2006 in motorsport

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Chronology of Motorsport

2005 in motorsport - 2006 in motorsport - 2007 in motorsport

Highlights of 2006 in Automotive Sport

Per month

January
31 December to 15 January, Rallye Paris-Dakar: Frenchman Luc Alphand wins a Mitsubishi car.
22 January, 2006 World Rally Championship: Finn Marcus Grönholm takes the Monte-Carlo Rally car off a Ford in front of Frenchman Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) and Finn Toni Gardemeister (Peugeot).

February
February 5th, Rallye, 2006 World Rally Championship: Finn Marcus Grönholm takes Sweden's Rally to a Ford ahead of Frenchman Sébastien Loeb at 30 seconds and Sweden's Daniel Carlsson at almost three minutes.

March
March 12: 2006 Formula 1 World Championship: opening of the 2006 Formula 1 season with a victory of the reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso, at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
12 March: Team France wins the A1 World Cup.
March 19, (Form 1): Grand Prix automobile de Malaysia.

April
April 2, Formula 1, Australian Grand Prix.
9 April, Rallye, Tour de Corse: Frenchman Sébastien Loeb wins this round of the 2006 World Rally Championship ahead of Finnish driver Marcus Grönholm.
April 23, Formula 1, San Marino Grand Prix: Michael Schumacher, with his pole position, beat the record set by Ayrton Senna the day before his death in 1994 on the same circuit.
April 30, Rallye, Argentina Rally: Frenchman Sébastien Loeb wins his fourth consecutive round of the 2006 World Rally Championship ahead of Norwegian Petter Solberg.

May
7 May, Formula 1, Grand Prix automobile d'Europe: German Michael Schumacher wins his prize in front of Spaniard Fernando Alonso. Frenchman Franck Montagny competes for his first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Japan's Super Aguri F1 team
14 May, Formula 1, Grand Prix automobile d'Espagne: Spaniard Fernando Alonso wins his prize of the season ahead of German Michael Schumacher
21 May, Rallye, Sardinia Rally: Frenchman Sébastien Loeb wins his fifth consecutive round of the 2006 World Rally Championship. His opponent Marcus Grönholm again abandoned a stone that cut his oil case.
May 21, Champcar: Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais wins in Monterrey, Mexico his third race of the season in three races.
28 May, Formula 1, Monaco Grand Prix: Spain's Fernando Alonso wins first Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard
May 28, IndyCar: Sam Hornish Jr won the 500 miles of Indianapolis by blowing the win at young Marco Andretti in the last few metres.

June
4 June, Rallye, Rallye de l'Acropolis: Finn Marcus Grönholm ends the series of five consecutive victories for Frenchman Sébastien Loeb by winning the Acropolis.
4 June, Champcar