| 2006 Cyprus Rally 34th Cyprus Rally | |||
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Round 12 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Chris Atkinson at the closing ceremony. | |||
| Host country |  Cyprus | ||
| Rally base | Lemesos | ||
| Dates run | 22 – 24 September 2006 | ||
| Stages | 21 (322.51 km; 200.40 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 830.02 km (515.75 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,152.53 km (716.15 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 40 | ||
| Crews | 40 at start, 27 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Kronos Citroën World Rally Team4:40:50.4 | ||
The 2006 Cyprus Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 22 and 24 September 2006. It marked the 34th running of the Cyprus Rally, and was the twelfth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.[2] The event was also the sixth round of the 2006 Production World Rally Championship. The 2006 event was based in Lemesos in Cyprus and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 337.79km (209.89 miles).
Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, leading championship rival Marcus Grönholm by 35 points. Unbeknownst to Loeb, this would be his last rally of the season before breaking his arm in a mountain biking incident.[3] Despite this, Loeb would go on to win the championship by 1 point after his lead became unassailable in the 2006 Rally Australia.
Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena won the rally, their second consecutive win and eighth win of the season.[4]