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Acropolis Rally 2006 counts for:
2006 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2006 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2006 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 415th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 8 of 16 |
| Official name: | BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece |
| Edition: | 53rd |
| Date: | from Friday 2-Jun-2006 to Sunday 4-Jun-2006 |
| Rally HQ: | Athens; Greece |
| Clerk of the Course: | Anita Passalis |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 91 | |
| Starters: | 84 | |
| Finishers: | 69 | (82.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 2.80 | km | (SS1 SSS Oaka 1) |
| Longest: | 37.33 | km | (SS12 Kineta 2) |
| Slowest: | 71.14 | km/h | (SS18 SSS Oaka 2) |
| Fastest: | 102.36 | km/h | (SS16 Avlonas 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 355.62 | km | (27.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 355.62 | km | (27.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 923.67 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,279.29 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 21st win and 42nd podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Second place was 43rd podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 51st win and win and third place were 194th to 195th podiums for Ford. |
| | Second place was 76th podium for Citroen. |
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Like in Sardinia, again Gronholm pulled an early lead but this time Ford lasted the distance and Loeb's run of victories ended.
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For most of the rally, Henning Solberg (pictured) had a close fight with Gardemeister, Sordo, Stohl and Pons. In the end only Toni was faster.
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Related links
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Sardinia 2006
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Deutschland 2006
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