2006 Rally New Zealand 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
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Round 15 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Dates run | 17 – 19 November 2006 | ||
Stages | 17 | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
Crews | 43 at start, 37 at finish |
The 2006 Propecia Rally New Zealand was the penultimate round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 17 and 19 November 2006.
Marcus Grönholm won and teammate Mikko Hirvonen placed second, sealed the Ford's first manufacturers’ world title since 1979. [1]
Source: [2]
All dates and times are NZDT (UTC+13).
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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1 (17 Nov) | SS1 | 09:33 | Pirongia West 1 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 15:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
SS2 | 10:31 | Te Koraha 1 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:44.7 | ||
SS3 | 14:50 | Pirongia West 2 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 14:53.6 | ||
SS4 | 15:48 | Te Koraha 2 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:10.2 | ||
SS5 | 18:00 | Mystery Creek Super Special 1 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.8 | ||
2 (18 Nov) | SS6 | 09:23 | Port Waikato | 18.18 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:25.3 | |
SS7 | 10:01 | Klondyke | 13.88 | Chris Atkinson | 11:18.9 | ||
SS8 | 10:34 | Wairamarama | 31.58 | Chris Atkinson | 22:23.3 | ||
SS9 | 15:18 | Te Akauth South | 31.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 18:37.4 | ||
SS10 | 16:01 | Te Akauth North | 32.64 | Mikko Hirvonen | 18:08.2 | ||
SS11 | 19:34 | Mystery Creek Super Special 2 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.5 | ||
3 (19 Nov) | SS12 | 07:38 | Maungatawhiri 1 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:40.6 | |
SS13 | 08:06 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm | 7:56.2 | ||
SS14 | 08:34 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 21:38.1 | ||
SS15 | 12:03 | Maungatawhiri 2 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:37.5 | ||
SS16 | 12:31 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm Xavier Pons | 7:57.7 | ||
SS17 | 12:59 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.82 | Xavier Pons | 21:09.7 [2] |
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