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Wales Rally GB 2006 counts for:
2006 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2006 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2006 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 423rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 16 of 16 |
| Official name: | Wales Rally GB |
| Edition: | 62nd |
| Date: | from Friday 1-Dec-2006 to Sunday 3-Dec-2006 |
| Rally HQ: | Cardiff, Wales; United Kingdom |
| Clerk of the Course: | Fred Gallagher |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 116 | |
| Starters: | 111 | |
| Finishers: | 82 | (73.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 17 | |
| Shortest: | 1.10 | km | (SS13 Cardiff) |
| Longest: | 28.89 | km | (SS16 Brechfa 2) |
| Slowest: | 64.39 | km/h | (SS13 Cardiff) |
| Fastest: | 118.12 | km/h | (SS2 Resolfen 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 355.92 | km | (29.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 355.92 | km | (29.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 850.75 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,206.67 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 25th win and 49th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Second place was 6th podium for Manfred Stohl. |
| Third place was 32nd podium for Petter Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 56th win and 208th podium for Ford. |
| | Second place was 133rd podium for Peugeot. |
| | Third place was 120th podium for Subaru. |
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Ford's first win at Great Britain since 1979. Gronholm had it relatively easy, all battles were fought for places behind him.
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Stohl's second place was a reward for a consistent drive and that result also elevated Manfred to 4th overall in drivers' championship.
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Related links
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New Zealand 2006
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Monte Carlo 2007
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