Photo Album

Photos of the 2006 WRC Rally cars in Monaco

1st - Grönholm - Ford Focus (#3)





Car Number: 3
Team: BP Ford World Rally Team (GB)
Driver And Co-Driver: Marcus Gronholm (Finland), Timo Rautiainen (Finland)
Car: Ford Focus RS WRC 06

Grönholm holds on to his early lead to take the first WRC Rally of the season. Here he is returning back to the port, about to get showered with Evian (cheap or tee-total?) by his teammates, before getting ready for prize giving at the Palace.

2nd - Sebastien Loeb - Citroen Xsara (#1)







Car Number: 1
Team: Kronos Total Citroen WRT (Belgium)
Driver And Co-Driver: Sébastien Loeb (France), Daniel Elena (Monaco)
Car: Citroen Xsara WRC

Former champions and local duo Loeb and Elena did well to come all the way back to take second place after spinning on day 1, and were naturally mobbed when they arrived back in Monaco. Loeb was happy to soak up the attention while Elena was clearly getting frustrated waiting! I guess he must be used to it. Daniel Elena was born in Monaco, and as such is one of very few internationally known real Monegasques. He's in the foreground in the top photo.

3rd - Toni Gardemeister - Peugeot 307 (#16)









Car Number: 16
Team: Astra Racing (Italy)
Driver And Co-Driver: Toni Gardemeister (Finland), Jakke Honkanen (Finland)
Car: Peugeot 307 WRC

The Finns picked up 1st and 3rd in this snow bound rally, with Gardemeister in third place behind Loeb.

4th - Stohl - Peugeot 307 (#7)







Car Number: 7
Team: Omv - Peugeot Norway (Austria)
Driver And Co-Driver: Manfred Stohl (Austria), Ilka Minor (Austria)
Car: Peugeot 307 WRC

Stohl picked up 4th place. His co-driver Ilka Minor can be seen on the right in the second photo fixng her hair while Manfred gives an interview.