The 16th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique starts on the 25th January 2013.

Mini Spares will be sponsoring three Minis during the Rally. We will also be going along in the support vehicles and will be posting updates & pictures of the team GB progress through the week.
Team GB - Mini Entrants to the above race.

Itinerary
1st Stage - CONCENTRATION LEG - Sunday 27th January 2013 and Monday 28th January 2013 - VARIOUS CITIES.
Competitors choose their starting points from the following cities: Warsaw, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Rheims, Barcelona or Monte Carlo.

2nd Stage - CLASSIFICATION LEG - Tuesday 29th January 2013 - VALENCE
All competitors then meet in Valence on 28th for the city-stage where for two nights competitors will follow the routes of the Ardèche and the Haute-Loire, from Burzet to Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid.

3rd Stage - COMMON LEG Part 1 - Wednesday 30th January 2013 - VALENCE to GAP
4th Stage - COMMON LEG Part 2 - Thursday 31th January 2013 - GAP to MONACO   
From Valence continuing towards Monaco, with a halt at Gap, the route will again include traditional special stages of the Monte-Carlo Rally, starting with Saint-Jean-en-Royans and finishing with the Col de Corobin.

5th Stage - FINAL LEG - Thursday 31th January 2013 & Friday 1st February - MONACO
Finally, the last section will see competitors take their cars up the legendary Col du Turini during a short but intense night.

The following Minis Are entered into the Monte-Carlo Rally Historique

"TEAM GB" Minis Sponsored by Mini Spares:

No

Driver

Nationaility

Co-Pilot

Nationaility

Brand

Model

Year

Cat

Class

Team name

City of Departure

Crew

287

VINES Alastair

GBR

MOSS Peter

GBR

AUSTIN

MINI COOPER S

1964

II

1

TEAM GB

REIMS

MM

289

RICHARDS Bill

GBR

MORROW John

GBR

MORRIS

MINI COOPER S

1965

II

1

TEAM GB

MONTE-CARLO

MM

292

OSTLE Arnold

DEU

BRACK Isabelle

DEU

MORRIS

MINI COOPER S

1964

II

1

TEAM GB

REIMS

FM

Other Mini Competitors:

No

Driver

Nationaility

Co-Pilot

Nationaility

Brand

Model

Year

Cat

Class

Team name

City of Departure

Crew

8

MCALPINE Andrew

GBR

GALLAGHER Fred

GBR

MORRIS

MINI COOPER S

1964

II

1

IRDC

BARCELONE

MM

32

NAKAGAWA Hajime

JPN

MORIKAWA Osam

JPN

AUSTIN

MINI COOPER S

1968

III

1

MM

111

GARY Pierre

FRA

BLUMENTHAL Dany

FRA

AUSTIN

MINI COOPER S

1969

III

1

AUTO BMC

BARCELONE

FM

129

HART Anthony

GBR

HART Tessa

GBR

MORRIS

MINI COOPER S

1965

II

1

AUTO BMC

BARCELONE

FM

147

BURNIER Jean-Paul

FRA

ALIBAUX Patrick

FRA

INNOCENTI

MINI COOPER 1300

1975

IV

1

AUTO BMC

BARCELONE

MM

170

PICQUIER Jean-François

FRA

PICQUIER Julie

FRA

MORRIS

MINI COOPER

1969

III

1

AUTO BMC

REIMS

FM

303

ARNAL Alain

FRA

ARNAL Eric

FRA

MORRIS

MINI COOPER S

1968

III

1

TEAM LA CHARRETTE

BARCELONE

MM

Other "Team GB" cars:

No

Driver

Nationaility

Co-Pilot

Nationaility

Brand

Model

Year

Cat

Class

Team name

City of Departure

Crew

69

RING David

GBR

CAVE Willy

GBR

DATSUN

240Z

1972

IV

3

TEAM GB

REIMS

MM

185

ROBERTS John

GBR

TOMLINS Oliver

GBR

FIAT

128 COUPE

1977

IV

1

TEAM GB

MONTE-CARLO

MM

281

MUSTARDE David

GBR

THORP Terence

GBR

ALFA-ROMEO

GIULIETTA TI

1961

I

1

TEAM GB

REIMS

MM

For full details of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique Itinerary and entrants goto the official website:
http://www.rallyliveresults.com/acm/page-tab-histo.php?id_menu=5&id_sousmenu=27

We will be posting updates directly to our facebook page www.facebook.com.minispares
We will be posting articles and a gallery of pictures directly to our website. www.minispares.com/montecarlo

Importation rules regarding vehicles are very specific: Only those over 25 years in age may be brought in to the USA without compilance to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).