Sébastien Loeb (pictured in 2014) won his first WRC drivers' championship Defending champion Petter Solberg (pictured in 2017) was runner-up Citroën secured their second manufacturers' 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 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 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen All Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC M 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena All 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 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 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 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, 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.
Drivers' championship 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 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 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 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
References
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