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2006 Monte Carlo Rally

2006 Monte Carlo Rally

FieldValue
name2006 Monte Carlo Rally
native_name74th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
round1
championship2006 World Rally Championship
next_round2006 Swedish Rally
countryMCO Monaco
imageCasino 2005.jpg
captionView of the casino - the official start place of the Monte Carlo Rally
rallybaseMonte Carlo
startdateJanuary 20, 2006
enddateJanuary 22, 2006
stages18
stagekm366.39
overallkm1336.13
surfaceTarmac / Ice / Snow
driver1FIN Marcus Grönholm
team1GBR BP Ford World Rally Team
car1Ford Focus RS WRC 06
teamsstart51
teamsfinish43
Marcus Grönholm's car in the service park.

The 2006 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 74th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2006 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 and 22 January 2006, and was won by Ford's Marcus Grönholm, his 19th win in the World Rally Championship.

Report

The first event of the season saw many changes from the previous year. The new season saw just two full manufacturer teams compete (Ford and Subaru). Citroën supported a semi works effort through the Kronos team. Stobart increased their profile by creating a team using old Fords. OMV Peugeot Norway used the Peugeot 307 while Skoda maintained their presence through a team sponsored by Red Bull.

On the drivers front, Ford had a new lineup consisting of two time champion Marcus Grönholm and the promising young driver Mikko Hirvonen. Kronos used Citroëns twice world champion Sébastien Loeb alongside Xavier Pons. Subaru retained Petter Solberg with Stéphane Sarrazin and Chris Atkinson due to share the second seat depending on the surface. Stobart used a mixture of drivers alongside Matthew Wilson in his first full year. Manfred Stohl and Henning Solberg used the previously unloved Peugeot 307s. There were no places for Markko Märtin who fired an angry broadside before the Monte Carlo Rally at the direction the sport was taking. Toni Gardemeister lost his place at Ford along with Roman Kresta, both not doing enough to impress Malcolm Wilson during 2005. François Duval didn't find a seat after his erratic 2005 season, and there was still no place available for Colin McRae despite two promising performances for Skoda in 2005.

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePointsWRC108654321PCWRC108654
1.FIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo RautiainenFord Focus RS WRC 064:11:43.90.0
2.FRA Sébastien LoebMCO Daniel ElenaCitroën Xsara WRC4:12:45.71:01.8
3.FIN Toni GardemeisterFIN Jakke HonkanenPeugeot 307 WRC4:13:07.01:23.1
4.AUT Manfred StohlAUT Ilka MinorPeugeot 307 WRC4:13:26.21:42.3
5.FRA Stéphane SarrazinBEL Stéphane PrévotSubaru Impreza WRC 20064:15:04.13:20.2
6.AUS Chris AtkinsonAUS Glenn MacNeallSubaru Impreza WRC 054:16:46.35:02.4
7.FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 064:18:03.46:19.5
8.ESP Dani SordoESP Marc MartiCitroën Xsara WRC4:18:59.17:15.2
1.(17.)JPN Fumio NutaharaGBR Daniel BarrittMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX4:37:59.10.0
2.(21.)GBR David HigginsGBR Ross ButlerMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII4:44:30.96:31.8
3.(29.)QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahGBR Chris PattersonSubaru Impreza4:55:13.217:14.1
4.(39.)ITA Stefano MarriniITA Tiziana SandroniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII5:08:59.131:00.0
5.(41.)FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka AnttilaSubaru Impreza WRX STI5:12:08.534:09.4

Special stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1
(20 JAN)SS108:33SS209:31SS310:19SS414:25SS515:23SS616:112
(21 JAN)SS707:53SS809:06SS910:19SS1014:30SS1115:43SS1216:383
(22JAN)SS1307:55SS1408:23SS1508:56SS1611:44SS1712:12SS1812:45
St Sauveur Sur Tinee - Beuil 122.22 kmFRA S. Loeb15:14.087.6 km/hFRA S. Loeb
Guillaumes - Valberg 113.60 kmFIN M. Grönholm9:37.284.8 km/h
Pierlas - Ilonse 123.22 km*Cancelled*
St. Sauveur Sur Tinee - Beui 222.22 kmFRA S. Loeb14:43.990.5 km/h
Guillaumes - Valberg 213.60 kmBEL F. Duval9:43.383.9 km/h
Pierlas - Ilonse 223.22 kmFIN M. Grönholm18:47.674.1 km/hFIN M. Grönholm
Sigale - Bif. D10/D11022.54 kmFRA S. Loeb16:50.480.3 km/h
St. Antonin - Toudon 120.22 kmFRA S. Loeb14:41.282.6 km/h
La Tour Sur Tinee - Utelle 118.73 kmFRA S. Loeb15:41.571.6 km/h
St. Antonin - Toudon 220.22 kmFRA S. Loeb14:21.284.5 km/h
La Tour Sur Tinee - Utelle 218.73 km*Cancelled*
La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 131.25 kmFRA S. Loeb24:03.178.0 km/h
Col de Braus - La Cabanette 112.60 kmFRA S. Loeb12:16.261.6 km/h
Col St. Roch - Lantosque 114.45 kmFIN T. Gardemeister11:20.076.5 km/h
La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 231.25 kmFRA S. Loeb24:07.077.7 km/h
Col de Braus - La Cabanette 212.60 kmFRA S. Loeb11:38.564.9 km/h
Col St. Roch - Lantosque 214.45 kmAUT M. Stohl10:56.479.3 km/h
La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 331.25 kmAUT M. Stohl23:02.881.4 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriverMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenMEX
MexicoESP
SpainFRA
FranceARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceGER
GermanyFIN
FinlandJPN
JapanCYP
CyprusTUR
TurkeyAUS
AustraliaNZL
New ZealandGBR
United KingdomPts12345678PosDriverMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenMEX
MexicoESP
SpainFRA
FranceARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceGER
GermanyFIN
FinlandJPN
JapanCYP
CyprusTUR
TurkeyAUS
AustraliaNZL
New ZealandGBR
United KingdomPts
Finland Marcus Grönholm110
France Sébastien Loeb28
Finland Toni Gardemeister36
Austria Manfred Stohl45
France Stéphane Sarrazin54
Australia Chris Atkinson63
Finland Mikko Hirvonen72
Spain Dani Sordo81

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Manufacturers' championship

RankManufacturerEventTotal
pointsMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenMEX
MexicoESP
SpainFRA
FranceARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceGER
GermanyFIN
FinlandJPN
JapanCYP
CyprusTUR
TurkeyAUS
AustraliaNZL
New ZealandGBR
United Kingdom11421136455360
BP Ford World Rally Team14
Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team11
OMV-Peugeot Norway6
Subaru World Rally Team5
Red Bull Škoda Team3
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team0

References

References

  1. "Monte Carlo Rally".
  2. (2006-01-18). "Rally boss rejects talk of crisis". bbc.co.uk.
  3. (2005-11-18). "Hirvonen confirms switch to Ford". bbc.co.uk.
  4. (2005-11-04). "Loeb switches to Kronos for 2006". bbc.co.uk.
  5. (2005-12-05). "Subaru keep asphalt ace Sarrazin". bbc.co.uk.
  6. (2005-11-21). "Atkinson extends his Subaru deal". bbc.co.uk.
  7. (2006-01-12). "Angry Martin wants rally overhaul". bbc.co.uk.
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