The French ace has been unstoppable so far and maintained his perfect record of stage wins across all six of Saturday’s challenging alpine speed tests. That relentless pace has seen him build an impressive advantage of nearly three minutes heading into Sunday’s decisive final leg.
Even more remarkable is that Rossel leads a PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 1-2 overnight. His younger brother, Léo – making his WRC debut – delivered a standout performance by snatching second place from Eric Camilli’s Hyundai i20 N Rally2 on the very last stage of the day. The gap between them? A nail-biting half a second.
“I’m happy to finish the day, for sure,” Rossel reflected. “We had a nice feeling this morning, but it got a bit more complicated this afternoon. We’re here now, and it’s all about staying focused on the main target.”

Sat 25 Jan 2025
Rossel’s Rampage Continues in WRC2
Yohan Rossel is on course to start his 2025 WRC2 campaign in emphatic style after further extending his category lead on Saturday at Rallye Monte-Carlo.

Jan Černý passed Roberto Daprà to claim fourth, although the Tenerife-based Citroën driver remains over two minutes adrift of the podium. Daprà trails Černý by just 6.3sec as the pair gear up for a tense battle through Sunday’s three-stage finale.
There was heartbreak for Filip Kohn, who looked set to hold sixth before dropping over eight minutes on the final stage when his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 slid into a ditch. That misstep allowed 19-year-old Pablo Sarrazin - another WRC debutant - to inherit the position in his Citroën.
Léo Rossel’s stellar drive also saw him lead the WRC2 Challenger category, which is open to rising stars yet to claim a WRC2 or WRC3 title in a Rally2 car or score WRC manufacturer points. Maurizio Chiarini continued to dominate the WRC Masters Cup category for drivers aged 50 and over.

