2006 Acropolis Rally
| 2006 Acropolis Rally 53rd Acropolis Rally | |||
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Round 8 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Xavier Pons during one of the super special stages | |||
| Dates run | June 1 – 4 2006 | ||
| Stages | 18 | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 84 at start, 70 at finish | ||
The 2006 Acropolis Rally was the eighth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between June 1–4, 2006.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| WRC | ||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:56:26.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:58:53.6 | +2:26.8 | 8 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:00:10.6 | +3:43.8 | 6 |
| 4 | Toni Gardemeister |
Jakke Honkanen |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:00:47.6 | +4:20.8 | 5 |
| 5 |  Henning Solberg |
Cato Menkerud |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:01:22.4 | +4:55.6 | 4 |
| 6 |  Daniel Sordo |
Marc Marti |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:01:23.2 | +4:56.4 | 3 |
| 7 | Petter Solberg |
Philip Mills |
Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 | 4:02:01.2 | +5:34.4 | 2 |
| 8 | Xavier Pons |
Carlos del Barrio |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:04:45.8 | +8:19.0 | 1 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Nasser al-Attiyah |
Chris Patterson |
Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C | 4:28:43.3 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Gabriel Pozzo |
Daniel Stillo |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:28:55.3 | +12.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Aki Teiskonen |
Miika Teiskonen |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:29:13.7 | +30.4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Mirco Baldacci |
 Giovanni Agnese |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:32:37.4 | +3:54.1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Toshihiro Arai |
 Tony Sircombe |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:33:37.7 | +4:54.4 | 4 |
| 6 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Antilla |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:36:11.2 | +7:27.9 | 3 |
| 7 | Marcos Ligato |
Ruben Garcia |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:41:48.2 | +13:04.9 | 2 |
| 8 | Stefano Marrini |
Tiziana Sandroni |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:44:58.3 | +16:15.0 | 1 |
Special Stages
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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| 1 (1/2 June) |
SS1 | 18:00 | Athens Olympic Stadium 1 | 2.79 | Sébastien Loeb |
2:21.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 8:38 | Imittos 1 | 11.43 | Marcus Grönholm |
7:03.3 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS3 | 9:56 | Skourta 1 | 23.79 | Marcus Grönholm |
14:40.1 | ||
| SS4 | 11:14 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 | Marcus Grönholm |
17:16.9 | ||
| SS5 | 14:20 | Imittos 2 | 11.43 | Marcus Grönholm |
6:58.3 | ||
| SS6 | 15:38 | Skourta 2 | 23.79 | Marcus Grönholm |
14:29.6 | ||
| SS7 | 16:56 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 | Marcus Grönholm |
16:54.1 | ||
| 2 (3 June) |
SS8 | 8:57 | Mandra 1 | 12.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
8:50.7 | |
| SS9 | 9:50 | Kineta 1 | 37.33 | Sébastien Loeb |
25:39.1 | ||
| SS10 | 11:13 | Psatha 1 | 17.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
11:21.3 | ||
| SS11 | 14:08 | Mandra 2 | 12.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
8:43.1 | ||
| SS12 | 15:01 | Kineta 2 | 37.33 | Sébastien Loeb |
25:20.2 | ||
| SS13 | 16:24 | Psatha 2 | 17.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
11:23.6 | ||
| 3 (4 June) |
SS14 | 7:47 | Avlonas 1 | 23.89 | Petter Solberg |
14:07.2 | |
| SS15 | 8:55 | Agia Sotira 1 | 24.77 | Petter Solberg |
17:02.0 | ||
| SS16 | 11:35 | Avlonas 2 | 23.89 | Petter Solberg |
14:00.6 | ||
| SS17 | 12:43 | Agia Sotira 2 | 24.77 | Petter Solberg |
16:49.6 | ||
| SS18 | 14:15 | Athens Olympic Stadium 2 | 2.79 | Marcus Grönholm |
2:21.7 |
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