2006 Rally México
| 2006 Rally México 20º Corona Rally México | |||
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Round 3 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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| File:View of Guanajuato from hill.jpg A view of Guanajuato, home to two stages of Rally Mexico | |||
| Host country | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | ||
| Rally base | Leon | ||
| Dates run | March 3 – 5 2006 | ||
| Stages | 17 (359.54 km; 223.41 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,002.47 km (622.91 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 39 at start, 34 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | France Sébastien Loeb Belgium Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | ||
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The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006.
Event
The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb. After a spirited battle with Petter Solberg over the first two days - that saw both drivers suffering problems(Loeb losing power steering on stage 13 and Solberg's Subaru colliding with a dog)[1] - Loeb eventually pulled clear to give the Belgian Kronos team their first WRC victory. Marcus Grönholm had a less successful event, suffering a crash on day one[2] and having to rejoin the rally on day two under Superally rules. Despite a twenty-minute penalty, he managed to pick up a point for eighth place. Manfred Stohl collected the final podium place with his Peugeot 307.[3]
Results
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Retirements
- Spain Xavier Pons - engine (SS8)
- Japan Fumio Nutahara - excluded (SS7)
- Argentina Sebastián Beltrán - accident (SS8)
- Argentina Gabriel Pozzo - differential (SS8)
Special stages
All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (3 MAR) |
SS1 | 09:37 | Ibarrilla 1 | 22.40 km | Norway P. Solberg | 13:17.3 | 101.2 km/h | Norway P. Solberg |
| SS2 | 11:00 | Guanajuato 1 | 28.87 km | Norway P. Solberg | 16:56.4 | 102.3 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 11:51 | El Cubilete 1 | 21.61 km | Norway P. Solberg | 12:06.8 | 107.0 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:28 | Ibarrilla 2 | 22.40 km | Norway P. Solberg | 13:17.0 | 101.2 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:51 | Guanajuato 2 | 28.87 km | France S. Loeb | 16:33.9 | 104.6 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:42 | El Cubilete 2 | 21.61 km | France S. Loeb | 11:45.4 | 110.3 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 19:17 | Nextel Superspecial 1 | 4.42 km | Austria M. Stohl | 3:21.6 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 2 (4 MAR) |
SS8 | 10:08 | El Zauco 1 | 25.22 km | France S. Loeb | 16:30.4 | 91.7 km/h | France S. Loeb |
| SS9 | 11:26 | Duarte 1 | 23.75 km | Norway P. Solberg | 18:07.4 | 78.6 km/h | Norway P. Solberg | |
| SS10 | 12:17 | Derramadero 1 | 23.27 km | France S. Loeb | 14:03.6 | 99.3 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:10 | El Zauco 2 | 25.22 km | France S. Loeb | 16:21.4 | 92.6 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:28 | Duarte 2 | 23.75 km | France S. Loeb | 17:44.0 | 80.4 km/h | France S. Loeb | |
| SS13 | 17:19 | Derramadero 2 | 23.27 km | France S. Loeb | 13:50.1 | 100.9 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 19:49 | Nextel Superspecial 2 | 4.42 km | France S. Loeb | 3:21.7 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 3 (5 MAR) |
SS15 | 08:28 | Leon | 37.99 km | France S. Loeb | 25:32.1 | 89.3 km/h | |
| SS16 | 10:11 | Silao | 18.01 km | Norway P. Solberg | 10:20.8 | 104.4 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:26 | Nextel Superspecial 3 | 4.42 km | Austria M. Stohl | 3:17.0 | 80.8 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON Monaco |
SWE Sweden |
MEX Mexico |
ESP Spain |
FRA France |
ARG Argentina |
ITA Italy |
GRC Greece |
GER Germany |
FIN Finland |
JPN Japan |
CYP Cyprus |
TUR Turkey |
AUS Australia |
NZL New Zealand |
GBR United Kingdom | |||
| 1 | Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | 11 | 13 | 10 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 | 12 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull Škoda Team | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Loeb leads from Solberg in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-05. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ "Solberg sets early pace in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ↑ "Loeb holds on for Mexico success". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-05. Retrieved 2008-05-10.