2006 Rally México

2006 Rally México
20º Corona Rally México
Round 3 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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A view of Guanajuato, home to two stages of Rally Mexico
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
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
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 from March 3–5, 2006.

Contents

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]

Results

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
WRC
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
PCWRC
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 Evolution 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 Evolution 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

Retirements

Special stages

Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
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
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
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

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ESP
 FRA
 ARG
 ITA
 GRC
 GER
 FIN
 JPN
 CYP
 TUR
 AUS
 NZL
 GBR
  Pts 
1 Sébastien Loeb 2 2 1 26
2 Marcus Grönholm 1 1 8 21
3 Manfred Stohl 4 18 3 11
4 Petter Solberg Ret Ret 2 8
5 Toni Gardemeister 3 6
Daniel Carlsson 3 6
Dani Sordo 8 16 4 6
8 Gigi Galli Ret 4 5
Henning Solberg Ret 8 5 5
Chris Atkinson 6 11 7 5
11 Stéphane Sarrazin 5 4
Thomas Rådström 5 4
13 Kosti Katajamäki 6 3
Gareth MacHale 16 6 3
15 Mikko Hirvonen 7 12 14 2
Xavier Pons 9 7 Ret 2
Pos Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ESP
 FRA
 ARG
 ITA
 GRC
 GER
 FIN
 JPN
 CYP
 TUR
 AUS
 NZL
 GBR
  Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Suspended (SUS)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points
MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ESP
 FRA
 ARG
 ITA
 GRC
 GER
 FIN
 JPN
 CYP
 TUR
 AUS
 NZL
 GBR
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

References

  1. ^ "Loeb leads from Solberg in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/4775516.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  2. ^ "Solberg sets early pace in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/4773374.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
  3. ^ "Loeb holds on for Mexico success". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/4776990.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 

External links

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