The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the

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took place from March 3–5, 2006.

Event

The event saw the first win of the season for

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. After a spirited battle with

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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

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victory.

Marcus Grönholm Marcus Ulf Johan "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finland, Finnish former rallying, rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming ...

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.

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collected the final podium place with his

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Results

Retirements

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- engine (SS8) *

Fumio Nutahara is a Japanese rally driver. He finished eighth on the 2006 Rally Japan to score one World Rally Championship point. Career Nutahara made his WRC debut in 1999, contesting Rally New Zealand and the China Rally in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V. In ...

- excluded (SS7) *

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- accident (SS8) * Gabriel Pozzo - differential (SS8)

Special stages

All dates and times are CST ( UTC-6).

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Manufacturers' championship

References

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Rally Mexico

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