| 2006 Rally Tour de Corse 50ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | |||
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Round 5 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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| Dates run | April 7 – 9 2006 | ||
| Stages | 12 (354.10 km; 220.03 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 75 at start, 61 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb [1]  Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | ||
The 42ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France, the fifth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 7 and April 9, 2006.
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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| 1 (7 APR) | SS1 | 09:38 | Ampaza - Col St Eustache 1 | 32.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 20:45.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2 | 10:31 | Aullene - Arbellara 1 | 27.78 km |  Marcus Grönholm | 15:49.8 | ||
| SS3 | 14:34 | Ampaza - Col St Eustache 2 | 32.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 20:48.8 | ||
| SS4 | 15:27 | Aullene - Arbellara 2 | 27.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:51.4 | ||
| 2 (8 APR) | SS5 | 09:53 | Vico - Plague Du Liamone 1 | 34.16 km | Sébastien Loeb | 24:05.6 | |
| SS6 | 11:31 | Ucciani - Bastellica 1 | 26.2 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 16:56.9 | ||
| SS7 | 14:54 | Vico - Plague Du Liamone 2 | 34.16 km | Sébastien Loeb | 24:03.6 | ||
| SS8 | 16:32 | Ucciani - Bastellica 2 | 26.2 km |  Dani Sordo | 16:56.8 | ||
| 3 (9 APR) | SS9 | 08:08 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari 1 | 24.23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:43.0 | |
| SS10 | 08:51 | Pont De Calzola - Agosta 1 | 31.8 km | Dani Sordo | 18:57.7 | ||
| SS11 | 11:34 | Penitencier Xoti Chiavari 2 | 24.23 km | Marcus Grönholm | 14:44.7 | ||
| SS12 | 12:17 | Pont De Calzola - Agosta 2 | 31.8 km | Marcus Grönholm | 18:57.0 |
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