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Rally Italia Sardinia 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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| 414th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 7 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye Italia-Sardinia |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Date: | from Thursday 18-May-2006 to Sunday 21-May-2006 |
| Clerk of the Course: | Simo Lampinen |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 81 | |
| Starters: | 79 | |
| Finishers: | 60 | (75.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 9.59 | km | (SS14 La Prugnola 1) |
| Longest: | 31.20 | km | (SS11 Monte Lerno 2) |
| Slowest: | 76.34 | km/h | (SS3 Siniscola 1) |
| Fastest: | 118.84 | km/h | (SS16 La Prugnola 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 344.94 | km | (30.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 344.94 | km | (30.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 795.24 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,140.18 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 25th win and 42nd podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 2nd podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Daniel Sordo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 31st win and win and third place were 74th to 75th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 193rd podium for Ford. |
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First place was 25th win for Loeb and Elena and it made them the most successful pair and Daniel the most successful co-driver in WRC history so far.
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After Gronholm retired with oil pressure problems and left Loeb to win as he pleased, Mikko Hirvonen alone carried Ford's colors to the end.
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Related links
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