IRC Monte Carlo preview : Event essentials & TV times

Event: 78th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Starts: 17:00hrs, Valence, January 19
Finishes: Monaco, January 23
Entries received: 63
IRC appearances: one (2009)
2009 winners: Sebastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) Peugeot 207 S2000
Surface: asphalt
Number of stages: 15
Special stage distance: 405.01 kilometres
Liaison distance: 1264.55 kilometres
Total distance: 1669.56 kilometres

Itinerary (all times shown are local)

Tuesday January 19
— Prologue stage : Lente-Col de Gaudissart (8.83 kilometres), 18:38hrs.
Wednesday January 20 - Leg one :
— Start: 09:23hrs
— SS1: Burzet-Lachamp Raphael 1 (27.27 kilometres), 11:51hrs
— SS2: St Pierreville-Antraigues 1 (45.17 kilometres), 12:59hrs
— SS3: Burzet-Lachamp Raphael 2, 15:02hrs
— SS4: St Pierreville-Antraigues 2, 16:10hrs
Thursday January 21 - Leg two :
— SS5: Labatie D’Andaure-St Pierre Sur Doux 1 (25.30 kilometres), 10:13hrs
— SS6: St Bonnet-St Julien Molhesabate-St Bonnet 1 (25.67 kilometres), 10:55hrs
— SS7: Lamastre-Gilhoc-Alboussiere 1 (21.92 kilometres), 12:20hrs
— SS8: Labatie D’Andaure-St Pierre Sur Doux 2, 15:28hrs
— SS9: St Bonnet-St Julien Molhesabate-St Bonnet 2, 16:10hrs
— SS10: Lamastre-Gilhoc-Alboussiere 2, 18:05hrs
Friday January 22-Saturday January 23 - Leg three :
— SS11: Montauban sur l’Ouveze- Eygalayes (30.42 kilometres), 09:23hrs
— SS12: Peira Cava-La Bollene Vesubie 1 (18.42 kilometres), 19:15hrs
— SS13: Lantosque-Luceram 1 (19.13 kilometres), 19:48hrs
— SS14: Peira Cava-La Bollene Vesubie 2, 23:20hrs
— SS15: Lantosque-Luceram 2, 23:53hrs
Saturday January 23
— Prize giving : Place du Palais Princier, 11:00hrs.

TV Times

Wednesday January 20
— 11:45-14:00: SS1 and SS2 LIVE Eurosport2
— 14:45-16:00: SS3 LIVE Eurosport2
— 16:00-17:00: SS4 LIVE Eurosport
Thursday January 21
— 10:00-11.45: SS5 and SS6 LIVE Eurosport2
— 12:15-13:15: SS7 LIVE Eurosport2
— 15:15-16:00: SS8 LIVE Eurosport2
— 16:00-17:00: End of SS8 and SS9 LIVE Eurosport
— 19:30-20:00: SS10 delayed Eurosport2
— 23:45-00:15: SS10 repeated Eurosport
Friday January 22
— 19:00-20:45: SS12 and SS13 LIVE Eurosport
— 23:00-00:45: SS15 LIVE Eurosport
Tuesday January 26
— 23:00-23:30: Review Eurosport

All times are CET