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Monte Carlo 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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| 408th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 74th |
| Date: | from Friday 20-Jan-2006 to Sunday 22-Jan-2006 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Rene Isoart |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 53 | |
| Starters: | 51 | |
| Finishers: | 43 | (84.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 12.60 | km | (SS13 Col de Braus - La Cabanette 1) |
| Longest: | 31.25 | km | (SS18 La Bollene Vesubie - Sospel 3) |
| Slowest: | 61.61 | km/h | (SS13 Col de Braus - La Cabanette 1) |
| Fastest: | 90.54 | km/h | (SS4 St Sauveur sur Tinee - Beuil 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 366.39 | km | (28.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 324.44 | km | (25.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 970.45 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,294.89 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 19th win and 38th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Second place was 36th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Third place was 6th podium for Toni Gardemeister. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 49th win and 189th podium for Ford. |
| | Second place was 66th podium for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 127th podium for Peugeot. |
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First time out with Ford and Gronholm bagged the long awaited tarmac win, having taken lead after Loeb had gone off.
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Behind Loeb finished two private Peugeot 307's of Toni Gardemeister and Manfred Stohl (pictured).
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Related links
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Rally Australia 2005
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Swedish Rally 2006
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