2006 Acropolis Rally
{{Short description|Rally in Athens, Greece 2006}}
{{Infobox rally
|name = 2006 Acropolis Rally
|native_name = 53rd Acropolis Rally
|round = 8
|season_no = 16
|championship = 2006 World Rally Championship
|previous_round = 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
|next_round = 2006 Rallye Deutschland
|image = Xavier Pons - 2006 Acropolis Rally.jpg
|caption = Xavier Pons during one of the super special stages
|country = {{GRE}}
|rallybase = Athens
|startdate = 1
|enddate = 4 June 2006
|stages = 18
|stagekm = 355.62
|stagekm_note = https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/
|transportkm = 923.67
|overallkm = 1,279.29
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm
|codriver1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen
|team1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team
|time1 = 3:56:26.8
|crewsreg = 84
|teamsstart = 84
|teamsfinish = 69
}}
The 2006 Acropolis Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 1 and 4 June 2006. It marked the 53rd running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the eight round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Season 2006 rally - eWRC-results |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/2006/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}} The event was also the fourth round of the 2006 Production World Rally Championship. The 2006 event was based in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece and was contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 355.62km (220.97 miles).
Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, having won the previous five rallies in a row. Loeb lead championship rival Marcus Gronholm in the championship by 31 points coming into the weekend.
Gronholm and co-driver Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first win since the 2006 Swedish Rally and their third win of the season.{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Final results BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 2006 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}
Background
=Entry List=
The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship and its support category, the Production World Rally Championship, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Twenty two were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were fifteen in the Production WRC category.{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Entry list BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 2006 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|World Rally Car entries competing in the World Rally Championship}} ! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car ! Tyre |
| align="center" | 1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sebastien Loeb | {{flagicon|MON}} Daniel Elena | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 2
| {{flagicon|SPA}} Xavier Pons | {{flagicon|SPA}} Carlos del Barrio | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 3
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Gronholm | {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen | {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen | {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 5
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 6
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Macneall | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 7
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Manfred Stohl | {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor | {{flagicon|NOR}} OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 8
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud | {{flagicon|NOR}} OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson | {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Orr | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 10
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Alanne | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 11
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä | {{flagicon|FIN}} Risto Pietiläinen | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Škoda Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| align="center" | 12
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner | {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Wicha | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Škoda Team | align="center" | {{BF Goodrich}} |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|Group N entries competing in the Production WRC}} ! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car |
| align="center" | 31
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Sircombe | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Team Arai |
| align="center" | 32
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Ligato | {{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén García | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team |
| align="center" | 34
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Beltran | {{flagicon|CHL}} Ricardo Rojas | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team |
| align="center" | 35
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Pozzo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Stillo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team |
| align="center" | 36
| {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Agnese | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mitsubishi Paris West Team |
| align="center" | 37
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | {{flagicon|ITA}} Motoring Club |
| align="center" | 38
| {{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Kuzaj | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak | {{flagicon|JPN}} Syms Rally Team |
| align="center" | 39
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Patterson | {{flagicon|QAT}} QMMF |
| align="center" | 40
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Marrini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandroni Tiziana | {{flagicon|ITA}} Errani Team Group |
| align="center" | 41
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Kamada | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hakaru Ichino | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Team Quasys |
| align="center" | 42
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Uspenskiy | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Eremeev | {{flagicon|RUS}} Subaru Rally Team Russia |
| align="center" | 43
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Andrej Jereb | {{flagicon|SVN}} Miran Kacin | {{flagicon|LAT}} OMV CEE World Rally Team |
| align="center" | 45
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aki Teiskonen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miika Teiskonen | {{flagicon|JPN}} Syms Rally Team |
| align="center" | 46
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Heath | {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Lancaster | {{flagicon|GBR}} PSM Motorsport |
| align="center" | 60
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitris Nassoulas | {{flagicon|GRE}} Mihalis Patrikoussis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eko Racing Team |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+{{nowrap|Other major entries}} ! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car |
| align="center" | 14
| {{flagicon|SPA}} Dani Sordo | {{flagicon|SPA}} Marc Martí | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Racing |
| align="center" | 16
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jakke Honkanen | {{flagicon|ITA}} Astra Racing |
| align="center" | 17
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký | {{flagicon|CZE}} Filip Schovánek | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech RT Škoda Kopecký |
| align="center" | 18
| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pivato | {{flagicon|BEL}} First Motorsport Škoda |
| align="center" | 19
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Armodios Vovos | {{flagicon|GRE}} El-Em | {{flagicon|GRE}} Armodios Vovos |
| align="center" | 20
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Kalliolepo | {{flagicon|GBR}} MMSP LTD |
| align="center" | 66
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Apostolou | {{flagicon|GRE}} Kriadis Mihalis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Apostolou |
| align="center" | 67
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Manos Stefanis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Stafanis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Manos Stefanis |
| align="center" | 78
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Kirkos Junior | {{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Sengos | {{flagicon|GRE}} Kirkos Junior |
| align="center" | 96
| {{flagicon|GRE}} Dionissis Gazetas | {{flagicon|GRE}} Athanasios Papageorgiou | {{flagicon|GRE}} Dionissis Gazetas |
=Itinerary=
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! No. ! Time span ! Stage name ! Distance |
| rowspan="2" | 1 June
| align="center" | — | align="center" | After 8:00 | Amigdaleza | align="center" | 4.40 km |
|---|
| align="center" | SS1
| align="center" | After 18:00 | Athens Olympic Stadium 1 | align="center" | 2.80 km |
| rowspan="9" | 2 June
| align="center" | 15px | align="center" | 8:00 | Service A, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS2
| align="center" | After 8:38 | Imittos 1 | align="center" | 11.44 km |
| align="center" | SS3
| align="center" | After 9:56 | Skourta 1 | align="center" | 23.80 km |
| align="center" | SS4
| align="center" | After 11:14 | Thiva 1 | align="center" | 23.76 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 13:22 | Service B, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS5
| align="center" | After 14:20 | Imittos 2 | align="center" | 11.44 km |
| align="center" | SS6
| align="center" | After 15:38 | Skourta 2 | align="center" | 23.76 km |
| align="center" | SS7
| align="center" | After 16:52 | Thiva 2 | align="center" | 23.76 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 18:46 | Service C, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="9" | 3 June
| align="center" | 15px | align="center" | 8:00 | Service D, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS8
| align="center" | After 8:57 | Mandra 1 | align="center" | 12.60 km |
| align="center" | SS9
| align="center" | After 9:50 | Kineta 1 | align="center" | 37.33 km |
| align="center" | SS10
| align="center" | After 11:13 | Psatha 1 | align="center" | 17.41 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 12:51 | Service E, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS11
| align="center" | After 14:08 | Mandra 2 | align="center" | 12.60 km |
| align="center" | SS12
| align="center" | After 15:01 | Kineta 2 | align="center" | 37.33 km |
| align="center" | SS13
| align="center" | After 16:24 | Psatha 2 | align="center" | 17.41 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 17:44 | Service F, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="8" | 4 June
| align="center" | 15px | align="center" | 6:40 | Service G, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS14
| align="center" | After 7:47 | Avlonas 1 | align="center" | 23.90 km |
| align="center" | SS15
| align="center" | After 8:55 | Agia Sotira 1 | align="center" | 24.77 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 10:08 | Service H, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS16
| align="center" | After 11:35 | Avlonas 2 | align="center" | 23.90 km |
| align="center" | SS17
| align="center" | After 12:43 | Agia Sotira 2 | align="center" | 24.77 km |
| align="center" | 15px
| align="center" | 13:46 | Service I, Athens | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS18
| align="center" | After 14:15 | Athens Olympic Stadium 2 | align="center" | 2.80 km |
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/ |
Report
=Overall=
==Summary==
Petter Solberg would win the shakedown on thursday, beginning what would be his 100th world rally.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/solberg-tops-acropolis-shakedown-4401871/4401871/ But it would be Loeb that won the first stage of the rally, a short super special stage inside of the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Gronholn would end up second, while shakedown winner Solberg would end up thirteenth on the opening day.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-takes-early-acropolis-lead-4401840/4401840/
Friday would be a display of absolute dominance by Gronholm, who won every single stage of the day. Petter Solberg would manage to end the day ahead of Loeb despite experiencing three punctures in the morning. Petter's brother Henning would suffer a tyre blow-out at high speed, dropping him to seventh overall, while Chris Atkinson was struck with a front differential issue, rendering his morning ruined.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-pulls-away-in-greece-4401842/4401842/ The afternoon section of the leg would be less chaotic, with Hirvonen ending the day in fourth ahead of the surprisingly quick Duval. Gardemeister would drop to eighth after hitting a rock and experiencing shoulder pain in stage seven, handing sixth to Stohl.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-dominates-leg-one-4401813/4401813/
Saturday would entail a closer battle between Gronholm and Loeb; Gronholm would win
four of the day's six stages, but crucially, Loeb would win the longest stage of the rally twice, limiting the damage and finishing the day within two minutes of the leader. Despite being second, a puncture resulting in heavy damage in the last stage of the day raised concerns that Loeb wouldn't be able to continue.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-closes-in-on-gronholm-4401824/4401824/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/loeb-fears-damage-is-too-severe-4403799/4403799/ Henning Solberg would lose much of his braking power, but still set a competitive third fastest time in stage ten. Petter Solberg, meanwhile, would be forced to retire after crashing on the road section between stages twelve and thirteen. This would promote Hirvonen to third overall.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-moves-clear-in-greece-4403793/4403793/
On Sunday, Gronholm would extend his lead over Loeb despite overall driving cautiously to avoid a retirement on the rough Greek stages. It would be a recovering Petter Solberg who won all but the super special stage on the day, recovering to an impressive seventh after restarting in ninth. Loeb would not risk anything, continuing to fall behind Gronholm in order to protect his second place, which he successfully maintained. The tight battle for fourth would be interrupted by Stohl retiring after a roll and Sordo losing a minute with an engine issue.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-extends-lead-further-4403772/4403772/ This would hand fourth in the rally to Gardemeister. Henning Solberg held fifth by under a second from the charging Sordo. After an impressive start, Duval would retire on Saturday to finish thirteenth overall.https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-clinches-dominant-win-4403777/4403777/
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! rowspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class |
| 1
! 1 | align="center" | 3 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Gronholm | {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Rautiainen | {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | 3:56:26.8 | 0.0 | align="center" | 10 |
| 2
! 2 | align="center" | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sebastien Loeb | {{flagicon|MON}} Daniel Elena | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | 3:58:53.6 | +2:26.8 | align="center" | 8 |
| 3
! 3 | align="center" |4 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen | {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | 4:00:10.6 | +3:43.8 | align="center" | 6 |
| 4
! 4 | align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jakke Honkanen | {{flagicon|ITA}} Astra Racing | 4:00:47.6 | +4:20.8 | align="center" | 5 |
| 5
! 5 | align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud | {{flagicon|NOR}} OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team | 4:01:22.4 | +4:55.6 | align="center" | 4 |
| 6
! 6 | align="center" | 14 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Dani Sordo | {{flagicon|SPA}} Marc Martí | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Racing | 4:01:23.2 | +4:56.4 | align="center" | 3 |
| 7
! 7 | align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | 4:02:01.2 | +5:34.4 | align="center" | 2 |
| 8
! 8 | align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Xavier Pons | {{flagicon|SPA}} Carlos del Barrio | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | 4:04:45.8 | +8:19.0 | align="center" | 1 |
| 9
! 9 | align="center" | 20 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Kalliolepo | {{flagicon|GBR}} MMSP LTD | 4:07:55.5 | +11:28.7 | align="center" | 0 |
| 10
! 10 | align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson | {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Orr | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 4:09:57.6 | +13:30.8 | align="center" | 0 |
| 11
! 11 | align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Macneall | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | 4:10:28.6 | +14:01.8 | align="center" | 0 |
| 12
! 12 | align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Rovanperä | {{flagicon|FIN}} Risto Pietiläinen | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Škoda Team | 4:11:02.4 | +14:35.6 | align="center" | 0 |
| 13
! 13 | align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pivato | {{flagicon|BEL}} First Motorsport Škoda | 4:14:31.2 | +18:04.4 | align="center" | 0 |
| 14
! 14 | align="center" | 12 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner | {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Wicha | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Škoda Team | 4:17:17.7 | +20:50.9 | align="center" | 0 |
| 15
! 15 | align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Armodios Vovos | {{flagicon|GRE}} "El-Em" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Armodios Vovos | 4:23:17.1 | +26:50.3 | align="center" | 0 |
| 16
! 16 | align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký | {{flagicon|CZE}} Filip Schovánek | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech RT Škoda Kopecký | 4:24:45.6 | +28:18.8 | align="center" | 0 |
| 26
! 17 | align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Timo Alanne | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 4:44:03.2 | +47:36.4 | align="center" | 0 |
| 49
! 18 | align="center" | 96 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Dionissis Gazetas | {{flagicon|GRE}} Athanasios Papageorgiou | {{flagicon|GRE}} Dionissis Gazetas | 5:38:38.9 | +1:42:12.1 | align="center" | 0 |
| 55
! 19 | align="center" | 78 | {{flagicon|GRE}} "Kirkos Junior" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Ioannis Sengos | {{flagicon|GRE}} "Kirkos Junior" | 5:55:23.1 | +1:58:56.3 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS14
| align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Manfred Stohl | {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor | {{flagicon|NOR}} OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team | colspan="2" align="center" | Accident | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS11
| align="center" | 67 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Manos Stefanis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Stafanis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Manos Stefanis | colspan="2" align="center" | Fire | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS8
| align="center" | 66 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Apostolou | {{flagicon|GRE}} Kriadis Mihalis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Apostolou | colspan="2" align="center" | Axle | align="center" | 0 |
==Special Stages==
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;" |
| Day
!Stage !Time !Name !Length (km) !Winner !Time !Rally leader |
|---|
| rowspan=7| 1 (1/2 June) ! SS1 ! 18:00 | 2.79 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 2:21.4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |
| SS2
! 8:38 | Imittos 1 | 11.43 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 7:03.3 | rowspan=17 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm |
| SS3
! 9:56 | Skourta 1 | 23.79 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 14:40.1 |
| SS4
! 11:14 | Thiva 1 | 23.76 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 17:16.9 |
| SS5
! 14:20 | Imittos 2 | 11.43 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 6:58.3 |
| SS6
! 15:38 | Skourta 2 | 23.79 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 14:29.6 |
| SS7
! 16:56 | Thiva 2 | 23.76 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 16:54.1 |
| rowspan=6 | 2 (3 June) ! SS8 ! 8:57 | Mandra 1 | 12.6 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 8:50.7 |
| SS9
! 9:50 | Kineta 1 | 37.33 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 25:39.1 |
| SS10
! 11:13 | Psatha 1 | 17.4 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 11:21.3 |
| SS11
! 14:08 | Mandra 2 | 12.6 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 8:43.1 |
| SS12
! 15:01 | Kineta 2 | 37.33 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | 25:20.2 |
| SS13
! 16:24 | Psatha 2 | 17.4 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 11:23.6 |
| rowspan=5 | 3 (4 June) ! SS14 ! 7:47 | Avlonas 1 | 23.89 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 14:07.2 |
| SS15
! 8:55 | Agia Sotira 1 | 24.77 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 17:02.0 |
| SS16
! 11:35 | Avlonas 2 | 23.89 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 14:00.6 |
| SS17
! 12:43 | Agia Sotira 2 | 24.77 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | 16:49.6 |
| SS18
! 14:15 | 2.79 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Grönholm | 2:21.7 |
==Championship Standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' Championship ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" nowrap | Manufacturers' Championship |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | align="center" | 74 | align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kronos Citroën World Rally Team | align="center" | 96 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marcus Gronholm | align="center" | 45 | align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | align="center" | 81 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo | align="center" | 33 | align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | align="center" | 63 |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|NOR}} OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team | align="center" | 41 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Manfred Stohl | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | align="center" | 17 |
=Production WRC=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Co-driver ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! rowspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class |
| 17
! 1 | align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Patterson | {{flagicon|QAT}} QMMF | 4:28:43.3 | 0.0 | align="center" | 10 |
| 18
! 2 | align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Pozzo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Stillo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team | 4:28:55.3 | +12.0 | align="center" | 8 |
| 19
! 3 | align="center" | 45 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Aki Teiskonen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miika Teiskonen | {{flagicon|JPN}} Syms Rally Team | 3:46:19.0 | +1:01.2 | align="center" | 6 |
| 20
! 4 | align="center" | 36 | {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Agnese | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mitsubishi Paris West Team | 4:32:37.4 | +3:54.1 | align="center" | 5 |
| 21
! 5 | align="center" | 31 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Sircombe | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Team Arai | 4:33:37.7 | +5:54.4 | align="center" | 4 |
| 22
! 6 | align="center" | 37 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | {{flagicon|ITA}} Motoring Club | 4:36:11.2 | +7:27.9 | align="center" | 3 |
| 24
! 7 | align="center" | 32 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Ligato | {{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén García | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team | 4:41:48.2 | +13:04.9 | align="center" | 2 |
| 27
! 8 | align="center" | 40 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Marrini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandroni Tiziana | {{flagicon|ITA}} Errani Team Group | 4:44:58.3 | +16:15.0 | align="center" | 1 |
| 29
! 9 | align="center" | 42 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Uspenskiy | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Eremeev | {{flagicon|RUS}} Subaru Rally Team Russia | 4:49:35.8 | +20:52.5 | align="center" | 0 |
| 30
! 10 | align="center" | 34 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Beltran | {{flagicon|CHL}} Ricardo Rojas | {{flagicon|ARG}} Tango Rally Team | 4:52:02.5 | +23:19.2 | align="center" | 0 |
| 32
! 11 | align="center" | 46 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Heath | {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Lancaster | {{flagicon|GBR}} PSM Motorsport | 4:58:07.0 | +29:23.7 | align="center" | 0 |
| 33
! 12 | align="center" | 41 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Kamada | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hakaru Ichino | {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru Team Quasys | 5:03:11.2 | +34:27.9 | align="center" | 0 |
| 37
! 13 | align="center" | 43 | {{flagicon|SVN}} Andrej Jereb | {{flagicon|SVN}} Miran Kacin | {{flagicon|LAT}} OMV CEE World Rally Team | 5:10:08.6 | +41:25.3 | align="center" | 0 |
| 44
! 14 | align="center" | 60 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitris Nassoulas | {{flagicon|GRE}} Mihalis Patrikoussis | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eko Racing Team | 5:21:50.1 | +53:06.8 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS4
| align="center" | 38 | {{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Kuzaj | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak | {{flagicon|JPN}} Syms Rally Team | colspan="2" align="center" | Accident | align="center" | 0 |
==Championship Standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' Championship |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah | align="center" | 34 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | align="center" | 17 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai | align="center" | 15 |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|POL}} Leszek Kuzaj | align="center" | 13 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 10px | {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumio Nutahara | align="center" | 10 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8-bp-ultimate-acropolis-rally-of-greece-2006/ Results] at [http://www.ewrc-results.com/ eWRC.com]
- [http://www.juwra.com/acropolis_2006.html Results] at [http://www.juwra.com/index.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive]
- [https://www.rally-maps.com/Acropolis-Rally-of-Greece-2006 Maps] at [https://www.rally-maps.com/home Rally Maps.com]
{{2006 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Acropolis Rally}}