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Rallye Catalunya 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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| 411th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 16 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC - Catalunya - Costa Daurada |
| Edition: | 42nd |
| Date: | from Friday 24-Mar-2006 to Sunday 26-Mar-2006 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 71 | |
| Starters: | 66 | |
| Finishers: | 56 | (84.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 11.50 | km | (SS7 Duesaigues 1) |
| Longest: | 28.33 | km | (SS11 Vilaplana 2) |
| Slowest: | 85.41 | km/h | (SS10 Duesaigues 2) |
| Fastest: | 115.59 | km/h | (SS4 el Montmell 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 346.43 | km | (25.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 346.43 | km | (25.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,029.71 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,376.14 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 22nd win and 39th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 1st podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 40th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 28th win and 1-2 win were 69th to 70th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 191st podium for Ford. |
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Once both Fords suffered from turbo wastegate valve problems and lost minutes, Loeb had a relaxed run to an easy win.
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Fords were fast and unreliable while Subarus were slow and reliable. Solberg was best, finishing seventh behind several privateers, including two Skodas.
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Related links
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Rally Mexico 2006
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Rallye de France 2006
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