| 2006 Rallye Deutschland 25. Rallye Deutschland | |||
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Round 9 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Rally winner Sébastien Loeb | |||
| Dates run | August 11 – 13 2006 | ||
| Stages | 19 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb  Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 73 at start, 56 at finish | ||
The 2006 OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland was the ninth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between August 11-13, 2006.
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (11 August) | SS1 | 9:23 | Ruwertal/Fell 1 | 20.04 | Sébastien Loeb | 11:44.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 10:06 | Dhrontal 1 | 11.14 |  Daniel Sordo | 7:18.7 | ||
| SS3 | 10:51 | Grafschaft Veldenz 1 | 17.72 | Sébastien Loeb | 10:49.8 | ||
| SS4 | 11:41 | Moselwein 1 | 16.97 | Daniel Sordo | 10:23.3 | ||
| SS5 | 14:34 | Ruwerthal/Fell 2 | 20.04 | Sébastien Loeb | 11:34.3 | ||
| SS6 | 15:17 | Dhrontal 2 | 11.14 | Daniel Sordo | 7:18.2 | ||
| SS7 | 16:02 | Grafschaft Veldenz 2 | 23.76 |  Marcus Grönholm | 16:54.1 | ||
| SS8 | 16:52 | Moselwein 2 | 16.97 | Sébastien Loeb | 10:20.4 | ||
| 2 (12 August) | SS9 | 8:36 | Bosenberg 1 | 22.52 |  Jan Kopecký | 13:02.7 | |
| SS10 | 9:44 | Panzerplatte 1 | 30.65 | Daniel Sordo | 18:09.5 | ||
| SS11 | 12:17 | Erzweiler 1 | 18.21 | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:46.0 | ||
| SS12 | 12:55 | Panzerplatte 2 | 30.65 | Marcus Grönholm | 18:03.5 | ||
| SS13 | 15:28 | Erzweiler 2 | 18.21 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:42.4 | ||
| SS14 | 16:31 | Bosenberg 2 | 22.52 | Jan Kopecký | 12:45.0 | ||
| SS15 | 17:19 | OMV SS St Wendel | 5.84 | Sébastien Loeb | 3:05.0 | ||
| 3 (13 August) | SS16 | 8:38 | Freisen/Westrich 1 | 19.06 | Toni Gardemeister | 11:40.4 | |
| SS17 | 9:23 | Birkenfelder Land | 13.68 | Daniel Sordo | 7:52.3 | ||
| SS18 | 10:11 | St Wendeler Land | 16.37 | Toni Gardemeister | 9:08.6 | ||
| SS19 | 10:44 | Freisen/Westrich 2 | 19.06 | Toni Gardemeister | 11:50.8 |
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