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Ford Confirmed As 2006 Manufacturers World Rally Champions

Staff, Thursday December 14, 2006.

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Ford has been confirmed officially as the 2006 Manufacturers’ World Rally Champion in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

The FIA crowned its 2006 World Champions at a Gala Ceremony at the Monaco Sporting Club on December 8, 2006.

Trophies were presented to the winners of the Formula One (F1), World Rally Championship (WRC), World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and all the other FIA championships during the annual FIA event.

Ford was awarded with the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ Trophy, which was collected by Ford Team RS Director, Jost Capito, and BP-Ford World Rally Team Principal Malcolm Wilson.

“It’s thrilling and rewarding to see Ford as world champions again,” said Jost Capito, Director Ford Team RS.

“Especially in the first year of competition for the new Ford Focus RS World Rally Car.

“This is only possible because the Focus road car is a superb basis from which to develop performance cars like the highly successful Focus XR5 Turbo and competition cars like the Focus RS World Rally Car”.

The BP-Ford World Rally Team will begin its defence of the Manufacturers’ title at the Rallye Monte Carlo 19-21 January.

Rallye Monte Carlo
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 7th Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally Catalunya
3rd Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 9th Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rallye de France
2nd Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 4th Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally d’Italia Sardegna
2nd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Acropolis Rally
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 3rd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rallye Deutschland
3rd Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 9th Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally Finland
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 3rd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally Japan
2nd Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 3rd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Cyprus Rally
2nd Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 3rd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally of Turkey
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 2nd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Rally New Zealand
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : 2nd Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

Wales Rally GB
1st Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen : Ret Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen

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