Monza is making a habit of being a late arrival to the World Rally Championship calendar, joining the schedule as the finale for the second year in a row.
There’s a championship to be settled but equally a rally to be won, so there’s plenty of intrigue throughout.
Running a rally predominantly at a racetrack may sound unorthodox but it did provide a challenge last year, so should only do the same in 2021.
Friday and Saturday’s legs both consist of a pair of closed-road stages in the mountains, repeated once before stages back at the Monza circuit, while the final day on Sunday comprises three stages all within the confines of the track.
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Here’s all the key information you need to know about the final round of the 2021 WRC season.
Leading entries
1 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC)
33 Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC)
11 Thierry Neuville/Martijn Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
69 Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
18 Takamoto Katsuta/Aaron Johnston (Toyota Yaris WRC)
6 Dani Sordo/Cándido Carrera (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
44 Gus Greensmith/Jonas Andersson (Ford Fiesta WRC)
16 Adrien Fourmaux/Alexandre Coria (Ford Fiesta WRC)
3 Teemu Suninen/Mikko Markkula (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
2 Oliver Solberg/Elliott Edmondson (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
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Monza Rally entry breakdown
Total 82 crews
10 Priority 1 crews
6 Priority 2 crews (WRC2)
22 Priority 3 crews (WRC3)
44 non-priority crews
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Monza Rally itinerary
Thursday November 18
Shakedown PZero (2.54 miles) 1801
Friday November 19
SS1 Gerosa 1 (6.81 miles) 0731
SS2 Costa Valle Imagna 1 (13.74 miles) 0816
SS3 Gerosa 2 (6.81 miles) 1020
SS4 Costa Valle Imagna 2 (13.74 miles) 1108
SS5 Cinturato 1 (9.00 miles) 1345
SS6 Cinturato 2 (9.00 miles) 1555
SS7 Grand Prix 1 (6.39 miles) 1827
Saturday November 20
SS8 San Fermo 1 (9.2 miles) 0738
SS9 Selvino 1 (15.49 miles) 0833
SS10 San Fermo 2 (9.2 miles) 1108
SS11 Selvino 2 (15.49 miles) 1203
SS12 Sottozero 1 (8.94 miles) 1509
SS13 Sottozero 2 (8.94 miles) 1719
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Sunday November 21
SS14 Grand Prix 2 (6.39 miles) 0748
SS15 Serragilo 1 (9.08 miles) 1008
SS16 Serragilo 2 (9.08 miles) 1218
Stage distance: 157.32 miles
Liasion distance: 263.73 miles
Total distance: 421.05 miles