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driving a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally]] driving a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally]] The Monte Carlo Rally (officially '''Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo''') is a Rally Racing event organized each year by the ''Automobile Club de Monaco'' who also organize the F1 Grand Prix Of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup . The rally takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality Of Monaco and southeast France . From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I , this rally, under difficult and demanding conditions, was an important means of testing the latest improvements and innovations to automobiles. Winning the rally gave the car a great deal of credibility and publicity. Since 1973, the race has been held in January as the first race of the FIA World Rally Championship . The conditions typically comprise of dry Tarmac , wet tarmac, snow, and ice, sometimes all in a single stage of the rally. This places a big emphasis on tyre choices, as a driver has to balance the need for grip on ice and snow with the need for grip on dry tarmac. For the driver, this is often a difficult choice as the tyres that work well on snow and ice normally perform badly on dry tarmac. See also Rally Racing . This rally features what is possibly the most famous rally stage in the world. The stage is run from La Bollène to Sospel, or the other way around. On this route it passes over the Col De Turini , which normally has ice and/or snow on sections of it at that time of the year. Spectators also throw snow on the road — in 2005, Marcus Grönholm and Petter Solberg both ripped a wheel off their cars when they skidded on snow most likely placed there by spectators and crashed into a wall. Marcus went on to finish fifth, but Petter was forced to retire as the damage to his car was extensive. Until a few years ago, the Turini was also driven at night, with thousand of fans watching the Night of Turini as it was called, due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night. PAST WINNERS ''(list by Driver / Co-Driver and vehicle type)'' 1911-1929 1930-1949 1950-1969 1970-1989 1990-1999 2000-2009 EXTERNAL LINKS
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