2004 Rally Finland
| 2004 Rally Finland 54th Neste Rally Finland | |||
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Round 9 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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 Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen celebrating their victory. | |||
| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä | ||
| Dates run | August 6, 2004 – August 8, 2004 | ||
| Stages | 22 (382.71 km; 237.80 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,577.16 km (980.00 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 68 at start, 34 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total | ||
The 2004 Rally Finland (formally the 54th Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season and was held between 6 and 8 August 2004. The rally was based in Jyväskylä. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 119.65 km | ||||
| 6 August | 08:34 | SS1 | Kuohu 1 | 7.76 km |
| 08:57 | SS2 | Parkkola 1 | 14.95 km | |
| 09:38 | SS3 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | |
| 12:44 | SS4 | Lankamaa | 24.86 km | |
| 13:32 | SS5 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | |
| 14:27 | SS6 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | |
| 16:40 | SS7 | Kuohu 2 | 7.76 km | |
| 17:03 | SS8 | Parkkola 2 | 14.95 km | |
| 17:44 | SS9 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | |
| 19:26 | SS10 | Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 2 — 167.80 km | ||||
| 7 August | 07:06 | SS11 | Vaheri | 24.15 km |
| 08:19 | SS12 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.24 km | |
| 11:43 | SS13 | Urria | 10.00 km | |
| 13:06 | SS14 | Ouninpohja 2 | 33.24 km | |
| 14:14 | SS15 | Ehikki | 11.34 km | |
| 17:20 | SS16 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.96 km | |
| 18:32 | SS17 | Himos | 12.81 km | |
| 20:40 | SS18 | Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | |
| Leg 3 — 98.50 km | ||||
| 8 August | 08:36 | SS19 | Jukojärvi 1 | 22.31 km |
| 09:07 | SS20 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.32 km | |
| 12:28 | SS21 | Jukojärvi 2 | 22.31 km | |
| 12:59 | SS22 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.32 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:07:16.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Markko Märtin |  Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:07:50.8 | +34.7 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:09:00.6 | +1:44.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:09:39.4 | +2:23.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:09:52.8 | +2:36.7 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:11:52.3 | +4:36.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:13:07.1 | +5:51.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:13:19.3 | +6:03.2 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Aug) | SS1 | Kuohu 1 | 7.76 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:41.6 | Harri Rovanperä |
| SS2 | Parkkola 1 | 14.95 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:26.8 | ||
| SS3 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.96 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:51.2 | ||
| SS4 | Lankamaa | 24.86 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:04.1 | ||
| SS5 | Laukaa | 11.82 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:44.3 | ||
| SS6 | Ruuhimäki | 7.57 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:57.1 | Marcus Grönholm | |
| SS7 | Kuohu 2 | 7.76 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:39.4 | ||
| SS8 | Parkkola 2 | 14.95 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:20.8 | ||
| SS9 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.96 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:47.6 | ||
| SS10 | Killeri 1 | 2.06 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:18.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (7 Aug) | SS11 | Vaheri | 24.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:04.5 | |
| SS12 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.24 km |  Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 15:29.8 | ||
| SS13 | Urria | 10.00 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:42.3 | ||
| SS14 | Ouninpohja 2 | 33.24 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 15:18.5 | ||
| SS15 | Ehikki | 11.34 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 5:21.7 | ||
| SS16 | Moksi — Leustu | 40.96 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 20:30.2 | ||
| SS17 | Himos | 12.81 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 7:06.4 | ||
| SS18 | Killeri 2 | 2.06 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:19.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (8 Aug) | SS19 | Jukojärvi 1 | 22.31 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 10:46.0 | |
| SS20 | Kruununperä 1 | 25.32 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:53.6 | ||
| SS21 | Jukojärvi 2 | 22.31 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 10:36.1 | ||
| SS22 | Kruununperä 2 | 25.32 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:54.3 |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Sébastien Loeb | 66 | | Daniel Elena | 66 | | Citroën Total WRT | 109 | |||
| 2 | | Petter Solberg | 44 | | Phil Mills | 44 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 83 | |||
| 3 | | Markko Märtin | 42 | | Michael Park | 42 | |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | 64 | |||
| 4 |  1 | Marcus Grönholm | 42 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 42 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 61 | |||
| 5 |  1 | Carlos Sainz | 40 | 1 | Marc Martí | 40 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 17 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 45 |  Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:29:11.6 | 10 | |
| 17 | 2 | 35 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:29:24.9 | +13.3 | 8 |
| 19 | 3 | 39 | Nicolas Bernardi | Jean-Marc Fortin | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:32:17.3 | +3:05.7 | 6 |
| 20 | 4 | 31 |  Mirco Baldacci |  Giovanni Bernacchini | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:32:28.6 | +3:17.0 | 5 |
| 23 | 5 | 32 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:34:00.8 | +4:49.2 | 4 |
| 24 | 6 | 51 | Larry Cols | Filip Goddé | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:34:48.6 | +5:37.0 | 3 |
| 28 | 7 | 46 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | RACC Motor Sport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:42:19.7 | +13:08.1 | 2 |
| 31 | 8 | 37 | Luca Cecchettini | Nicola Arena | Autorel Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:43:31.8 | +14:20.2 | 1 |
| 32 | 9 | 42 | Mathieu Biasion | Eric Domenech | Power Car Team | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:46:03.3 | +16:51.7 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | Risbridger Motorsport | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:53:25.1 | +24:13.5 | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | 49 | Luca Betti | Paolo Del Grande | Meteco Corse | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 44 | Alan Scorcioni | Massimo Daddoveri | H.F. Grifone SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 50 | Oliver Marshall | Craig Parry | Prospeed Motorsport | Renault Clio S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 47 | Luca Tabaton | Gisella Rovegno | H.F. Grifone SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 48 |  Conrad Rautenbach | Mark Jones | Birkbeck Rallysport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 34 | Alessandro Broccoli | Giovanni Agnese | Sab Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 36 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | McRae Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 40 | Guerlain Chicherit | Mathieu Baumel | Citroën Total | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 33 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 43 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | | Nicolas Bernardi | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | Guy Wilks | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | Kosti Katajamäki | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | Urmo Aava | 16 |
References
- ^ "Finland Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 Rally Finland.
- Official website of the World Rally Championship
- 2004 Rally Finland at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
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