Rally Monte Carlo 2006

 Rally Monte Carlo 2006

Racing data
1st of 16 races in the 2006 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Monte Carlo
Date:	20.-22. January 2006
Begin:	Monaco
Exams:	18 tests over 366.39 km
Distance:	1336.13 km
Covering:	Asphalt (ice / snow)
Podium
First:	Marcus Grönholm Ford Focus WRC
Second:	Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC
Third:	Toni Gardemeister Peugeot 307 WRC

The Ford Focus RS WRC in the service park of the Rally Monte Carlo.

The 74th Monte Carlo Rally was held from January 20-22, 2006. In total, the rally included 18 special stages over 366.39 kilometers. The 23.22 and 18.73 kilometers long 3rd and 11th special stages were canceled.

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-pilot	automobile	time	Residue	Points
WRC
01	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	4: 11: 43.9		10
02	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 12: 45.7	01: 01.8	8th
03	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	Peugeot 307 WRC	4: 13: 07.0	01: 231	6th
04th	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Peugeot 307 WRC	4: 13: 26.2	01: 42.3	5
05	Stéphane Sarrazin	Stéphane Prévot	Subaru Impreza WRC 2006	4:15: 04.1	03: 20.2	4th
06th	Chris Atkinson	Glenn MacNeall	Subaru Impreza WRC 05	4: 16: 46.3	05: 02.4	3
07th	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	4: 18: 03.4	06: 19.5	2
08th	Dani Sordo	Marc Marti	Citroën Xsara WRC	4: 18: 59.1	07: 15.2	1
PWRC
1 (17)	Fumio Nutahara	Daniel Barritt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	4: 37: 59.1		10
2 (21)	David Higgins	Ross Butler	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4: 44: 30.9	06: 31.8	8th
3 (29)	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza	4: 55: 13.2	17: 14.1	6th
4 (39)	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5: 08: 59.1	31: 00.0	5
5 (41)	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Subaru Impreza	5: 12: 08.5	34: 09.4	4th

Special stages

Day	WP	Surname	length	winner	Co-pilot	automobile	time	leader
Day 1 Jan. 20	WP1	St Sauveur Sur Tinee - Beuil 1	22.22 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	15: 14.0	87.6 km / h	Sébastien Loeb
	WP2	Guillaumes - Valberg 1	13.60 km	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	9: 37.2	84.8 km / h
	WP3	Pierlas - Ilonse 1	23.22 km	called off
	WP4	St. Sauveur Sur Tinee - Beui 2	22.22 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	14: 43.9	90.5 km / h
	WP5	Guillaumes - Valberg 2	13.60 km	François Duval	Patrick Pivato	9: 43.3	83.9 km / h
	WP6	Pierlas - Ilonse 2	23.22 km	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	18: 47.6	74.1 km / h	Marcus Grönholm
Day 2 Jan. 21	WP7	Sigale - Bif. D10 / D110	22.54 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	16: 50.4	80.3 km / h
	WP8	St. Antonin - Toudon 1	20.22 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	14: 41.2	82.6 km / h
	WP9	La Tour Sur Tinee - Utelle 1	18.73 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	15: 41.5	71.6 km / h
	WP10	St. Antonin - Toudon 2	20.22 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	14: 21.2	84.5 km / h
	WP11	La Tour Sur Tinee - Utelle 2	18.73 km	called off
	WP12	La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 1	31.25 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	24: 03.1	78.0 km / h
Day 3 Jan. 22	WP13	Col de Braus - La Cabanette 1	12.60 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	12: 16.2	61.6 km / h
	WP14	Col St. Roch - Lantosque 1	14.45 km	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	11: 20.0	76.5 km / h
	WP15	La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 2	31.25 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	24: 07.0	77.7 km / h
	WP16	Col de Braus - La Cabanette 2	12.60 km	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	11: 38.5	64.9 km / h
	WP17	Col St. Roch - Lantosque 2	14.45 km	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	10: 56.4	79.3 km / h
	WP18	La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 3	31.25 km	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	23: 02.8	81.4 km / h

Winner special stages

WP	number	driver	automobile
1, 4, 7-10, 12, 13, 15, 16	10	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC
2, 6	2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC
17-18	2	Manfred Stohl	Peugeot 307 WRC
14th	1	Toni Gardemeister	Peugeot 307 WRC
5	1	François Duval	Škoda Fabia WRC

Drivers' Championship after the rally

Item	driver	Points
1	Marcus Grönholm	10
2	Sébastien Loeb	8th
3	Toni Gardemeister	6th
4th	Manfred Stohl	5
5	Stéphane Sarrazin	4th

Team world championship

Item	team	Points
1	Ford WRT	14th
2	Citroën WRT	11
3	Peugeot Norway	6th
4th	Subaru	5

Web links

Commons : Rallye Monte Carlo 2006  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information and results at https://www.wrc.com/
• Official Site Rallye Monte Carlo https://acm.mc/
• Rally results at https://www.ewrc-results.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ewrc-results.com: 74th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2006 , accessed on July 6, 2020

Coordinates: 44 °  N , 7 °  E