Host country Mexico Dates run March 3 – 5 2006 | Rally base Leon Stage surface Gravel | |
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Stages 17 (359.54 km; 223.41 mi) Overall distance 1,002.47 km (622.91 mi) | ||
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006.
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The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb. After a spirited battle with Petter Solberg over the first two days - that saw both drivers suffering problems(Loeb losing power steering on stage 13 and Solberg's Subaru colliding with a dog) - Loeb eventually pulled clear to give the Belgian Kronos team their first WRC victory. Marcus Grönholm had a less successful event, suffering a crash on day one and having to rejoin the rally on day two under Superally rules. Despite a twenty-minute penalty, he managed to pick up a point for eighth place. Manfred Stohl collected the final podium place with his Peugeot 307.