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.

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, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class
1 23 January 25 January 72nd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 15 389.12 km JWRC
2 6 February 8 February 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 19 394.80 km PWRC
3 12 March 14 March 1st Corona Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 15 394.43 km PWRC
4 15 April 18 April 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 23 395.50 km PWRC
5 14 May 16 May 32nd Cyprus Rally Lemesos, Limassol District Gravel 18 326.68 km None
6 3 June 6 June 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 22 377.13 km JWRC
7 24 June 27 June 5th Rally of Turkey Kemer, Antalya Province Gravel 17 383.33 km JWRC
8 15 July 18 July 24th CTI Movil Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 26 382.63 km PWRC
9 6 August 8 August 54th Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 22 382.71 km JWRC
10 20 August 22 August 23rd OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 24 411.06 km PWRC
11 3 September 5 September 4th Rally Japan Obihiro, Hokkaido Gravel 27 387.50 km None
12 16 September 19 September 60th Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Gravel 19 394.03 km JWRC
13 1 October 3 October 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia Olbia, Sardinia Gravel 19 383.23 km JWRC
14 15 October 17 October 48th Tour de Corse – Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 12 387.80 km PWRC
15 29 October 31 October 40th Rally Catalunya – Costa Brava – Rally de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 20 384.08 km JWRC
16 11 November 14 November 17th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 25 388.25 km PWRC
Sources:[1]

Teams and drivers

Manufacturers
Manufacturer Car Team Tyre No Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Subaru Impreza WRC 03 1–2

Impreza WRC 04 3–16

555 Subaru World Rally Team P 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills All
2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen All
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Total M 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena All
4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí 1–15
Peugeot 307 WRC Marlboro Peugeot Total 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 Focus RS WRC 03 1–3 Focus RS WRC 04 4–16 Ford Motor Co Ltd 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 François Duval Stéphane Prévot 2
15 François Duval Stéphane Prévot 9
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports 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
World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
Manufacturer Car Team Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Škoda Fabia WRC Škoda Motorsport M 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
Peugeot 206 WRC Bozian Racing 'M'P 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 M Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero 1, 10, 14
Subaru Impreza WRC 03 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato 10, 14–15
Scuderia Chicco d'Oro P Olivier Burri Jean-Philippe Patthey 1
Impreza WRC 01 Dom Buckley Motorsport P Eamonn Boland Francis Regan 1
Impreza WRC 03 15
ADR Motorsport Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy 5–7, 9–10, 12
Aimont Racing Team Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli 13
Hyundai Accent WRC Hyundai World Rally Team M 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
Ender Alkoclar Ismet Özbakir 7
Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Jussi Välimäki M Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen 10
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Kronos Racing Team M Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen 9, 13
Ford Focus WRC 02 Ford Motor Co Ltd M Antony Warmbold Gemma Price 1, 3–4
Supset Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho 5–12
JM Engineering Roman Kresta Jan Tománek 6
Focus WRC 01 M-Sport M Mark Higgins Michael Gibson 12
Focus WRC 02 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 12
Antony Warmbold Gemma Price 2, 5
Focus RS WRC 03 Jari Viita Timo Hantunen 2, 4
Focus WRC 02 Antony Warmbold Antony Warmbold Gemma Price 6–16
Philippe Roux P Philippe Roux Paul Corthay 1
Škoda Octavia WRC Riccardo Errani P Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio 1
Toyota Corolla WRC Thomas Schie M Thomas Schie Ragnar Engen 2
Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Jari Viita M Jari Viita Timo Hantunen 9
Focus WRC 01 Ioannis Papadimitriou Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman 5
Focus RS WRC 03 6
Armodios Vovos Armodios Vovos "El-Em" 6
Focus WRC 01 Serkan Yazici P Serkan Yazici Can Okan 7
Adnan Sarihan Adnan Sarihan Orhan Celen 7
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Tamás Tagai P Tamás Tagai Róbert Tagai 9
Toyota Corolla WRC Armin Kremer M Armin Kremer Fred Berßen 10
Pieter Tsjoen Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier 10
Ford Focus WRC 02 Dougi Hall Dougi Hall Steve Egglestone 12
Hyundai Accent WRC3 Craig Middleton Craig Middleton Robin Hernaman 12
Accent WRC Steve Petch Steve Petch John Richardson 12
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Constantin Aur Constantin Aur Adrian Berghea 12
SEAT Córdoba WRC Dan Gîrtofan Dan Gîrtofan Dorin Pulpea 12
Hyundai Accent WRC3 Nigel Heath Nigel Heath Alec Cooper 12
Yorgo Philippedes Yorgo Philippedes Mark Andrews 12
Ford Focus WRC 01 Balázs Benik Balázs Benik Bence Rácz 13
Toyota Corolla WRC Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito 13
Subaru Impreza WRC 01 Alain Vauthier Alain Vauthier François Ravault 14
Toyota Corolla WRC José Micheli José Micheli Marie-Josée Cardi 14
Ford Focus WRC 01 Donie O'Sullivan Donie O'Sullivan Paul Nagle 15
Subaru Impreza WRC 03 Paddy White Paddy White Bruno Brissart 15
Toyota Corolla WRC Massimo Beltrami Massimo Beltrami Fabio Ceschino 15

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 García 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
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

Rally results

The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below. Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.

Rd. Rally Overall winners PWRC Winners JWRC winners Report
1 Monte Carlo No. 3 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 39 Renault Sport Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Renault Clio S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Nicolas Bernardi
Denis Giraudet
2 Sweden No. 3 Citroën Total WRT No. 41 OMV World Rally Team N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Jani Paasonen
Sirkka Rautiainen 		N/A
3 Mexico No. 7 Ford Motor Co. Ltd No. 33 Ralliart Italia N/A Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Markko Märtin
Michael Park 		Daniel Solá
Xavier Amigò 		N/A
4 New Zealand No. 1 555 Subaru WRT No. 40 OMV World Rally Team N/A Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		Manfred Stohl
Ilka Minor 		N/A
5 Cyprus No. 3 Citroën Total WRT N/A N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A N/A
6 Greece No. 1 555 Subaru WRT N/A No. 33 Suzuki Sport Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		N/A Guy Wilks
Phil Pugh
7 Turkey No. 3 Citroën Total WRT N/A No. 45 Suzuki Sport Report
Citroën Xsara WRC N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		N/A Per-Gunnar Andersson
Jonas Andersson
8 Argentina No. 4 Citroën Total WRT No. 41 OMV World Rally Team N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Carlos Sainz
Marc Martí 		Jani Paasonen
Jani Vainikka 		N/A
9 Finland No. 5 Marlboro Peugeot Total N/A No. 45 Suzuki Sport Report
Peugeot 307 WRC N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen 		N/A Per-Gunnar Andersson
Jonas Andersson
10 Germany No. 3 Citroën Total WRT No. 47 Ralliart Spain N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Xavier Pons
Oriol Julià 		N/A
11 Japan No. 1 555 Subaru WRT N/A N/A Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 N/A N/A
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		N/A N/A
12 Britain No. 1 555 Subaru WRT N/A No. 33 Suzuki Sport Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		N/A Guy Wilks
Phil Pugh
13 Italy No. 1 555 Subaru WRT N/A No. 45 Suzuki Sport Report
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 N/A Suzuki Ignis S1600
Petter Solberg
Phil Mills 		N/A Per-Gunnar Andersson
Jonas Andersson
14 France No. 7 Ford Motor Co. Ltd No. 47 Ralliart Spain N/A Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N/A
Markko Märtin
Michael Park 		Xavier Pons
Oriol Julià 		N/A
15 Spain No. 7 Ford Motor Co. Ltd N/A No. 39 Renault Sport Report
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 N/A Renault Clio S1600
Markko Märtin
Michael Park 		N/A Nicolas Bernardi
Jean-Marc Fortin
16 Australia No. 3 Citroën Total WRT No. 47 Ralliart Spain N/A Report
Citroën Xsara WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N/A
Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena 		Xavier Pons
Oriol Julià 		N/A
Source:[2]

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 
Sources:[3][4]
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 7 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
Sources:[3][4]
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)
  • Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Tour de Corse.[5]

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)

PWRC Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ARG
 GER
 FRA
 AUS
  Pts 
1 Niall McShea 3 Ret 4 2 2 3 35
2 Toshihiro Arai Ret 2 5 Ret 4 2 30
3 Jani Paasonen 1 Ret 4 1 5 Ret 29
4 Xavier Pons 15 5 6 Ret 1 1 1 27
5 Alister McRae 2 Ret 3 3 3 Ret 26
6 Manfred Stohl Ret Ret 1 2 10 Ret 18
7 Nasser Al-Attiyah 7 Ret 7 3 7 5 17
8 Daniel Solà 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16
9 Fumio Nutahara 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 13
10 Tomasz Kuchar 4 Ret Ret 6 8
11 Karamjit Singh 10 4 8 Ret 6 Ret 8
12 Marcos Ligato Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 8
13 Sebastian Vollak 13 Ret Ret 7 10 6 6
14 Sergio Fombona 8 Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 5
15 Fabio Frisiero 14 Ret 7 Ret 9 7 5
16 Mark Higgins Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 5
17 Gianluigi Galli 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
18 Georgi Geradzhiev 11 10 6 8 Ret Ret 4
19 Ricardo Triviño 12 7 11 Ret 9 8 3
20 Joakim Roman 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 1
Pos. Driver SWE
 MEX
 NZL
 ARG
 GER
 FRA
 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)

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

References

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  2. ^ "WRC season 2004". eWRC. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Season 2004 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Martin's Tour de Corse win hands WRC title to Loeb". Motorsport.com. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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