2006 Wales Rally GB
The 2006 Wales Rally GB was the final round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between December 1–3, 2006.
| 2006 Wales Rally GB 62nd Wales Rally of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
Round 16 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Marcus Grönholm during one of the Crychan Forest stages. | ||
| Dates run | December 1 – 3 2006 | |
| Stages | 17 | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Results | ||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team | |
| Crews | 111 at start, 82 at finish | |
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:20:24.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Manfred Stohl |
Ilka Minor |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:22:00.3 | 1:35.5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:22:20.0 | 1:55.2 | 6 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:23:01.9 | 2:37.1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Xavier Pons |
Carlos Del Barrio |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:23:44.7 | 3:19.9 | 4 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chris Atkinson |
Glenn MacNeall |
Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:23:52.3 | 3:27.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Dani Sordo |
Marc Marti |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:24:33.1 | 4:08.3 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} François Duval |
 Patrick Pivato |
Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:24:47.4 | 4:22.6 | 1 |
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1. |  Jaan Mölder |
 Katrin Becker |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:55:04.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. |  Luca Betti |
Piercarlo Capolongo |
Renault Clio S1600 | 3:57:00.3 | 1:55.6 | 8 |
| 3. | Aaron Burkart |
Tanja Geilhausen |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:00:50.2 | 5:45.5 | 6 |
| 4. | Barry Clark |
Scott Martin |
Ford Fiesta ST | 4:04:23.2 | 9:18.5 | 5 |
| 5. | Fabio Fiandino |
Sabrina de Castelli |
Citroën C2 R2 | 4:04:53.2 | 9:48.5 | 4 |
| 6. |  Patrik Sandell |
Emil Axelsson |
Renault Clio S1600 | 4:06:07.4 | 11:02.7 | 3 |
| 7. | James Wozencroft |
Robert Fagg |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:06:30.6 | 11:25.9 | 2 |
| 8. | Andrea Cortinovis |
Massimiliano Bosi |
Renault Clio RS | 4:07:48.8 | 12:44.1 | 1 |
Special Stages
All dates and times are GMT (UTC).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1 Dec) |
SS1 | 09:17 | Port Talbot 1 | 17.41 | Marcus Grönholm |
9:08.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | 10:02 | Resolfen 1 | 24.49 | Marcus Grönholm |
12:26.4 | ||
| SS3 | 10:54 | Rheola 1 | 27.91 | Marcus Grönholm |
15:34.5 | ||
| SS4 | 13:33 | Port Talbot 2 | 17.41 | Manfred Stohl |
9:10.9 | ||
| SS5 | 14:18 | Resolfen 2 | 24.49 | Marcus Grönholm Petter Solberg |
12:41.8 | ||
| SS6 | 15:10 | Rheola 2 | 27.91 | Petter Solberg |
15:39.3 | ||
| 2 (2 Dec) |
SS7 | 08:50 | Crychan 1 | 19.47 | Xavier Pons |
10:42.6 | |
| SS8 | 09:24 | Epynt 1 | 13.76 | Marcus Grönholm |
7:40.4 | ||
| SS9 | 10:01 | Halfway 1 | 18.37 | Marcus Grönholm |
10:35.9 | ||
| SS10 | 13:37 | Crychan 2 | 19.47 | Manfred Stohl |
10:47.7 | ||
| SS11 | 14:11 | Epynt 2 | 13.76 | Marcus Grönholm |
7:39.3 | ||
| SS12 | 14:48 | Halfway 2 | 18.37 | Marcus Grönholm |
10:34.4 | ||
| SS13 | 17:06 | Cardiff | 1.10 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:01.5 | ||
| 3 (15 Oct) |
SS14 | 07:47 | Brechfa 1 | 28.89 | Petter Solberg |
16:25.8 | |
| SS15 | 08:44 | Trawscoed 1 | 27.11 | Dani Sordo |
16:19.3 | ||
| SS16 | 11:46 | Brechfa 2 | 28.89 | Petter Solberg |
16:33.1 | ||
| SS17 | 12:43 | Trawscoed 2 | 27.11 | Petter Solberg |
16:22.2 |
External links
| Previous event: 2006 Rally New Zealand |
FIA World Rally Championship, 2006 season |
Next event: 2007 Monte Carlo Rally |
| Previous year: 2005 Rally GB |
Rally GB | Next year: 2007 Rally GB |
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