taste of what we can expect from next year…