| 2006 Rallye Deutschland | |
| Native Name: | 25. Rallye Deutschland |
| Round: | 9 |
| Season No: | 16 |
| Championship: | 2006 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2006 Acropolis Rally |
| Next Round: | 2006 Rally Finland |
| Rallybase: | Trier |
| Startdate: | 11 |
| Enddate: | 13 August 2006 |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Stagekm: | 349.11 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 951.37 |
| Overallkm: | 1,300.48 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Sebastien Loeb |
| Codriver1: | Daniel Elena |
| Team1: |  Kronos Citroën World Rally Team |
| Time1: | 3:28:34.1 |
| Driverj: |  Kris Meeke |
| Codriverj: | Glenn Patterson |
| Teamj: | PH Sport |
| Timej: | 3:54:00.7 |
| Crewsreg: | 73 |
| Teamsstart: | 73 |
| Teamsfinish: | 56 |
The 2006 OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 11 and 13 August 2006. It marked the 25th running of the Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season.[2] The event was also the sixth round of the 2006 Junior WRC. The 2006 event was based in the city of Trier in Germany and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 349.11 km (216.93 miles).
Marcus Gronholm, along with BP Ford World Rally Team were the defending rally winners, trailing championship rival Sebastien Loeb in the championship by 29 points. OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team would not participate in the round as a manufacturer.
Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena won the rally, their first rally win since the 2006 Rally d'Italia Sardegna and their sixth win of the season.[3]
The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship and its support category, the Junior WRC, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Twenty Four were entered under World Rally Car regulations, as were thirteen in the Junior WRC category.[4]
| 32 | Kris Meeke | Glenn Patterson | PH Sport | Citroën C2 S1600 |
| 36 |  Luca Betti | Piercarlo Capolongo | Autorel Sport | Renault Clio S1600 |
| 37 |  Pavel Valoušek | Zdeněk Hrůza |  Suzuki Sport Europe | Suzuki Swift 1600 |
| 39 | Conrad Rautenbach | David Senior | Barroso Sport | Renault Clio 1600 |
| 42 | Julien Pressac | Jack Boyere | PH Sport | Citroën C2 S1600 |
| 44 |  Michał Kościuszko | Jaroslaw Baran | Suzuki Sport Europe | Suzuki Swift 1600 |
| 49 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Citroën C2 S1600 |
| 50 |  Kalle Pinomäki | Jani Laaksonen | Clio Junior Team | Renault Clio 1600 |
| 51 |  Fatih Kara | Cerm Bakancocuklari | Renault Sport | Renault Clio 1600 |
| 52 | Bernd Casier | Frédéric Miclotte | Renault Sport | Renault Clio 1600 |
| 53 | Barry Clark | Scott Martin | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Fiesta ST |
| 54 | Aaron Burkart | Tanja Geilhausen |  OMV Rally Team | Citroën C2 S1600 |
| 55 | Brice Tirabassi | Gabrice Gordon | PH Sport | Citroën C2 R2 |
| 14 | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | Astra Racing | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 15 | Xavier Pons | Carlos del Barrio | Kronos Racing | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 16 |  Chris Atkinson | Glenn Macneall | Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru Impreza S11 WRC 05 |
| 17 | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | Czech RT Škoda Kopecký | Škoda Fabia WRC |
| 18 | François Duval | Patrick Pivato | First Motorsport Škoda | Škoda Fabia WRC |
| 20 | Gareth MacHale | Paul Nagle | Tom Hogan Motors | Ford Focus RS WRC |
| 21 | Matthias Kahle | Peter Göbel | Skoda Auto Deutschland | Škoda Fabia WRC |
| 22 | Pieter Tsjoen | Eddy Chevaillier | Pieter Tsjoen | Ford Focus RS WRC |
| 23 | Štěpán Vojtěch | Ernst Michal | Štěpán Vojtěch | Peugeot 307 WRC |
| 24 | Kristian Poulsen | Ole Refsgaard Frederikson | Kristian Poulsen | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 25 |  Erik Wevers | Filip Godde | Erik Wevers | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 61 | Mark van Eldik | Erwin Mombaerts | Mark van Eldik | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC 04 |
| 62 | Gareth Jones | David Moynihan | Gareth Jones | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC 03 |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
