2006 Rally México
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006.
| 2006 Rally México 20º Corona Rally México | |||
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Round 3 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 A view of Guanajuato, home to two stages of Rally Mexico | |||
| Host country |  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) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kronos Total Citroën WRT | ||
| Crews | 39 at start, 34 at finish | ||
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
Retirements
Xavier Pons - engine (SS8)
Fumio Nutahara - excluded (SS7)
Sebastián Beltrán - accident (SS8)- 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 |
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| 1 (3 MAR) |
SS1 | 09:37 | Ibarrilla 1 | 22.40 km |  P. Solberg |
13:17.3 | 101.2 km/h | P. Solberg |
| SS2 | 11:00 | Guanajuato 1 | 28.87 km | P. Solberg |
16:56.4 | 102.3 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 11:51 | El Cubilete 1 | 21.61 km | P. Solberg |
12:06.8 | 107.0 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 14:28 | Ibarrilla 2 | 22.40 km | P. Solberg |
13:17.0 | 101.2 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 15:51 | Guanajuato 2 | 28.87 km | S. Loeb |
16:33.9 | 104.6 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 16:42 | El Cubilete 2 | 21.61 km | S. Loeb |
11:45.4 | 110.3 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 19:17 | Nextel Superspecial 1 | 4.42 km |  M. Stohl |
3:21.6 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 2 (4 MAR) |
SS8 | 10:08 | El Zauco 1 | 25.22 km | S. Loeb |
16:30.4 | 91.7 km/h | S. Loeb |
| SS9 | 11:26 | Duarte 1 | 23.75 km | P. Solberg |
18:07.4 | 78.6 km/h | P. Solberg | |
| SS10 | 12:17 | Derramadero 1 | 23.27 km | S. Loeb |
14:03.6 | 99.3 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 15:10 | El Zauco 2 | 25.22 km | S. Loeb |
16:21.4 | 92.6 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 16:28 | Duarte 2 | 23.75 km | S. Loeb |
17:44.0 | 80.4 km/h | S. Loeb | |
| SS13 | 17:19 | Derramadero 2 | 23.27 km | S. Loeb |
13:50.1 | 100.9 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 19:49 | Nextel Superspecial 2 | 4.42 km | S. Loeb |
3:21.7 | 78.9 km/h | ||
| 3 (5 MAR) |
SS15 | 08:28 | Leon | 37.99 km | S. Loeb |
25:32.1 | 89.3 km/h | |
| SS16 | 10:11 | Silao | 18.01 km | P. Solberg |
10:20.8 | 104.4 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 11:26 | Nextel Superspecial 3 | 4.42 km | M. Stohl |
3:17.0 | 80.8 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON |
SWE |
MEX |
ESP |
FRA |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
GER |
FIN |
JPN |
CYP |
TUR |
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NZL |
GBR | |||
| 1 | Kronos Total Citroën WRT | 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.
External links
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