2006 Rally New Zealand
# 2006 Rally New Zealand

The 2006 Propecia Rally New Zealand was the penultimate round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 17 and 19 November 2006.

Marcus Grönholm won and teammate Mikko Hirvonen placed second, sealed the Ford's first manufacturers’ world title since 1979.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WRC |||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:02:30.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:03:26.7 | 56.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:05:10.0 | 2:39.3 | 6 |
| 4 | Xavier Pons | Carlos Del Barrio | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:26.8 | 2:56.1 | 5 |
| 5 | Dani Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:51.4 | 3:20.7 | 4 |
| 6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 4:07:27.8 | 4:57.1 | 3 |
| 7 | Luís Pérez Companc | José María Volta | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:13:22.3 | 10:51.6 | 2 |
| 8 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:18:53.1 | 16:22.4 | 1 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:18:53.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Richard Mason | Sara Mason-Randall | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:22:50.7 | 3:57.6 | 8 |
| 3. | Alexander Dorosinskiy | Dmitriy Yeremeyev | Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C | 4:34:39.9 | 15:46.8 | 6 |
| 4. | Takuma Kamada | Denis Giraudet | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:35:39.2 | 16:46.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Agnese | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:37:45.1 | 18:52.0 | 4 |
| 6. | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:41:37.1 | 22:44.0 | 3 |
| 7. | Nasser al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C | 4:47:41.9 | 28:48.8 | 2 |
| 8. | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:54:58.3 | 36:05.2 | 1 |

Source:

## Special Stages

All dates and times are NZDT (UTC+13).

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (17 Nov) | SS1 | 09:33 | Pirongia West 1 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 15:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (17 Nov) | SS2 | 10:31 | Te Koraha 1 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:44.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (17 Nov) | SS3 | 14:50 | Pirongia West 2 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 14:53.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (17 Nov) | SS4 | 15:48 | Te Koraha 2 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:10.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (17 Nov) | SS5 | 18:00 | Mystery Creek Super Special 1 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS6 | 09:23 | Port Waikato | 18.18 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:25.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS7 | 10:01 | Klondyke | 13.88 | Chris Atkinson | 11:18.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS8 | 10:34 | Wairamarama | 31.58 | Chris Atkinson | 22:23.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS9 | 15:18 | Te Akauth South | 31.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 18:37.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS10 | 16:01 | Te Akauth North | 32.64 | Mikko Hirvonen | 18:08.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (18 Nov) | SS11 | 19:34 | Mystery Creek Super Special 2 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS12 | 07:38 | Maungatawhiri 1 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:40.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS13 | 08:06 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm | 7:56.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS14 | 08:34 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 21:38.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS15 | 12:03 | Maungatawhiri 2 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:37.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS16 | 12:31 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm Xavier Pons | 7:57.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (19 Nov) | SS17 | 12:59 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.82 | Xavier Pons | 21:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
