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

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 18 366.39 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 6th 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
Sources:[1]

Teams and drivers

Manufacturers
Manufacturer Car Team Tyre No Drivers Co-driver Rounds
Citroën Xsara WRC Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team 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
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BP Ford World Rally Team BF 3 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen All
4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen All
Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 Subaru World Rally Team 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
Peugeot 307 WRC OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team BF 7 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor All
8 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud 1–3, 6–8, 10, 12–16
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 1-10, 12-13
Focus RS WRC 06 11, 14-16 		Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 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 Miikka Anttila 4–5, 9, 16
Škoda Fabia WRC Red Bull Škoda Team 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 Stefan Bergman 9
12 Andreas Aigner Klaus Wicha 1, 4–5, 7–9, 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 BF Daniel Sordo Marc Marti 1–8
Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio 9–13
PH Sport BF Janne Tuohino Risto Pietiläinen 2, 10
Astra Racing BF Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen 8–9, 12
Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team BF Luís 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 BF Gareth MacHale Paul Nagle 1–4, 6–7, 9, 11
Focus RS WRC 03 16
Austin MacHale Brian Murphy 1
Eamonn Boland M 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 P
BF 		Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini 1–2
Daniel Carlsson Bosse Holmstrand 2, 10
Jussi Välimäki Jarkko Kalliolepo 7–8, 10
Juho Hänninen Jarkko Kalliolepo 10
Peugeot 307 WRC Astra Racing BF Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen 1, 4–5
Olivier Burri M Olivier Burri Christopher Hofmann 1
BSA BF Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero 4–5
Gianluigi Galli P Gianluigi Galli Giovanni Bernacchini 5–7, 10
Equipe de France FFSA BF Nicolas Vouilloz Jacques Boyere 5
Štěpán Vojtěch Štěpán Vojtěch Michal Ernst 9
206 WRC Philippe Roux BF Philippe Roux Eric Jordan 1, 5
Peugeot Sport Sweden Jimmy Joge Mattias Andersson 2
Ricardo Trivino Ricardo Trivino 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 BF François Duval Patrick Pivato 1, 4–5, 7–9, 13, 16
Czech RT Škoda Kopecký BF Jan Kopecký Filip Schovanek 1–2, 4–5, 7–10, 13, 16
Skoda Auto Deutschland BF Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel 9
Octavia WRC Evo3 Riccardo Errani P Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio 1
Jukka Ketomäki Jukka Ketomäki Kai Risberg 10
Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 Subaru World Rally Team P Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe 11
Impreza WRC 2005 Subaru Rally Team Australia P 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 P 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 Radstrom Jorgen Skallman 2
Anders Grondal Anders Grondal Trond-Inge Ostbye 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.[2]

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 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

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:[3]

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 1 112
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

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

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

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

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

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