2006 Rally México
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| 2006 Rally México 20º Corona Rally México |
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| Round 3 of the 2006 World Rally Championship | |
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 A view of Guanajuato, home to two stages of Rally Mexico |
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| Host country |  Mexico |
| Rally base | Leon |
| Dates run | March 3 – 5 2006 |
| Stages | 17 (359.54 km) |
| Stage surface | Gravel |
| Overall distance | 1002.47 km |
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| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Kronos Total Citroën WRT |
| Teams | 39 at start, 34 at finish |
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between March 3rd and 5th, 2006.
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[edit] Event
The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb. After a spirited battle with Petter Solberg over the first two days - that saw both drivers suffering problems(Loeb losing power steering on stage 13 and Solberg's Subaru colliding with a dog)[1] - Loeb eventually pulled clear to give the Belgian Kronos team their first WRC victory. Marcus Grönholm had a less successful event, suffering a crash on day one[2] and having to rejoin the rally on day two under Superally rules. Despite a twenty minute penalty, he managed to pick up a point for eighth place. Manfred Stohl collected the final podium place with his Peugeot 307[3].
[edit] Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. | Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:47:08.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Petter Solberg |
 Phil Mills |
Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 | 3:47:57.7 | 48.9 | 8 |
| 3. |  Manfred Stohl |
Ilka Minor |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:51:47.9 | 4:39.1 | 6 |
| 4. |  Dani Sordo |
Marc Martí |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:52:36.5 | 5:27.7 | 5 |
| 5. | Henning Solberg |
Cato Menkerud |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:59:44.2 | 12:35.4 | 4 |
| 6. |  Gareth MacHale |
Paul Nagle |
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 4:03:11.1 | 16:02.3 | 3 |
| 7. |  Chris Atkinson |
Glenn MacNeall |
Subaru Impreza WRC2006 | 4:07:48.3 | 20:39.5 | 2 |
| 8. |  Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:08:53.0 | 21:44.2 | 1 |
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| 1.(9.) |  Toshi Arai |
 Tony Sircombe |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:09:43.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2.(10.) |  Nasser Al-Attiyah |
Chris Patterson |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:10:32.3 | 48.9 | 8 |
| 3.(11.) |  Mirco Baldacci |
 Giovanni Agnese |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:15:32.6 | 5:49.2 | 6 |
| 4.(13.) |  Leszek Kuzaj |
Maciej Szczepaniak |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:19:29.6 | 9:46.2 | 5 |
| 5.(15.) |  Sergey Uspenski |
Dmitri Yeremeyev |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:24:30.6 | 14:47.2 | 4 |
| 6.(17.) |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén García |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4:32:38.1 | 22:54.7 | 3 |
| 7.(18.) |  Štěpán Vojtěch |
Michal Ernst |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:35:30.2 | 25:46.8 | 2 |
| 8.(21.) | Francisco Name |
Armando Zapata |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:56:54.7 | 47:11.3 | 1 |
[edit] Retirements
- Xavier Pons - engine (SS8)
- Fumio Nutahara - excluded (SS7)
- Sebastián Beltrán - accident (SS8)
- Gabriel Pozzo - differential (SS8)
[edit] Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (3 MAR) |
SS1 | 09:37 | Ibarrilla 1 | 22.40 km | P. Solberg |
13:17.3 | 101.2 km/h | P. Solberg |
| SS2 | 11:00 | Guanajuato 1 | 28.87 km | P. Solberg |
16:56.4 | 102.3 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 11:51 | El Cubilete 1 | 21.61 km | P. Solberg |
12:06.8 | 107.0 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:28 | Ibarrilla 2 | 22.40 km | P. Solberg |
13:17.0 | 101.2 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:51 | Guanajuato 2 | 28.87 km | S. Loeb |
16:33.9 | 104.6 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:42 | El Cubilete 2 | 21.61 km | S. Loeb |
11:45.4 | 110.3 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 19:17 | Nextel Superspecial 1 | 4.42 km | M. Stohl |
3:21.6 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 2 (4 MAR) |
SS8 | 10:08 | El Zauco 1 | 25.22 km | S. Loeb |
16:30.4 | 91.7 km/h | S. Loeb |
| SS9 | 11:26 | Duarte 1 | 23.75 km | P. Solberg |
18:07.4 | 78.6 km/h | P. Solberg |
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| SS10 | 12:17 | Derramadero 1 | 23.27 km | S. Loeb |
14:03.6 | 99.3 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:10 | El Zauco 2 | 25.22 km | S. Loeb |
16:21.4 | 92.6 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:28 | Duarte 2 | 23.75 km | S. Loeb |
17:44.0 | 80.4 km/h | S. Loeb |
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| SS13 | 17:19 | Derramadero 2 | 23.27 km | S. Loeb |
13:50.1 | 100.9 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 19:49 | Nextel Superspecial 2 | 4.42 km | S. Loeb |
3:21.7 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 3 (5 MAR) |
SS15 | 08:28 | Leon | 37.99 km | S. Loeb |
25:32.1 | 89.3 km/h | |
| SS16 | 10:11 | Silao | 18.01 km | P. Solberg |
10:20.8 | 104.4 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:26 | Nextel Superspecial 3 | 4.42 km | M. Stohl |
3:17.0 | 80.8 km/h |
[edit] Championship standings after the event
[edit] Drivers' championship
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[edit] Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points |
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| MON |
SWE |
MEX |
ESP |
FRA |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
GER |
FIN |
JPN |
CYP |
TUR |
AUS |
NZL |
GBR |
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| 1 | Kronos Total Citroën WRT | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 | 12 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull-Škoda Team | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- Results on RallyBase.nl
- Results at eWRC.com
- Results from the official site: WRC.com
- Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive
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