- I love this rally.
It is this rally that gave me the dreams at the beginning of my career and I am so happy for Vincent.
For me it was nice but for him it was a dream to get his first victory, says 39-year-old Ogier about map reader Vincent Landais, according to Reuters.
Ogier won the season opener of the World Rally Championship after leading from start to finish in the French Alps, although there were never large margins.
Next competition in Umeå in three weeks
He was 18.8 seconds ahead of the reigning world champion, Finland's Kalle Rovanperä, who is also a teammate in Toyota.
Belgian Thierry Neuville, Hyundai, was third.
It could have been top 3 for Toyota if the fourth Elfyn Evans had not suffered a puncture and lost a lot of time on Friday.
Ogier shared the record eight Monte Carlo wins with compatriot Sebastien Loeb ahead of this year's race.
The next competition in the World Rally Championship is in Umeå and Sweden February 9-12.