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Rallye de France 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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| 412th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye de France - Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 50th |
| Date: | from Friday 7-Apr-2006 to Sunday 9-Apr-2006 |
| Rally HQ: | Ajaccio, Corsica; France |
| Clerk of the Course: | Robert Lagulhon |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 79 | |
| Starters: | 75 | |
| Finishers: | 60 | (80.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 12 | |
| Shortest: | 24.24 | km | (SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari - Pietra Rossa 1) |
| Longest: | 34.17 | km | (SS7 Vico - Plage du Liamone 2) |
| Slowest: | 85.09 | km/h | (SS5 Vico - Plage du Liamone 1) |
| Fastest: | 105.29 | km/h | (SS2 Aullene - Arbellara 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 354.18 | km | (33.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 354.18 | km | (33.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 691.50 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,045.68 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 23rd win and 40th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 41st podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Third place was 2nd podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 29th win and win and third place were 71st to 72nd podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 192nd podium for Ford. |
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This time fight with Gronholm was harder but Loeb hardly needed the instructions painted on his car. He went on to win - again.
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Even though Fords lost their respective fights against Citroens, Hirvonen's duel with Sordo was exciting to follow.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2006
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Rally Argentina 2006
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