Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Great Britain 2006


MARCUS GRONHOLM WINS HIS 7TH RALLY OF THE SEASON TO BEAT TOMMI MAKINEN'S FINNISH RECORD AND FINISHED 1 POINT BEHIND SEBASTIEN LOEB IN THE 2006 CHAMPIONSHIP. FORTUNATELY, SEBASTIEN HAD ALREADY WON 8 RALLIES BEFORE HIS MOUNTAIN-BIKE ACCIDENT BUT HAD MARCUS WON IN AUSTRALIA SEBASTIEN WOULD HAVE HAD TO DRIVE HERE TO MAKE SURE OF THE TITLE. HE DID NOT HAVE TO AND CAN THUS ENSURE A COMPLETE RECOVERY READY FOR 2007. MIKKO HIRVONEN WAS THE ONLY OTHER RALLY WINNER THIS SEASON BUT RETIRED HERE IN AN 'ATTACK OR CRASH' DRIVE. MANFRED STOHL TOOK A DESERVED 2ND PLACE, HIS HIGHEST EVER FINISH, AND PETTER SOLBERG WAS 3RD AFTER A PUNCTURE CAUSED A SPIN WHICH COST HIM OVER 1 MINUTE AND THUS 2ND PLACE. NOT LONG UNTIL MONTE CARLO ON 19 JANUARY!




RESULT
1. Marcus Gronholm / BP-Ford
2. Manfred Stohl / OMV Peugeot
3. Petter Solberg / Subaru
4. Jari-Matti Latvala / Stobart VK Ford
5. Xavier Pons / Kronos Total Citroen
6. Chris Atkinson / Subaru
7. Daniel Sordo / Kronos Total Citroen
8. Francois Duval / Red Bull Skoda

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Sebastien Loeb 112
Marcus Grönholm 111
Mikko Hirvonen 65
Manfred Stohl 54
Daniel Sordo 49
Petter Solberg 40
Xavier Pons 32
Henning Solberg 25

Constructors :
BP-Ford 195
Kronos Total Citroën 166
Subaru 106
OMV Peugeot 88
Stobart VK Ford 44
Red Bull Skoda 24

Rally Results posted by
David Little
4th December 2006

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