2006 Rally of Turkey

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2006 Rally of Turkey
Round 13 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Host countryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Rally base Kemer
Dates run13 – 15 October 2006
Stages16 (337.79 km; 209.89 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance781.83 km (485.81 miles)
Overall distance1,119.62 km (695.70 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered67
Crews63 at start, 51 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Gronholm
Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team
3:28:16.3
Support category results
J-WRC winner Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava
Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk
Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe
4:02:06.5

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. [2] 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 (209.89 miles).

Contents

Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, but Loeb would not enter the rally after breaking his arm in a mountain biking accident. [3] Colin McRae would take Loeb's place, in what would end up being his last rally before his death the next year. [4] He would retire on the final stage with mechanical issues.

Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first rally win since the 2006 Rally Finland.

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 Junior WRC, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Fifteen were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were seventeen in the Junior WRC category. [5]

World Rally Car entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF
2 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 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 04 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 04 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
Super 1600 entries competing in the Junior WRC
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glenn Patterson Flag of France.svg PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600
33 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
35 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
37 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Valoušek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Hrůza Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
39 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Flag of France.svg Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600
41 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Axelsson Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600
42 Flag of France.svg Juliern Pressac Flag of France.svg Jack Boyere Flag of France.svg PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600
43 Flag of Estonia.svg Jaan Mölder Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Becker Flag of the Czech Republic.svg JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600
44 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslaw Baran Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
45 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Béreš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Starý Flag of Slovakia.svg Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600
46 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Cortinovis Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella Flag of Italy.svg Power Car Team Renault Clio RS
48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Pugh Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
49 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600
51 Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Kara Flag of Turkey.svg Cerm Bakancocuklari Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600
52 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernd Casier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600
54 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Geilhausen Flag of Austria.svg OMV Rally Team Citroën C2 S1600
55 Flag of France.svg Fabio Fiandino Flag of France.svg Sabrina de Castelli Flag of France.svg PH Sport Citroën C2 R2
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
14 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Pons Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
15 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
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of France.svg Patrick Pivato Flag of Belgium (civil).svg First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
12 October—After 0:00Okić [ Shakedown ]3.00 km
13 OctoberSS1After 7:58Perge 122.43 km
SS2After 8:41Myra 124.15 km
SS3After 9:24Kumluca 19.90 km
Icon tools.svg 10:54Service A, Kemer —
SS4After 12:22Perge 222.43 km
SS5After 13:05Myra 210.93 km
SS6After 13:48Kumluca 29.90 km
Icon tools.svg 15:18Service B, Kemer —
SS7After 16:11Tekirova 15.50 km
SS8After 17:09Phaselis 129.28 km
SS9After 19:22Akdeniz University 15.20 km
Icon tools.svg 20:42Service C, Kemer —
14 October Icon tools.svg 8:00Service D, Kemer —
SS10After 8:33Kemer 120.50 km
SS11After 9:21Silyon 127.36 km
Icon tools.svg 11:11Service E, Kemer —
SS12After 12:04Kemer 220.50 km
SS13After 12:52Silyon 227.36 km
Icon tools.svg 14:42Service F, Kemer —
SS14After 16:00Chimera 116.91 km
SS15After 16:58Phaselis 216.58 km
SS16After 19:11Akdeniz University 25.20 km
Icon tools.svg 20:31Service G, Kemer —
15 October Icon tools.svg 9:15Service H, Kemer —
SS17After 9:48Tekirova 25.50 km
SS18After 10:31Chimera 216.91 km
SS19After 11:19Olympos28.55 km
Icon tools.svg 12:42Service I, Kemer —
Source: [6]

Report

Overall

Summary

Before the event began, the service park and stages were hit with a large storm that damaged some of the teams' service areas. The rain continued throughout the shakedown, where Solberg was fastest. [7]

Friday saw more rain; stages 1, 2, and 4 were cancelled, and stage 5 was shortened, due to poor conditions. Many drivers commented on the slippery, muddy conditions. It was Gronholm with the fastest times in the first two legs, where conditions were the most treacherous. Rovanpera would lose a wheel on stage 3, while McRae was cautious due to his lack of experience in the car under such challenging conditions. [8] Petter Solberg would win all 3 stages in the final leg of the day, but it was not enough to catch Gronholm, who lead at the end of the day. [9]

Saturday saw dry conditions in the morning, but the roads remained difficult due to the rough nature of the stages. Gronholm, Hirvonen, and Solberg would trade stage wins throughout the day, until Solberg hit a rock and became stuck in a ditch on stage 14, forcing his retirement. [10] The second leg of the day saw rain return, as well as spats of hail and snow. With Solberg out of contention, Gronholm's nearest competitor, his teammate Hirvonen, was over two minutes behind. Gronholm would lead at the end of the second day, despite calling the nature of the rally a "nightmare." [11]

On the final day, Gronholm and Hirvonen would finish the rally with a Ford 1-2. Petter's brother Henning Solberg would round out the podium after surviving the terrible conditions of the previous few days. Petter would win two of the three Sunday stages, but it would not be enough to earn any points. Meanwhile, Atkinson, who had remained in a good position throughout the rally, would fall two places to 6th on the last day. McRae would approach the end of the day in 6th, only to retire due to electrical malfunctions on the last stage. [12]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
113 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:28:16.30.010
224 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:30:39.7+2:23.48
338 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:31:22.3+3:06.06
4414 Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Pons Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 3:31:43.7+3:27.45
5510 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Timo Alanne Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:31:44.8+3:28.54
666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn MacNeall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 3:31:52.8+3:36.53
772 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Marti Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:41.1+4:24.82
887 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:32:46.6+4:30.31
9916 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of France.svg Patrick Pivato First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC 3:33:51.9+5:36.60
101012 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Aigner Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Wicha Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:35:13.7+6:57.40
111111 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:36:40.7+8:24.40
12129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:38:08.2+9:51.90
13135 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 3:38:08.2+10:02.20
Retired SS191 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC Mechanical0
Retired SS1515 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Schovánek Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC Accident0

Special Stages

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

DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader
1
(13 Oct)		SS107:58Perge 122.43Stage cancelled
SS208:41Myra 124.14Stage cancelled
SS309:24Kumluca 19.89 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 7:42.7 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm
SS412:22Perge 222.43Stage cancelled
SS513:05Mrya 224.14 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 8:54.0
SS613:48Kumluca 29.89 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 7:21.3
SS716:11Tekirova 15.50 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 4:46.5
SS817:09Phaselis29.28 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 24:17.1
SS919:22Akdeniz University 15.19 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 4:12.6
2
(14 Oct)		SS1008:33Kemer 120.50 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:54.9
SS1109:21Silyon 127.36 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 20:55.9
SS1212:04Kemer 220.50 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 14:26.7
SS1312:52Silyon 227.36 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 20:21.4
SS1416:00Chimera 116.90 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 12:22.5
SS1516:58Phaselis 229.28 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 24:52.3
SS1619:11Akdeniz University 25.19 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 4:06.5
3
(15 Oct)		SS1709:48Tekirova 25.50 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval 4:11.5
SS1810:31Chimera 216.90 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 12:06.9
SS1911:19Olympos28.54 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 21:47.3

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' ChampionshipManufacturers' Championship
MoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 112 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team 153
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Gronholm 87 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 145
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 47 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg Subaru World Rally Team 83
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 43 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Norway.svg OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 67
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl 34 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 35

Junior WRC

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
1613 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift S1600 4:02:06.50.010
17239 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:02:37.2+30.78
18345 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Béreš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600 4:02:46.0+39.56
19448 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:04:16.6+2:10.15
20532 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glenn Patterson PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 4:05:20.9+3:14.44
21649 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 4:07:55.0+5:48.53
22742 Flag of France.svg Juliern Pressac Flag of France.svg Jack Boyere PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 4:12:23.0+10:16.52
24852 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernd Casier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:15:10.9+13:04.41
25951 Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Kara Flag of Turkey.svg Cerm Bakancocuklari Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:16:24.4+14:17.90
271044 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslaw Baran Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:20:10.2+18:03.70
301141 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Axelsson Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:24:17.3+22:10.80
311254 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Geilhausen OMV Rally Team Citroën C2 S1600 4:29:53.9+27:47.40
321337 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Valoušek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Hrůza Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:30:42.6+28:36.10
411455 Flag of France.svg Fabio Fiandino Flag of France.svg Sabrina de Castelli PH Sport Citroën C2 R2 4:45:33.0+43:26.50
431546 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Cortinovis Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella Power Car Team Renault Clio RS 5:02:32.9+1:00:26.40
Retired SS1935 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 Excluded0
Retired SS1843 Flag of Estonia.svg Jaan Mölder Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Becker JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600 Engine0

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' Championship
MoveDriverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 3 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava 30
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson 29
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell 28
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks 26
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach 25

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/13-rally-of-turkey-2006/ [ bare URL ]
  2. ↑ Shacki. "Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Loeb to miss Rally of Turkey after breaking arm". ESPN.com. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Colin McRae, 39, World Rally Champion, Is Dead" . Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  5. ↑ Shacki. "Entry list Rally of Turkey 2006". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  6. ↑ https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/13-rally-of-turkey-2006/ [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ Freemen, Glenn (October 12, 2006). "Storms hit service park". www.autosport.com. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gronholm Dominates in the Wet". www.autosport.com.
  9. ↑ "Solberg ends day on a high". Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  10. ↑ "Subaru buoyed despite retirement". Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  11. ↑ "Gronholm leading Ford one-two". Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Gronholm takes vital Turkish win". Archived from the original on 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
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