Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Italy 2006


MARCUS GRONHOLM WAS LEADING AFTER DAY 1 THEN SEBASTIEN LOEB AND MARCUS BOTH HIT THE SAME ROCK. MARCUS SMASHED THE SUMP AND HAD TO RETIRE, SEBASTIEN ONLY SMASHED THE SUMP GUARD AND COULD CONTINUE TO ANOTHER EASY VICTORY BUT HE KNOWS HOW FORTUNATE HE WAS BECAUSE HE ADMITTED MARCUS HAD BEEN TOO FAST FOR HIM. AS CONSOLATION FORD GOT MIKKO HIRVONEN HOME IN 2ND WHILST DANIEL SORDO TOOK 3RD. PETTER SOLBERG'S SUBARU/PIRELLI TYRES LET HIM DOWN AGAIN!




RESULT
1. Sebastien Loeb / Kronos Total Citroen
2. Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
3. Daniel Sordo / Citroen
4. Xavier Pons / Kronos Total Citroen
5. Jussi Vallmaki / Mitsubishi Lancer
6. Kristian Sohlberg / Subaru
7. Manfred Stohl / OMV Peugeot
8. Francois Duval / Red Bull Skoda

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Sebastien Loeb 66
Marcus Grönholm 35
Daniel Sordo 30
Manfred Stohl 20
Petter Solberg 18
Mikko Hirvonen 15
Gigi Galli 11

Constructors :
Kronos Total Citroën 85
BP-Ford 65
Subaru 58
OMV Peugeot 36
Stobart VK Ford 15
Red Bull Skoda 14

Rally Results posted by
David Little
22nd May 2006

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