2006 WRC SOLBERG CO-DRIVER DRIVER

Rally Mexico 3—5 March — Results and report. The announcement of a further three-year contract between Petter and Subaru secures the continuation of one of the most exciting partnerships in the WRC and demonstrates the long-term commitment that both parties have to win at the highest level of rally competition. Solberg "threatened" to swap to a Peugeot WRC, unless he got the spec upgrades for his Xsara. These successes coincided with the early seizing of a championship lead. Solberg became the first Norwegian to win the drivers' world title. Then I looked at other things, I know how other teams have worked and it's always the key people that make the difference.

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Engine problems force Solberg out

Ogier and Loeb both had a spin that cost them some seconds, and Solberg going too fast around a high speed bend hit a telegraph pole on the road shoulder and retired from 3rd position. Subaru Rally Team Russia. He won the first round at Portugal, and got three further podiums and a total of eight top 5 finishes, finishing 4th in the overall standings.

Mills was born in TrefeglwysPowys.

For manufacturer is understood to mean a manufacturer, a team designated by a manufacturer, or a privateer team taking part with a single make of car. Rally Catalunya 24—26 March — Results and report. World Rally Car Group R.

The season began on January 20 with the 74th Monte Carlo Rally. Maybe I could have switched teams, and perhaps got into another car that could win straight away, but there would be no feeling or passion about that.

Petter Solberg - Wikipedia

His main sponsor was 24SevenOffice with a 5 million kroner sponsorship deal, a Norwegian record. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. With Solberg sweeping the road on Wr Loeb advanced to a 55 sec lead by the end of the day, with Solberg on 2nd place 2. Views Read Edit View history. He replaced long-term co-driver Cato Menkerud with Austrian lady Ilka Minor in an effort to reinvigorate his performances in Despite an injury in a mountain-biking accident before the Rally of TurkeyLoeb secured his third drivers' title, whereas Ford won their first manufacturers' title since co-driber Henning Solberg Driver profile.

Petter is at a vital co-druver in his career and it's important for him to know that he sloberg in a team that is able to help him achieve great things while he's at the top.

Phil Mills born 30 August is a British rally racing co-driver. In he and Minor switched from the Focus to a Fiesta RS, and enjoyed another solid season, taking eight top finishes, and rounding off the year with a podium at Wales Rally GB. Ogier was sacrificed in a new level of tactics, sending him out as first car as road sweeper for Loeb, while receiving penalties and losing his good position.

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Acropolis Rally 2—4 June — Results and report. In Rally Turkey, 16—18 April, Solberg held a good position through the whole rally, and had a serious chance to battle for the victory on the last day, positioned 2nd on the road, solnerg after Loeb.

Retrieved 20 February The Norwegian did, at least, get his season off to a rather more auspicious start, managing a joint-career-best finish of sixth co-dtiver on the Rally Monte Carlo. Archived from the original on 2 June He was however pleased with changes in car setup made for day 3, which seemed promising for the following Tour de Corse.

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Phil Mills - Wikipedia

Mills later served as a co-driver for Elfyn Evans in the Tour de Corsefilling in for Daniel Barritt who suffered a concussion during the Rally Mexico. The exploiting of the rules received much criticism, and was subsequently banned for the next rally. This page was last edited on 23 Decemberat He surrendered a potential third-place finish in Sweden after a substantial time loss, [2] as well as being bested by his brother, Henningin the race for the final podium place on the siblings' home event — Rally Norway.

Solberg sat a fastest stage time here by 1. After a lot of bad luck, including retiring while leading in Finland, he eventually finished the season 8th overall in the Supercars category.