2006 Cyprus Rally

2006 Cyprus Rally 34th Cyprus Rally 12 16 2006 World Rally Championship 2006 Rally Japan 2006 Rally of Turkey 350px Chris Atkinson on SS4 Lemesos 22 24 September 2006 21 322.51 https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/12-cyprus-rally-2006/ 830.02 1,152.53 Gravel FRA Sébastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 4:40:50.4 40 40 27 The 2006 Cyprus Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 22 and 24 September 2006. It marked the 34th running of the Cyprus Rally, and was the twelfth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.Shacki Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/2006/1-wrc/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en The event was also the sixth round of the 2006 Production World Rally Championship. The 2006 event was based in Lemesos in Cyprus and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.79km (209.89 miles). Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, leading championship rival Marcus Grönholm by 33 points. Unbeknownst to Loeb, this would be his last rally of the season before breaking his arm in a mountain biking incident.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 Despite this, Loeb would go on to win the championship by 1 point after his lead became unassailable in the 2006 Rally Australia. Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena won the rally, their second consecutive win and eighth win of the season.Shacki Final results Cyprus Rally 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/12-cyprus-rally-2006/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en 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 Production World Rally Championship, 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 ten in the Production WRC category.Shacki Entry list Cyprus Rally 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/12-cyprus-rally-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 FRA Sebastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena 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 ARG Luis Perez Companc ARG Jose Maria Volta 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 +Group N entries competing in the Production WRC No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 31 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 33 JPN Fumio Nutahara GBR Daniel Barritt JPN Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 39 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah GBR Chris Patterson QAT QMMF Subaru Impreza WRX STI 40 ITA Simone Campedelli ITA Danilo Fappani ITA Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 41 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi GBR Nicky Beech JPN Subaru Team Quasys Subaru Impreza WRX STI 43 GER Aaron Burkart GER Tanja Geilhausen AUT OMV CEE World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 45 FIN Aki Teiskonen FIN Miikka Anttila JPN Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 46 GBR Nigel Heath GBR Steve Lancaster GBR PSM Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STI 59 CYP Andreas Tsouloftas CYP Savvas Laos CYP Andreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 60 CYP Spyros Pavlides CYP Theodoros Vassiliades CYP Spyros Pavlides Subaru Impreza WRX STI +Other major entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 14 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Jakke Honkanen ITA Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 15 SPA Xavier Pons SPA Carlos del Barrio BEL Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 17 ARG Juan Pablo Raies ARG Jorge Perez Companc GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 22 September SS1 After 9:43 Xyliatos 1 8.09 km SS2 After 10:04 Kaspouras 1 10.17 km SS3 After 10:37 Asinou 1 25.61 km SS4 After 12:05 Kato Amiantos 1 11.87 km 15px 13:20 Service A, Lemesos SS5 After 15:03 Xyliantos 2 8.09 km SS6 After 15:24 Kaspouras 2 10.17 km SS7 After 15:57 Asinou 2 25.61 km SS8 After 17:25 Kato Amiantos 2 11.87 km 15px 18:20 Service B, Lemesos 23 September 15px 7:45 Service C, Lemesos SS9 After 8:38 Kellaki 1 9.49 km SS10 After 9:16 Akrounta 1 7.99 km SS11 After 10:34 Foini 1 30.33 km SS12 After 11:32 Galatareia 1 13.33 km 15px 13:12 Service D, Lemesos SS13 After 14:25 Kellaki 2 9.49 km SS14 After 15:03 Akrounta 2 7.99 km SS15 After 16:21 Foini 2 30.33 km SS16 After 17:19 Galatareia 2 13.33 km 15px 18:39 Service E, Lemesos 24 September 15px 7:41 Service F, Lemesos SS17 After 8:54 Vavatsinia 1 25.24 km SS18 After 9:52 Machairas 1 12.94 km SS19 After 10:35 Lageia 28.55 km 15px 11:42 Service G, Lemesos SS20 After 12:35 Down Town 3.40 km 15px 12:55 Service H, Lemesos SS21 After 14:03 Vavatsinia 2 25.24 km SS22 After 14:56 Machairas 2 12.94 km 15px 16:27 Service I, Lemesos Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/12-cyprus-rally-2006/ Report Overall Summary Friday began with multiple drivers suffering from issues. Gronholm struggled with dust in the car and overheating issues, but would still set the quickest opening three stage times of the day, putting him in the lead. Loeb was not too far behind, hindered by being the first on the road. Petter Solberg suffered from numerous issues including a puncture, brake issues, and overheating, but still managed to put in the fastest time in stage 4.Beer Matt 2006-09-22 Gronholm leads opening morning https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-leads-opening-morning-4405531/4405531/ 2025-03-10 Autosport His poor luck would continue, however, as he would have gear issues on the next few stages. Sordo, Gardemeister, and Wilson also suffered from serious mechanical issues. By the end of the day, Gronholm continued to lead, but Loeb had cut heavily into his advantage.Beer Matt 2006-09-22 Major problems for Solberg https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/major-problems-for-solberg-4405500/4405500/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151919/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/major-problems-for-solberg-4405500/4405500/ 2024-10-08 2025-03-10 Autosport en Saturday morning would see Gronholm and Loeb trading stage wins, with under 10 seconds between them for the entirety of the stint. The pair were over two and a half minutes quicker than Hirvonen in third by the time they reached the mid-day service.Freeman Glenn 2006-09-23 Gronholm narrowly extends lead https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-narrowly-extends-lead-4405516/4405516/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151916/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-narrowly-extends-lead-4405516/4405516/ 2024-10-08 2025-03-10 Autosport en The afternoon, however, would be a dominant performance by Loeb, who took the lead and ended the day with over 20 seconds in hand. Gronholm blamed his struggles on a poor tyre choice. Atkinson would retire in a ditch in stage 15, while Henning Solberg struggled all day with a hot water leak spraying on he and his co-driver's face.Freeman Glenn 2006-09-23 Loeb takes control of Cyprus rally https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-takes-control-of-cyprus-rally-4405483/4405483/ 2025-03-10 Autosport On Friday, Loeb would continue to extend his advantage over Gronholm, and while the Finn would take some time back in stages 18 and 19, he admitted that he believed the rally to be lost by Service G.Beer Matt 2006-09-24 Loeb extends his advantage https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-extends-his-advantage-4405492/4405492/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241010033019/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-extends-his-advantage-4405492/4405492/ 2024-10-10 2025-03-10 Autosport en Due to spectator concerns, Stage 20 would be cancelled, replaced by a simple demonstration through the streets. Despite this, Sordo would crash heavily in the stage, requiring extensive cleanup. This would result in Stage 21 being cancelled as well, but only after the Fords of Wilson and Companc had passed through, necessitating nominal times. Loeb would continue through the final stage to win the rally, his last victory of the season, with Gronholm finishing second. Loeb's victory would extend his championship lead to 35 points, with only 40 points available in the remaining rounds. Hirvonen would finish a distant 3rd, over five minutes behind Loeb. Petter Solberg would finish behind his brother Henning after striking a rock in the final stage.Beer Matt 2006-09-24 Loeb closes on title with Cyprus win https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-closes-on-title-with-cyprus-win-4405498/4405498/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241010033000/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-closes-on-title-with-cyprus-win-4405498/4405498/ 2024-10-10 2025-03-10 Autosport en Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 1 1 1 FRA Sebastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 4:40:50.4 0.0 10 2 2 3 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:41:11.6 +21.2 8 3 3 4 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4:46:06.5 +5:16.1 6 4 4 7 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 4:47:30.1 +6:39.7 5 5 5 14 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Jakke Honkanen Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 4:49:30.8 +8:40.4 4 6 6 8 NOR Henning Solberg NOR Cato Menkerud OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 4:55:30.4 +14:40.0 3 7 7 15 ESP Xavier Pons ESP Carlos Del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 4:55:37.1 +14:46.7 2 8 8 5 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 4:56:11.9 +15:21.5 1 9 9 6 AUS Chris Atkinson AUS Glenn MacNeall Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 4:58:05.4 +17:15.0 0 10 10 9 GBR Matthew Wilson GBR Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 5:06:11.4 +25:21.0 0 14 11 10 ARG Luis Perez Companc ARG Jose Maria Volta Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 5:20:51.3 +40:00.9 0 Retired SS21 2 ESP Dani Sordo ESP Marc Marti Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Retired SS18 17 ARG Juan Pablo Raies ARG Jorge Perez Companc Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 Co-Driver Ill 0 Retired SS2 11 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical 0 Retired SS2 12 AUT Andreas Aigner GER Klaus Wicha Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical 0 Special Stages All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader 1(22 Sep) SS1 09:43 Xyliatos 1 8.90 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:43.3 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS2 10:04 Kaspouras 1 10.17 FIN Marcus Grönholm 9:14.1 SS3 10:37 Asinou 1 25.61 FIN Marcus Grönholm 26:52.4 SS4 12:05 Kato Amiantos 1 11.86 NOR Petter Solberg 9:33.4 SS5 15:03 Xyliatos 2 8.90 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:26.5 SS6 15:24 Kaspouras 2 10.17 FRA Sébastien Loeb 8:56.4 SS7 15:57 Asinou 2 25.61 FRA Sébastien Loeb 26:07.1 SS8 17:25 Kato Amiantos 2 11.86 FRA Sébastien Loeb 9:26.8 2(23 Sep) SS9 08:38 Kellaki 1 9.48 FIN Marcus Grönholm 8:01.4 SS10 09:16 Akrounta 1 7.98 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:44.9 SS11 10:34 Foini 1 30.32 FRA Sébastien Loeb 26:20.8 SS12 11:32 Galatareia 1 13.32 FRA Sébastien Loeb 8:17.8 SS13 14:25 Kellaki 2 9.48 FRA Sébastien Loeb 8:01.7 SS14 15:03 Akrounta 2 7.98 FRA Sébastien Loeb 7:35.4 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS15 16:21 Foini 2 30.32 FRA Sébastien Loeb 25:56.1 SS16 17:19 Galatareia 2 13.32 FRA Sébastien Loeb 8:09.7 3(24 Sep) SS17 08:54 Vavatsinia 1 25.23 FRA Sébastien Loeb 22:24.1 SS18 09:52 Machairas 1 12.93 FIN Marcus Grönholm 10:56.6 SS19 10:35 Lageia 8.98 FIN Marcus Grönholm 7:21.6 SS20 12:35 Down Town 3.40 Stage Cancelled SS21 14:03 Vavatsinia 2 25.23 FRA Sébastien Loeb 23:19.8 SS22 14:56 Machairas 2 12.93 FIN Marcus Grönholm 10:48.8 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FRA Sébastien Loeb 112 10px BEL Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 142 2 10px FIN Marcus Gronholm 77 10px GBR BP Ford World Rally Team 135 3 10px ESP Dani Sordo 41 10px JPN Subaru World Rally Team 79 4 10px FIN Mikko Hirvonen 39 10px NOR OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 59 5 10px AUT Manfred Stohl 33 10px GBR Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team 30 Production WRC Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 11 1 33 JPN Fumio Nutahara GBR Daniel Barritt Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 5:10:43.3 0.0 10 12 2 45 FIN Aki Teiskonen FIN Miikka Anttila Syms Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:15:00.8 +4:17.5 8 13 3 41 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi GBR Nicky Beech Subaru Team Quasys Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:16:42.5 +5:59.2 6 15 4 40 ITA Simone Campedelli ITA Danilo Fappani Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:22:14.4 +11:31.1 5 19 5 39 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah GBR Chris Patterson QMMF Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:34:48.3 +24:05.0 4 22 6 31 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:43:47.9 +33:04.6 3 Retired SS15 60 CYP Spyros Pavlides CYP Theodoros Vassiliades Spyros Pavlides Subaru Impreza WRX STI Mechanical 0 Retired SS11 43 GER Aaron Burkart GER Tanja Geilhausen OMV CEE World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0 Retired SS5 59 CYP Andreas Tsouloftas CYP Savvas Laos Andreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Excluded 0 Retired SS4 46 GBR Nigel Heath GBR Steve Lancaster PSM Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STI Mechanical 0 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship MoveDriverPoints 1 10px QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah 38 2 10px JPN Fumio Nutahara 30 3 10px SMR Mirco Baldacci 19 = 10px 3 FIN Aki Teiskonen 19 5 10px JPN Toshihiro Arai 18 References External links Results at eWRC.com Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive Maps at rallymaps.com 2006 Cyprus Rally 2006 Rally Japan 2006 Rally of Turkey 2005 Cyprus Rally N/A Cyprus Category:Cyprus Rally Rally