2006 International Rally Challenge

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The 2006 International Rally Challenge was the inaugural season of the rallying series, which was renamed to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for 2007 onwards. The season consisted of four rounds and began on May 26, with the Zulu Rally South Africa. The season ended on September 16 with the Rally Sanremo. Giandomenico Basso won the title with Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 ahead of Alister McRae and Paolo Andreucci.

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Calendar

Rd.Start dateFinish date Rally Rally headquartersSurface Stages Distance
126 May27 May Flag of South Africa.svg 35th Zulu Rally of South Africa Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Gravel12233.70 km
223 June24 June Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 42th Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally Ypres, West Flanders Asphalt18277.66 km
33 August5 August Flag of Portugal.svg 47th Rali Vinho da Madeira Funchal, Madeira Asphalt19285.74 km
414 September16 September Flag of Italy.svg 48th Rallye Sanremo Sanremo, Liguria Asphalt10188.72 km
Sources: [1]

Driver Standings

PosDriver RSA
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YPR
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MAD
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ITA
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 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso 1120
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alister McRae 110
2 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Andreucci 110
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Enzo Kuun 28
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Princen 28
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araujo 28
4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Aghini 28
8 Flag of France.svg Simon Jean-Joseph 558
9 Flag of Italy.svg Renato Travaglia 837
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Etienne Lourens 36
10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Larry Cols 36
10 Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Peres 36
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Head 45
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix 45
13 Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães 45
13 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Longhi 45
17 Flag of South Africa.svg Hergen Fekken 54
17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernd Casier 54
19 Flag of South Africa.svg Fernando Rueda 63
19 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava 63
19 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi 63
19 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Navarra 63
23 Flag of South Africa.svg Nicholas Ryan 72
23 Flag of Spain.svg Enrique García Ojeda 7Ret132
23 Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Freitas 72
23 Flag of San Marino.svg Denis Colombini 72
27 Flag of South Africa.svg Jean-Pierre Damseaux 81
27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bob Colsoul 81
27 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rossetti 81
PosDriver RSA
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YPR
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MAD
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ITA
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 Pts 
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  1. "IRC 2006 calendar". eWRC. Retrieved 1 April 2025.