2006 Cyprus Rally

2006 Cyprus Rally 34th Cyprus Rally
Round 12 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Chris Atkinson at the closing ceremony.
Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Lemesos
Dates run	22 – 24 September 2006
Stages	21 (322.51 km; 200.40 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	830.02 km (515.75 miles)
Overall distance	1,152.53 km (716.15 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	40
Crews	40 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 4:40:50.4

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. 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 35 points. Unbeknownst to Loeb, this would be his last rally of the season before breaking his arm in a mountain biking incident. 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.

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:40:50.4	0.0	10
2	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	4:41:11.6	21.2	8
3	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	4:46:06.5	5:16.1	6
4	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:47:30.8	6:39.7	5
5	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:49:30.8	8:40.4	4
6	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:55:30.4	14:40.0	3
7	Xavier Pons	Carlos Del Barrio	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:55:37.1	14:46.7	2
8	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru Impreza WRC 06	4:56:11.9	15:21.5	1
PWRC
1.	Fumio Nutahara	Daniel Barritt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	5:10:43.3	0.0	10
2.	Aki Teiskonen	Miika Teiskonen	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	5:15:00.8	4:17.5	8
3.	Khalid al-Qassimi	Nicky Beech	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	5:16:42.5	5:59.2	6
4.	Simone Campedelli	Danilo Fappani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII	5:22:14.4	11:31.1	5
5.	Nasser al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C	5:34:48.3	24:05.0	4
6.	Toshi Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	5:43:47.9	33:04.6	3

Special Stages

All dates and times are EEST (UTC 3).

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length (km)	Winner	Time	Rally leader
1 (22 Sep)	SS1	09:43	Xyliatos 1	8.90	Marcus Grönholm	7:43.3	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	10:04	Kaspouras 1	10.17	Marcus Grönholm	9:14.1
	SS3	10:37	Asinou 1	25.61	Marcus Grönholm	26:52.4
	SS4	12:05	Kato Amiantos 1	11.86	Petter Solberg	9:33.4
	SS5	15:03	Xyliatos 2	8.90	Marcus Grönholm	7:26.5
	SS6	15:24	Kaspouras 2	10.17	Sébastien Loeb	8:56.4
	SS7	15:57	Asinou 2	25.61	Sébastien Loeb	26:07.1
	SS8	17:25	Kato Amiantos 2	11.86	Sébastien Loeb	9:26.8
2 (23 Sep)	SS9	08:38	Kellaki 1	9.48	Marcus Grönholm	8:01.4
	SS10	09:16	Akrounta 1	7.98	Marcus Grönholm	7:44.9
	SS11	10:34	Foini 1	30.32	Sébastien Loeb	26:20.8
	SS12	11:32	Galatareia 1	13.32	Sébastien Loeb	8:17.8
	SS13	14:25	Kellaki 2	9.48	Sébastien Loeb	8:01.7
	SS14	15:03	Akrounta 2	7.98	Sébastien Loeb	7:35.4	Sébastien Loeb
	SS15	16:21	Foini 2	30.32	Sébastien Loeb	25:56.1
	SS16	17:19	Galatareia 2	13.32	Sébastien Loeb	8:09.7
3 (24 Sep)	SS17	08:54	Vavatsinia 1	25.23	Sébastien Loeb	22:24.1
	SS18	09:52	Machairas 1	12.93	Marcus Grönholm	10:56.6
	SS19	10:35	Lageia	8.98	Marcus Grönholm	7:21.6
	SS20	12:35	Down Town	3.40	Stage Cancelled
	SS21	14:03	Vavatsinia 2	25.23	Sébastien Loeb	23:19.8
	SS22	14:56	Machairas 2	12.93	Marcus Grönholm	10:48.8

External links

• Results at eWRC.com
• Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive