The Frenchman mastered snow and ice on the final leg in the mountains above Monaco to head a Toyota Yaris 1-2. He finished the four-day event 32.6sec clear of team-mate Elfyn Evans to win the rally with a fifth different manufacturer.
Last year’s victor, Thierry Neuville, finished the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship a further 40.9sec behind in a Hyundai i20. The Belgian deprived Toyota Gazoo Racing of a podium clean sweep by demoting Finn Kalle Rovanperä.
Ogier ensured a maximum 30-point haul by winning the final live TV Wolf Power Stage to collect five bonus points. Rovanperä was second to claim four points, with Evans taking three in third. Neuville scored two points in fourth with Dani Sordo securing the final point in fifth in another i20.
