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Wikipedia / 2006 World Rally Championship

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

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

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

366.39km

PWRC

2

3 February

5 February

55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally

Karlstad, Värmland County

Snow

19

349.02km

JWRC

3

3 March

5 March

3rd Corona Rally Mexico

León, Guanajuato

Gravel

17

359.54km

PWRC

4

24 March

26 March

42nd RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada

Salou, Catalonia

Tarmac

16

346.43km

JWRC

5

7 April

9 April

50th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France

Ajaccio, Corsica

Tarmac

12

354.18km

JWRC

6

27 April

30 April

26th Rally Argentina

Carlos Paz, Córdoba

Gravel

22

351.44km

JWRC/PWRC

7

19 May

21 May

3rd Rally d'Italia Sardinia

Olbia, Sardinia

Gravel

18

344.90km

JWRC

8

2 June

4 June

53rd BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece

Athens

Gravel

18

355.62km

PWRC

9

11 August

13 August

25th OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland

Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate

Tarmac

19

349.11km

JWRC

10

18 August

20 August

56th Neste Rally Finland

Jyväskylä, Central Finland

Gravel

21

351.61km

JWRC

11

1 September

3 September

6th Rally Japan

Obihiro, Hokkaido

Gravel

27

345.72km

PWRC

12

22 September

24 September

34th Cyprus Rally

Lemesos, Limassol District

Gravel

22

322.51km

PWRC

13

13 October

15 October

7th Rally of Turkey

Kemer, Antalya Province

Gravel

19

337.79km

JWRC

14

27 October

29 October

19th Telstra Rally Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Gravel

26

348.51km

PWRC

15

17 November

19 November

37th Propecia Rally New Zealand

Hamilton, Waikato

Gravel

17

354.21km

PWRC

16

1 December

3 December

62nd Wales Rally GB

Cardiff, Wales

Gravel

17

355.92km

JWRC

Sources:

Teams and drivers

Manufacturers

Manufacturer

Car

Team

Tyre

No

Drivers

Co-driver

Rounds

Citroën

Xsara WRC

Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team

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

Ford

Focus RS WRC 06

BP Ford World Rally Team

3

Marcus Grönholm

Timo Rautiainen

All

4

Mikko Hirvonen

Jarmo Lehtinen

All

Subaru

Impreza WRC 2006

Subaru World Rally Team

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

Peugeot

307 WRC

OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team

7

Manfred Stohl

Ilka Minor

All

8

Henning Solberg

Cato Menkerud

1–3, 6–8, 10, 12–16

Ford

Focus RS WRC 04Focus RS WRC 06

Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team

9

Matthew Wilson

Michael Orr

All

10

Pieter Tsjoen

Eddy Chevaillier

1

Kosti Katajamäki

Timo Alanne

2, 7–8, 10, 13

Luis Pérez Companc

Jose Maria Volta

3, 6, 11–12, 14–15

Jari-Matti Latvala

Miikka Anttila

4–5, 9, 16

Škoda

Fabia WRC

Red Bull Škoda Team

11

Gilles Panizzi

Herve Panizzi

1, 4

Andreas Aigner

Timo Gottschalk

2

Harri Rovanperä

Risto Pietilanien

5, 7–8, 12–13, 16

Mattias Ekström

Jonas Andersson

9

12

Andreas Aigner

Timo Gottschalk

1, 4–5, 7

Klaus Wicha

8-9, 12–13, 16

Mattias Ekström

Stefan Bergman

2

World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points

Manufacturer

Car

Team

Tyre

Drivers

Co-drivers

Rounds

Citroën

Xsara WRC

Kronos Racing

Daniel Sordo

Marc Martí

1–8

Xavier Pons

Carlos del Barrio

9–13

PH Sport

Janne Tuohino

Risto Pietiläinen

2

Mikko Markkula

10

Astra Racing

Toni Gardemeister

Jakke Honkanen

8–9, 12

Ford

Focus RS WRC 04

Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team

Luis Pérez Companc

José María Volta

2, 7

Juan Pablo Raies

Jorge Pérez-Companc

12

Andreas Mikkelsen

Ola Fløene

16

Thomas Schie

Thomas Schie

Göran Bergsten

2, 10

Steve Perez

Steve Perez

Steve Harris

4

Pieter Tsjoen

Pieter Tsjoen

Eddy Chevaillier

9

Mark Higgins

Mark Higgins

Rory Kennedy

16

Tom Hogan Motors

Gareth MacHale

Paul Nagle

1–4, 6–7, 9, 11

Focus RS WRC 03

16

Austin MacHale

Brian Murphy

1

Eamonn Boland

Eamonn Boland

Francis Regan

1

Focus RS WRC 02

Emmanuel Stefanis

Emmanuel Stefanis

Konstantinos Stefanis

8

Dave Weston Jr.

Dave Weston Jr.

Aled Davies

16

Focus RS WRC 01

Ford Rallyesport Turkey

Mehmet Besler

Ozden Yilmaz

13

Adnan Sarihan

Bahadir Gücenmez

13

Emre Yurdakul

Afsin Baydar

13

Hyundai

Hyundai Accent WRC3

Stephen Simpson

Stephen Simpson

Patrick Walsh

16

Mitsubishi

Lancer WRC 05

MMSP LTD

Gianluigi Galli

Giovanni Bernacchini

1–2

Daniel Carlsson

Bosse Holmstrand

2

Tomas Thorszelius

10

Jussi Välimäki

Jarkko Kalliolepo

7–8, 10

Juho Hänninen

Marko Sallinen

10

Peugeot

307 WRC

Astra Racing

Toni Gardemeister

Jakke Honkanen

1, 4–5

Olivier Burri

Olivier Burri

Christopher Hofmann

1

BSA

Alexandre Bengué

Caroline Escudero

4–5

Gianluigi Galli

Gianluigi Galli

Giovanni Bernacchini

5–7, 10

Equipe de France FFSA

Nicolas Vouilloz

Jacques Boyere

5

Štěpán Vojtěch

Štěpán Vojtěch

Michal Ernst

9

206 WRC

Philippe Roux

Philippe Roux

Eric Jordan

1, 5

Peugeot Sport Sweden

Jimmy Joge

Mattias Andersson

2

Ricardo Triviño

Ricardo Triviño

Sergio Salom

3

Štěpán Vojtěch

Štěpán Vojtěch

Michal Ernst

4

José Micheli

José Micheli

Marielle Maccioni

5

SEAT

Cordoba WRC Evo3

Jordi Zurita

Jordi Zurita

Manel Muñoz

4

Škoda

Fabia WRC

First Motorsport Škoda

François Duval

Patrick Pivato

1, 4–5, 7–9, 13, 16

Czech RT Škoda Kopecký

Jan Kopecký

Filip Schovánek

1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 13, 16

Skoda Auto Deutschland

Matthias Kahle

Peter Göbel

9

Octavia WRC Evo3

Riccardo Errani

Riccardo Errani

Stefano Casadio

1

Jukka Ketomäki

Jukka Ketomäki

Kai Risberg

10

Subaru

Impreza WRC 2006

Subaru World Rally Team

Toshihiro Arai

Tony Sircombe

11

Impreza WRC 2005

Subaru Rally Team Australia

Chris Atkinson

Glenn Macneall

1, 4–5, 9

Cersanit Rally Team

Michał Sołowow

Maciek Baran

2

Aris Vovos

Aris Vovos

Loris Meletopoulos

8

Ercan Kazaz

Ercan Kazaz

Serdar Kurbanzade

13

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi

Carlo Cassina

15

Red Devil Atolye Kazaz

Kristian Sohlberg

Tomi Tuominen

7

Risto Pietiläinen

10

Impreza WRC 2004

Kaj Lindström

2

Rally Team Olsbergs

Thomas Rådström

Jörgen Skallman

2

Anders Grøndal

Anders Grøndal

Trond-Inge Østbye

2

Mark van Eldik

Mark van Eldik

Erwin Mombaerts

9

Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones

David Moynihan

9

Adapta AS

Mads Østberg

Ole Unnerud

16

Impreza WRC 2003

10

Ragnar Engen

2

Kevin Barrett

Kevin Barrett

Barry Goodman

4

Toyota

Corolla WRC

Fabio Frisiero

Fabio Frisiero

Simone Scattolin

2

Poulsen Motorsport

Kristian Poulsen

Ole Fredriksen

9

Wevers Sport

Erik Wevers

Filip Goddé

9

Jari-Matti Latvala

Jari-Matti Latvala

Asko Sairanen

10

Notes

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.

JWRC entries

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

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 García

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

Rally results

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:

Drivers' championship

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

Driver

MON

SWE

MEX

ESP

FRA

ARG

ITA

GRC

GER

FIN

JPN

CYP

TUR

AUS

NZL

GBR

Pts

Manufacturers' championship

Manufacturer

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

7

6

5

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

Manufacturer

MON

SWE

MEX

ESP

FRA

ARG

ITA

GRE

GER

FIN

JPN

CYP

TUR

AUS

NZL

GBR

Points

  • Ford secured the manufacturers' championship in New Zealand.

JWRC Drivers' championship

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

Driver

SWE

ESP

FRA

ARG

ITA

GER

FIN

TUR

GBR

Pts

PWRC Drivers' championship

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

Driver

MON

MEX

ARG

GRC

JPN

CYP

AUS

NZL

Pts

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

/ Monte Carlo Rally(20–22 January) — Results and report

1

Marcus Grönholm

Ford Focus RS WRC 06

4:11:43.9

18

366.39km

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

349.02km

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

359.54km

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

346.43km

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

354.18km

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

351.44km

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

344.94km

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

355.62km

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

351.55km

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

351.61km

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

345.72km

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

322.51km

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

337.79km

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

348.51km

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

354.21km

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

355.92km

111

82

2

Manfred Stohl

Peugeot 307 WRC

3:22:0.3

3

Petter Solberg

Subaru Impreza WRC 06

3:22:20.0

References