2004 World Rally Championship

2004 World Rally Championship
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The 2004 World Rally Championship was the 32nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 16 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën Xsara WRC, ahead of Petter Solberg and Markko Märtin. The manufacturers' title was won by Citroën, ahead of Ford and Subaru. The video game WRC 4: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship was based on this season.

Calendar

Round	Dates	Race
1	23–25 January	Monte Carlo Rally
2	6–8 February	Swedish Rally
3	12–14 March	Rally Mexico
4	15–18 April	Rally New Zealand
5	13–16 May	Cyprus Rally
6	3–6 June	Acropolis Rally
7	24–27 June	Rally of Turkey
8	15–18 July	Rally Argentina
9	6–8 August	Rally Finland
10	20–22 August	Rallye Deutschland
11	3–5 September	Rally Japan
12	16–19 September	Wales Rally GB
13	30 September-3 October	Rally d'Italia Sardegna
14	15–17 October	Tour de Corse
15	29–31 October	Rally Catalunya
16	11–14 November	Rally Australia

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer teams
Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC2003/4	P	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	All
				2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
Citroën Total	Citroën	Xsara WRC	M	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	All
				4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	All
Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot	307 WRC	M	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	All
				6	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	1–2, 15
					Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	3–9, 11–13, 16
					Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	10, 14
				9	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	10, 14
				14	Sebastian Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	9
				15	Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	12
Ford Motor Co	Ford	Focus RS WRC 03/04	M	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	All
				8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	1, 3–8, 10, 12-16
						Philippe Droeven	11
					Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	2, 9
				11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	All
				15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	2, 9
Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports	Mitsubishi	Lancer WRC04	M	9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	1–10, 15
				10	Gianluigi Galli	Guido d'Amore	1, 3, 7
					Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	2, 4–5, 8–9
					Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	6, 10, 15
				14	Gianluigi Galli	Guido d'Amore	15
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Fabia WRC	M	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	6, 9–10, 12–15
				12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	6, 9–10, 12–15
				15	Jan Kopecký	Filip Schovánek	15
				17	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	10
				18	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	9, 12

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team	Constructor	Car	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	206 WRC	Nicolas Vouilloz	David Fiorini	1
				Denis Giraudet	6, 10, 12–15
			Miguel Campos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	1, 5
			Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	2, 4–5, 7, 9, 12, 13
			Daniel Carlsson	Mattias Andersson	2, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 14
			Luís Pérez Companc	Jose Maria Volta	3, 5, 8, 13
Manfred Stohl			Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	6, 12
Equipe de France FFSA			Alexandre Bengué	Caroline Escudero	10, 14
	Subaru	Impreza WRC	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	10, 14–15
Alistair Ginley			Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	5–7, 9–10, 12
Andrea Navarra			Andrea Navarra	Simona Fedeli	13
Jozef Béreš	Hyundai	Accent WRC	Jozef Béreš	Petr Starý	1–2, 6
Jussi Välimäki			Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	1, 3, 5–6
	Ford	Focus RS WRC			10
Roman Kresta	Hyundai	Accent WRC	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	1
	Ford	Focus RS WRC			6
Citroën Kronos Racing Team	Citroën	Xsara WRC	Juuso Pykälistö	Mika Ovaskainen	9, 13
M-Sport	Ford	Focus RS WRC	Jari Viita	Timo Hantunen	2, 4, 9
			Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	12
			Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	12
Supset	Ford	Focus RS WRC	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	5–7

JWRC entries

No	Entrant	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	Suzuki Sport	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Ignis S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
32		Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
33		Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
35		Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
43		Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila		9, 12–13, 15
45		Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
34	Sab Motorsport	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
36	McRae Motorsport	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Opel Corsa S1600	1, 6–7, 9
			David Senior		12–13
				Citroën C2 S1600	15
37	Autorel Sport	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
38	Astra Racing	Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Ford Puma S1600	1
				Ford Fiesta S1600	6–7
43		Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Puma S1600	1
				Ford Fiesta S1600	6–7
39	Renault Sport	Nicolas Bernardi	Denis Giraudet	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
51		Larry Cols	Filip Goddé		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
40	Citroën Total	Guerlain Chicherit	Michel Perin	Citroën Saxo S1600	1
			Mattiheu Baumel		6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
41	Risbridger Motorsport	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	MG ZR S1600	1
				Renault Clio S1600	6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
42	Power Car Team	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Renault Clio S1600	9, 12–13
	H.F. Grifone SRL			Fiat Punto S1600	6–7
			Philippe Coquard		1
44		Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri		1, 6–7, 9
			Silvio Stefanelli		12
			Fulvio Florean		13, 15
47		Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno		1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
46	RACC Motor Sport	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
				Renault Clio S1600	15
48	Birkbeck Rallysport	Conrad Rautenbach	Peter Marsh	Ford Puma S1600	1
			Timothy Sturla	Opel Corsa S1600	6–7
			Mark Jones		9, 12
				Suzuki Ignis S1600	13
				Citroën Saxo S1600	15
49	Meteco Corse	Luca Betti	Michele Rosso	Peugeot 206 S1600	1, 7
			Paolo del Grande		6, 9
			Michele Rosso	Fiat Punto S1600	12–13
			Paolo del Grande		15
50	Prospeed Motorsport	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15

PWRC entries

No	Entrant	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	Subaru Team Arai	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2–4, 8, 10, 16
32	Petronas EON Racing Team	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Proton Pert	2–4, 8, 10, 16
33	Ralliart Italy	Daniel Solá	Xavier Amigò	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–4, 8, 14, 16
43		Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore		2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
34	Syms	Niall McShea	Gordon Noble	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3–4
			Michael Orr		8, 10, 14, 16
35	Top Run SRL	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2–3, 8, 14, 16
			Jorge Del Buono		4
42		Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson		2–4, 8, 14, 16
45		Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese		2–4, 8, 14, 16
36	Triviño Racing	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barradés	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–3, 8, 10, 14
				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	4
37	Millbrooks World Rally Team	Joakim Roman	Ragnar Spjuth	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2–4, 10, 14, 16
38	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Georgi Geradzhiev	Nikola Popov	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
39	R.E.D World Rally Team	Alister McRae	David Senior	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2–4, 10, 14, 16
40	OMV World Rally Team	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–4, 8, 10, 16
41		Jani Paasonen	Sirkka Rautiainen		2–4, 8, 10, 16
50		Sebastian Vollak	Michael Kölbach	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
44	Autotek Motorsport	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Steve Lancaster	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2–3
			Chris Patterson		4, 8, 14, 16
46	Kuchar Team Poland	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciek Wodniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–4, 10, 14, 16
47	Ralliart Spain	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–4, 8, 10, 14, 16
49		Sergio Fombona	Guifré Pujol		2–4, 8, 10, 14
48	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	3–4, 8, 10, 14, 16

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRC TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS  Pts  1 Sébastien Loeb 1 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 118 2 Petter Solberg 7 3 4 1 4 1 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 1 5 5 Ret 82 3 Markko Märtin 2 7 1 3 2 Ret 24 Ret 2 4 3 3 Ret 1 1 Ret 79 4 Carlos Sainz Ret 5 3 6 3 19 4 1 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 DNS 73 5 Marcus Grönholm 4 2 6 2 DSQ Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret 4 Ret 7 4 2 Ret 62 6 François Duval 3 Ret 2 18 Ret 4 5 3 7 2 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 3 53 7 Mikko Hirvonen Ret 9 5 7 5 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 10 8 4 29 8 Harri Rovanperä 10 5 DSQ 3 Ret 5 Ret 6 6 Ret 2 28 9 Janne Tuohino 4 6 7 7 5 Ret 16 10 Freddy Loix 5 Ret 6 7 Ret 9 11 Stéphane Sarrazin 9 6 4 8 12 Daniel Carlsson 8 8 5 Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 6 13 Gilles Panizzi 6 Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 11 Ret 12 6 14 Andrea Navarra 4 5 15 Gianluigi Galli Ret 24 Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 16 Cédric Robert 5 Ret 4 17 Chris Atkinson Ret 33 12 5 4 18 Manfred Stohl Ret Ret 10 6 12 32 8 Ret 4 19 Henning Solberg 6 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 3 20 Luís Pérez Companc Ret Ret 6 Ret 3 21 Jani Paasonen 16 Ret 14 10 6 20 Ret Ret 3 22 Daniel Solà 20 11 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 6 Ret 3 23 Xavier Pons Ret 46 16 16 16 Ret Ret 28 15 24 Ret 12 Ret 6 3 24 Toni Gardemeister Ret 8 7 22 Ret 9 9 3 25 Antony Warmbold Ret 15 9 19 Ret 9 8 9 Ret 13 8 10 8 20 13 14 3 26 Jussi Välimäki 11 7 Ret Ret 26 14 2 27 Alistair Ginley 7 11 Ret 15 Ret 12 2 28 Cody Crocker 11 14 7 2 29 Olivier Burri 8 1 30 Miguel Campos Ret 8 1 31 Aris Vovos 8 1 32 Gabriel Pozzo 8 1 33 Armin Schwarz Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 8 11 1 34 Toshi Arai 26 13 15 Ret 18 9 8 1 Pos Driver MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRC TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS Points 1 Citroën 3 1 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 194 4 Ret 5 3 6 3 6 4 1 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 Ford 7 2 6 1 3 2 Ret 8 Ret 2 4 3 3 Ret 1 1 Ret 143 8 3 4 2 8 Ret 4 5 3 5 2 Ret 5 4 Ret Ret 3 3 Subaru 1 7 3 4 1 4 1 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 1 5 4 Ret 122 2 Ret 7 5 7 5 Ret 6 4 Ret 6 7 7 Ret 6 5 4 4 Peugeot 5 4 2 6 2 DSQ Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 2 Ret 101 6 5 Ret 8 5 DSQ 3 Ret 5 Ret 5 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 5 Mitsubishi 9 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 6 Ret 17 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE MEX NZL CYP GRE TUR ARG FIN GER JPN GBR ITA FRA ESP AUS Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON GRE TUR FIN GBR ITA ESP  Pts  1 Per-Gunnar Andersson 8 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 2 39 2 Nicolas Bernardi 1 2 Ret 3 Ret 6 1 37 3 Guy Wilks Ret 1 3 Ret 1 2 Ret 34 4 Kosti Katajamäki Ret Ret 2 2 3 4 5 31 5 Mirco Baldacci 6 Ret 6 4 Ret 3 3 23 6 Larry Cols 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 5 4 21 7 Kris Meeke 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 7 6 19 8 Urmo Aava 2 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 16 9 Xavi Pons Ret 3 Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 12 10 Alessandro Broccoli 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 11 Oliver Marshall Ret 5 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 12 Guerlain Chicherit Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 13 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 5 14 Alan Scorcioni Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 10 7 4 15 Luca Cecchettini 7 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 3 16 Luca Betti Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 10 3 17 Conrad Rautenbach Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 2 18 Luca Tabaton Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 1 - Mathieu Biasion 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret - - Natalie Barratt Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret - - Abdo Feghali Ret - Pos Driver MON GRE TUR FIN GBR ITA ESP Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Events

Colour Rally Surface Gold Gravel Silver Tarmac Blue Snow/Ice Bronze Mixed Surface

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	72ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (23–25 January) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:12:03.0	15	389.12 km	43	20
		2	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 03	4h:13:15.6
		3	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 03	4:13:22.6
2	53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally (6–8 February) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:26:17.7	19	394.80 km	70	49
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:27:04.1
		3	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2003	3:27:39.2
3	18º Corona Rally México (12–14 March) — Results and report	1	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 03	4:06:46.2	15	394.43 km	54	26
		2	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 03	4:07:28.7
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:08:07.1
4	34th Propecia Rally New Zealand (15–18 April) — Results and report	1	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	4:02:29.5	23	395.50 km	58	35
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:02:35.4
		3	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:02:55.1
5	32nd Cyprus Rally (14–16 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:58:44.5	18	326.68 km	37	21
		2	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:59:38.5
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:59:53.6
6	51st Acropolis Rally (3–6 June) — Results and report	1	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	4:39:06.2	22	377.13 km	72	33
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:39:24.6
		3	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:39:34.5
7	5th Rally of Turkey (24–27 June) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:48:26.8	17	383.33 km	63	32
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:48:53.0
		3	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	4:49:03.5
8	24º Rally Argentina (15–18 July) — Results and report	1	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:11.1	26	376.65 km	69	29
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:24:43.5
		3	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:27:34.5
9	54th Neste Rally Finland (6–8 August) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:07:16.1	22	382.17 km	68	34
		2	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:07:50.8
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:00.6
10	23. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland (20–22 August) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:01:57.4	24	411.06 km	69	41
		2	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:02:26.5
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:03:06.9
11	1st Rally Japan (3–5 September) — Results and report	1	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	3:43:50.6	27	386.68 km	83	53
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:45:03.9
		3	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:45:33.9
12	60th Wales Rally of Great Britain (16–19 September) — Results and report	1	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	3:42:39.5	19	394.03 km	83	42
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:42:45.8
		3	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:45:33.2
13	1º Supermag Rally d'Italia Sardinia (1–3 October) — Results and report	1	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC 2004	4:43:47.9	19	383.23 km	67	29
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:45:55.8
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:47:08.8
14	48ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (15–17 October) — Results and report	1	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	4:11:51.4	12	387.80 km	53	35
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:53.4
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:14:46.7
15	40º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava (Rallye de España) (29–31 October) — Results and report	1	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:40:43.8	20	384.08 km	52	36
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41:07.0
		3	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:41:21.5
16	17th Telstra Rally Australia (11–14 November) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:39:46.8	25	388.25 km	62	29
		2	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41:41.9
		3	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 04	3:43:27.0

See also

• FIA World Rally Championship 2004 at rallybase.nl