2004_World_Rally_Championship

2004 World Rally Championship

32nd season of the FIA World Rally Championship

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.

Results and standings

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Round	Dates	Rally	Support class
1	23–25 January	Monte Carlo Rally	JWRC
2	6–8 February	Swedish Rally	PWRC
3	12–14 March	Rally Mexico	PWRC
4	15–18 April	Rally New Zealand	PWRC
5	13–16 May	Cyprus Rally	none
6	3–6 June	Acropolis Rally	JWRC
7	24–27 June	Rally of Turkey	JWRC
8	15–18 July	Rally Argentina	PWRC
9	6–8 August	Rally Finland	JWRC
10	20–22 August	Rallye Deutschland	PWRC
11	3–5 September	Rally Japan	none
12	16–19 September	Wales Rally GB	JWRC
13	30 September-3 October	Rally d'Italia Sardegna	JWRC
14	15–17 October	Tour de Corse	PWRC
15	29–31 October	Rally Catalunya	JWRC
16	11–14 November	Rally Australia	PWRC

Manufacturer teams
Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC2003/4	P	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	All
555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC2003/4	P	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
Citroën Total	Citroën	Xsara WRC	M	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	All
Citroën Total	Citroën	Xsara WRC	M	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	1-15
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 Ltd	Ford	Focus RS WRC 03/04	M	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	All
				8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	1, 3–8, 10, 12–16
					François Duval	Philippe Droeven	11
					Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	2, 9
				11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	All
				15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	2, 9
				19	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	10
				22	Jari Viita	Timo Hantunen	2, 4, 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

Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team	Manufacturer	Car	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Fabia WRC	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	6, 9–10, 12–15
			Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	6, 9–10, 12–15
			Jan Kopecký	Filip Schovánek	15
			Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	10
			Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	9, 12
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	206 WRC	Nicolas Vouilloz	David Fiorini	1
			Nicolas Vouilloz	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	Ilka Minor	6, 12
Equipe de France FFSA			Alexandre Bengué	Caroline Escudero	1, 10, 14
Scuderia Chicco d'Oro	Subaru	Impreza WRC	Olivier Burri	Jean-Philippe Patthey	1
Dom Buckley Motorsport			Eamonn Boland	Francis Regan	1, 15
ADR Motorsport			Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	5–7, 9–10, 12
Equipe de France FFSA			Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	10, 14–15
Aimont Racing Team			Andrea Navarra	Simona Fedeli	13
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Accent WRC	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	1
			Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	1, 3, 5–6
			Jozef Béreš Jr.	Petr Starý	1–2, 6
			Kristian Kolberg	Ola Fløene	2
			Thomas Kolberg	Ole Kristian Unnerud	2
Hyundai Assan Motorsports			Murat Akdilek	Caglar Suren	7
Hyundai Assan Motorsports			Ender Alkoclar	Ismet Özbakir	7
Supset	Ford	Focus RS WRC	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	5–7
JM Engineering			Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	6
M-Sport			Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	12
M-Sport			Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	12
Citroën Kronos Racing Team	Citroën	Xsara WRC	Juuso Pykälistö	Mika Ovaskainen	9, 13

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	Opel Corsa S1600	12–13
			David Senior	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
38		Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Ford Fiesta S1600	6–7
43		Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta S1600	6–7
43		Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Puma S1600	1
39	Renault Sport	Nicolas Bernardi	Denis Giraudet	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
51	Renault Sport	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
40	Citroën Total	Guerlain Chicherit	Michel Perin	Citroën Saxo S1600	1
40	Citroën Total	Guerlain Chicherit	Mattiheu Baumel	Citroën Saxo S1600	6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
41	Risbridger Motorsport	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	MG ZR S1600	1
41	Risbridger Motorsport	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	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		Eric Domenech	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	Fiat Punto S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
46	RACC Motor Sport	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià	Renault Clio S1600	15
48	Team Birkbeck Rallysport	Conrad Rautenbach	Peter Marsh	Ford Puma S1600	1
			Timothy Sturla	Opel Corsa S1600	6–7
			Mark Jones	Opel Corsa S1600	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	Peugeot 206 S1600	6, 9
			Michele Rosso	Fiat Punto S1600	12–13
			Paolo del Grande	Fiat Punto S1600	15
50	Prospeed Motorsport	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Renault Clio S1600	1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15

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	Ralliart Italy	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
34	Syms	Niall McShea	Gordon Noble	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3–4
34	Syms	Niall McShea	Michael Orr	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	8, 10, 14, 16
35	Top Run SRL	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 16
			Jorge Del Buono		3–4
			Diego Curletto		8, 14
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
36	Triviño Racing	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barradés	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	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	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
44	Autotek Motorsport	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	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	Ralliart Spain	Sergio Fombona	Guifré Pujol	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	2–4, 8, 10, 14
48	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	3–4, 8, 10, 14, 16

2004_World_Rally_Championship

2004 World Rally Championship

Calendar

Teams and drivers

JWRC entries

PWRC entries

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Manufacturers' championship

JWRC Drivers' championship

PWRC Drivers' championship

Events

References

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Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (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	4:13:15.6
		3	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC 03	4:13:22.6

2	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	Rally Mexico (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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Wales Rally GB (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	Rally d'Italia Sardegna (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	Tour de Corse (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	Rally Catalunya (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	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