| 2006 Wales Rally GB 62nd Wales Rally of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round 16 of  the 2006 World Rally Championship 
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|  Marcus Grönholm during one of the Crychan Forest stages. | ||
| Dates run | December 1 – 3 2006 | |
| Stages | 17 | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 111 at start, 82 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm  BP Ford World Rally Team | |
The 2006 Wales Rally GB was the final round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between December 1–3, 2006.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:20:24.8 | 0.0 | 10 | 
| 2 |  Manfred Stohl |  Ilka Minor | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:22:00.3 | 1:35.5 | 8 | 
| 3 |  Petter Solberg |  Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:22:20.0 | 1:55.2 | 6 | 
| 4 |  Jari-Matti Latvala |  Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:23:01.9 | 2:37.1 | 5 | 
| 5 |  Xavier Pons |  Carlos Del Barrio | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:23:44.7 | 3:19.9 | 4 | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Chris Atkinson | .svg.png.webp) Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:23:52.3 | 3:27.5 | 3 | 
| 7 |  Dani Sordo |  Marc Marti | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:24:33.1 | 4:08.3 | 2 | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) François Duval |  Patrick Pivato | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:24:47.4 | 4:22.6 | 1 | 
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1. |  Jaan Mölder |  Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:55:04.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 
| 2. |  Luca Betti |  Piercarlo Capolongo | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:57:00.3 | 1:55.6 | 8 | 
| 3. |  Aaron Burkart |  Tanja Geilhausen | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:00:50.2 | 5:45.5 | 6 | 
| 4. |  Barry Clark |  Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta ST | 4:04:23.2 | 9:18.5 | 5 | 
| 5. |  Fabio Fiandino |  Sabrina de Castelli | Citroën C2 R2 | 4:04:53.2 | 9:48.5 | 4 | 
| 6. |  Patrik Sandell |  Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:06:07.4 | 11:02.7 | 3 | 
| 7. |  James Wozencroft |  Robert Fagg | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:06:30.6 | 11:25.9 | 2 | 
| 8. |  Andrea Cortinovis |  Massimiliano Bosi | Renault Clio RS | 4:07:48.8 | 12:44.1 | 1 | 
Special Stages
All dates and times are GMT (UTC).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS1 | 09:17 | Port Talbot 1 | 17.41 |  Marcus Grönholm | 9:08.7 |  Marcus Grönholm | 
| SS2 | 10:02 | Resolfen 1 | 24.49 |  Marcus Grönholm | 12:26.4 | ||
| SS3 | 10:54 | Rheola 1 | 27.91 |  Marcus Grönholm | 15:34.5 | ||
| SS4 | 13:33 | Port Talbot 2 | 17.41 |  Manfred Stohl | 9:10.9 | ||
| SS5 | 14:18 | Resolfen 2 | 24.49 |  Marcus Grönholm  Petter Solberg | 12:41.8 | ||
| SS6 | 15:10 | Rheola 2 | 27.91 |  Petter Solberg | 15:39.3 | ||
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS7 | 08:50 | Crychan 1 | 19.47 |  Xavier Pons | 10:42.6 | |
| SS8 | 09:24 | Epynt 1 | 13.76 |  Marcus Grönholm | 7:40.4 | ||
| SS9 | 10:01 | Halfway 1 | 18.37 |  Marcus Grönholm | 10:35.9 | ||
| SS10 | 13:37 | Crychan 2 | 19.47 |  Manfred Stohl | 10:47.7 | ||
| SS11 | 14:11 | Epynt 2 | 13.76 |  Marcus Grönholm | 7:39.3 | ||
| SS12 | 14:48 | Halfway 2 | 18.37 |  Marcus Grönholm | 10:34.4 | ||
| SS13 | 17:06 | Cardiff | 1.10 |  Marcus Grönholm | 1:01.5 | ||
| 3 (15 Oct) | SS14 | 07:47 | Brechfa 1 | 28.89 |  Petter Solberg | 16:25.8 | |
| SS15 | 08:44 | Trawscoed 1 | 27.11 |  Dani Sordo | 16:19.3 | ||
| SS16 | 11:46 | Brechfa 2 | 28.89 |  Petter Solberg | 16:33.1 | ||
| SS17 | 12:43 | Trawscoed 2 | 27.11 |  Petter Solberg | 16:22.2 | 
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