2006 World Rally Championship season

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The 2006 World Rally Championship season began on January 20 with the 74th Monte Carlo Rally. Finland's Marcus Grönholm, in a Ford Focus WRC, took the win ahead of France's Sébastien Loeb. After the Swedish Rally ended with the same top-two, Loeb and Kronos Citroën went on to win five rallies in a row. Despite an injury in a mountain-biking accident before the Rally of Turkey, Loeb secured his third drivers' title, whereas Ford won their first manufacturers' title since 1979.

Rule changes banned active differentials and water injection, as well as mandating that teams must re-use cars and engines on selected ‘pairs’ of events.[1]

Contents

Calendar

Round Dates Race
1 19-22 January Monte Carlo Rally
2 3-5 February Swedish Rally
3 3-5 March Rally Mexico
4 24-26 March Rally Catalunya
5 7-9 April Tour de Corse
6 28-30 April Rally Argentina
7 19-21 May Rally d'Italia Sardegna
8 2-4 June Acropolis Rally
9 11-13 August Rallye Deutschland
10 17-20 August Rally Finland
11 1-3 September Rally Japan
12 22-24 September Cyprus Rally
13 13-15 October Rally of Turkey
14 26-29 October Rally Australia
15 17-19 November Rally New Zealand
16 1-3 December Wales Rally GB

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer teams
Team Constructor Car Tyre No Drivers Rounds
Kronos Total Citroën W.R.T. Citroën Xsara WRC BF 1 Sébastien Loeb 1–12†
Colin McRae 13
Xavier Pons 14–16
2 1–8
Daniel Sordo 9–16
14 1–8
Xavier Pons 9–13
BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF 3 Marcus Grönholm All
4 Mikko Hirvonen All
Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 P 5 Petter Solberg All
6 Stéphane Sarrazin 1, 4–5, 9
Chris Atkinson 2–3, 6–8, 10–16
14 Toshi Arai 11
OMV Peugeot Norway W.R.T. Peugeot 307 WRC BF

P

 7 Manfred Stohl All
8 Henning Solberg 1–3, 6–8, 10, 12–16
Nicolas Bernardi 5
25 Gigi Galli 5–7,10
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04/06 BF 9 Matthew Wilson All
10 Pieter Tsjoen 1
Kosti Katajamäki 2, 7–8, 10, 13
Luís Pérez Companc 3, 6, 11–12, 14–15
Jari-Matti Latvala 4–5, 9, 16
17 Juan Pablo Raies 10
19 Andreas Mikkelsen 16
23 Luís Pérez Companc 2, 7
Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF 11 Gilles Panizzi 1, 4
Andreas Aigner 2
Harri Rovanperä 5, 7–8, 12–13, 16
Mattias Ekström 9
12 Andreas Aigner 1, 4–5, 7–9, 12–13, 16
Mattias Ekström 2
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Astra Racing Peugeot 307 WRC BF 14 Toni Gardemeister 1
Citroën Xsara WRC 8–9, 12
MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 P

BF

 14 Gigi Galli 1–2, 5
15 Daniel Carlsson 2, 10
18 Jussi Välimäki 7–8, 10
22 Juho Hanninen 10
First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC BF 15 François Duval 1, 4–5, 7–9, 13, 16
Czech RT Škoda Kopecký 18 Jan Kopecký 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 13, 16
PH-Sport Citroën Xsara WRC BF 15 Janne Tuohino 2, 10
Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRC 2004/5 P

BF

 16 Chris Atkinson 1, 4–5, 9
Rally Team Olsbergs Thomas Radstrom 2
Red Devil Atolye Kazaz 19 Kristian Sohlberg 2, 7, 10
Adapta AS 20 Mads Østberg 2, 10, 16
62 Anders Grøndal 2
Gareth MacHale Ford Focus RS WRC BF 17 Gareth MacHale 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 16
BSA Peugeot 307 WRC BF 19 Alexandre Bengué 4–5

Notes

† Sebastien Loeb broke his arm before Rally Turkey and missed the remainder of the season.[2]

Results and standings

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 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 Inj Inj Inj Inj 112
2 Marcus Grönholm 1 1 8 3 2 10 Ret 1 3 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 111
3 Mikko Hirvonen 7 12 14 9 4 Ret 2 3 9 3 3 3 2 1 2 Ret 65
4 Manfred Stohl 4 18 3 12 7 4 7 Ret 5 9 5 4 8 3 3 2 54
5 Daniel Sordo 8 16 4 2 3 5 3 6 2 Ret DSQ Ret 7 23 5 7 49
6 Petter Solberg Ret Ret 2 7 11 2 9 7 Ret Ret 7 8 13 2 6 3 40
7 Xavier Pons 9 7 Ret Ret 6 17 4 8 14 Ret DNS 7 4 4 4 5 32
8 Henning Solberg Ret 8 5 7 Ret 5 4 6 3 Ret 12 11 25
9 Toni Gardemeister 3 4 4 5 20
10 Chris Atkinson 6 11 7 11 13 6 10 11 8 13 4 9 6 9 Ret 6 20
11 Gigi Galli Ret 4 9 3 Ret 5 15
12 Alexandre Bengué 4 5 9
13 Jari-Matti Latvala 41 25 16 Ret 22 34 17 69 6 8 4 9
14 Kosti Katajamäki 6 Ret 26 14 5 7
15 Jan Kopecký 11 13 5 10 17 16 7 8 Ret 10 7
16 Daniel Carlsson 3 Ret 6
17 Jussi Välimäki 5 9 7 6
18 Stéphane Sarrazin 5 8 8 Ret 6
19 François Duval Ret 6 Ret 8 13 Ret 9 8 5
20 Thomas Rådström 5 4
21 Gareth MacHale 16 6 Ret 11 11 10 Ret Ret 3
22 Kristian Sohlberg Ret 6 Ret 3
23 Andreas Aigner 13 Ret 13 15 13 14 6 Ret 10 Ret 3
24 Janne Tuohino 10 6 3
25 Toshi Arai 9 30 21 6 22 Ret 30 3
26 Mirco Baldacci 11 21 20 46 7 18 Ret 2
27 Luís Pérez Companc 23 12 9 12 11 14 22 7 2
28 Matthew Wilson 15 14 16 15 16 8 34 10 12 10 40 10 12 27 13 12 1
29 Fumio Nutahara 17 Ret 8 11 26 21 1
30 Dean Herridge 14 8 1
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

Pos Team Event Total
points
MON
 SWE
 MEX
 ESP
 FRA
 ARG
 ITA
 GRC
 GER
 FIN
 JPN
 CYP
 TUR
 AUS
 NZL
 GBR
1 Ford 14 12 4 12 14 1 8 16 10 16 14 14 18 14 18 10 195
2 Kronos Citroën 11 13 10 10 15 10 16 11 18 8 10 10 3 6 9 6 166
3 Subaru 5 3 12 11 7 13 7 5 0 2 9 5 4 11 3 9 106
4 Peugeot Norway 6 4 11 0 0 10 5 5 0 9 0 9 8 6 7 8 88
5 Stobart Ford 0 7 2 1 0 5 0 2 3 4 5 1 5 2 2 5 44
6 Red Bull Škoda 3 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24

Events

Colour Rally Surface
Gold Gravel
Silver Tarmac
Blue Snow/Ice
Bronze Mixed Surface
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 / 74ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
(January 20–22) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:11:43.9 18 366.39 km 51 43
2 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:45.7
3 Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 307 WRC 4:13:07.0
2 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally
(February 3–5) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:09:01.9 19 349.02 km 63 51
2 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:32.8
3 Daniel Carlsson Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 3:11:58.7
3 20º Corona Rally México
(March 03– 05) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:47:08.8 17 359.54 km 39 33
2 Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 06 3:47:57.7
3 Manfred Stohl Peugeot 307 WRC 3:51:47.9
4 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
(March 24-26) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:22:01.7 16 346.43 km 66 56
2 Dani Sordo Citroën Xsara WRC 3:22:49.9
3 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:23:47.5
5 50ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
(April 07–09) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:43:05.4 12 354.18 km 75 60
2 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:43:34.4
3 Daniel Sordo Citroën Xsara WRC 3:44:54.1
6 26º Rally Argentina
(April 28-30) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:06:51.3 22 351.44 km 68 57
2 Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 06 4:07:35.9
3 Gigi Galli Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:15.6
7 3º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
(May 19-21) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:54:18.9 18 344.94 km 79 60
2 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:57:00.3
3 Daniel Sordo Citroën Xsara WRC 3:57:46.6
8 53rd Acropolis Rally
(June 2–4) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:56:26.8 18 355.62 km 84 69
2 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:53.2
3 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:00:10.2
9 25. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland
(August 11-13) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:34.1 19 351.55 km 73 56
2 Dani Sordo Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:07.9
3 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:30:53.3
10 56th Neste Oil Rally Finland
(August 18-20) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 2:52:50.3 21 351.61 km 101 68
2 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 2:53:57.0
3 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 2:54:24.8
11 3rd Rally Japan
(September 1-3) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:22:20.4 27 345.72 km 87 78
2 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:22:26.0
3 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:25:06.9
12 34th Cyprus Rally
(September 22-24) — Results and report		 1 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:40:50.4 22 322.51 km 39 27
2 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:41:01.6
3 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:46:06.19
13 7th Rally of Turkey
(October 13–15) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:28:16.3 19 337.79 km 67 51
2 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:30:39.7
3 Henning Solberg Peugeot 307 WRC 3:31:22.3
14 19th Telstra Rally Australia
(October 27-29) — Results and report		 1 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:15:11.8 26 348.51 km 56 45
2 Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 06 3:15:48.9
3 Manfred Stohl Peugeot 307 WRC 3:19:10.4
15 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand
(November 17-19) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:02:30.7 17 354.21 km 44 37
2 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:03:26.7
3 Manfred Stohl Peugeot 307 WRC 4:05:10.0
16 62rd Wales Rally of Great Britain
(December 1-3) — Results and report		 1 Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:20:24.8 17 355.92 km 111 82
2 Manfred Stohl Peugeot 307 WRC 3:22:0.3
3 Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 06 3:22:20.0

References

  1. ^ Subaru World Rally Team
  2. ^ [1] Max Rally, accessed 8/5/2010
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