# 2006 Wales Rally GB

The 2006 Wales Rally GB was the final round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between December 1–3, 2006.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:20:24.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:22:00.3 | 1:35.5 | 8 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:22:20.0 | 1:55.2 | 6 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:23:01.9 | 2:37.1 | 5 |
| 5 | Xavier Pons | Carlos Del Barrio | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:23:44.7 | 3:19.9 | 4 |
| 6 | Chris Atkinson | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 3:23:52.3 | 3:27.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Dani Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:24:33.1 | 4:08.3 | 2 |
| 8 | François Duval | Patrick Pivato | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:24:47.4 | 4:22.6 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. | Jaan Mölder | Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:55:04.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Luca Betti | Piercarlo Capolongo | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:57:00.3 | 1:55.6 | 8 |
| 3. | Aaron Burkart | Tanja Geilhausen | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:00:50.2 | 5:45.5 | 6 |
| 4. | Barry Clark | Scott Martin | Ford Fiesta ST | 4:04:23.2 | 9:18.5 | 5 |
| 5. | Fabio Fiandino | Sabrina de Castelli | Citroën C2 R2 | 4:04:53.2 | 9:48.5 | 4 |
| 6. | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:06:07.4 | 11:02.7 | 3 |
| 7. | James Wozencroft | Robert Fagg | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:06:30.6 | 11:25.9 | 2 |
| 8. | Andrea Cortinovis | Massimiliano Bosi | Renault Clio RS | 4:07:48.8 | 12:44.1 | 1 |

## Special Stages

All dates and times are GMT (UTC).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS1 | 09:17 | Port Talbot 1 | 17.41 | Marcus Grönholm | 9:08.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS2 | 10:02 | Resolfen 1 | 24.49 | Marcus Grönholm | 12:26.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS3 | 10:54 | Rheola 1 | 27.91 | Marcus Grönholm | 15:34.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS4 | 13:33 | Port Talbot 2 | 17.41 | Manfred Stohl | 9:10.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS5 | 14:18 | Resolfen 2 | 24.49 | Marcus Grönholm Petter Solberg | 12:41.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 1 (1 Dec) | SS6 | 15:10 | Rheola 2 | 27.91 | Petter Solberg | 15:39.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS7 | 08:50 | Crychan 1 | 19.47 | Xavier Pons | 10:42.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS8 | 09:24 | Epynt 1 | 13.76 | Marcus Grönholm | 7:40.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS9 | 10:01 | Halfway 1 | 18.37 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:35.9 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS10 | 13:37 | Crychan 2 | 19.47 | Manfred Stohl | 10:47.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS11 | 14:11 | Epynt 2 | 13.76 | Marcus Grönholm | 7:39.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS12 | 14:48 | Halfway 2 | 18.37 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:34.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 2 (2 Dec) | SS13 | 17:06 | Cardiff | 1.10 | Marcus Grönholm | 1:01.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (15 Oct) | SS14 | 07:47 | Brechfa 1 | 28.89 | Petter Solberg | 16:25.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (15 Oct) | SS15 | 08:44 | Trawscoed 1 | 27.11 | Dani Sordo | 16:19.3 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (15 Oct) | SS16 | 11:46 | Brechfa 2 | 28.89 | Petter Solberg | 16:33.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| 3 (15 Oct) | SS17 | 12:43 | Trawscoed 2 | 27.11 | Petter Solberg | 16:22.2 | Marcus Grönholm |