2006 Acropolis Rally

2006 Acropolis Rally 53rd Acropolis Rally
Round 8 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Xavier Pons during one of the super special stages
Host country	Greece
Rally base	Athens
Dates run	1 – 4 June 2006
Stages	18 (355.62 km; 220.97 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	923.67 km (573.94 miles)
Overall distance	1,279.29 km (794.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	84
Crews	84 at start, 69 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team 3:56:26.8

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.^[2] 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.^[3]