2006 Rally of Turkey

2006 Rally of Turkey 13 16 2006 World Rally Championship 2006 Cyprus Rally 2006 Rally Australia Kemer 13 15 October 2006 16 337.79 Itinerary Rally of Turkey 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/13-rally-of-turkey-2006/ 781.83 1,119.62 Gravel FIN Marcus Gronholm FIN Timo Rautiainen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team 3:28:16.3 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Europe 4:02:06.5 67 63 51 The 2006 Rally of Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 October 2006. It marked the 7th running of the Rally of Turkey, and was the thirteenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.Shacki Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/2006/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en The event was also the eighth round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in Kemer in Turkey and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.79 km (209.89 miles). Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, but Loeb would not enter the rally after breaking his arm in a mountain biking accident.2006-09-27 Loeb to miss Rally of Turkey after breaking arm https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/news/story?id=2605054&seriesId=99 2024-10-25 ESPN.com en Colin McRae would take Loeb's place, in what would end up being his last rally before his death the next year.Colin McRae, 39, World Rally Champion, Is Dead The New York Times 20 September 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/sports/othersports/20mcrae.html 2024-10-25 He would retire on the final stage with mechanical issues. Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first rally win since the 2006 Rally Finland. Background Entry list The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship and its support category, the Junior WRC, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Fifteen were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were seventeen in the Junior WRC category.Shacki Entry list Rally of Turkey 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/13-rally-of-turkey-2006/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en +World Rally Car entries competing in the World Rally Championship No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF Goodrich 2 SPA Dani Sordo SPA Marc Martí BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC BF Goodrich 3 FIN Marcus Gronholm FIN Timo Rautiainen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF Goodrich 4 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 BF Goodrich 5 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Pirelli 6 AUS Chris Atkinson AUS Glenn Macneall JPN Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Pirelli 7 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor NOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF Goodrich 8 NOR Henning Solberg NOR Cato Menkerud NOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC BF Goodrich 9 GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Michael Orr GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 BF Goodrich 10 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Timo Alanne GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 BF Goodrich 11 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen AUT Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF Goodrich 12 AUT Andreas Aigner GER Klaus Wicha AUT Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC BF Goodrich +Super 1600 entries competing in the Junior WRC No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 32 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Glenn Patterson FRA PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 33 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 35 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Jonas Andersson JPN Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 37 CZE Pavel Valoušek CZE Zdeněk Hrůza JPN Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 39 ZIM Conrad Rautenbach GBR David Senior FRA Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600 41 SWE Patrik Sandell SWE Emil Axelsson FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 42 FRA Juliern Pressac FRA Jack Boyere FRA PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 43 EST Jaan Mölder GER Katrin Becker CZE JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600 44 POL Michał Kościuszko CZE Jaroslaw Baran JPN Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 45 Slovakia Jozef Béreš CZE Petr Starý Slovakia Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600 46 ITA Andrea Cortinovis ITA Flavio Zanella ITA Power Car Team Renault Clio RS 48 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh JPN Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 49 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek CZE Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 51 TUR Fatih Kara TUR Cerm Bakancocuklari FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 52 BEL Bernd Casier BEL Frédéric Miclotte FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 54 GER Aaron Burkart GER Tanja Geilhausen AUT OMV Rally Team Citroën C2 S1600 55 FRA Fabio Fiandino FRA Sabrina de Castelli FRA PH Sport Citroën C2 R2 +Other major entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 14 SPA Xavier Pons SPA Carlos del Barrio BEL Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 15 CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Filip Schovánek CZE Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC 16 BEL François Duval FRA Patrick Pivato BEL First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 12 October — After 0:00 Okić [Shakedown] 3.00 km 13 October SS1 After 7:58 Perge 1 22.43 km SS2 After 8:41 Myra 1 24.15 km SS3 After 9:24 Kumluca 1 9.90 km 15px 10:54 Service A, Kemer SS4 After 12:22 Perge 2 22.43 km SS5 After 13:05 Myra 2 10.93 km SS6 After 13:48 Kumluca 2 9.90 km 15px 15:18 Service B, Kemer SS7 After 16:11 Tekirova 1 5.50 km SS8 After 17:09 Phaselis 1 29.28 km SS9 After 19:22 Akdeniz University 1 5.20 km 15px 20:42 Service C, Kemer 14 October 15px 8:00 Service D, Kemer SS10 After 8:33 Kemer 1 20.50 km SS11 After 9:21 Silyon 1 27.36 km 15px 11:11 Service E, Kemer SS12 After 12:04 Kemer 2 20.50 km SS13 After 12:52 Silyon 2 27.36 km 15px 14:42 Service F, Kemer SS14 After 16:00 Chimera 1 16.91 km SS15 After 16:58 Phaselis 2 16.58 km SS16 After 19:11 Akdeniz University 2 5.20 km 15px 20:31 Service G, Kemer 15 October 15px 9:15 Service H, Kemer SS17 After 9:48 Tekirova 2 5.50 km SS18 After 10:31 Chimera 2 16.91 km SS19 After 11:19 Olympos 28.55 km 15px 12:42 Service I, Kemer Source:Itinerary Rally of Turkey 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/13-rally-of-turkey-2006/ Report Overall Summary Before the event began, the service park and stages were hit with a large storm that damaged some of the teams' service areas. The rain continued throughout the shakedown, where Solberg was fastest.Freemen Glenn October 12, 2006 Storms hit service park https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/storms-hit-service-park-4405004/4405004/ August 18, 2025 www.autosport.com Friday saw more rain; stages 1, 2, and 4 were cancelled, and stage 5 was shortened, due to poor conditions. Many drivers commented on the slippery, muddy conditions. It was Gronholm with the fastest times in the first two legs, where conditions were the most treacherous. Rovanpera would lose a wheel on stage 3, while McRae was cautious due to his lack of experience in the car under such challenging conditions.Gronholm Dominates in the Wet https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-dominates-in-the-wet-4405011/4405011/ www.autosport.com Petter Solberg would win all 3 stages in the final leg of the day, but it was not enough to catch Gronholm, who lead at the end of the day.Solberg ends day on a high https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/solberg-ends-day-on-a-high-4404956/4404956/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202210/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/solberg-ends-day-on-a-high-4404956/4404956/ 2024-10-08 2025-08-18 en Saturday saw dry conditions in the morning, but the roads remained difficult due to the rough nature of the stages. Gronholm, Hirvonen, and Solberg would trade stage wins throughout the day, until Solberg hit a rock and became stuck in a ditch on stage 14, forcing his retirement.Subaru buoyed despite retirement https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/subaru-buoyed-despite-retirement-4404968/4404968/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008212509/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/subaru-buoyed-despite-retirement-4404968/4404968/ 2024-10-08 2025-08-18 en The second leg of the day saw rain return, as well as spats of hail and snow. With Solberg out of contention, Gronholm's nearest competitor, his teammate Hirvonen, was over two minutes behind. Gronholm would lead at the end of the second day, despite calling the nature of the rally a "nightmare."Gronholm leading Ford one-two https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-leading-ford-one-two-4404967/4404967/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202611/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-leading-ford-one-two-4404967/4404967/ 2024-10-08 2025-08-18 en On the final day, Gronholm and Hirvonen would finish the rally with a Ford 1-2. Petter's brother Henning Solberg would round out the podium after surviving the terrible conditions of the previous few days. Petter would win two of the three Sunday stages, but it would not be enough to earn any points. Meanwhile, Atkinson, who had remained in a good position throughout the rally, would fall two places to 6th on the last day. McRae would approach the end of the day in 6th, only to retire due to electrical malfunctions on the last stage.Gronholm takes vital Turkish win https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-takes-vital-turkish-win-4404972/4404972/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250121083531/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-takes-vital-turkish-win-4404972/4404972/ 2025-01-21 2025-08-18 en Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 1 1 3 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:28:16.3 0.0 10 2 2 4 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:30:39.7 +2:23.4 8 3 3 8 NOR Henning Solberg NOR Cato Menkerud OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:31:22.3 +3:06.0 6 4 4 14 ESP Xavier Pons ESP Carlos Del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 3:31:43.7 +3:27.4 5 5 5 10 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Timo Alanne Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:31:44.8 +3:28.5 4 6 6 6 AUS Chris Atkinson AUS Glenn MacNeall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 3:31:52.8 +3:36.5 3 7 7 2 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Marc Marti Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:41.1 +4:24.8 2 8 8 7 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:32:46.6 +4:30.3 1 9 9 16 BEL François Duval FRA Patrick Pivato First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC 3:33:51.9 +5:36.6 0 10 10 12 AUT Andreas Aigner GER Klaus Wicha Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:35:13.7 +6:57.4 0 11 11 11 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:36:40.7 +8:24.4 0 12 12 9 GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:38:08.2 +9:51.9 0 13 13 5 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 3:38:08.2 +10:02.2 0 Retired SS19 1 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC Mechanical 0 Retired SS15 15 CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Filip Schovánek Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0 Special Stages All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader 1(13 Oct) SS1 07:58 Perge 1 22.43 Stage cancelled SS2 08:41 Myra 1 24.14 Stage cancelled SS3 09:24 Kumluca 1 9.89 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:42.7 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS4 12:22 Perge 2 22.43 Stage cancelled SS5 13:05 Mrya 2 24.14 FIN Marcus Grönholm 8:54.0 SS6 13:48 Kumluca 2 9.89 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:21.3 SS7 16:11 Tekirova 1 5.50 NOR Petter Solberg 4:46.5 SS8 17:09 Phaselis 29.28 NOR Petter Solberg 24:17.1 SS9 19:22 Akdeniz University 1 5.19 NOR Petter Solberg 4:12.6 2(14 Oct) SS10 08:33 Kemer 1 20.50 NOR Petter Solberg 14:54.9 SS11 09:21 Silyon 1 27.36 FIN Marcus Grönholm 20:55.9 SS12 12:04 Kemer 2 20.50 FIN Marcus Grönholm 14:26.7 SS13 12:52 Silyon 2 27.36 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 20:21.4 SS14 16:00 Chimera 1 16.90 NOR Petter Solberg 12:22.5 SS15 16:58 Phaselis 2 29.28 ESP Dani Sordo 24:52.3 SS16 19:11 Akdeniz University 2 5.19 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 4:06.5 3(15 Oct) SS17 09:48 Tekirova 2 5.50 BEL François Duval 4:11.5 SS18 10:31 Chimera 2 16.90 NOR Petter Solberg 12:06.9 SS19 11:19 Olympos 28.54 NOR Petter Solberg 21:47.3 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FRA Sébastien Loeb 112 10px 1 GBR BP Ford World Rally Team 153 2 10px FIN Marcus Gronholm 87 10px 1 BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 145 3 10px 1 FIN Mikko Hirvonen 47 10px JPN Subaru World Rally Team 83 4 10px 1 SPA Dani Sordo 43 10px NOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 67 5 10px AUT Manfred Stohl 34 10px GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 35 Junior WRC Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 16 1 3 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift S1600 4:02:06.5 0.0 10 17 2 39 ZIM Conrad Rautenbach GBR David Senior Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:02:37.2 +30.7 8 18 3 45 Slovakia Jozef Béreš CZE Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Suzuki Ignis 1600 4:02:46.0 +39.5 6 19 4 48 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:04:16.6 +2:10.1 5 20 5 32 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Glenn Patterson PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 4:05:20.9 +3:14.4 4 21 6 49 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 4:07:55.0 +5:48.5 3 22 7 42 FRA Juliern Pressac FRA Jack Boyere PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 4:12:23.0 +10:16.5 2 24 8 52 BEL Bernd Casier BEL Frédéric Miclotte Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:15:10.9 +13:04.4 1 25 9 51 TUR Fatih Kara TUR Cerm Bakancocuklari Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:16:24.4 +14:17.9 0 27 10 44 POL Michał Kościuszko CZE Jaroslaw Baran Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:20:10.2 +18:03.7 0 30 11 41 SWE Patrik Sandell SWE Emil Axelsson Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 4:24:17.3 +22:10.8 0 31 12 54 GER Aaron Burkart GER Tanja Geilhausen OMV Rally Team Citroën C2 S1600 4:29:53.9 +27:47.4 0 32 13 37 CZE Pavel Valoušek CZE Zdeněk Hrůza Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 4:30:42.6 +28:36.1 0 41 14 55 FRA Fabio Fiandino FRA Sabrina de Castelli PH Sport Citroën C2 R2 4:45:33.0 +43:26.5 0 43 15 46 ITA Andrea Cortinovis ITA Flavio Zanella Power Car Team Renault Clio RS 5:02:32.9 +1:00:26.4 0 Retired SS19 35 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson SWE Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 Excluded 0 Retired SS18 43 EST Jaan Mölder GER Katrin Becker JM Engineering Suzuki Ignis 1600 Engine 0 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship MoveDriverPoints 1 10px 3 EST Urmo Aava 30 2 10px 1 SWE Per-Gunnar Andersson 29 3 10px 1 SWE Patrik Sandell 28 4 10px 1 GBR Guy Wilks 26 5 10px ZIM Conrad Rautenbach 25 References External links Results at eWRC.com Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive Stage Maps at Rally Maps Rally Of Turkey Turkey Category:Rally of Turkey Category:October 2006 sports events in Turkey