2006 Rally Australia
| 2006 Rally Australia 19th Telstra Rally Australia | |
|---|---|
| Round 14 of the 2006 World Rally Championship | |
| Dani Sordo during SS19. | |
| Dates run | 26 October – 29 2006 |
| Stages | 26 |
| Stage surface | Gravel |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 56 at start, 45 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | Finland Mikko Hirvonen United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team |
The 2006 Telstra Rally Australia was the fourteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 26 and 29 October 2006.
Report
[edit ]Ford's Mikko Hirvonen won the rally, taking his first victory of his career. His teammate Marcus Grönholm was only the Fifth to mathematically give the world championship to Sébastien Loeb, who was out of this race due to injury. Grönholm hit a rock, resulting in him losing eleven minutes and falling to 55th place. In order to maintain his chances for the championship, Grönholm had to rise to at least third place, but he was only able to collect four points, so Loeb, who witnessed the rally from home, celebrated the championship with two more races left.
Results
[edit ]Special Stages
[edit ]All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (26/27 Oct) |
SS1 | 19:12 | Perth City Super 1 | 2.00 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:21.1 | Finland Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | 19:21 | Perth City Super 2 | 2.00 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:20.7 | ||
| SS3 | 09:23 | Murray North 1 | 15.92 | Australia Chris Atkinson | 8:55.4 | Australia Chris Atkinson | |
| SS4 | 09:56 | Murray South 1 | 20.12 | Australia Chris Atkinson | 11:34.9 | ||
| SS5 | 10:36 | Holyoake | 3.13 | Australia Chris Atkinson | 1:53.4 | ||
| SS6 | 11:49 | Murray North 2 | 15.92 | Norway Petter Solberg | 8:50.0 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | |
| SS7 | 12:22 | Murray South 2 | 20.12 | Norway Petter Solberg | 11:31.1 | Norway Petter Solberg | |
| SS8 | 16:32 | Beraking 1 | 22.84 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 13:05.7 | ||
| SS9 | 17:18 | Flynns 1 | 18.78 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 11:07.2 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | |
| SS10 | 19:25 | Perth City Super 3 | 2.00 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:22.6 | ||
| SS11 | 19:34 | Perth City Super 4 | 2.00 | Spain Xavier Pons | 1:22.2 | ||
| 2 (28 Oct) |
SS12 | 09:20 | Bannister North 1 | 17.70 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 8:34.7 | |
| SS13 | 09:52 | Bannister Central 1 | 17.85 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 9:20.8 | ||
| SS14 | 10:36 | Bannister Loop | 3.61 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:57.5 | ||
| SS15 | 11:55 | Bannister North 2 | 17.70 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 8:30.5 | ||
| SS16 | 12:27 | Bannister Central 2 | 17.85 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 9:15.0 | ||
| SS17 | 16:32 | Beraking 2 | 22.84 | Norway Petter Solberg | 12:34.5 | ||
| SS18 | 17:18 | Flynns 2 | 18.78 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 10:48.1 | ||
| SS19 | 19:25 | Perth City Super 5 | 2.00 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:21.8 | ||
| SS20 | 19:34 | Perth City Super 6 | 2.00 | Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1:21.5 | ||
| 3 (29 Oct) |
SS21 | 07:03 | Atkins 1 | 4.42 | Norway Petter Solberg | 3:06.1 | |
| SS22 | 07:33 | Helena North 1 | 29.93 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 17:06.0 | ||
| SS23 | 08:14 | Helena South 1 | 17.30 | Finland Mikko Hirvonen | 8:57.8 | ||
| SS24 | 11:03 | Atkins 2 | 4.42 | Norway Petter Solberg | 3:01.3 | ||
| SS25 | 11:33 | Helena North 2 | 29.93 | Norway Petter Solberg | 16:59.1 | ||
| SS26 | 12:14 | Helena South 2 | 17.30 | Norway Petter Solberg | 8:55.9 |
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