| 2006 Rally Finland 56th Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
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Round 10 of 16 in the 2006 World Rally Championship
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 Sébastien Loeb coming into service. | |||
| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | 17 – 20 August 2006 | ||
| Stages | 21 (351.61 km; 218.48 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,172.73 km (728.70 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,524.34 km (947.18 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 101 | ||
| Crews | 101 at start, 68 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Gronholm Timo Rautiainen BP Ford World Rally Team2:52:50.3 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| J-WRC winner | Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Europe3:16:05.7 | ||
The 2006 Neste Oil Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 17 and 20 August 2006. It marked the 56th running of the Rally Finland, and was the tenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.[2] The event was also the seventh round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in the city of Jyväskylä in Finland and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 351.61km (218.48 miles).
Sebastien Loeb, along with Kronos Citroën World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, leading championship rival Marcus Gronholm in the championship by 33 points. Red Bull Škoda Team would miss the event.
Gronholm and co-driver Timo Rautiainen won the rally, their first win since the 2006 Acropolis Rally and their fourth win of the season.[3]