January 26, 2016 – The opening round of the 2016 World Rally Championship, Monte Carlo Rally, had its fair share of crashes, with several drivers going off due to the tricky icy conditions. Some crews were able to continue, while others threw in the towel.
1. The first victim of those conditions was Robert Kubica who had a painfully slow accident, of which he couldn’t recover.
Crash Robert KubicaCrash Robert Kubica – Rallye Monte Carlo WP3© lolowrc05 – Full movie: https://youtu.be/o5Saaxw2RTU
Posted by Rallye-Magazin on Friday, 22 January 2016
2. Robert Kubica’s incident was a blessing in disguise for Elfyn Evans, who would’ve probably ended up off the road had it not been for Kubica’s crashed Fiesta.
3. The third special stage caught out several drivers, including M-Sport Ford’s newcomer Eric Camilli.
Crash Eric CamilliCrash Eric Camilli – Rallye Monte Carlo 2016 :O© Mickael Guillet
Posted by Rallye-Magazin on Monday, 25 January 2016
4. It all went horribly wrong for Jari-Matti Latvala when he went off the road and hit a spectator; he received a suspended one-round ban as a result of this incident.
Jari Matti Latvala crash – SS11 WRC Rally de Montecarlo#wrc #latulasport Momento en el que Latvala sufría este accidente en el SS11 en la misma zona donde se salió Cohete. El finlandés pierde la tercera plaza en favor de Mikkelsen y la cuarta en favor de Thierry Neuville
Posted by La Tula Sport on Saturday, 23 January 2016
5. Ott Tanak had a wild crash in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC but miraculously managed to get back into the rally to finish 7th.
Ott Tänak Crash Rallye Monte CarloCrash Ott Tänak (Ford Fiesta WRC) Rallye Monte Carlo© Rallye Plein Fer
Posted by Rallye-Magazin on Friday, 22 January 2016
6. Although he finished sixth overall in the Hyundai i20 WRC, Dani Sordo’s rally didn’t go very smoothly…
Crash Dani SordoCrash Dani Sordo @ Rallye Monte Carlovia gloutsyo (y)
Posted by Rallye-Magazin on Saturday, 23 January 2016
7. Abu Dhabi Total WRT’s Stephane Lefebvre’s first WRC event could have gone a lot worse, especially with those ill-positioned spectators.
