The 2023 event was based in Monte Carlo, Monaco and was consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 325.02 km (201.96 mi).

[3] However, they did not defend their titles as Loeb's schedule was conflict with the 2023 Dakar Rally.

[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

[7] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov initially finished first in the World Rally Championship-2 category.

[8] However, they were given a five-second time penalty, handing the win to Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand.