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Rally New Zealand 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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| 422nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 15 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rally of New Zealand |
| Edition: | 36th |
| Date: | from Friday 17-Nov-2006 to Sunday 19-Nov-2006 |
| Rally HQ: | Hamilton, North Island; New Zealand |
| Clerk of the Course: | Willard Martin |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 47 | |
| Starters: | 44 | |
| Finishers: | 37 | (84.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 17 | |
| Shortest: | 3.14 | km | (SS5 Mystery Creek Super Special 1) |
| Longest: | 43.88 | km | (SS4 Te Koraha 2) |
| Slowest: | 62.87 | km/h | (SS5 Mystery Creek Super Special 1) |
| Fastest: | 110.73 | km/h | (SS15 Maungatawhiri 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 354.21 | km | (26.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 354.21 | km | (26.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,000.05 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,354.26 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 24th win and 48th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Second place was 9th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 5th podium for Manfred Stohl. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 55th win and 1-2 win were 206th to 207th podiums for Ford. |
| | Third place was 132nd podium for Peugeot. |
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Gronholm led home Ford's 1-2. A result which made sure of long-sought manufacturer's title for Ford, their first since 1979.
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Xavier Pons improved his pace towards the end and despite missing out the podium, bested his team-mate and won two stages.
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Related links
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Rally Australia 2006
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Wales Rally GB 2006
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