Rallye Monte-Carlo 2027 route confirmed: 18 stages across Monaco and the Alps
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
The 2027 Monte-Carlo Rally will run from 18 to 24 January across four legs and 18 special stages, opening and closing on the Cols de Bleine and Turini.
Organisers have confirmed the full route for the 2027 Rallye Monte-Carlo, the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The event will run from 18 to 24 January, spanning four legs and 18 special stages between the Principality and Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department, maintaining the format that has defined recent editions of the race.
Two of the Alpes-Maritimes' most demanding mountain passes bookend the competition. The Col de Bleine, northwest of Grasse, opens hostilities, while the Col de Turini, a fixture in Monte-Carlo folklore, closes the special stage programme. Both are expected to feature the ice and snow conditions that have made this rally one of the most technically challenging rounds on the WRC calendar.
Monaco sits at the heart of the event as ceremonial and competitive base, with crews returning to the Principality between stages. For residents and property owners along the route, road closures and access restrictions in the surrounding Alpine valleys will be published by local authorities in the weeks before the January start date.