Everything you need to know about the 27th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique before the start this Saturday in Valencia

Just a few days after the WRC, 222 competitors will take the start of the Rallye Historique this Saturday in Valencia. And thus prolong the craze around the automobile in the Principality.

Sébastien Ogier had just lifted the Rallye Monte-Carlo trophy for the tenth time this Sunday on the Place du Casino when attention slowly turned to the 27th edition of the Rallye Historique. And if the two events follow one another and share the same passion for the automobile, everything separates them once on the road.

Because here, we are talking about a "good-natured" atmosphere - even if some take the game seriously - and regularity tests. The objective is to complete the 17 special stages at an average speed communicated beforehand. "For example, if the average is 46.8 km/h, ideally you should drive at this speed all the time," explains Géry Mestre, president of the Classic Cars Commission at the Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM). And contrary to what you might think, regularity is a difficult test. Our competitors prepare for it with great seriousness and professionalism."