2006 Rally Japan

2006 Rally Japan; 3rd Rally Japan
← Previous event	Next event →
	200px Sébastien Loeb during one of the special stages.
Dates run	September 1 – 3 2006
Stages	27
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Kronos Total Citroën WRT
Crews	87 at start, 78 at finish

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

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

Previous event: 2006 Rally Finland	FIA World Rally Championship, 2006 season	Next event: 2006 Cyprus Rally
Previous year: 2005 Rally Japan	Rally Japan	Next year: 2007 Rally Japan