2006 Rally Australia
The 2006 Telstra Rally Australia was the fourteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 26 and 29 October 2006. Marcus Grönholm's fifth place ensured that the injured Sébastien Loeb became the 2006 World Rally Champion; Grönholm had needed to finish third or higher to remain in title contention.
| 2006 Rally Australia 19th Telstra Rally Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 14 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Dani Sordo during SS19. | |||
| Dates run | 26 October – 29 2006 | ||
| Stages | 26 | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 56 at start, 45 at finish | ||
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:15:11.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Petter Solberg |
Cato Menkerud |
Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:15:48.9 | 37.1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Manfred Stohl |
Ilka Minor |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:19:10.4 | 3:58.6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Xavier Pons |
Carlos Del Barrio |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:19:57.2 | 4:45.4 | 5 |
| 5 | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:27:35.6 | 12:23.8 | 4 |
| 6 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:32:21.0 | 17:09.2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Mirco Baldacci |
 Giovanni Agnese |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:32:54.7 | 17:42.9 | 2 |
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William Hayes |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:33:33.8 | 18:22.0 | 1 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| 1. | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:32:21.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mirco Baldacci |
Giovanni Agnese |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:32:54.7 | 33.7 | 8 |
| 3. | Dean Herridge |
William Hayes |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:33:33.8 | 1:12.8 | 6 |
| 4. | Aki Teiskonen |
Miika Teiskonen |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:42:31.1 | 10:10.1 | 5 |
| 5. |  Sergey Uspenskiy |
Dmitriy Yeremeyev |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:47:00.5 | 14:39.5 | 4 |
| 6. | Stefano Marrini |
Tiziana Sandroni |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:51:18.5 | 18:57.5 | 3 |
| 7. |  Toshi Arai |
Daniel Barritt |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:00:12.6 | 27:51.6 | 2 |
Special Stages
All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (26/27 Oct) |
SS1 | 19:12 | Perth City Super 1 | 2.00 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:21.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | 19:21 | Perth City Super 2 | 2.00 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:20.7 | ||
| SS3 | 09:23 | Murray North 1 | 15.92 | Chris Atkinson |
8:55.4 | Chris Atkinson | |
| SS4 | 09:56 | Murray South 1 | 20.12 | Chris Atkinson |
11:34.9 | ||
| SS5 | 10:36 | Holyoake | 3.13 | Chris Atkinson |
1:53.4 | ||
| SS6 | 11:49 | Murray North 2 | 15.92 | Petter Solberg |
8:50.0 | Mikko Hirvonen | |
| SS7 | 12:22 | Murray South 2 | 20.12 | Petter Solberg |
11:31.1 | Petter Solberg | |
| SS8 | 16:32 | Beraking 1 | 22.84 | Marcus Grönholm |
13:05.7 | ||
| SS9 | 17:18 | Flynns 1 | 18.78 | Marcus Grönholm |
11:07.2 | Mikko Hirvonen | |
| SS10 | 19:25 | Perth City Super 3 | 2.00 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:22.6 | ||
| SS11 | 19:34 | Perth City Super 4 | 2.00 | Xavier Pons |
1:22.2 | ||
| 2 (28 Oct) |
SS12 | 09:20 | Bannister North 1 | 17.70 | Mikko Hirvonen |
8:34.7 | |
| SS13 | 09:52 | Bannister Central 1 | 17.85 | Mikko Hirvonen |
9:20.8 | ||
| SS14 | 10:36 | Bannister Loop | 3.61 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:57.5 | ||
| SS15 | 11:55 | Bannister North 2 | 17.70 | Marcus Grönholm |
8:30.5 | ||
| SS16 | 12:27 | Bannister Central 2 | 17.85 | Mikko Hirvonen |
9:15.0 | ||
| SS17 | 16:32 | Beraking 2 | 22.84 | Petter Solberg |
12:34.5 | ||
| SS18 | 17:18 | Flynns 2 | 18.78 | Marcus Grönholm |
10:48.1 | ||
| SS19 | 19:25 | Perth City Super 5 | 2.00 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:21.8 | ||
| SS20 | 19:34 | Perth City Super 6 | 2.00 | Marcus Grönholm |
1:21.5 | ||
| 3 (29 Oct) |
SS21 | 07:03 | Atkins 1 | 4.42 | Petter Solberg |
3:06.1 | |
| SS22 | 07:33 | Helena North 1 | 29.93 | Mikko Hirvonen |
17:06.0 | ||
| SS23 | 08:14 | Helena South 1 | 17.30 | Mikko Hirvonen |
8:57.8 | ||
| SS24 | 11:03 | Atkins 2 | 4.42 | Petter Solberg |
3:01.3 | ||
| SS25 | 11:33 | Helena North 2 | 29.93 | Petter Solberg |
16:59.1 | ||
| SS26 | 12:14 | Helena South 2 | 17.30 | Petter Solberg |
8:55.9 |
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