2006 Swedish Rally

{{Infobox rally |name = 2006 Swedish Rally |native_name = 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally |round = 2 |championship = 2006 World Rally Championship |previous_round = 2006 Monte Carlo Rally |next_round = 2006 Rally México |country ={{SWE}} |image = |caption = Marcus Grönholm in his Ford Focus RS WRC 06 attacking a stage of the Swedish Rally |rallybase = Karlstad |startdate = February 3 |enddate = 5 2006 |stages = 19 |stagekm = 349.02 |overallkm = 1441.16 |surface = Ice/Snow-covered Gravel |driver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm |team1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team |teamsstart = 63 |teamsfinish = 51 }} The '''55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally''', the second round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from February 3–5, 2006.

== Results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;" |- ! Pos. ! Driver ! Co-driver ! Car ! Time ! Difference ! Points |- !colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| WRC |- | 1. |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen |align="left"| Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:09:01.9 | 0.0 ! 10 |- | 2. |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena |align="left"| Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:09:32.8 | 30.9 ! 8 |- | 3. |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Carlsson |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Bosse Holmstrand |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer WR05 | 3:11:58.7 | 2:56.8 ! 6 |- | 4. |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gigi Galli |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini |align="left"| Mitsubishi Lancer WR05 | 3:12:05.7 | 3:03.8 ! 5 |- | 5. |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Rådström |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jörgen Skallman |align="left"| Subaru S10 WRC | 3:14:55.2 | 5:53.3 ! 4 |- | 6. |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Alanne |align="left"| Ford Focus RS WRC 04 | 3:16:36.7 | 7:34.8 ! 3 |- | 7. |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Pons |align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Barrio |align="left"| Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:17:37.5 | 8:35.6 ! 2 |- | 8. |align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg |align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud |align="left"| Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:18:03.4 | 9:01.5 ! 1 |- !colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| JWRC |- | 1.(19.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson |align="left"| Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:29:18.7 | 0.0 ! 10 |- | 2.(20.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sandell |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Axelsson |align="left"| Renault Clio S1600 | 3:30:11.8 | 53.1 ! 8 |- | 3.(22.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava |align="left"| {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk |align="left"| Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:32:13.8 | 2:55.1 ! 6 |- | 4.(25.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Valoušek |align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierangelo Scalvini |align="left"| Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:36:01.0 | 6:42.3 ! 5 |- | 5.(26.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Pinomäki |align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula |align="left"| Renault Clio Ragnotti | 3:37:24.5 | 8:05.8 ! 4 |- | 6.(30.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Béreš |align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Starý |align="left"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:43:36.5 | 14:17.8 ! 3 |- | 7.(34.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Zachrisson |align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Svanström |align="left"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:50:24.6 | 21:05.9 ! 2 |- | 8.(37.) |align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kościuszko |align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} Jarek Baran |align="left"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:56:17.8 | 26:59.1 ! 1 |}

==Retirements==

* {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg - excluded ('''SS18''') * {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner - engine ('''SS16''') * {{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Ekström - accident ('''SS14''')

==Special stages== All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;" |- !Day !Stage !Time !Name !Length !Winner !Time !Avg. spd. !Rally leader |- ! rowspan=6|1 (3 FEB) ! SS1 ! 08:01 |align=left| Fredriksberg 1 | 18.13 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 10:25.7 | 104.3 km/h |align=left rowspan=19| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm |- ! SS2 ! 09:01 |align=left| Lejen 1 | 26.46 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 14:20.9 | 110.6 km/h |- ! SS3 ! 12:09 |align=left| Fredriksberg 2 | 18.13 km |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} G. Galli | 10:29.1 | 103.7 km/h |- ! SS4 ! 13:09 |align=left| Lejen 2 | 26.46 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 14:24.4 | 110.2 km/h |- ! SS5 ! 15:49 |align=left| Vargasen 1 | 39.95 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 20:40.5 | 115.9 km/h |- ! SS6 ! 17:07 |align=left| Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.87 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 1:54.7 | 58.7 km/h |- ! rowspan=7| 2 (4 FEB) ! SS7 ! 08:00 |align=left| Hara 1 | 11.31 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 6:04.8 | 111.6 km/h |- ! SS8 ! 09:06 |align=left| Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 11:07.4 | 112.1 km/h |- ! SS9 ! 11:37 |align=left| Likenas | 21.78 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 12:19.6 | 106.0 km/h |- ! SS10 ! 12:34 |align=left| Hara 2 | 11.31 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 6:02.4 | 112.4 km/h |- ! SS11 ! 13:49 |align=left| Sundsjon 2 | 20.78 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 11:00.4 | 113.3 km/h |- ! SS12 ! 15:39 |align=left| Vargasen 2 | 39.95 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 20:43.8 | 115.6 km/h |- ! SS13 ! 16:57 |align=left| Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.87 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 2:00.7 | 55.8 km/h |- ! rowspan=6| 3 (5 FEB) ! SS14 ! 07:58 |align=left| Lesjofors 1 | 10.48 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 5:56.3 | 105.9 km/h |- ! SS15 ! 08:30 |align=left| Rammen 1 | 23.35 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 11:49.3 | 118.5 km/h |- ! SS16 ! 09:21 |align=left| Malta 1 | 11.25 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} S. Loeb | 5:47.7 | 116.5 km/h |- ! SS17 ! 11:29 |align=left| Lesjofors 2 | 10.48 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 5:47.7 | 108.5 km/h |- ! SS18 ! 12:01 |align=left| Rammen 2 | 23.35 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 11:50.3 | 118.3 km/h |- ! SS19 ! 12:52 |align=left| Malta 2 | 11.25 km |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} M. Grönholm | 5:48.0 | 116.4 km/h |}

==Championship standings after the event==

===Drivers' championship === {| | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |- valign="top" !valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON {{flagicon|Monaco}} ! SWE {{flagicon|Sweden}} ! MEX {{flagicon|Mexico}} ! ESP {{flagicon|Spain}} ! FRA {{flagicon|France}} ! ARG {{flagicon|Argentina}} ! ITA {{flagicon|Italy}} ! GRC {{flagicon|Greece}} ! GER {{flagicon|Germany}} ! FIN {{flagicon|Finland}} ! JPN {{flagicon|Japan}} ! CYP {{flagicon|Cyprus}} ! TUR {{flagicon|Turkey}} ! AUS {{flagicon|Australia}} ! NZL {{flagicon|New Zealand}} ! GBR {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} !valign="middle"|  Pts  |- ! 1 |align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Marcus Grönholm |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''20''' |- ! 2 | align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Loeb |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''16''' |- !rowspan=2| 3 |align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Toni Gardemeister |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''6''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Carlsson | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''6''' |- ! rowspan=2| 5 |align=left| {{flagicon|Austria}} Manfred Stohl |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''5''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gigi Galli |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''5''' |- ! rowspan=2| 7 |align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Stéphane Sarrazin |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''4''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Rådström | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''4''' |- ! rowspan=2| 9 |align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} Chris Atkinson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''3''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''3''' |- ! rowspan=2| 11 |align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mikko Hirvonen |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''2''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Pons |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''2''' |- ! rowspan=2| 13 |align=left| {{flagicon|Spain}} Dani Sordo |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''1''' |- |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg |style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| '''1''' |- valign="top" !valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON {{flagicon|Monaco}} ! SWE {{flagicon|Sweden}} ! MEX {{flagicon|Mexico}} ! ESP {{flagicon|Spain}} ! FRA {{flagicon|France}} ! ARG {{flagicon|Argentina}} ! ITA {{flagicon|Italy}} ! GRC {{flagicon|Greece}} ! GER {{flagicon|Germany}} ! FIN {{flagicon|Finland}} ! JPN {{flagicon|Japan}} ! CYP {{flagicon|Cyprus}} ! TUR {{flagicon|Turkey}} ! AUS {{flagicon|Australia}} ! NZL {{flagicon|New Zealand}} ! GBR {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} !valign="middle"|  Pts  |} |valign="top"| {{WRC driver results legend}} |}

===Manufacturers' championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! rowspan=2 | Rank ! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Manufacturer ! colspan=16 | Event ! rowspan=2 | Total points |-valign="top" ! MON {{flagicon|Monaco}} ! SWE {{flagicon|Sweden}} ! MEX {{flagicon|Mexico}} ! ESP {{flagicon|Spain}} ! FRA {{flagicon|France}} ! ARG {{flagicon|Argentina}} ! ITA {{flagicon|Italy}} ! GRC {{flagicon|Greece}} ! GER {{flagicon|Germany}} ! FIN {{flagicon|Finland}} ! JPN {{flagicon|Japan}} ! CYP {{flagicon|Cyprus}} ! TUR {{flagicon|Turkey}} ! AUS {{flagicon|Australia}} ! NZL {{flagicon|New Zealand}} ! GBR {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} |- ! 1 |align=left| BP Ford World Rally Team | 14 || 12 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 26 |- ! 2 |align=left| Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | 11 || 13 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 24 |- ! 3 |align=left| OMV-Peugeot Norway | 6 || 4 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 10 |- ! 4 |align=left| Subaru World Rally Team | 5 || 3 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 8 |- ! 5 |align=left| Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 0 || 7 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 7 |- ! 6 |align=left| Red Bull Škoda Team | 3 || 0 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ! 3 |}

==External links== * [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/2-uddeholm-swedish-rally-2006/ Results] at [http://www.ewrc-results.com/ eWRC.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106192150/http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2006&rally_id=S Results] from the official site: [http://www.wrc.com/ WRC.com] * [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=result&rallyid=422 Results] on [http://www.rallybase.nl/ RallyBase.nl]

Sweden 2006 Rally Category:21st century in Värmland County