2006 Rally Japan
# 2006 Rally Japan

The 2006 Rally Japan was the eleventh round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between September 1–3, 2006.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WRC |||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:22:20.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:22:26.0 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:25:06.9 | 2:46.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:28:28.2 | 6:07.8 | 5 |
| 5 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:29:31.1 | 7:10.7 | 4 |
| 6 | Toshi Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:31:25.5 | 9:05.1 | 3 |
| 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:34:04.1 | 11:43.7 | 2 |
| 8 | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:45:17.8 | 22:57.4 | 1 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:45:17.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:45:45.2 | 27.4 | 8 |
| 3. | Marcos Ligato | Ruben Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3:46:19.0 | 1:01.2 | 6 |
| 4. | Aki Teiskonen | Miika Teiskonen | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:49:20.4 | 4:02.6 | 5 |
| 5. | Leszek Kuzaj | Maciej Szczepaniak | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:56:37.7 | 11:19.9 | 4 |
| 6. | Stefano Marrini | Tiziana Sandroni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | 4:19:56.1 | 34:38.3 | 3 |
| 7. | Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Agnese | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:24:14.7 | 38:56.9 | 2 |
| 8. | Takuma Kamada | Denis Giraudet | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:31:12.6 | 45:54.8 | 1 |

## Special Stages

All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS1 | 08:03 | Pawse Kamuy 1 | 9.50 | Marcus Grönholm | 4:38.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS2 | 08:51 | Rikubetsu 1 | 2.73 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:12.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS3 | 09:27 | Kanna 1 | 13.85 | Sébastien Loeb | 8:06.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS4 | 09:50 | Puray 1 | 34.95 | Marcus Grönholm | 19:45.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS5 | 14:23 | Pawse Kamuy 2 | 36.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 4:32.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS6 | 15:11 | Rikubetsu 2 | 2.73 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:07.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS7 | 15:47 | Kanna 2 | 13.85 | Sébastien Loeb | 7:52.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS8 | 16:10 | Puray 2 | 34.95 | Marcus Grönholm | 19:06.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS9 | 18:45 | Obihiro 1 | 1.29 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:14.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Sep) | SS10 | 18:55 | Obihiro 2 | 1.29 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:15.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS11 | 07:26 | Emina | 8.18 | Marcus Grönholm | 5:42.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS12 | 08:28 | Rikubetsu 3 | 2.73 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:07.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS13 | 08:53 | Niueo 1 | 20.75 | Sébastien Loeb | 12:10.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS14 | 09:25 | Sipirkakim 1 | 22.43 | Sébastien Loeb | 12:17.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS15 | 10:35 | Menan | 16.25 | Sébastien Loeb | 10:17.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS16 | 14:48 | Rikubetsu 4 | 2.73 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:04.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS17 | 15:13 | Niueo 2 | 20.75 | Sébastien Loeb | 11:35.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS18 | 15:45 | Sipirkakim 2 | 22.43 | Marcus Grönholm | 12:09.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS19 | 16:55 | Menan Short | 9.17 | Marcus Grönholm | 5:33.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS20 | 18:45 | Obihiro 3 | 1.29 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:13.1 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (2 Sep) | SS21 | 18:55 | Obihiro 4 | 1.29 | Sébastien Loeb | 1:12.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS22 | 07:19 | Rera Kamuy | 8.76 | Marcus Grönholm | 5:07.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS23 | 07:44 | Panke Nikorpet 1 | 17.40 | Sébastien Loeb | 9:36.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS24 | 08:20 | Penke 1 | 24.87 | Marcus Grönholm | 14:44.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS25 | 11:43 | Panke Nikorpet 2 | 17.40 | Marcus Grönholm | 9:13.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS26 | 12:19 | Penke 2 | 24.87 | Marcus Grönholm | 14:21.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (3 Sep) | SS27 | 14:09 | Obihiro 5 | 1.29 | Mikko Hirvonen | 1:11.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
