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2006 World Rally Championship

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The 2006 World Rally Championship was the 34th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 20 with the 74th Monte Carlo Rally where Finland's Marcus Grönholm, in a Ford Focus RS 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, forcing Loeb to miss last four rallies, he secured his third drivers' title, whereas Ford won their first manufacturers' title since 1979.

Rule changes

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In an attempt to cut costs, new regulations required mechanical front and rear differentials, while the central differential remained active. Active suspension and water injections were also prohibited. Cars entered by a manufacturer had to be equipped with the same engine for two rallies; further limitations were imposed on the changing of some parts, including suspension, steering, turbochargers and gearboxes.

For 2006 manufacturer is understood to mean a manufacturer, a team designated by a manufacturer, or a privateer team taking part with a single make of car.

Two categories were created to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:

Manufacturer 1 (M1)

  • undertakes to take part in all the rallies of the Championship
  • must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2006 Appendix J
  • must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
  • In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer 1 must take part with two cars of the same make in the 16 rallies of the calendar

Manufacturer 2 (M2)

  • undertakes to take part in 10 or more Championship rallies which it has nominated
  • cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2006 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2006
  • cannot enter a driver who has been classified among the first six in the final classification of the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers in the last five years
  • In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer 2 must take part with two cars of the same make in 10 or more rallies it nominated on registering for the Championship. The Manufacturer can only score points in the events it nominated on registering

Calendar

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The 2006 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class
1 19 January 22 January   74th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 18 366.39 km PWRC
2 3 February 5 February   55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 19 349.02 km JWRC
3 3 March 5 March   3rd Corona Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 17 359.54 km PWRC
4 24 March 26 March   42nd RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada Salou, Catalonia Tarmac 16 346.43 km JWRC
5 7 April 9 April   50th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 12 354.18 km JWRC
6 27 April 30 April   26th Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 22 351.44 km JWRC/PWRC
7 19 May 21 May   3rd Rally d'Italia Sardinia Olbia, Sardinia Gravel 18 344.90 km JWRC
8 2 June 4 June   53rd BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece Athens Gravel 18 355.62 km PWRC
9 11 August 13 August   25th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 19 349.11 km JWRC
10 18 August 20 August   56th Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 21 351.61 km JWRC
11 1 September 3 September   Rally Japan Obihiro, Hokkaido Gravel 27 345.72 km PWRC
12 22 September 24 September   34th Cyprus Rally Lemesos, Limassol District Gravel 22 322.51 km PWRC
13 13 October 15 October   7th Rally of Turkey Kemer, Antalya Province Gravel 19 337.79 km JWRC
14 27 October 29 October   19th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 26 348.51 km PWRC
15 17 November 19 November   37th Propecia Rally New Zealand Hamilton, Waikato Gravel 17 354.21 km PWRC
16 1 December 3 December   62nd Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Gravel 17 355.92 km JWRC
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Teams and drivers

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Manufacturers 1
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-Driver Rounds
  Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF 1   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena 1–12†
  Colin McRae   Nicky Grist 13
  Xavier Pons   Carlos del Barrio 14–16
2 1–8
  Daniel Sordo   Marc Martí 9–16
  BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF 3   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen All
4   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen All
  Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 P 5   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills All
6   Stéphane Sarrazin   Stéphane Prévot 1, 4–5, 9
  Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall 2–3, 6–8, 10–16
Manufacturers 2
  OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF 7   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor All
8   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud 1–3, 6–8, 10, 12–16
  Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04
Focus RS WRC 06 		BF 9   Matthew Wilson   Michael Orr All
10   Pieter Tsjoen   Eddy Chevaillier 1
  Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne 2, 7–8, 10, 13
  Luís Pérez Companc   Jose Maria Volta 3, 6, 11–12, 14–15
  Jari-Matti Latvala 4–5, 9, 16
  Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF 11   Gilles Panizzi   Herve Panizzi 1, 4
  Andreas Aigner   Klaus Wicha 2
  Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietilanien 5, 7–8, 12–13, 16
  Mattias Ekström 9
12   Andreas Aigner   Klaus Wicha 1, 4–5, 7–9, 12–13, 16
  Mattias Ekström 2
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
  Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 P 14   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe 11
  Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 BF 17   Juan Pablo Raies 12
19   Andreas Mikkelsen 16
23   Luís Pérez Companc 2, 7
  Gianluigi Galli Peugeot 307 WRC P 25   Gianluigi Galli 5–7, 10
  Astra Racing BF 14   Toni Gardemeister   Jakke Honkanen 1, 4–5
Citroën Xsara WRC 8–9, 12
  PH Sport BF 15   Janne Tuohino 2, 10
  Kronos Racing 26   Daniel Sordo   Marc Marti 1–8
  Xavier Pons   Carlos del Barrio 9–10, 12–13
  MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 'P'BF 14   Gianluigi Galli   Giovanni Bernacchini 1–2
15   Daniel Carlsson   Bosse Holmstrand 2, 10
18   Jussi Välimäki 7–8, 10
22   Juho Hänninen 10
  First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC BF 15   François Duval   Patrick Pivato 1, 4–5, 7–9, 13, 16
  Czech RT Škoda Kopecký 18   Jan Kopecký   Filip Schovanek 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 13, 16
  Rally Team Olsbergs Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 'P'BF 16   Thomas Radstrom   Jorgen Skallman 2
  Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Impreza WRC 2004/5 19   Kristian Sohlberg 2, 7, 10
  Adapta AS Impreza WRC 2003/4 20   Mads Østberg 2, 10, 16
  Subaru Rally Team Australia Impreza WRC 2005 16   Chris Atkinson   Glenn Macneall 1, 4–5, 9
  Valentino Rossi 46   Valentino Rossi 15
  Tom Hogan Motors Ford Focus RS WRC BF 17   Gareth MacHale   Paul Nagle 1–4, 6–7, 9, 11, 16
  BSA Peugeot 307 WRC BF 19   Alexandre Bengué 4–5
  Equipe de France FFSA 20   Nicolas Vouilloz 5
  Pieter Tsjoen Ford Focus RS WRC 22   Pieter Tsjoen   Eddy Chevaillier 9
  Olivier Burri Peugeot Peugeot 307 WRC M 63   Olivier Burri   Christopher Hofmann 1
  Philippe Roux Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC BF 65   Philippe Roux   Eric Jordan 1, 5
  Riccardo Errani Škoda Škoda Octavia WRC P 66   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio 1
  Austin MacHale Ford Ford Focus RS WRC BF 67   Austin MacHale   Brian Murphy 1
  Eamonn Boland Ford Ford Focus RS WRC M 68   Eamonn Boland   Francis Regan 1
  Jimmy Joge Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC 19   Jimmy Joge   Mattias Andersson 2
  Thomas Schie Ford Ford Focus RS WRC 20   Thomas Schie 2
24 10
  Anders Grondal Subaru Subaru Impreza WRC 62   Anders Grondal 2
  Cersanit Rally Team Subaru Subaru Impreza WRC 71   Michał Sołowow 2
  Fabio Frisiero Toyota Toyota Corolla WRC 80   Fabio Frisiero 2
  Ricardo Trivino Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC 16   Ricardo Trivino   "Salom Checo" 3


Notes

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This is the first season without Carlos Sainz since 1986.

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

JWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
32   PH Sport   Kris Meeke   Glenn Patterson Citroën C2 S1600 4–5, 9–10, 13, 16
42   Julien Pressac   Gilles De Turckheim 4–5, 7
  Jacques Boyere 9–10, 13
55   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci 4, 5, 7
  Fabrice Gordon 9
  Fabio Fiandino   Sabrina de Castelli Citroën C2 R2 10, 13
33   Suzuki Sport Europe   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Swift S1600 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16
35   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson 2, 6–7, 10, 13, 16
37   Pavel Valoušek   Pierangelo Scalvini 2, 5, 7
  Zdeněk Hrůza 9–10, 13
43   Jaan Mölder   Katrin Becker 16
48   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh 2, 6–7, 10, 13, 16
36   Autorel Sport   Luca Betti   Piercarlo Capolongo Renault Clio S1600 4–5, 7, 9, 13, 16
39   Barroso Sport   Conrad Rautenbach   David Senior Renault Clio S1600 4–5, 7, 9–10, 13
41   Renault Sport   Patrik Sandell   Emil Axelsson Renault Clio S1600 2, 6–7, 10, 13, 16
51   Fatih Kara   Cerm Bakancocuklari 4–5, 7, 9, 13, 16
52   Bernd Casier   Frédéric Miclotte 4–5, 7, 9, 13, 16
43   M-Sport   Jaan Mölder   Katrin Becker Ford Fiesta S1600 2, 6
  JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis S1600 7, 10, 13
44   Suzuki Shell Helix   Michał Kościuszko   Jaroslaw Baran Suzuki Ignis S1600 2, 4, 7, 9–10, 13
45   Styllex Tuning Motorsport   Jozef Béreš   Petr Starý Suzuki Ignis S1600 2, 4–5, 10, 13, 16
46   Power Car Team   Andrea Cortinovis   Massimiliano Bosi Renault Clio RS 2, 4, 7, 10, 16
  Flavio Zanella 13
47   Hawk Racing Club   Filippo Bordignon   James Bardini Opel Astra OPC 2, 10, 13
  Justin Bardini 4, 7, 16
49   Jipocar Czech National Team   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek Citroën C2 S1600 2, 4, 7, 9–10, 13
50   Clio Junior Team   Kalle Pinomäki   Mikko Markkula Renault Clio S1600 10
Renault Clio RS 2, 4–5, 9
  Egon Kaur   Avo Kristov 16
53   Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team   Barry Clark   Scott Martin Ford Fiesta ST 4–5, 7, 9–10, 16
54   OMV Rally Team   Aaron Burkart   Jörg Bastuck Citroën C2 S1600 4
  Tanja Geilhausen 5, 7, 9, 13, 16
Additional guest entries
59   Suzuki Sweden   Peter Zachrisson   Jan Svanström Suzuki Ignis S1600 2
60   Johan Karlsson Motorsport   Johan Karlsson   Mattias Gustavsson Peugeot 206 RC 2
59   Equipe de France FFSA   Yoann Bonato   Benjamin Boulloud Renault Clio S1600 5
59   Motor Stars   Matti Rantanen   Jan Lönegren Honda Civic Type-R 10
59   Dealer Team Suzuki   James Wozencroft   Robert Fagg Suzuki Ignis S1600 16
60   Tom Walster Rally Sport   Tom Walster   Paul Williams Ford Fiesta ST 16

PWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
31   Subaru Team Arai   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 12, 14–15
32   Tango Rally Team   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3, 6, 8, 11, 14–15
34   Sebastián Beltran   Ricardo Rojas 3, 6, 8, 11, 14–15
35   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo 3, 6, 8, 11, 14–15
33   Advan-Piaa Rally Team   Fumio Nutahara   Daniel Barritt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 11–12, 14–15
37   Mitsubishi Paris West Team   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Agnese Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3, 6, 8, 11, 14–15
37   Motoring Club   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 8, 11, 14–15
38   Syms Rally Team   Leszek Kuzaj   Maciek Szczepaniak Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 11, 14–15
45   Aki Teiskonen   Miika Teiskonen 6, 8, 11–12, 14–15
39   QMMF   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Chris Patterson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15
40   Errani Team Group   Stefano Marrini   Tiziana Sandroni Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1, 6, 11
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8, 14
  Simone Campedelli   Danilo Fappani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 12
41   Subaru Team Quasys   Takuma Kamada   Hakaru Ichino Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6, 8
  Denis Giraudet 11, 15
  Khalid Al Qassimi   Nicky Beech 12
  Dean Herridge   Bill Hayes 14
42   Subaru Rally Team Russia   Sergey Uspenskiy   Dmitry Eremeev Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 14
  Alexander Dorosinskiy 15
  Loris Baldacci   Dario D'Esposito 11
43   OMV CEE World Rally Team   Andrej Jereb   Miran Kacin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8
  Jasen Popov   Dilian Popov 14
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1
  Štěpán Vojtěch   Michal Ernst 3
  Aaron Burkart   Tanja Geilhausen 12
  Natalie Barratt   Dale Moscatt 15
44   Mellors Eliot Motorsport   David Higgins   Ross Butler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1
  Ieuan Thomas 8
46   PSM Motorsport   Nigel Heath   Steve Lancaster Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6, 8, 11–12, 14
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 15
Additional guest entries
59   Subaru Rally Team USA   Travis Pastrana   Christian Edstrom Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3
60   Francisco Name   Francisco Name   Armando Zapata Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3
59   ALALamias Team   Panayiotis Hatzitsopanis   Nikolaos Petropoulos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8
60   Eko Racing Team   Dimitris Nassoulas   Mihalis Patrikoussis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8
59   Andreas Tsouloftas   Andreas Tsouloftas   Savvas Laos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 12
60   Spyros Pavlides   Spyros Pavlides   Theodoros Vassiliades Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12
59   Richard Mason Motorsport   Richard Mason   Sara Mason Subaru Impreza WRX STI 15
60   Winger Subaru/Subaru NZ   Chris West   Garry Cowan Subaru Impreza WRX STI 15


Results and standings

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Rally results

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The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.

Rd. Rally Overall Winners PWRC Winners JWRC winners Report
1   Monte Carlo   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team   No. 33 Advan-Piaa Rally Team N/A Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06   Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Fumio Nutahara
  Daniel Barritt 		N/A
2   Sweden   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team N/A   No. 35 Suzuki Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06 N/A   Suzuki Swift S1600
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		N/A   Per-Gunnar Andersson
  Jonas Andersson
3   Mexico   No. 1 Kronos Racing   No. 31 Subaru Team Arai N/A Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC   Subaru Impreza STi N12 N/A
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		  Toshihiro Arai
  Tony Sircombe 		N/A
4   Spain   No. 1 Kronos Racing N/A   No. 49 Jipocar Czech National Team Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Citroën C2 S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Martin Prokop
  Jan Tománek
5   France   No. 1 Kronos Racing N/A   No. 41 PH Sport Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Citroën C2 S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Brice Tirabassi
  Jacques-Julien Renucci
6   Argentina   No. 1 Kronos Racing   No. 39 QMMF   No. 148 Suzuki Sport Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC   Subaru Impreza STi N12   Suzuki Swift S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		  Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Chris Patterson 		  Guy Wilks
  Phil Pugh
7   Italy   No. 1 Kronos Racing N/A   No. 41 Renault Sport Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Renault Clio S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Patrik Sandell
  Emil Axelsson
8   Greece   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team   No. 39 QMMF N/A Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06   Subaru Impreza STi N12 N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Nasser Al-Attiyah
  Chris Patterson 		N/A
9   Germany   No. 1 Kronos Racing N/A   No. 32 PH Sport Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Citroën C2 S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Kris Meeke
  Glenn Patterson
10   Finland   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team N/A   No. 48 Suzuki Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06 N/A   Suzuki Swift S1600
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		N/A   Guy Wilks
  Phil Pugh
11   Japan   No. 1 Kronos Racing   No. 33 Advan-Piaa Rally Team N/A Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC   Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N/A
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		  Fumio Nutahara
  Daniel Barritt 		N/A
12   Cyprus   No. 1 Kronos Racing   No. 33 Advan-Piaa Rally Team N/A Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC   Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N/A
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		  Fumio Nutahara
  Daniel Barritt 		N/A
13   Turkey   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team N/A   No. 33 Suzuki Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06 N/A   Suzuki Swift S1600
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		N/A   Urmo Aava
  Kuldar Sikk
14   Australia   No. 4 BP Ford World Rally Team   No. 37 Motoring Club N/A Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06   Subaru Impreza STi N12 N/A
  Mikko Hirvonen
  Jarmo Lehtinen 		  Jari-Matti Latvala
  Miikka Anttila 		N/A
15   New Zealand   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team   No. 37 Motoring Club N/A Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06   Subaru Impreza STi N12 N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Jari-Matti Latvala
  Miikka Anttila 		N/A
16   Britain   No. 3 BP Ford World Rally Team N/A   No. 43 Suzuki Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '06 N/A   Suzuki Swift S1600
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		N/A   Jaan Mölder jr.
  Katrin Becker
Source:[3]

Drivers' championship

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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 1 112
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 DSQ 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 DNS DNS 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   Gianluigi 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   Toshihiro 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 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		ESP
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		ITA
  		GRE
  		GER
  		FIN
  		JPN
  		CYP
  		TUR
  		AUS
  		NZL
  		GBR
  		Points
1   BP Ford World Rally Team 3 1 1 8 2 2 8 Ret 1 3 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 195
4 5 12 14 9 3 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 Ret
2   Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 Ret 4 4 5 166
2 6 4 Ret Ret 4 9 3 6 2 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 5 7
3   Subaru World Rally Team 5 Ret Ret 2 3 6 2 5 5 Ret Ret 5 6 11 2 6 3 106
6 4 6 5 4 5 4 6 8 Ret 7 4 7 5 6 Ret 6
4   OMV Peugeot Norway 7 3 9 3 3 4 Ret 5 4 7 3 3 2 88
8 Ret 5 4 5 Ret 4 4 5 3 Ret 8 9
5   Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 9 10 8 9 8 9 6 9 7 7 6 7 8 10 9 9 10 44
10 9 3 7 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 8 8 6 9 4 7 7 4
6   Red Bull Škoda Team 11 7 Ret 6 7 8 9 6 Ret 9 8 24
12 8 Ret 7 8 7 10 4 Ret 8 Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		ESP
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		ITA
  		GRE
  		GER
  		FIN
  		JPN
  		CYP
  		TUR
  		AUS
  		NZL
  		GBR
  		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • Ford secured the manufacturers' championship in New Zealand.[5]

JWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
  		ESP
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		ITA
  		GER
  		FIN
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		 Pts 
1   Patrik Sandell 2 2 1 7 11 5 32
2   Urmo Aava 3 2 3 Ret 1 8 31
3   Per-Gunnar Andersson 1 3 4 2 Ret Ret 29
4   Guy Wilks 9 1 8 1 4 11 26
5   Conrad Rautenbach 6 3 2 9 11 2 25
6   Jozef Béreš jun. 6 4 5 5 3 10 22
7   Kris Meeke 3 Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 20
8   Julien Pressac Ret 4 7 5 5 7 19
9   Jaan Mölder jr. 10 4 12 6 Ret 1 18
10   Martin Prokop 11 1 11 5 8 6 18
11   Bernd Casier 2 10 Ret 2 8 Ret 17
12   Aaron Burkart Ret 7 5 6 12 3 15
13   Luca Betti Ret Ret 6 8 2 12
14   Brice Tirabassi 8 1 9 Ret 11
15   Pavel Valoušek jun. 4 Ret 14 3 12 13 11
16   Fatih Kara 7 6 Ret 7 9 Ret 7
17   Matti Rantanen 3 6
18   Barry Clark Ret 9 15 10 9 4 5
19   Michał Kościuszko 8 5 10 11 Ret 10 5
20   Kalle Pinomäki 5 10 11 Ret 13 4
21   James Wozencroft 6 3
22   Peter Zachrisson 7 2
22   Andrea Cortinovis 14 12 13 10 15 7 2
22   Yoann Bonato 8 1
Pos. Driver SWE
  		ESP
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		ITA
  		GER
  		FIN
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

PWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
  		MEX
  		ARG
  		GRC
  		JPN
  		CYP
  		AUS
  		NZL
  		 Pts 
1   Nasser Al-Attiyah 3 2 1 1 5 7 40
2   Fumio Nutahara 1 Ret 1 1 7 6 35
3   Mirco Baldacci 3 3 4 7 2 5 31
4   Jari-Matti Latvala 5 9 6 9 1 1 27
5   Aki Teiskonen Ret 3 4 2 4 Ret 24
6   Toshihiro Arai 1 8 5 6 Ret 9 18
7   Leszek Kuzaj 4 2 Ret 5 Ret 17
8   Stefano Marrini 4 7 8 6 6 14
9   Richard Mason 2 8
10   Sergey Uspenskiy 5 9 9 5 8
11   Khalid Al-Qassimi 3 6
12   Dean Herridge 3 6
13   Alexander Dorosinskiy 3 6
14   Nigel Heath 4 11 Ret 8 6
15   Takuma Kamada Ret 12 8 4 6
16   Simone Campedelli 4 5
17   Štěpán Vojtěch 7 2
18   Francisco Name jr. 8 1
-   Gabriel Pozzo Ret Ret 2 2 DSQ DSQ
-   Marcos Ligato 6 6 7 3 Ret DSQ
-   Sebastián Beltran Ret 5 10 10 DSQ DSQ
Pos. Driver MON
  		MEX
  		ARG
  		GRC
  		JPN
  		CYP
  		AUS
  		NZL
  		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

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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  /  Monte Carlo Rally
(20–22 January) — 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   Swedish Rally
(3–5 February) — 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   Rally Mexico
(3–5 March) — 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   Rally Catalunya
(24–26 March) — 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   Tour de Corse
(7–9 April) — 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   Rally Argentina
(28–30 April) — 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   Gianluigi Galli Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:15.6
7   Rally d'Italia Sardegna
(19–21 May) — 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   Acropolis Rally
(2–4 June) — 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   Rallye Deutschland
(11–13 August) — 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   Rally Finland
(18–20 August) — 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   Rally Japan
(1–3 September) — 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   Cyprus Rally
(22–24 September) — 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   Rally of Turkey
(13–15 October) — 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   Rally Australia
(27–29 October) — 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   Rally New Zealand
(17–19 November) — 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   Wales Rally GB
(1–3 December) — 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

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  2. ^ [1] Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Max Rally, accessed 8/5/2010
  3. ^ "WRC season 2006". eWRC. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Hirvonen wins Rally but Loeb takes title". ABC News. Reuters. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Gronholm leads Ford to victory". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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