The organisers of Rallye Monte-Carlo have stopped the event early, after huge numbers of spectators forced the cancellation of the final two stages on safety grounds.
The results after SS16 become the final classification, meaning Citroen DS3 driver Sebastien Loeb has claimed his 77th victory in the FIA World Rally Championship and his seventh on the Rallye Monte-Carlo.
Sebastien Ogier claimed second on his debut event in the Volkswagen Motorsport team’s Polo R. Dani Sordo took the final podium place in his Abu Dhabi Citroen Total Team DS3.
Final standings:
| Pos. | # | Driver | Cat. | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | S. LOEB | M | 5h18m57.2s | ||
| 2. | 8 | S. OGIER | M | 5:20:37.1 | +1:39.9 | +1:39.9 |
| 3. | 10 | D. SORDO | T | 5:22:46.2 | +2:09.1 | +3:49.0 |
| 4. | 2 | M. HIRVONEN | M | 5:24:23.5 | +1:37.3 | +5:26.3 |
| 5. | 22 | B. BOUFFIER | 5:27:10.3 | +2:46.8 | +8:13.1 | |
| 6. | 4 | M. OSTBERG | M | 5:31:00.9 | +3:50.6 | +12:03.7 |
| 7. | 21 | M. PROKOP | 5:42:24.5 | +11:23.6 | +23:27.3 | |
| 8. | 32 | S. WIEGAND | WRC2 | 5:48:31.7 | +6:07.2 | +29:34.5 |
| 9. | 42 | O. BURRI | P | 5:54:35.4 | +6:03.7 | +35:38.2 |
| 10. | 12 | M. KOSCIUSZKO | T | 5:55:25.2 | +49.8 | +36:28.0 |
| 11. | 33 | A. KREMER | WRC2 | 5:56:57.5 | +1:32.3 | +38:00.3 |
| 12. | 39 | Y. PROTOSOV | WRC2 | 5:59:53.0 | +2:55.5 | +40:55.8 |
| 13. | 51 | S. CHARDONNET | WRC3 | 6:04:28.2 | +4:35.2 | +45:31.0 |
| 14. | 47 | E. BOLAND | P | 6:08:37.3 | +4:09.1 | +49:40.1 |
| 15. | 83 | A. CRUGNOLA | P2RM | 6:09:16.7 | +39.4 | +50:19.5 |
| 16. | 81 | C. CAILLET | P2RM | 6:14:02.9 | +4:46.2 | +55:05.7 |
| 17. | 36 | R. AL KETBI | WRC2 | 6:14:30.2 | +27.3 | +55:33.0 |
| 18. | 95 | L. BAUD | P2RM | 6:17:26.7 | +2:56.5 | +58:29.5 |
| 19. | 101 | A. MONNET | P2RM | 6:19:26.2 | +1:59.5 | +1:00:29.0 |
| 20. | 88 | N. RESSEGAIRE | P2RM | 6:22:46.7 | +3:20.5 | +1:03:49.5 |