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Monte Carlo 2007 counts for:
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 424th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 75th |
| Date: | from Thursday 18-Jan-2007 to Sunday 21-Jan-2007 |
| Rally HQ: | Monte Carlo; Monaco |
| Clerk of the Course: | Rene Isoart |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 49 | |
| Starters: | 47 | |
| Finishers: | 39 | (83.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 15 | |
| Shortest: | 2.80 | km | (SS15 SSS Monaco Circuit) |
| Longest: | 46.02 | km | (SS6 St Pierreville - Antraigues 2) |
| Slowest: | 91.72 | km/h | (SS15 SSS Monaco Circuit) |
| Fastest: | 124.07 | km/h | (SS13 St Bonnet 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 328.54 | km | (27.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 328.54 | km | (27.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 856.68 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,185.22 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 29th win and 48th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 5th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 50th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 35th win and 1-2 win were 82nd to 83rd podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 209th podium for Ford. |
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Loeb scored an impressive win, despite a four-rally long break due to sick leave and despite competing in new rally car, the Citroen C4 WRC.
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Subaru's performance was on new level, thanks switch to BF Goodrich tyres. Chris Atkinson's battle with Hirvonen lasted to the very end, the super special in Monaco itself.
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Night stages made a return. First two stages were run in complete darkness but dusk played part later too.
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Related links
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Wales Rally GB 2006
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Swedish Rally 2007
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