2006 Acropolis Rally

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2006 Acropolis Rally
53rd Acropolis Rally
Round 8 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Xavier Pons - 2006 Acropolis Rally.jpg
Xavier Pons during one of the super special stages
Host countryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Rally base Athens
Dates run1 – 4 June 2006
Stages18 (355.62 km; 220.97 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance923.67 km (573.94 miles)
Overall distance1,279.29 km (794.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered84
Crews84 at start, 69 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm
Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team
3:56:26.8

The 2006 Acropolis Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 1 and 4 June 2006. It marked the 53rd running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the eight round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. [2] The event was also the fourth round of the 2006 Production World Rally Championship. The 2006 event was based in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece and was contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 355.62km (220.97 miles).

Contents

Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, having won the previous five rallies in a row. Loeb lead championship rival Marcus Gronholm in the championship by 31 points coming into the weekend.

Gronholm and co-driver Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first win since the 2006 Swedish Rally and their third win of the season. [3]

Background

Entry List

The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship and its support category, the Production World Rally Championship, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Twenty two were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were fifteen in the Production WRC category. [4]

World Rally Car entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF
2 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Pons Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF
3 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Gronholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
4 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
5 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 P
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Macneall Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 P
7 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF
8 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
10 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Timo Alanne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
11 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF
12 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Aigner Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Wicha Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF
Group N entries competing in the Production WRC
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
31 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén García Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
34 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Beltran Flag of Chile.svg Ricardo Rojas Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
35 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Stillo Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
36 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Agnese Flag of France.svg Mitsubishi Paris West Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
37 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Italy.svg Motoring Club Subaru Impreza WRX STI
38 Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Kuzaj Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Japan.svg Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI
39 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF Subaru Impreza WRX STI
40 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Sandroni Tiziana Flag of Italy.svg Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
41 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Kamada Flag of Japan.svg Hakaru Ichino Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Team Quasys Subaru Impreza WRX STI
42 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Uspenskiy Flag of Russia.svg Dmitriy Eremeev Flag of Russia.svg Subaru Rally Team Russia Subaru Impreza WRX STI
43 Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Jereb Flag of Slovenia.svg Miran Kacin Flag of Latvia.svg OMV CEE World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
45 Flag of Finland.svg Aki Teiskonen Flag of Finland.svg Miika Teiskonen Flag of Japan.svg Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Heath Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Lancaster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg PSM Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STI
60 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Nassoulas Flag of Greece.svg Mihalis Patrikoussis Flag of Greece.svg Eko Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
14 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
16 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Jakke Honkanen Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Schovánek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of France.svg Patrick Pivato Flag of Belgium (civil).svg First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC
19 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Flag of Greece.svg "El-Em" Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05
20 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Kalliolepo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
66 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Apostolou Flag of Greece.svg Kriadis Mihalis Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Apostolou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
67 Flag of Greece.svg Manos Stefanis Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Stafanis Flag of Greece.svg Manos Stefanis Ford Focus WRC 02
78 Flag of Greece.svg "Kirkos Junior" Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Sengos Flag of Greece.svg "Kirkos Junior" Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
96 Flag of Greece.svg Dionissis Gazetas Flag of Greece.svg Athanasios Papageorgiou Flag of Greece.svg Dionissis Gazetas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
1 June—After 8:00Amigdaleza [ Shakedown ]4.40 km
SS1After 18:00Athens Olympic Stadium 12.80 km
2 June Icon tools.svg 8:00Service A, Athens —
SS2After 8:38Imittos 111.44 km
SS3After 9:56Skourta 123.80 km
SS4After 11:14Thiva 123.76 km
Icon tools.svg 13:22Service B, Athens —
SS5After 14:20Imittos 211.44 km
SS6After 15:38Skourta 223.76 km
SS7After 16:52Thiva 223.76 km
Icon tools.svg 18:46Service C, Athens —
3 June Icon tools.svg 8:00Service D, Athens —
SS8After 8:57Mandra 112.60 km
SS9After 9:50Kineta 137.33 km
SS10After 11:13Psatha 117.41 km
Icon tools.svg 12:51Service E, Athens —
SS11After 14:08Mandra 212.60 km
SS12After 15:01Kineta 237.33 km
SS13After 16:24Psatha 217.41 km
Icon tools.svg 17:44Service F, Athens —
4 June Icon tools.svg 6:40Service G, Athens —
SS14After 7:47Avlonas 123.90 km
SS15After 8:55Agia Sotira 124.77 km
Icon tools.svg 10:08Service H, Athens —
SS16After 11:35Avlonas 223.90 km
SS17After 12:43Agia Sotira 224.77 km
Icon tools.svg 13:46Service I, Athens —
SS18After 14:15Athens Olympic Stadium 22.80 km
Source: [5]

Report

Overall

Summary

Petter Solberg would win the shakedown on thursday, beginning what would be his 100th world rally. [6] But it would be Loeb that won the first stage of the rally, a short super special stage inside of the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Gronholn would end up second, while shakedown winner Solberg would end up thirteenth on the opening day. [7]

Friday would be a display of absolute dominance by Gronholm, who won every single stage of the day. Petter Solberg would manage to end the day ahead of Loeb despite experiencing three punctures in the morning. Petter's brother Henning would suffer a tyre blow-out at high speed, dropping him to seventh overall, while Chris Atkinson was struck with a front differential issue, rendering his morning ruined. [8] The afternoon section of the leg would be less chaotic, with Hirvonen ending the day in fourth ahead of the surprisingly quick Duval. Gardemeister would drop to eighth after hitting a rock and experiencing shoulder pain in stage seven, handing sixth to Stohl. [9]

Saturday would entail a closer battle between Gronholm and Loeb; Gronholm would win four of the day's six stages, but crucially, Loeb would win the longest stage of the rally twice, limiting the damage and finishing the day within two minutes of the leader. Despite being second, a puncture resulting in heavy damage in the last stage of the day raised concerns that Loeb wouldn't be able to continue. [10] [11] Henning Solberg would lose much of his braking power, but still set a competitive third fastest time in stage ten. Petter Solberg, meanwhile, would be forced to retire after crashing on the road section between stages twelve and thirteen. This would promote Hirvonen to third overall. [12]

On Sunday, Gronholm would extend his lead over Loeb despite overall driving cautiously to avoid a retirement on the rough Greek stages. It would be a recovering Petter Solberg who won all but the super special stage on the day, recovering to an impressive seventh after restarting in ninth. Loeb would not risk anything, continuing to fall behind Gronholm in order to protect his second place, which he successfully maintained. The tight battle for fourth would be interrupted by Stohl retiring after a roll and Sordo losing a minute with an engine issue. [13] This would hand fourth in the rally to Gardemeister. Henning Solberg held fifth by under a second from the charging Sordo. After an impressive start, Duval would retire on Saturday to finish thirteenth overall. [14]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
113 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Gronholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:56:26.80.010
221 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:53.6+2:26.88
334 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:00:10.6+3:43.86
4416 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Jakke Honkanen Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:47.6+4:20.85
558 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 4:01:22.4+4:55.64
6614 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 4:01:23.2+4:56.43
775 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 4:02:01.2+5:34.42
882 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Pons Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 4:04:45.8+8:19.01
9920 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Kalliolepo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 4:07:55.5+11:28.70
10109 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:09:57.6+13:30.80
11116 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Macneall Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 4:10:28.6+14:01.80
121211 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 4:11:02.4+14:35.60
131318 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of France.svg Patrick Pivato Flag of Belgium (civil).svg First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC 4:14:31.2+18:04.40
141412 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Aigner Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Wicha Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 4:17:17.7+20:50.90
151519 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Flag of Greece.svg "El-Em" Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 4:23:17.1+26:50.30
161617 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Schovánek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC 4:24:45.6+28:18.80
261710 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Timo Alanne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:44:03.2+47:36.40
491896 Flag of Greece.svg Dionissis Gazetas Flag of Greece.svg Athanasios Papageorgiou Flag of Greece.svg Dionissis Gazetas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:38:38.9+1:42:12.10
551978 Flag of Greece.svg "Kirkos Junior" Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Sengos Flag of Greece.svg "Kirkos Junior" Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:55:23.1+1:58:56.30
Retired SS147 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC Accident0
Retired SS1167 Flag of Greece.svg Manos Stefanis Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Stafanis Flag of Greece.svg Manos Stefanis Ford Focus WRC 02 Fire0
Retired SS866 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Apostolou Flag of Greece.svg Kriadis Mihalis Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Apostolou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Axle0

Special Stages

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader
1
(1/2 June)		SS118:00 Athens Olympic Stadium 12.79 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 2:21.4 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS28:38 Imittos 111.43 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 7:03.3 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm
SS39:56 Skourta 123.79 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 14:40.1
SS411:14 Thiva 123.76 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 17:16.9
SS514:20 Imittos 211.43 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 6:58.3
SS615:38 Skourta 223.79 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 14:29.6
SS716:56 Thiva 223.76 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 16:54.1
2
(3 June)		SS88:57 Mandra 112.6 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 8:50.7
SS99:50 Kineta 137.33 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 25:39.1
SS1011:13Psatha 117.4 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 11:21.3
SS1114:08 Mandra 212.6 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 8:43.1
SS1215:01 Kineta 237.33 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 25:20.2
SS1316:24Psatha 217.4 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 11:23.6
3
(4 June)		SS147:47Avlonas 123.89 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:07.2
SS158:55 Agia Sotira 124.77 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 17:02.0
SS1611:35Avlonas 223.89 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:00.6
SS1712:43 Agia Sotira 224.77 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 16:49.6
SS1814:15 Athens Olympic Stadium 22.79 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 2:21.7

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' ChampionshipManufacturers' Championship
MoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 74 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 96
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Gronholm 45 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team 81
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 33 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team 63
4 1uparrow green.svg 2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 21 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 41
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl 20 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 17

Production WRC

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
17139 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of Qatar.svg QMMF Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:28:43.30.010
18235 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Stillo Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:28:55.3+12.08
19345 Flag of Finland.svg Aki Teiskonen Flag of Finland.svg Miika Teiskonen Flag of Japan.svg Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:46:19.0+1:01.26
20436 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Agnese Flag of France.svg Mitsubishi Paris West Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:32:37.4+3:54.15
21531 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:33:37.7+5:54.44
22637 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Italy.svg Motoring Club Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:36:11.2+7:27.93
24732 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén García Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:41:48.2+13:04.92
27840 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Sandroni Tiziana Flag of Italy.svg Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:44:58.3+16:15.01
29942 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Uspenskiy Flag of Russia.svg Dmitriy Eremeev Flag of Russia.svg Subaru Rally Team Russia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:49:35.8+20:52.50
301034 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Beltran Flag of Chile.svg Ricardo Rojas Flag of Argentina.svg Tango Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4:52:02.5+23:19.20
321146 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Heath Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Lancaster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg PSM Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:58:07.0+29:23.70
331241 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Kamada Flag of Japan.svg Hakaru Ichino Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Team Quasys Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:03:11.2+34:27.90
371343 Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Jereb Flag of Slovenia.svg Miran Kacin Flag of Latvia.svg OMV CEE World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 5:10:08.6+41:25.30
441460 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Nassoulas Flag of Greece.svg Mihalis Patrikoussis Flag of Greece.svg Eko Racing Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:21:50.1+53:06.80
Retired SS438 Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Kuzaj Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Japan.svg Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident0

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' Championship
MoveDriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah 34
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci 17
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai 15
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Kuzaj 13
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg Fumio Nutahara 10

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The 2006 Cyprus Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 22 and 24 September 2006. It marked the 34th running of the Cyprus Rally, and was the twelfth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. The event was also the sixth round of the 2006 Production World Rally Championship. The 2006 event was based in Lemesos in Cyprus and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.79km.

The 2006 Rally of Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 October 2006. It marked the 7th running of the Rally of Turkey, and was the thirteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. The event was also the eighth round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in Kemer in Turkey and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.79 km.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Monte Carlo Rally</span>

The 2007 Monte Carlo Rally was a rallying autosports race held over four days between 18 January and 21 January 2007, and operated out of Valence, Drôme, France. It was the first race of the 2007 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. Contested over fifteen stages at a length of 328.54 kilometres, Sébastien Loeb won the race for the Citroën Total World Rally Team. Dani Sordo finished second in the other Citroën works car, with Marcus Grönholm finishing third in a Ford.

References

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  2. ↑ Shacki. "Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ↑ Shacki. "Final results BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 2006". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ↑ Shacki. "Entry list BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 2006". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  5. ↑ https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/
  6. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/solberg-tops-acropolis-shakedown-4401871/4401871/
  7. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-takes-early-acropolis-lead-4401840/4401840/
  8. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-pulls-away-in-greece-4401842/4401842/
  9. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-dominates-leg-one-4401813/4401813/
  10. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-closes-in-on-gronholm-4401824/4401824/
  11. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-fears-damage-is-too-severe-4403799/4403799/
  12. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-moves-clear-in-greece-4403793/4403793/
  13. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-extends-lead-further-4403772/4403772/
  14. ↑ https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-clinches-dominant-win-4403777/4403777/
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