2004 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.

2004 World Rally Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Sébastien Loeb
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Citroën
Previous: 2003 Next: 2005
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The video game WRC 4: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship was based on this season.

Calendar

The 2004 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, North America, Asia, South America and Oceania.

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

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 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
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 Constructor 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
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 Petr Starý 1–2, 6
Kristian Kolberg Ola Fløene 2
Thomas Kolberg Ole Kristian Unnerud 2
Hyundai Assan Motorsports Murat Akdilek Caglar Suren 7
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
Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 12
Citroën Kronos Racing Team Citroën Xsara WRC Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen 9, 13

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 6–7
Ford Puma S1600 1
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 Fiat Punto S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
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 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
 GRE
 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 WD 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 Chris Atkinson Ret 33 12 5 4
17 Cédric Robert 5 Ret 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 Jani Paasonen 16 Ret 14 10 6 20 Ret Ret 3
21 Daniel Solà 20 11 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 6 Ret 3
22 Xavier Pons Ret 46 16 16 16 Ret Ret 28 15 24 Ret 12 Ret 6 3
23 Luís Pérez Companc Ret Ret 6 Ret 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 Alistair Ginley 7 11 Ret 15 Ret 12 2
27 Jussi Välimäki 11 7 Ret Ret 26 14 2
28 Cody Crocker 11 14 7 2
29 Armin Schwarz Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 8 11 1
30 Toshi Arai 26 13 15 Ret 18 9 8 1
31 Olivier Burri 8 1
32 Miguel Campos Ret 8 1
33 Aris Vovos 8 1
34 Gabriel Pozzo 8 1
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 CYP
 GRE
 TUR
 ARG
 FIN
 GER
 JPN
 GBR
 ITA
 FRA
 ESP
 AUS
  Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
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 WD
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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
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
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
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 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


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