Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Finland 2006


IT'S FINLAND SO YOU WOULDN'T BET AGAINST A FINNISH WINNER. MARCUS GRONHOLM MADE IT 6 WINS OUT OF HIS LAST 7 FINNISH RALLIES WITH A FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE. HE WAS CHALLENGED ON DAY 1 BY SEBASTIEN LOEB (ONLY 12 SECONDS DOWN) BUT HIS CHALLENGE WAS MADE IMPOSSIBLE ON DAY 2 WHEN A PUNCTURE LOST HIM NEARLY A MINUTE - HIS 'MOOSE' ANTI-TYRE DEFLATION SYSTEM FAILED. HE STILL WAS A COMFORTABLE 2ND BY THE END OF THE RALLY AND MIKKO HIRVONEN SECURED HIS FIRST-EVER PODIUM AT HIS HOME EVENT.




RESULT
1. Marcus Gronholm / BP-Ford
2. Sebastien Loeb / Kronos Total Citroen
3. Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
4. Henning Solberg / OMV Peugeot
5. Gigi Galli / Pirelli Peugeot
6. Janne Tuohino / Citroen
7. Jussi Vallmaki / Mitsubishi Lancer
8. Jan Kopecky / Skoda

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Sebastien Loeb 92
Marcus Grönholm 61
Daniel Sordo 41
Mikko Hirvonen 27
Manfred Stohl 24
Petter Solberg 20
Toni Gardemeister 16
=Gigi Galli 16

Constructors :
Kronos Total Citroën 122
BP-Ford 107
Subaru 65
OMV Peugeot 50
Stobart VK Ford 24
Red Bull Skoda 22

Rally Results posted by
David Little
21st August 2006

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