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ACI Rally Monza 2021 counts for:
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2021 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2021 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 615th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 16 of 16 |
| Official name: | ACI Rally Monza |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Date: | from Friday 19-Nov-2021 to Sunday 21-Nov-2021 |
| Rally HQ: | Monza, Lombardy; Italy |
| Clerk of the Course: | Lucio de Mori |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 82 | |
| Starters: | 80 | |
| Finishers: | 67 | (83.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 10.29 | km | (SS7 Grand Prix 1) |
| Longest: | 24.93 | km | (SS11 Selvino 2) |
| Slowest: | 86.27 | km/h | (SS15 Serraglio 1) |
| Fastest: | 118.62 | km/h | (SS14 Grand Prix 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 253.18 | km | (37.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 253.18 | km | (37.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 422.48 | km |
| Total distance: | 675.66 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 54th win and 91st podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 19th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Third place was 51st podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 69th win and 1-2 win were 202nd to 203rd podiums for Toyota. |
| | Third place was 84th podium for Hyundai. |
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Ogier started the event with sizeable championship lead over Evans and thus could take things with relative ease. As Hyundais couldn't challenge Toyotas, the only worry Ogier had was maintaining second in case Evans would win. For almost all rally these two alternated in the lead until Evans stalled twice on penultimate stage and chances to win were gone.
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In the end, Sordo (pictured) finished best of all Hyundai drivers. He and Neuville won many stages but at no point were they close enough to challenge for the win. Two Toyota drivers battling for the drivers' crown went faster all the way. Hyundai only had very slim chance to win manufacturers' title anyway.
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In a farewell event for 2017-spec Ford Focus WRC, Greensmith (pictured) was initially slower than team-mate Fourmaux until Frenchman went off an got stuck in road barrier. After that, Gus fought losing battle against Hyundai's Suninen, who went past and relegated Greensmith to 8th overall.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2021
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Monte Carlo 2022
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