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2006 Rally of Turkey


FieldValue
name2006 Rally of Turkey
round13
season_no16
championship2006 World Rally Championship
previous_round2006 Cyprus Rally
next_round2006 Rally Australia
country
rallybaseKemer
startdate13
enddate15 October 2006
stages16
stagekm337.79
stagekm_note
transportkm781.83
overallkm1,119.62
surfaceGravel
driver1FIN Marcus Gronholm
codriver1FIN Timo Rautiainen
team1GBR BP Ford World Rally Team
time13:28:16.3
driverJEST Urmo Aava
codriverJEST Kuldar Sikk
teamJJPN Suzuki Sport Europe
timeJ4:02:06.5
crewsreg67
teamsstart63
teamsfinish51

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. 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).

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. Colin McRae would take Loeb's place, in what would end up being his last rally before his death the next year. 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.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristBEL Kronos Citroën World Rally TeamCitroën Xsara WRC
2SPA Dani SordoSPA Marc MartíBEL Kronos Citroën World Rally TeamCitroën Xsara WRC
3FIN Marcus GronholmFIN Timo RautiainenGBR BP Ford World Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 06
4FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo LehtinenGBR BP Ford World Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 06
5NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil MillsJPN Subaru World Rally TeamImpreza WRC 2006
6AUS Chris AtkinsonAUS Glenn MacneallJPN Subaru World Rally TeamImpreza WRC 2006
7AUT Manfred StohlAUT Ilka MinorNOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally TeamPeugeot 307 WRC
8NOR Henning SolbergNOR Cato MenkerudNOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally TeamPeugeot 307 WRC
9GBR Matthew WilsonGBR Michael OrrGBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 04
10FIN Kosti KatajamäkiFIN Timo AlanneGBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 04
11FIN Harri RovanperäFIN Risto PietiläinenAUT Red Bull Škoda TeamŠkoda Fabia WRC
12AUT Andreas AignerGER Klaus WichaAUT Red Bull Škoda TeamŠkoda Fabia WRC
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
32GBR Kris MeekeGBR Glenn PattersonFRA PH SportCitroën C2 S1600
33EST Urmo AavaEST Kuldar SikkJPN Suzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600
35SWE Per-Gunnar AnderssonSWE Jonas AnderssonJPN Suzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600
37CZE Pavel ValoušekCZE Zdeněk HrůzaJPN Suzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600
39ZIM Conrad RautenbachGBR David SeniorFRA Barroso SportRenault Clio 1600
41SWE Patrik SandellSWE Emil AxelssonFRA Renault SportRenault Clio 1600
42FRA Juliern PressacFRA Jack BoyereFRA PH SportCitroën C2 S1600
43EST Jaan MölderGER Katrin BeckerCZE JM EngineeringSuzuki Ignis 1600
44POL Michał KościuszkoCZE Jaroslaw BaranJPN Suzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600
45Slovakia Jozef BérešCZE Petr StarýSlovakia Styllex Tuning MotorsportSuzuki Ignis 1600
46ITA Andrea CortinovisITA Flavio ZanellaITA Power Car TeamRenault Clio RS
48GBR Guy WilksGBR Phil PughJPN Suzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600
49CZE Martin ProkopCZE Jan TománekCZE Jipocar Czech National TeamCitroën C2 S1600
51TUR Fatih KaraTUR Cerm BakancocuklariFRA Renault SportRenault Clio 1600
52BEL Bernd CasierBEL Frédéric MiclotteFRA Renault SportRenault Clio 1600
54GER Aaron BurkartGER Tanja GeilhausenAUT OMV Rally TeamCitroën C2 S1600
55FRA Fabio FiandinoFRA Sabrina de CastelliFRA PH SportCitroën C2 R2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCar
14SPA Xavier PonsSPA Carlos del BarrioBEL Kronos RacingCitroën Xsara WRC
15CZE Jan KopeckýCZE Filip SchovánekCZE Czech RT Škoda KopeckýŠkoda Fabia WRC
16BEL François DuvalFRA Patrick PivatoBEL First Motorsport ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia WRC

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance12 October13 October14 October15 October
After 0:00Okić [Shakedown]3.00 km
SS1After 7:58Perge 122.43 km
SS2After 8:41Myra 124.15 km
SS3After 9:24Kumluca 19.90 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]10:54Service A, Kemer
SS4After 12:22Perge 222.43 km
SS5After 13:05Myra 210.93 km
SS6After 13:48Kumluca 29.90 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]15:18Service B, Kemer
SS7After 16:11Tekirova 15.50 km
SS8After 17:09Phaselis 129.28 km
SS9After 19:22Akdeniz University 15.20 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]20:42Service C, Kemer
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]8:00Service D, Kemer
SS10After 8:33Kemer 120.50 km
SS11After 9:21Silyon 127.36 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]11:11Service E, Kemer
SS12After 12:04Kemer 220.50 km
SS13After 12:52Silyon 227.36 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]14:42Service F, Kemer
SS14After 16:00Chimera 116.91 km
SS15After 16:58Phaselis 216.58 km
SS16After 19:11Akdeniz University 25.20 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]20:31Service G, Kemer
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]9:15Service H, Kemer
SS17After 9:48Tekirova 25.50 km
SS18After 10:31Chimera 216.91 km
SS19After 11:19Olympos28.55 km
[[File:Icon tools.svg15px]]12:42Service I, Kemer
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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.

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. 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.

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. 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."

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.

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePointsEventClass1122334455667788991010111112121313Retired SS19Retired SS15
3FIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo RautiainenBP Ford World Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 063:28:16.30.010
4FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo LehtinenBP Ford World Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 063:30:39.7+2:23.48
8NOR Henning SolbergNOR Cato MenkerudOMV Peugeot Norway World Rally TeamPeugeot 307 WRC3:31:22.3+3:06.06
14ESP Xavier PonsESP Carlos Del BarrioKronos RacingCitroën Xsara WRC3:31:43.7+3:27.45
10FIN Kosti KatajamäkiFIN Timo AlanneStobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 043:31:44.8+3:28.54
6AUS Chris AtkinsonAUS Glenn MacNeallSubaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza WRC3:31:52.8+3:36.53
2ESP Dani SordoESP Marc MartiKronos Citroën World Rally TeamCitroën Xsara WRC3:32:41.1+4:24.82
7AUT Manfred StohlAUT Ilka MinorOMV Peugeot Norway World Rally TeamPeugeot 307 WRC3:32:46.6+4:30.31
16BEL François DuvalFRA Patrick PivatoFirst Motorsport ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia WRC3:33:51.9+5:36.60
12AUT Andreas AignerGER Klaus WichaRed Bull Škoda TeamŠkoda Fabia WRC3:35:13.7+6:57.40
11FIN Harri RovanperäFIN Risto PietiläinenRed Bull Škoda TeamŠkoda Fabia WRC3:36:40.7+8:24.40
9GBR Matthew WilsonGBR Michael OrrStobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally TeamFord Focus RS WRC 043:38:08.2+9:51.90
5NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil MillsSubaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza WRC3:38:08.2+10:02.20
1GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristKronos Citroën World Rally TeamCitroën Xsara WRCMechanical0
15CZE Jan KopeckýCZE Filip SchovánekCzech RT Škoda KopeckýŠkoda Fabia WRCAccident0

Special Stages

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

DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader1
(13 Oct)SS107:58SS208:41SS309:24SS412:22SS513:05SS613:48SS716:11SS817:09SS919:222
(14 Oct)SS1008:33SS1109:21SS1212:04SS1312:52SS1416:00SS1516:58SS1619:113
(15 Oct)SS1709:48SS1810:31SS1911:19
Perge 122.43*Stage cancelled*
Myra 124.14*Stage cancelled*
Kumluca 19.89FIN Marcus Grönholm7:42.7FIN Marcus Grönholm
Perge 222.43*Stage cancelled*
Mrya 224.14FIN Marcus Grönholm8:54.0
Kumluca 29.89FIN Marcus Grönholm7:21.3
Tekirova 15.50NOR Petter Solberg4:46.5
Phaselis29.28NOR Petter Solberg24:17.1
Akdeniz University 15.19NOR Petter Solberg4:12.6
Kemer 120.50NOR Petter Solberg14:54.9
Silyon 127.36FIN Marcus Grönholm20:55.9
Kemer 220.50FIN Marcus Grönholm14:26.7
Silyon 227.36FIN Mikko Hirvonen20:21.4
Chimera 116.90NOR Petter Solberg12:22.5
Phaselis 229.28ESP Dani Sordo24:52.3
Akdeniz University 25.19FIN Mikko Hirvonen4:06.5
Tekirova 25.50BEL François Duval4:11.5
Chimera 216.90NOR Petter Solberg12:06.9
Olympos28.54NOR Petter Solberg21:47.3

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' ChampionshipManufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]FRA Sébastien Loeb112[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 1GBR BP Ford World Rally Team153
2[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]FIN Marcus Gronholm87[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 1BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team145
3[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 1FIN Mikko Hirvonen47[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]JPN Subaru World Rally Team83
4[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 1SPA Dani Sordo43[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]NOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team67
5[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]AUT Manfred Stohl34[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team35

Junior WRC

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePointsEventClass161172183194205216227248259271030113112321341144315Retired SS19Retired SS18
3EST Urmo AavaEST Kuldar SikkSuzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift S16004:02:06.50.010
39ZIM Conrad RautenbachGBR David SeniorBarroso SportRenault Clio 16004:02:37.2+30.78
45Slovakia Jozef BérešCZE Petr StarýStyllex Tuning MotorsportSuzuki Ignis 16004:02:46.0+39.56
48GBR Guy WilksGBR Phil PughSuzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 16004:04:16.6+2:10.15
32GBR Kris MeekeGBR Glenn PattersonPH SportCitroën C2 S16004:05:20.9+3:14.44
49CZE Martin ProkopCZE Jan TománekJipocar Czech National TeamCitroën C2 S16004:07:55.0+5:48.53
42FRA Juliern PressacFRA Jack BoyerePH SportCitroën C2 S16004:12:23.0+10:16.52
52BEL Bernd CasierBEL Frédéric MiclotteRenault SportRenault Clio 16004:15:10.9+13:04.41
51TUR Fatih KaraTUR Cerm BakancocuklariRenault SportRenault Clio 16004:16:24.4+14:17.90
44POL Michał KościuszkoCZE Jaroslaw BaranSuzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 16004:20:10.2+18:03.70
41SWE Patrik SandellSWE Emil AxelssonRenault SportRenault Clio 16004:24:17.3+22:10.80
54GER Aaron BurkartGER Tanja GeilhausenOMV Rally TeamCitroën C2 S16004:29:53.9+27:47.40
37CZE Pavel ValoušekCZE Zdeněk HrůzaSuzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 16004:30:42.6+28:36.10
55FRA Fabio FiandinoFRA Sabrina de CastelliPH SportCitroën C2 R24:45:33.0+43:26.50
46ITA Andrea CortinovisITA Flavio ZanellaPower Car TeamRenault Clio RS5:02:32.9+1:00:26.40
35SWE Per-Gunnar AnderssonSWE Jonas AnderssonSuzuki Sport EuropeSuzuki Swift 1600Excluded0
43EST Jaan MölderGER Katrin BeckerJM EngineeringSuzuki Ignis 1600Engine0

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPoints
1[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 3EST Urmo Aava30
2[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 1SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson29
3[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 1SWE Patrik Sandell28
4[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 1GBR Guy Wilks26
5[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]ZIM Conrad Rautenbach25

References

References

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  2. Shacki. "Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results".
  3. (2006-09-27). "Loeb to miss Rally of Turkey after breaking arm".
  4. (20 September 2007). "Colin McRae, 39, World Rally Champion, Is Dead".
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  6. "Itinerary Rally of Turkey 2006".
  7. Freemen, Glenn. (October 12, 2006). "Storms hit service park".
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  9. "Solberg ends day on a high".
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