The 2006 OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 11 and 13 August 2006. It marked the 25th running of the Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. The event was also the sixth round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in the city of Trier in Germany and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 349.11 km (216.93 miles).
Marcus Gronholm, along with BP Ford World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, trailing championship rival Sebastien Loeb in the championship by 29 points. OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team would not participate in the round as a manufacturer.
Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena won the rally, their first rally win since the 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna and their sixth win of the season.
Background Entry list The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship and its support category, the Junior WRC, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Twenty Four were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were thirteen in the Junior WRC category.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 Sebastien Loeb Daniel Elena Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 2 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3 Marcus Gronholm Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 6 Stephane Sarrazin Stephane Prevot Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 7 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 9 Matthew Wilson Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 11 Mattias Ekstrom Jonas Andersson Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Andreas Aigner Klaus Wicha Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 32 Kris Meeke Glenn Patterson PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 36 Luca Betti Piercarlo Capolongo Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 37 Pavel Valoušek Zdeněk Hrůza Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 39 Conrad Rautenbach David Senior Barroso Sport Renault Clio 1600 42 Julien Pressac Jack Boyere PH Sport Citroën C2 S1600 44 Michał Kościuszko Jaroslaw Baran Suzuki Sport Europe Suzuki Swift 1600 49 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 50 Kalle Pinomäki Jani Laaksonen Clio Junior Team Renault Clio 1600 51 Fatih Kara Cerm Bakancocuklari Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 52 Bernd Casier Frédéric Miclotte Renault Sport Renault Clio 1600 53 Barry Clark Scott Martin Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Fiesta ST 54 Aaron Burkart Tanja Geilhausen OMV Rally Team Citroën C2 S1600 55 Brice Tirabassi Gabrice Gordon PH Sport Citroën C2 R2
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car 14 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 15 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 16 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 17 Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC 18 François Duval Patrick Pivato First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC 20 Gareth MacHale Paul Nagle Tom Hogan Motors Ford Focus RS WRC 21 Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel Skoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia WRC 22 Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier Pieter Tsjoen Ford Focus RS WRC 23 Štěpán Vojtěch Ernst Michal Štěpán Vojtěch Peugeot 307 WRC 24 Kristian Poulsen Ole Refsgaard Frederikson Kristian Poulsen Toyota Corolla WRC 25 Erik Wevers Filip Godde Erik Wevers Toyota Corolla WRC 61 Mark van Eldik Erwin Mombaerts Mark van Eldik Subaru Impreza S10 WRC 04 62 Gareth Jones David Moynihan Gareth Jones Subaru Impreza S9 WRC 03
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 10 August — After 8:00 Bosen [Shakedown] 3.35 km 11 August 8:30 Service A, Trier SS1 After 9:23 Ruwertal / Fell 1 24.40 km SS2 After 10:06 Dhrontal 1 11:14 km SS3 After 10:51 Grafschaft Veldenz 1 17.12 km SS4 After 11:41 Moselwein 1 16.97 km 11:58 Service B, Trier SS5 After 14:34 Ruwertal / Fell 2 24.40 km SS6 After 15:17 Dhrontal 2 11:14 km SS7 After 16:02 Grafschaft Veldenz 2 17.12 km SS8 After 16:52 Moselwein 2 16.97 km 18:07 Service C, Trier 12 August 7:55 Service D, Trier SS9 After 8:36 Bosenberg 1 22.52 km SS10 After 9:44 Panzerplatte 1 30.65 km 10:44 Service E, Trier SS11 After 12:17 Erzweiler 1 18:21 km SS12 After 12:55 Panzerplatte 2 30.65 km 13:55 Service F, Trier SS13 After 15:28 Erzweiler 2 18:21 km SS14 After 16:31 Bosenberg 2 22.52 km SS15 After 17:19 OMV SS St. Wendel 5.84 km 17:59 Service G, Trier 13 August 7:55 Service H, Trier SS16 After 8:38 Freisen / Westrich 1 19.60 km SS17 After 9:23 Birkenfelder Land 13.68 km SS18 After 10:11 St. Wendeler Land 16.37 km SS19 After 10:44 Freisen / Westrich 2 19.60 km Source:
Report Overall Summary Thursday's shakedown would be a dramatic one, with Petter Solberg crashing out due to setup-related understeer. His mechanics were able to rebuild the car in time for the event. His teammate Sarrazin would win the shakedown.
Friday would see Loeb take an early lead and extend it throughout the morning, while his biggest competitor was Sordo in second. Gronholm would have a mediocre start, going off the road multiple time sin the opening stage. By the end of the day, Loeb would pull a gap of over forty seconds to the Spaniard.
It would be up to Sordo to close the gap on Saturday, which would see changing weather conditions. While he was able to bring the gap down to under thirty seconds, he was unable to truly compete for the win at the beginning of the weekend. Gardemeister would hold a comfortable third ahead of Gronholm, who was hindered by a poor tyre choice. Solberg would suffer from engine issues and retired from the second day. Privateer Jan Kopecky would take a surprise win in the ninth stage, while Pons went off the road and dropped to twelfth. Gronholm would make a recovery to third by the end of the day, as Gardemeister struggled. The leading duo were ordered to hold position and cruise to a 1–2.
Sunday would have very little change in the points paying positions, as Loeb and Sordo cruised home in their previous positions. Loeb had led the rally on every stage, and by winning the rally, equaled the record for the most World Rally wins at twenty six. Gronholm would finish third ahead of Gardemeister and Hirvonen. Skoda rookie Aigner would book an impressive sxth, along with privateer Kopecky in seventh.
Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Sebastien Loeb Daniel Elena Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:34.1 0.0 10 2 2 2 Dani Sordo Marc Martí Kronos Citroën World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:07.9 +33.8 8 3 3 3 Marcus Gronholm Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:30:53.3 +2:19.2 6 4 4 14 Toni Gardemeister Jakke Honkanen Astra Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 3:31:07.9 +2:33.8 5 5 5 7 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team Peugeot 307 WRC 3:33:00.0 +4:25.9 4 6 6 12 Andreas Aigner Klaus Wicha Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:34:16.7 +5:42.6 3 7 7 17 Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Czech RT Škoda Kopecký Škoda Fabia WRC 3:34:19.9 +5:45.8 2 8 8 16 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 3:35:59.1 +7:25.0 1 9 9 4 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen BP Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:36:59.8 +8:25.7 0 10 10 20 Gareth MacHale Paul Nagle Tom Hogan Motors Ford Focus RS WRC 3:41:30.2 +12:56.1 0 11 11 11 Mattias Ekstrom Jonas Andersson Red Bull Škoda Team Škoda Fabia WRC 3:46:14.0 +17:39.9 0 12 12 9 Matthew Wilson Michael Orr Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:47:09.0 +18:34.9 0 13 13 25 Erik Wevers Filip Godde Erik Wevers Toyota Corolla WRC 3:47:57.0 +19:22.9 0 14 14 15 Xavier Pons Carlos del Barrio Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 3:50:43.7 +22:09.6 0 15 15 24 Kristian Poulsen Ole Refsgaard Frederikson Kristian Poulsen Toyota Corolla WRC 3:52:37.8 +24:03.7 0 24 16 61 Mark van Eldik Erwin Mombaerts Mark van Eldik Subaru Impreza S10 WRC 04 3:59:40.7 +31:06.6 0 34 17 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:17:31.3 +48:57.2 0 43 18 62 Gareth Jones David Moynihan Gareth Jones Subaru Impreza S9 WRC 03 4:26:01.1 +57:27.0 0 Retired SS16 6 Stephane Sarrazin Stephane Prevot Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Gearbox 0 Retired SS14 21 Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel Skoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0 Retired SS11 22 Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier Pieter Tsjoen Ford Focus RS WRC Mechanical 0 Retired SS10 23 Štěpán Vojtěch Ernst Michal Štěpán Vojtěch Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS9 5 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Engine 0 Retired SS9 18 François Duval Patrick Pivato First Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia WRC Retired 0
Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader 1(11 August) SS1 9:23 Ruwertal/Fell 1 20.04 Sébastien Loeb 11:44.6 Sébastien Loeb SS2 10:06 Dhrontal 1 11.14 Daniel Sordo 7:18.7 SS3 10:51 Grafschaft Veldenz 1 17.72 Sébastien Loeb 10:49.8 SS4 11:41 Moselwein 1 16.97 Daniel Sordo 10:23.3 SS5 14:34 Ruwerthal/Fell 2 20.04 Sébastien Loeb 11:34.3 SS6 15:17 Dhrontal 2 11.14 Daniel Sordo 7:18.2 SS7 16:02 Grafschaft Veldenz 2 23.76 Marcus Grönholm 16:54.1 SS8 16:52 Moselwein 2 16.97 Sébastien Loeb 10:20.4 2(12 August) SS9 8:36 Bosenberg 1 22.52 Jan Kopecký 13:02.7 SS10 9:44 Panzerplatte 1 30.65 Daniel Sordo 18:09.5 SS11 12:17 Erzweiler 1 18.21 Mikko Hirvonen 10:46.0 SS12 12:55 Panzerplatte 2 30.65 Marcus Grönholm 18:03.5 SS13 15:28 Erzweiler 2 18.21 Marcus Grönholm 10:42.4 SS14 16:31 Bosenberg 2 22.52 Jan Kopecký 12:45.0 SS15 17:19 OMV SS St Wendel 5.84 Sébastien Loeb 3:05.0 3(13 August) SS16 8:38 Freisen/Westrich 1 19.06 Toni Gardemeister 11:40.4 SS17 9:23 Birkenfelder Land 13.68 Daniel Sordo 7:52.3 SS18 10:11 St Wendeler Land 16.37 Toni Gardemeister 9:08.6 SS19 10:44 Freisen/Westrich 2 19.06 Toni Gardemeister 11:50.8
Championship Standings Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 84 Kronos Citroën World Rally Team 114 2 Marcus Gronholm 51 BP Ford World Rally Team 91 3 Dani Sordo 41 Subaru World Rally Team 63 4 1 Manfred Stohl 24 OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team 41 5 1 Mikko Hirvonen 21 1 Red Bull Škoda Team 22
Junior WRC Classification