The Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) has announced it is suspending the 2026 edition of the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo, an event that dates back to 1995.
The race, which had been due to take place from 14th to 17th October 2026 and was included in the Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup calendar, will not go ahead as planned. Organisers say the decision follows a strategic review of the event’s future direction.
The reason behind the suspension
The ACM says it wants to wait for new advances in electric and alternative energy technology before bringing the competition back. Eric Barrabino, General Commissioner of the ACM, said the club now feels the moment calls for a pause rather than pressing ahead.
“As pioneers in the promotion of electric rallying since the mid-1990s, the Automobile Club de Monaco now wishes to wait for the development or emergence of new energy solutions before reintroducing this competition to the event calendar,” he said.
Since its founding in 1995, the E-Rallye Monte-Carlo has grown into one of the most recognised regular competitions for electric and alternative-energy vehicles in the world, attracting one of the largest fields in the discipline.
Jacques Rossi, President of the ACM’s Electric and New Energies Commission, called it “an international reference in regularity competitions dedicated to 100% electric and alternative-energy vehicles, bringing together one of the largest line-ups in the discipline.”
Not the end of the road
The ACM, however, has stressed that the suspension does not signal a retreat from its environmental commitments. A review is currently under way to assess how and when the event might return. Barrabino added: “This suspension does not call into question the Automobile Club de Monaco’s commitment to sustainable mobility or its desire to promote innovations related to the energy transition.”
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