The 2006 International Rally Challenge was the inaugural season of the rallying series, which was renamed to the

Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ...

for 2007 onwards. The season consisted of four rounds and began on May 26, with the Zulu Rally South Africa. The season ended on September 16 with the

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Giandomenico Basso Giandomenico Basso (born 15 September 1973, in Montebelluna) is an Italian rally driver. Rally career After competing in karting from 1981, Basso has been rallying since 1994. Basso has driven Fiats throughout his rallying career. He made his Wor ...

won the title with Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 ahead of

Alister McRae Alister McRae (born 20 December 1970) is a British rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship. He is the son of the five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Col ...

and

Paolo Andreucci Paolo Andreucci (born 21 April 1965) is an Italian rally driver. He won Rally Sanremo in IRC twice and 11 times Italian Rally Champion. His co-driver Anna Andreussi is also his wife. Career results WRC results IRC results Other results * ...

Calendar

Driver Standings

External links

The official website of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge

IRC Season 2006 results at ewrc-results.com
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