2006 was Wilson's first full season in the WRC, as a driver for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team. He competed in all 16 rallies, and became the youngest ever world rally driver to win a stage (the Cordoba Stadium superspecial stage on Rally Argentina), and score championship points – when he finished eighth overall on that event. This record was later broken by Andreas Mikkelsen. He finished 28th in the season's standings with one point, but was classified as a finisher in every event, an achievement no other driver managed in 2006.