Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen


Turkey 2006


SEBASTIEN LOEB BROKE HIS ARM WHILST TRAINING ON HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST ROUND IN CYPRUS AND HIS CAR WAS USED HERE BY COLIN MCRAE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FEND OFF FORD IN THE CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP. FOR TWO REASONS IT IS AS WELL FOR SEBASTIEN THAT HE HAS SUCH A BIG LEAD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP - 35 POINTS BEFORE TURKEY WITH ONLY 4 ROUNDS LEFT. FIRSTLY, MARCUS GRONHOLM REALLY NEEDS TO WIN ALL 4 RALLIES TO BE CERTAIN OF SNATCHING THE TITLE - PRESSURE OF A DIFFERENT SORT TO THE USUAL - AND, SECONDLY, SEBASTIEN COULDN'T HAVE WON HERE IN TURKEY EVEN IF HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR ON HIS CAR FAILED ON THE PENULTIMATE STAGE. COLIN WAS LYING 6TH AT THE TIME AND WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER BUT FOR THE TEAM'S POOR TYRE CHOICE EARLIER IN THE RALLY. FORD TOOK A 1-2 FINISH WITH MARCUS 1ST AND MIKKO HIRVONEN 2ND WITH A DELIGHTED HENNING SOLBERG ACHIEVING HIS VERY FIRST WRC PODIUM. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, PETTER, HAD BEEN CHALLENGING MARCUS IN A MUCH-IMPROVED SUBARU UNTIL A ROCK PUT PAID TO HIS CHANCES ON DAY 2. HENNING NOW HAS MORE POINTS THAN PETTER!





RESULT

1. Marcus Gronholm / BP-Ford
2. Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
3. Henning Solberg / OMV Peugeot
4. Xavier Pons / Kronos Total Citroen
5. Kosti Katajamaki / Stobart VK Ford
6. Chris Atkinson / Subaru
7. Daniel Sordo / Kronos Total Citroen
8. Manfred Stohl / OMV Peugeot

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :

Sebastien Loeb 112
Marcus Grönholm 87
Mikko Hirvonen 47
Daniel Sordo 43
Manfred Stohl 34
Henning Solberg 25
Petter Solberg 23
Toni Gardemeister 20

Constructors :

BP-Ford 153
Kronos Total Citroën 145
Subaru 83
OMV Peugeot 67
Stobart VK Ford 35
Red Bull Skoda 23

Rally Results posted by
David Little
16th October 2006

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