This week’s Monza Rally hosts the title-deciding final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship season. Four drivers are still in mathematical contention for the title as Monza hosts a round of the championship for the first time in the event’s 42-year history.
Welshman Elfyn Evans heads his Toyota team-mate and six-time champion Sébastien Ogier by 14 points in the drivers’ championship.
Hyundai duo Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak remain in outside title contention and sit 24 and 28 points adrift of Evans respectively. Its their team that leads the way among the manufacturers though, with Hyundai seven points in front of Toyota.
Here are the key numbers you need to know, from the running order to the provisional itinerary:
Running order
33 Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC)
17 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC)
11 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
8 Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
69 Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
3 Teemu Suninen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta WRC)
4 Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (Ford Fiesta WRC)
6 Dani Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
44 Gus Greensmith/Elliott Edmonson (Ford Fiesta WRC)
18 Takamoto Katsuta/Dan Barritt (Toyota Yaris WRC)
96 Ole Christian Veiby/Jonas Andersson (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
Leading championship positions:
WRC
1 Evans 111; 2 Ogier 97; 3 Neuville 87: 4 Tänak 83; 5 Rovanperä 70; 6 Suninen 44
WRC manufacturers
1 Hyundai 208; 2 Toyota 201; 3 M-Sport Ford 117; 4 Hyundai 2C Competition 8
WRC 2
1 Pontus Tidemand 105; 2 Mads Østberg 87; 3 Adrien Fourmaux 66; 4 Veiby 51; 5 Nikolay Gryazin 51; 6 Eyvind Brynildsen 42
WRC 3
1 Marco Bulacia 70; 2 Jari Huttunen 68; 3 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 55; 4 Oliver Solberg 43; 5 Nicolas Ciamin 28; 6 Eric Camilli 25
Junior WRC
1 Mārtiņš Sesks 68; 2 Tom Kristensson 58; 3 Sami Pajari 54; 4 Fabrizio Zaldívar 34; 5 Marco Pollara 19; 6 Ken Torn 18
Monza Rally entry breakdown:
Total 85 crews
11 Priority 1 crews
4 Priority 2 crews (WRC 2)
13 Priority 3 crews (WRC 3)
6 Priority 4 crews (JWRC)
51 Non-Priority crews
Monza Rally itinerary
Thursday December 3
Shakedown Monza Circuit (2.48 miles) 1001
SS1 Monza King of Show (1.25 miles) 1408
Friday December 4
SS2 A1 (8.25 miles) 0758
Service Paddock 0818
SS3 A2 (8.25 miles) 1008
Service Paddock 1028
SS4 B1 (9.96 miles) 1238
Service Paddock 1302
SS4 B2 (9.96 miles) 1508
Service Paddock 1532
SS5 Grand Prix 1 (6.41 miles) 1738
Service Paddock 1758
Saturday December 5
SS7 Selvino 1 (16.39 miles) 0801
SS8 Gerosa 1 (7.02 miles) 0912
SS9 Costa Valle Imagna 1 (13.75 miles) 1008
Service Paddock 1123
SS10 Selvino 2 (16.39 miles) 1331
SS11 Gerosa 2 (7.02 miles) 1442
SS12 Costa Valle Imagna 2 (13.75 miles) 1538
Service Paddock 1655
SS13 Grand Prix 2 (6.41 miles) 1738
Service Paddock 1758
Sunday December 4
SS14 Grand Prix 3 (6.41 miles) 0748
Service Paddock 0808
SS15 D1 (9.33 miles) 1008
Service Paddock 1030
SS16 D2 (9.33 miles) 1218
Finish Pit lane 1400
Total competitive distance: 149.84 miles
Total liaison distance: 169.49 miles
Total distance: 319.32 miles
DirtFish coverage
Keep an eye on DirtFish.com plus our social media channels for the most comprehensive Monza Rally coverage this week.
We’ll have reports on every stage, all the news from the service park, on-the-scene conditions updates from Wednesday morning and regular video insight and interviews from Colin Clark and David Evans.
Then check back on Monday for David Evans’ unrivaled in-depth analysis of how the rally was won, our ‘things we learned’ rundown of the biggest talking points, the best pictures of the weekend (and some of the quirkiest from behind the scenes) and our driver ratings.
