Rally of Turkey: SS12.

SS12 - Kemer 2 (20.50 km): Gronholm fastest through SS12, despite finishing the stage with the rear bumper missing; Petter Solberg second; Hirvonen third; Henning Solberg fourth; Pons fifth; Atkinson sixth; Katajamaki had handbrake problems and stalled; Wilks heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall rally by 40.0secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS12.

Petter Solberg (NOR) Subaru WRT Impreza WRC World Rally Championship, Rally of Turkey, 12-14/10/06,
Petter Solberg (NOR) Subaru WRT Impreza WRC World Rally Championship,…
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SS12 - Kemer 2 (20.50 km): Gronholm fastest through SS12, despite finishing the stage with the rear bumper missing; Petter Solberg second; Hirvonen third; Henning Solberg fourth; Pons fifth; Atkinson sixth; Katajamaki had handbrake problems and stalled; Wilks heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall rally by 40.0secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS12.

Top ten stage times for SS12:

1. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 0614mins 26.7secs M1
2. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 02.6secs M1
3. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 05.7secs M1
4. Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 08.7secs M2
5. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 11.6secs
6. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 16.6secs M1
7. Francois DuvalFirst Skoda Fabia WRC+00mins 17.4secs
8. Colin McRaeKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 17.8secs M1
9. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 18.1secs M1
10. Jan KopeckyCzech RT-Kopecky Skoda Fabia WRC +00mins 20.1secs

Overall times after SS12:

1. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 061hour 47mins 44.8secs M1
2. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 40.0secs M1
3. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+01mins 09.7secs M1
4. Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+01mins 27.8secs M2
5. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+02mins 22.6secs
6. Kosti KatajamakiStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 04+02mins 31.3secs M2
7. Colin McRaeKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+02mins 33.1secs M1
8. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+02mins 34.5secs M1
9. Francois DuvalFirst Skoda Fabia WRC+03mins 00.9secs
10. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+03mins 25.1secs M2

11. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+03mins 26.1secs M1
12. Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC+04mins 27.5secs M2
13. Harri RovanperaRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC+04mins 43.8secs M2
14. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 04+06mins 04.2secs M2
15. Ercan KazazSubaru Turkey RT Impreza WRC+09mins 50.7secs
16. Emre YurdakulFord Rallye Sport Turkey Focus WRC +13mins 31.6secs
17. Guy WilksSuzuki Swift S1600+17mins 05.6secs J
18. Urmo AavaSuzuki Swift S1600+17mins 13.4secs J
19. P-G AnderssonSuzuki Swift S1600+17mins 36.2secs J
20. Jozef BeresSuzuki Ignis S1600+18mins 07.3secs J

Overall JWRC after SS12:

1. Guy WilksSuzuki Swift S16002hours 04mins 50.4secs J
2. Urmo AavaSuzuki Swift S1600+00mins 07.8secs J
3. P-G AnderssonSuzuki Swift S1600+00mins 30.5secs J

Notable retirements*:

SS6. Jan KopeckyCzech RT-Kopecky Skoda Fabia WRC Steering#

* Under the 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs with time penalties imposed for however many stages they miss.

# denotes elected/able to re-start.

M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial

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