2006 Swedish Rally

2006 Swedish Rally 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2006 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 3 – 5 2006
Stages	19 (349.02 km; 216.87 miles)
Stage surface	Ice/Snow-covered Gravel
Overall distance	1,441.16 km (895.50 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team
Crews	63 at start, 51 at finish

The 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, the second round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from February 3–5, 2006.

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1.	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:09:01.9	0.0	10
2.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:32.8	30.9	8
3.	Daniel Carlsson	Bosse Holmstrand	Mitsubishi Lancer WR05	3:11:58.7	2:56.8	6
4.	Gigi Galli	Giovanni Bernacchini	Mitsubishi Lancer WR05	3:12:05.7	3:03.8	5
5.	Thomas Rådström	Jörgen Skallman	Subaru S10 WRC	3:14:55.2	5:53.3	4
6.	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:16:36.7	7:34.8	3
7.	Xavier Pons	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:17:37.5	8:35.6	2
8.	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:18:03.4	9:01.5	1
JWRC
1.(19.)	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Swift S1600	3:29:18.7	0.0	10
2.(20.)	Patrik Sandell	Emil Axelsson	Renault Clio S1600	3:30:11.8	53.1	8
3.(22.)	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Swift S1600	3:32:13.8	2:55.1	6
4.(25.)	Pavel Valoušek	Pierangelo Scalvini	Suzuki Swift S1600	3:36:01.0	6:42.3	5
5.(26.)	Kalle Pinomäki	Mikko Markkula	Renault Clio Ragnotti	3:37:24.5	8:05.8	4
6.(30.)	Jozef Béreš	Petr Starý	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:43:36.5	14:17.8	3
7.(34.)	Peter Zachrisson	Jan Svanström	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:50:24.6	21:05.9	2
8.(37.)	Michał Kościuszko	Jarek Baran	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:56:17.8	26:59.1	1

Retirements

• Petter Solberg - excluded (SS18)
• Andreas Aigner - engine (SS16)
• Mattias Ekström - accident (SS14)

Special stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
1 (3 FEB)	SS1	08:01	Fredriksberg 1	18.13 km	M. Grönholm	10:25.7	104.3 km/h	M. Grönholm
	SS2	09:01	Lejen 1	26.46 km	M. Grönholm	14:20.9	110.6 km/h
	SS3	12:09	Fredriksberg 2	18.13 km	G. Galli	10:29.1	103.7 km/h
	SS4	13:09	Lejen 2	26.46 km	S. Loeb	14:24.4	110.2 km/h
	SS5	15:49	Vargasen 1	39.95 km	S. Loeb	20:40.5	115.9 km/h
	SS6	17:07	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.87 km	S. Loeb	1:54.7	58.7 km/h
2 (4 FEB)	SS7	08:00	Hara 1	11.31 km	M. Grönholm	6:04.8	111.6 km/h
	SS8	09:06	Sundsjon 1	20.78 km	M. Grönholm	11:07.4	112.1 km/h
	SS9	11:37	Likenas	21.78 km	M. Grönholm	12:19.6	106.0 km/h
	SS10	12:34	Hara 2	11.31 km	M. Grönholm	6:02.4	112.4 km/h
	SS11	13:49	Sundsjon 2	20.78 km	M. Grönholm	11:00.4	113.3 km/h
	SS12	15:39	Vargasen 2	39.95 km	S. Loeb	20:43.8	115.6 km/h
	SS13	16:57	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.87 km	S. Loeb	2:00.7	55.8 km/h
3 (5 FEB)	SS14	07:58	Lesjofors 1	10.48 km	S. Loeb	5:56.3	105.9 km/h
	SS15	08:30	Rammen 1	23.35 km	S. Loeb	11:49.3	118.5 km/h
	SS16	09:21	Malta 1	11.25 km	S. Loeb	5:47.7	116.5 km/h
	SS17	11:29	Lesjofors 2	10.48 km	M. Grönholm	5:47.7	108.5 km/h
	SS18	12:01	Rammen 2	23.35 km	M. Grönholm	11:50.3	118.3 km/h
	SS19	12:52	Malta 2	11.25 km	M. Grönholm	5:48.0	116.4 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRC GER FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR  Pts  1 Marcus Grönholm 1 1 20 2 Sébastien Loeb 2 2 16 3 Toni Gardemeister 3 6 Daniel Carlsson 3 6 5 Manfred Stohl 4 18 5 Gigi Galli Ret 4 5 7 Stéphane Sarrazin 5 4 Thomas Rådström 5 4 9 Chris Atkinson 6 11 3 Kosti Katajamäki 6 3 11 Mikko Hirvonen 7 12 2 Xavier Pons 9 7 2 13 Dani Sordo 8 16 1 Henning Solberg Ret 8 1 Pos Driver MON SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRC GER FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL GBR  Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank	Manufacturer	Event																Total points
		MON	SWE	MEX	ESP	FRA	ARG	ITA	GRC	GER	FIN	JPN	CYP	TUR	AUS	NZL	GBR
1	BP Ford World Rally Team	14	12															26
2	Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team	11	13															24
3	OMV-Peugeot Norway	6	4															10
4	Subaru World Rally Team	5	3															8
5	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team	0	7															7
6	Red Bull Škoda Team	3	0															3

External links

• Results at eWRC.com
• Results from the official site: WRC.com
• Results on RallyBase.nl

This page was last edited on 28 August 2022, at 18:44