Japan 2006
MARCUS GRONHOLM DROVE A BRILLIANT RALLY BUT FOR ONE SMALL MISTAKE ON DAY 2 AND SEBASTIEN LOEB, THEN IN 2ND PLACE, POUNCED AND TOOK THE LEAD. DESPITE A FORMIDABLE ATTACK BY MARCUS TO REGAIN THE LEAD, SEBASTIEN HELD ON TO WIN HIS 7TH RALLY OF THE SEASON BY 5.6 SECONDS - THE NARROWEST WINNING MARGIN SINCE GERMANY 2003 - WITH MIKKO HIRVONEN IN 3RD PLACE. IT ALSO MEANT THAT HE IS NOW THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RALLY DRIVER OF ALL TIME WITH 27 WINS. WHAT A DRIVER, WHAT A CAR! BUT FORD ARE CLOSING IN ON CITROEN IN THE MANUFACTURERS RACE, HELPED BY DANIEL SORDO BEING DISQUALIFIED FOR NOT DOING UP HIS SAFETY HARNESS AFTER RELEASING IT WHEN HE HAD TO STOP IN A STAGE TO SQUEEZE PAST A STRICKEN CAR.
RESULT
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| 1.
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Sebastien Loeb / Kronos Total Citroen
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| 2.
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Marcus Gronholm / BP-Ford
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| 3.
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Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
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| 4.
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Chris Atkinson / Subaru
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| 5.
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Manfred Stohl / OMV Peugeot
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| 6.
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Toshihiro Arai / Subaru
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| 7.
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Petter Solberg / Subaru
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| 8.
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Fumio Nutahara / Mitsubishi
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Loeb
| 102
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| Marcus Grönholm
| 69
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| Daniel Sordo
| 41
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| Mikko Hirvonen
| 33
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| Manfred Stohl
| 28
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| Petter Solberg
| 22
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| Toni Gardemeister
| 16
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| =Gigi Galli
| 16
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Constructors :
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| Kronos Total Citroën
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132
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| BP-Ford
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121
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| Subaru
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74
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| OMV Peugeot
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50
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| Stobart VK Ford
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29
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| Red Bull Skoda
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22
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Rally Results posted by
David Little
4th September 2006
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