The 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada, the fourth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season, took place from March 24 to 26, 2006.
2006 Rally Catalunya 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | |||
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Round 4 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Rally base | Salou | ||
Dates run | March 24 – 26 2006 | ||
Stages | 16 (359.54 km; 223.41 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Overall distance | 1,002.47 km (622.91 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 66 at start, 56 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team |
Report
editThe rally was the first all-tarmac event of the season. The event was marred by an accident in the JWRC category which resulted in the death of the co-driver Jörg Bastuck.[1] Eventually the rally saw the second win of the season for the reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb, although the early pacesetter was Ford's Marcus Grönholm. After winning the first three stages, he suffered turbo problems[2] on stage five but fought back from tenth place to eventually take third place. Ahead of Grönholm was the first podium for Spain's Dani Sordo with a fast run that was publicly acknowledged by Loeb.[3] Further down the field, the twice previous Rally Catalunya winner Gilles Panizzi disappointed with a tenth-place finish. Panizzi promptly left the Red Bull Škoda Team[4] and has not competed in a WRC round since.
Results
editRetirements
edit- Xavier Pons - accident (SS10)
- Luca Betti - accident (SS12)
- Julien Pressac - engine (SS12)
- Barry Clark - withdrawn (SS2)
- Aaron Burkart - accident (SS2)
Special stages
editAll dates and times are CET (UTC+1) from 24 to 25 March 2006 and CEST (UTC+2) in 26 March 2006.
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (24 MAR) |
SS1 | 08:05 | Querol 1 | 25.43 km | M. Grönholm | 13:36.7 | 112.1 km/h | M. Grönholm |
SS2 | 08:53 | el Montmell 1 | 24.13 km | M. Grönholm | 12:35.6 | 115.0 km/h | ||
SS3 | 12:33 | Querol 2 | 25.43 km | M. Grönholm | 13:44.4 | 111.1 km/h | ||
SS4 | 13:21 | el Montmell 2 | 24.13 km | S. Loeb | 12:31.8 | 115.6 km/h | ||
SS5 | 16:31 | Colldejou | 26.51 km | S. Loeb | 15:42.1 | 101.3 km/h | S. Loeb | |
SS6 | 17:24 | Riudecaynes | 11.60 km | S. Loeb | 7:45.3 | 89.8 km/h | ||
2 (25 MAR) |
SS7 | 07:50 | Duesaigues 1 | 11.50 km | M. Grönholm | 7:47.8 | 88.5 km/h | |
SS8 | 08:36 | Vilaplana 1 | 28.32 km | M. Grönholm | 16:36.4 | 102.4 km/h | ||
SS9 | 09:59 | Margalef - la Palma d'Ebre 1 | 15.85 km | S. Loeb | 9:35.2 | 99.2 km/h | ||
SS10 | 13:09 | Duesaigues 2 | 11.50 km | D. Sordo | 8:04.7 | 85.4 km/h | ||
SS11 | 13:55 | Vilaplana 2 | 28.32 km | M. Grönholm | 16:44.7 | 101.5 km/h | ||
SS12 | 15:18 | Margalef - la Palma d'Ebre 2 | 15.85 km | S. Loeb | 9:33.2 | 99.6 km/h | ||
3 (26 MAR) |
SS13 | 07:53 | el Lloar - la Figuera 1 | 22.43 km | M. Grönholm | 12:41.5 | 106.0 km/h | |
SS14 | 09:05 | Pratdip 1 | 26.47 km | M. Grönholm | 15:36.5 | 101.8 km/h | ||
SS15 | 11:56 | el Lloar - la Figuera 2 | 22.43 km | M. Grönholm | 12:41.5 | 106.0 km/h | ||
SS16 | 13:08 | Pratdip 2 | 26.47 km | M. Grönholm | 15:40.6 | 101.4 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
editDrivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
editRank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON |
SWE |
MEX |
ESP |
FRA |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
GER |
FIN |
JPN |
CYP |
TUR |
AUS |
NZL |
GBR | |||
1 | Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | ||||||||||||
2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 42 | ||||||||||||
3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | ||||||||||||
4 | OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||
5 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
6 | Red Bull Škoda Team | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Co-driver dies in rally accident". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Loeb snatches lead in Catalunya". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Loeb remains on top in Catalunya". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Rovanpera in for Panizzi at Skoda". bbc.co.uk. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2008-05-31.