| 2006 Rally Finland 56th Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 10 of  the 2006 World Rally Championship 
 | |||
|  Sébastien Loeb coming into service. | |||
| Dates run | August 17 – 20 2006 | ||
| Stages | 21 | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 101 at start, 68 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm  BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
The 2006 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the tenth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between August 17–20, 2006.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 2:52:50.3 | 0.0 | 10 | 
| 2 |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:53:57.0 | 1:06.7 | 8 | 
| 3 |  Mikko Hirvonen |  Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 2:54:24.8 | 1:34.5 | 6 | 
| 4 |  Henning Solberg |  Cato Menkerud | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:56:48.1 | 3:57.8 | 5 | 
| 5 |  Gigi Galli |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:58:30.2 | 5:39.9 | 4 | 
| 6 |  Janne Tuohino |  Mikko Markkula | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2:58:55.3 | 6:05.0 | 3 | 
| 7 |  Jussi Välimäki |  Jarkko Kalliolepo | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | 2:59:45.7 | 6:55.4 | 2 | 
| 8 |  Jan Kopecký |  Filip Schovánek | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:03:05.3 | 10:15.0 | 1 | 
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1. |  Guy Wilks |  Phil Pugh | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:16:05.7 | 0.0 | 10 | 
| 2. |  Per-Gunnar Andersson |  Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:18:43.2 | 2:37.5 | 8 | 
| 3. |  Matti Rantanen |  Jan Lönegren | Honda Civic Type-R | 3:24:51.6 | 8:45.9 | 6 | 
| 4. |  Julien Pressac |  Jacques Boyerre | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:25:30.1 | 9:24.4 | 5 | 
| 5. |  Jozef Béreš |  Petr Starý | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:29:25.5 | 13:19.8 | 4 | 
| 6. |  Jaan Mölder |  Katrin Becker | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:30:54.2 | 14:48.5 | 3 | 
| 7. |  Patrik Sandell |  Amil Axelsson | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:32:46.5 | 16:40.8 | 2 | 
| 8. |  Martin Prokop |  Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:34:59.9 | 18:54.2 | 1 | 
Special Stages
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (17/18 Aug) | SS1 | 20:00 | Killeri 1 | 2.00 |  Sébastien Loeb | 1:21.4 |  Sébastien Loeb | 
| SS2 | 09:21 | Lankamaa | 24.97 |  Marcus Grönholm | 11:59.7 |  Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS3 | 10:09 | Laukaa | 11.81 |  Marcus Grönholm | 5:40.8 | ||
| SS4 | 11:04 | Ruuhimaki | 7.57 |  Marcus Grönholm | 3:57.2 | ||
| SS5 | 13:08 | Vellipohja 1 | 36.38 |  Sébastien Loeb | 17:51.9 | ||
| SS6 | 14:17 | Mokkipera 1 | 12.60 |  Sébastien Loeb | 6:11.2 | ||
| SS7 | 16:36 | Vellipohja 2 | 36.38 |  Marcus Grönholm | 18:05.8 | ||
| SS8 | 17:45 | Mokkipera 2 | 12.60 |  Sébastien Loeb | 6:20.1 | ||
| SS9 | 20:00 | Killeri 2 | 2.00 |  Marcus Grönholm | 1:21.6 | ||
| 2 (19 Aug) | SS10 | 07:06 | Vaheri | 19.90 |  Marcus Grönholm | 9:47.6 | |
| SS11 | 08:20 | Ouninpohja Lansi 1 | 13.97 |  Sébastien Loeb | 6:33.0 | ||
| SS12 | 08:43 | Ouninpohja Ita 1 | 16.54 |  Marcus Grönholm | 7:51.7 | ||
| SS13 | 11:44 | Urria | 10.00 |  Marcus Grönholm | 4:40.8 | ||
| SS14 | 13:07 | Ouninpohja Lansi 2 | 13.97 |  Marcus Grönholm | 6:30.7 | ||
| SS15 | 13:30 | Ouninpohja Ita 2 | 16.54 |  Marcus Grönholm | 7:51.8 | ||
| SS16 | 16:48 | Moksi-Leustu | 40.95 |  Marcus Grönholm | 20:25.6 | ||
| SS17 | 18:04 | Himos | 12.97 |  Marcus Grönholm | 7:09.1 | ||
| 3 (20 Aug) | SS18 | 09:14 | Kuohu 1 | 7.80 |  Mikko Hirvonen | 3:42.4 | |
| SS19 | 10:27 | Jukojarvi 1 | 22.30 |  Mikko Hirvonen | 10:46.6 | ||
| SS20 | 11:45 | Kuohu 2 | 7.80 |  Mikko Hirvonen | 3:42.6 | ||
| SS21 | 12:58 | Jukojarvi 2 | 22.30 |  Mikko Hirvonen | 10:39.5 | 
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