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2006 Rally Finland
56th Neste Oil Rally Finland
Round 10 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Sébastien Loeb coming into service.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates run17 – 20 August 2006
Stages21 (351.61 km; 218.48 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,172.73 km (728.70 miles)
Overall distance1,524.34 km (947.18 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered101
Crews101 at start, 68 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Gronholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team
2:52:50.3
Support category results
J-WRC winnerUnited Kingdom Guy Wilks
United Kingdom Phil Pugh
Japan Suzuki Sport Europe
3:16:05.7

The 2006 Neste Oil Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 17 and 20 August 2006. It marked the 56th running of the Rally Finland, and was the tenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.[2] The event was also the seventh round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in the city of Jyväskylä in Finland and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 351.61km (218.48 miles).

Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, leading championship rival Marcus Gronholm in the championship by 33 points. Red Bull Škoda Team would miss the event.

Gronholm and co-driver Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first win since the 2006 Acropolis Rally and their fourth win of the season.[3]

Background

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Entry List

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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. Twenty seven were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were eighteen in the Junior WRC category.[4]

World Rally Car entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 France Sebastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Belgium Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF
2 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Belgium Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF
3 Finland Marcus Gronholm Finland Timo Rautiainen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
4 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF
5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 P
6 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 P
7 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Norway OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF
8 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud Norway OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF
9 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Michael Orr United Kingdom Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 BF
10 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne United Kingdom Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 BF
Super 1600 entries competing in the Junior WRC
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car
32 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Glenn Patterson France PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600
33 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
35 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
37 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Czech Republic Zdeněk Hrůza Japan Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
39 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom David Senior France Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600
41 Sweden Patrik Sandell Sweden Emil Axelsson France Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600
42 France Julien Pressac France Jack Boyere France PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600
43 Estonia Jaan Mölder Germany Katrin Becker Czech Republic JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600
44 Poland Michał Kościuszko Czech Republic Jaroslaw Baran Japan Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
45 Slovakia Jozef Béreš Czech Republic Petr Starý Slovakia Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600
46 Italy Andrea Cortinovis Italy Flavio Zanella Italy Power Car Team Renault Clio RS
47 Italy Filippo Bordignon Italy James Bardini Italy Hawk Racing Club Opel Astra OPC
48 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600
49 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600
50 Finland Kalle Pinomäki Finland Jani Laaksonen Finland Clio Junior Team Renault Clio 1600
53 United Kingdom Barry Clark United Kingdom Scott Martin France Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Fiesta ST
55 France Fabio Fiandino France Sabrina de Castelli France PH Sport Citroën C2 R2
59 Finland Matti Rantanen Finland Jan Lönegren Finland Motor Stars Honda Civic Type-R
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car
14 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Carlos del Barrio Belgium Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
15 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Tomas Thorszelius United Kingdom MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
16 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Filip Schovánek Czech Republic Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC
18 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jarkko Kalliolepo United Kingdom MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
19 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Risto Pietiläinen Turkey Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05
20 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula France PH Sport Citroën Xsara WRC
21 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Asko Sairanen Italy Motoring Club Toyota Corolla WRC
22 Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Marko Sallinen United Kingdom MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
24 Norway Thomas Schie Sweden Göran Bergsten Norway Thomas Schie Ford Focus RS WRC 04
25 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Gianluigi Galli Peugeot 307 WRC
26 Finland Jukka Ketomäki Finland Kai Risberg Finland Jukka Ketomäki Skoda Octavia WRC
27 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ole Kristian Unnerud Norway Adapta AS Subaru Impreza S9 WRC 03
79 Italy Fabrizio de Sanctis Italy Iuri Rosignoli Italy Fabrizio de Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
82 Russia Igor Sokolov Russia Vasily Mirkotan Russia Syrus Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
86 Finland Mika Jokela Finland Tapio Järvinen Finland Mika Jokela Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
87 Finland Pekka Savela Finland Pasi Lahtinen Finland Pekka Savela Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
94 Finland Tapio Vuokila Finland Jari Jaakola Finland Tapio Vuokila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
17 August After 8:00 Laajavouri [Shakedown] 3.76 km
SS1 After 20:00 Killeri 1 2.06 km
18 August 8:00 Service A, Jyväskylä
SS2 After 9:21 Lankamaa 24.98 km
SS3 After 10:09 Laukaa 11.82 km
SS4 After 11:04 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km
11:58 Service B, Jyväskylä
SS5 After 13:08 Vellipohja 1 36.39 km
SS6 After 14:17 Mökkiperä 1 12.61 km
15:26 Service C, Jyväskylä
SS7 After 16:36 Vellipohja 2 36.39 km
SS8 After 17:45 Mökkiperä 2 12.61 km
SS9 After 20:00 Killeri 2 2.06 km
20:27 Service D, Jyväskylä
19 August 6:00 Service E, Jyväskylä
SS10 After 7:06 Vaheri 19.91 km
SS11 After 8:20 Ouninpohja Lansi 1 13.98 km
SS12 After 8:43 Ouninpohja Ita 1 16.55 km
10:28 Service F, Jyväskylä
SS13 After 11:44 Urria 10.00 km
SS14 After 13:07 Ouninpohja Lansi 2 13.98 km
SS15 After 13:30 Ouninpohja Ita 2 13.98 km
15:15 Service G, Jyväskylä
SS16 After 16:48 Moksi - Leutsu 40.96 km
SS17 After 18:04 Himos 12.97 km
19:49 Service H, Jyväskylä
20 August 8:30 Service I, Jyväskylä
SS18 After 9:14 Kuohu 1 7.80 km
SS19 After 10:27 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km
SS20 After 11:45 Kuohu 2 7.80 km
SS21 After 12:58 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km
14:26 Service J, Jyväskylä
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Report

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Overall

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Summary

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The first stage of the event would be held on Thursday night, where Loeb would be fastest. Depite this, Loeb was unsure of his ability to keep the lead throughout the rest of the rally.[6]

Loeb's fears of not being able to manage first were not unfounded; by mid-day on Friday, he would fall to fourth as his championship rival Gronholm took the lead.[7] In the latter half of the day, Loeb would fight back and move back up to second position, trailing Gronholm by twelve seconds by the end of the day. Hirvonen would take up his typical position in third, with Petter Solberg in fourth. Atkinson would see overheating issues drop him down to seventh, while Stohl would lose his intercom in stage 5 and went off the road in stage 6. Sordo would lose time during the incoming rain towards the end of the day, as his windshield wipers were not working properly.[8][9]

Saturday would be a dominant performance by Gronholm, who would soar into the lead after luckily escaping a collision with a rock. Loeb would not be as lucky, hitting the same rock and suffering a puncture. Petter Solberg would end his rally early in stage 11, going off the road and rolling multiple times. Sordo would also crash out of the leg going over a jump.[10] By the end of the day, Gronholm would have over a minute in hand over his championship rival. Atkinson, meanwhile, continued to suffer from gear issues and a power steering failure.[11]

Sunday would see no changes between any of the drivers in the top eight; Gronholm cruised to a win, leaving Loeb in second. Hirvonen was uncontested in third, with Henning Solberg beating his brother and finishing fourth. Privateer entry Gigi Galli would score an impressive fifth despite a twenty second time penalty.[12]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 2:52:50.3 0.0 10
2 2 1 France Sebastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 2:53:57.0 +1:06.7 8
3 3 4 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 2:54:24.8 +1:34.5 6
4 4 8 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 2:56:48.1 +3:57.8 5
5 5 25 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Gianluigi Galli Peugeot 307 WRC 2:58:30.2 +5:39.9 4
6 6 20 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Mikko Markkula PH Sport Citroën Xsara WRC 2:58:55.3 +6:05.0 3
7 7 18 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jarkko Kalliolepo MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 2:59:45.7 +6:55.4 2
8 8 16 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Filip Schovánek Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC 3:03:05.3 +10:15.0 1
9 9 7 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:06:18.3 +13:28.0 0
10 10 9 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:07:37.7 +14:47.4 0
13 11 6 Australia Chris Atkinson Australia Glenn Macneall Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 3:11:50.9 +19:00.6 0
14 12 10 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:13:56.1 +21:05.8 0
17 13 21 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Asko Sairanen Motoring Club Toyota Corolla WRC 3:18:24.3 +25:34.0 0
58 14 94 Finland Tapio Vuokila Finland Jari Jaakola Tapio Vuokila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:00:18.5 +1:07:28.2 0
60 15 79 Italy Fabrizio de Sanctis Italy Iuri Rosignoli Fabrizio de Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:02:21.5 +1:09:31.2 0
Retired SS21 87 Finland Pekka Savela Finland Pasi Lahtinen Pekka Savela Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Mechanical 0
Retired SS19 27 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Ole Kristian Unnerud Adapta AS Subaru Impreza S9 WRC 03 Gearbox 0
Retired SS14 2 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS12 82 Russia Igor Sokolov Russia Vasily Mirkotan Syrus Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0
Retired SS11 5 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Accident 0
Retired SS11 14 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Carlos del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS11 86 Finland Mika Jokela Finland Tapio Järvinen Mika Jokela Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS10 15 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Tomas Thorszelius MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Mechanical 0
Retired SS10 22 Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Marko Sallinen MMSP LTD Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 Excluded 0
Retired SS10 26 Finland Jukka Ketomäki Finland Kai Risberg Jukka Ketomäki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical 0
Retired SS7 19 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Risto Pietiläinen Red Devil Atolye Kazaz Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 24 Norway Thomas Schie Sweden Göran Bergsten Thomas Schie Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Accident 0

Special Stages

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

Day Stage Time Name Length (km) Winner Time Rally leader
1
(17/18 Aug)
SS1 20:00 Killeri 1 2.00 France Sébastien Loeb 1:21.4 France Sébastien Loeb
SS2 09:21 Lankamaa 24.97 Finland Marcus Grönholm 11:59.7 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS3 10:09 Laukaa 11.81 Finland Marcus Grönholm 5:40.8
SS4 11:04 Ruuhimaki 7.57 Finland Marcus Grönholm 3:57.2
SS5 13:08 Vellipohja 1 36.38 France Sébastien Loeb 17:51.9
SS6 14:17 Mokkipera 1 12.60 France Sébastien Loeb 6:11.2
SS7 16:36 Vellipohja 2 36.38 Finland Marcus Grönholm 18:05.8
SS8 17:45 Mokkipera 2 12.60 France Sébastien Loeb 6:20.1
SS9 20:00 Killeri 2 2.00 Finland Marcus Grönholm 1:21.6
2
(19 Aug)
SS10 07:06 Vaheri 19.90 Finland Marcus Grönholm 9:47.6
SS11 08:20 Ouninpohja Lansi 1 13.97 France Sébastien Loeb 6:33.0
SS12 08:43 Ouninpohja Ita 1 16.54 Finland Marcus Grönholm 7:51.7
SS13 11:44 Urria 10.00 Finland Marcus Grönholm 4:40.8
SS14 13:07 Ouninpohja Lansi 2 13.97 Finland Marcus Grönholm 6:30.7
SS15 13:30 Ouninpohja Ita 2 16.54 Finland Marcus Grönholm 7:51.8
SS16 16:48 Moksi-Leustu 40.95 Finland Marcus Grönholm 20:25.6
SS17 18:04 Himos 12.97 Finland Marcus Grönholm 7:09.1
3
(20 Aug)
SS18 09:14 Kuohu 1 7.80 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 3:42.4
SS19 10:27 Jukojarvi 1 22.30 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 10:46.6
SS20 11:45 Kuohu 2 7.80 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 3:42.6
SS21 12:58 Jukojarvi 2 22.30 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 10:39.5

Championship Standings

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Pos. Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship
Move Driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 France Sébastien Loeb 92 Belgium Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 122
2 Finland Marcus Gronholm 61 United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team 107
3 Spain Dani Sordo 41 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 65
4 1 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 27 Norway OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 50
5 1 Austria Manfred Stohl 24 1 United Kingdom Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 24

Junior WRC

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 48 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 3:16:05.7 0.0 10
18 2 35 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 3:18:43.2 +2:37.5 8
21 3 59 Finland Matti Rantanen Finland Jan Lönegren Motor Stars Honda Civic Type-R 3:24:51.6 +8:45.9 6
22 4 42 France Julien Pressac France Jack Boyere PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 3:25:30.1 +9:24.4 5
25 5 45 Slovakia Jozef Béreš Czech Republic Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600 3:29:25.5 +13:19.8 4
28 6 43 Estonia Jaan Mölder Germany Katrin Becker JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600 3:30:54.2 +14:48.5 3
34 7 41 Sweden Patrik Sandell Sweden Emil Axelsson Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 3:32:46.5 +16:40.8 2
35 8 49 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 3:34:59.9 +18:54.2 1
37 9 53 United Kingdom Barry Clark United Kingdom Scott Martin Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Fiesta ST 3:36:38.9 +20:33.2 0
39 10 46 Italy Andrea Cortinovis Italy Flavio Zanella Power Car Team Renault Clio RS 3:42:23.5 +26:17.8 0
43 11 39 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom David Senior Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600 3:44:52.1 +28:46.4 0
48 12 37 Czech Republic Pavel Valoušek Czech Republic Zdeněk Hrůza Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 3:49:49.3 +33:43.6 0
50 13 50 Finland Kalle Pinomäki Finland Jani Laaksonen Clio Junior Team Renault Clio 1600 3:51:28.9 +35:23.2 0
Retired SS21 55 France Fabio Fiandino France Sabrina de Castelli PH Sport Citroën C2 R2 Mechanical 0
Retired SS15 32 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Glenn Patterson PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS10 33 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 Excluded 0
Retired SS10 44 Poland Michał Kościuszko Czech Republic Jaroslaw Baran Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 47 Italy Filippo Bordignon Italy James Bardini Hawk Racing Club Opel Astra OPC Excluded 0

Championship Standings

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Pos. Drivers' Championship
Move Driver Points
1 1 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 29
2 1 Sweden Patrik Sandell 28
3 6 United Kingdom Guy Wilks 21
4 1 Estonia Urmo Aava 20
5 1 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach 17


References

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