2006 Rally México
2006 Rally México 20º Corona Rally México | |||
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Round 3 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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![]() A view of Guanajuato, home to two stages of Rally Mexico | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Leon | ||
Dates run | March 3 – 5 2006 | ||
Stages | 17 (359.54 km; 223.41 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,002.47 km (622.91 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 39 at start, 34 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006.
Event
The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb. After a spirited battle with Petter Solberg over the first two days - that saw both drivers suffering problems(Loeb losing power steering on stage 13 and Solberg's Subaru colliding with a dog)[1] - Loeb eventually pulled clear to give the Belgian Kronos team their first WRC victory. Marcus Grönholm had a less successful event, suffering a crash on day one[2] and having to rejoin the rally on day two under Superally rules. Despite a twenty-minute penalty, he managed to pick up a point for eighth place. Manfred Stohl collected the final podium place with his Peugeot 307.[3]
Results
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1. | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:47:08.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
2. | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 | 3:47:57.7 | 48.9 | 8 |
3. | ![]() | ![]() | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:51:47.9 | 4:39.1 | 6 |
4. | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:52:36.5 | 5:27.7 | 5 |
5. | ![]() | ![]() | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:59:44.2 | 12:35.4 | 4 |
6. | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 4:03:11.1 | 16:02.3 | 3 |
7. | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRC2006 | 4:07:48.3 | 20:39.5 | 2 |
8. | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:08:53.0 | 21:44.2 | 1 |
PCWRC | ||||||
1.(9.) | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:09:43.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
2.(10.) | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:10:32.3 | 48.9 | 8 |
3.(11.) | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:15:32.6 | 5:49.2 | 6 |
4.(13.) | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:19:29.6 | 9:46.2 | 5 |
5.(15.) | ![]() | ![]() | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:24:30.6 | 14:47.2 | 4 |
6.(17.) | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:32:38.1 | 22:54.7 | 3 |
7.(18.) | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:35:30.2 | 25:46.8 | 2 |
8.(21.) | ![]() | ![]() | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:56:54.7 | 47:11.3 | 1 |
Retirements
Xavier Pons - engine (SS8)
Fumio Nutahara - excluded (SS7)
Sebastián Beltrán - accident (SS8)
Gabriel Pozzo - differential (SS8)
Special stages
All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (3 MAR) | SS1 | 09:37 | Ibarrilla 1 | 22.40 km | ![]() | 13:17.3 | 101.2 km/h | ![]() |
SS2 | 11:00 | Guanajuato 1 | 28.87 km | ![]() | 16:56.4 | 102.3 km/h | ||
SS3 | 11:51 | El Cubilete 1 | 21.61 km | ![]() | 12:06.8 | 107.0 km/h | ||
SS4 | 14:28 | Ibarrilla 2 | 22.40 km | ![]() | 13:17.0 | 101.2 km/h | ||
SS5 | 15:51 | Guanajuato 2 | 28.87 km | ![]() | 16:33.9 | 104.6 km/h | ||
SS6 | 16:42 | El Cubilete 2 | 21.61 km | ![]() | 11:45.4 | 110.3 km/h | ||
SS7 | 19:17 | Nextel Superspecial 1 | 4.42 km | ![]() | 3:21.6 | 78.9 km/h | ||
2 (4 MAR) | SS8 | 10:08 | El Zauco 1 | 25.22 km | ![]() | 16:30.4 | 91.7 km/h | ![]() |
SS9 | 11:26 | Duarte 1 | 23.75 km | ![]() | 18:07.4 | 78.6 km/h | ![]() | |
SS10 | 12:17 | Derramadero 1 | 23.27 km | ![]() | 14:03.6 | 99.3 km/h | ||
SS11 | 15:10 | El Zauco 2 | 25.22 km | ![]() | 16:21.4 | 92.6 km/h | ||
SS12 | 16:28 | Duarte 2 | 23.75 km | ![]() | 17:44.0 | 80.4 km/h | ![]() | |
SS13 | 17:19 | Derramadero 2 | 23.27 km | ![]() | 13:50.1 | 100.9 km/h | ||
SS14 | 19:49 | Nextel Superspecial 2 | 4.42 km | ![]() | 3:21.7 | 78.9 km/h | ||
3 (5 MAR) | SS15 | 08:28 | Leon | 37.99 km | ![]() | 25:32.1 | 89.3 km/h | |
SS16 | 10:11 | Silao | 18.01 km | ![]() | 10:20.8 | 104.4 km/h | ||
SS17 | 11:26 | Nextel Superspecial 3 | 4.42 km | ![]() | 3:17.0 | 80.8 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON![]() | SWE![]() | MEX![]() | ESP![]() | FRA![]() | ARG![]() | ITA![]() | GRC![]() | GER![]() | FIN![]() | JPN![]() | CYP![]() | TUR![]() | AUS![]() | NZL![]() | GBR![]() | |||
1 | Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 | 12 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||||
3 | OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||
4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||||
5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
6 | Red Bull Škoda Team | 3 | 0 | 3 |
References
External links
- Results at eWRC.com
- Results from the official site: WRC.com
- Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive