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2004 World Rally Championship

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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

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The 2004 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

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

Teams and drivers

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Manufacturer teams
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC2003/4 P 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills All
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen All
France Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC M 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena All
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí 1-15
France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen All
6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets 1–2, 15
Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen 3–9, 11–13, 16
France Cédric Robert France Gérald Bedon 10, 14
9 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets 10, 14
14 Finland Sebastian Lindholm Finland Tomi Tuominen 9
15 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson 12
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 03/04 M 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park All
8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot 1, 3–8, 10, 12–16
Belgium Philippe Droeven 11
Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Jukka Aho 2, 9
11 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price All
15 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot 2, 9
19 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jakke Honkanen 10
22 Finland Jari Viita Finland Timo Hantunen 2, 4, 9
Japan Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC04 M 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi 1–10, 15
10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido d'Amore 1, 3, 7
Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström 2, 4–5, 8–9
Spain Daniel Solà Spain Xavier Amigò 6, 10, 15
14 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido d'Amore 15
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer 6, 9–10, 12–15
Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander 6, 9–10, 12–15
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Filip Schovánek 15
Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 10
Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Jani Vainikka 9, 12
France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC France Nicolas Vouilloz France David Fiorini 1
France Denis Giraudet 6, 10, 12–15
Portugal Miguel Campos Portugal Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 1, 5
Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 12–13
Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Mattias Andersson 2, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 14
Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Argentina Jose Maria Volta 3, 5, 8, 13
Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor 6, 12
France Equipe de France FFSA France Alexandre Bengué France Caroline Escudero 1, 10, 14
Switzerland Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Subaru Impreza WRC Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Jean-Philippe Patthey 1
United Kingdom Dom Buckley Motorsport Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Francis Regan 1, 15
United Kingdom ADR Motorsport United Kingdom Alistair Ginley Republic of Ireland Rory Kennedy 5–7, 9–10, 12
France Equipe de France FFSA France Stéphane Sarrazin France Patrick Pivato 10, 14–15
Italy Aimont Racing Team Italy Andrea Navarra Italy Simona Fedeli 13
South Korea Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 1
Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jakke Honkanen 1, 3, 5–6
Slovakia Jozef Béreš Jr. Czech Republic Petr Starý 1–2, 6
Norway Kristian Kolberg Norway Ola Fløene 2
Norway Thomas Kolberg Norway Ole Kristian Unnerud 2
Turkey Hyundai Assan Motorsports Turkey Murat Akdilek Turkey Caglar Suren 7
Turkey Ender Alkoclar Turkey Ismet Özbakir 7
Finland Supset Ford Focus RS WRC Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Jukka Aho 5–7
Czech Republic JM Engineering Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek 6
United Kingdom M-Sport United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Michael Gibson 12
United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin 12
Belgium Citroën Kronos Racing Team Citroën Xsara WRC Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Mika Ovaskainen 9, 13

JWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
31 Japan Suzuki Sport San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila 9, 12–13, 15
45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
34 San Marino Sab Motorsport San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese Fiat Punto S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
36 United Kingdom McRae Motorsport United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson Opel Corsa S1600 1, 6–7, 9
United Kingdom David Senior 12–13
Citroën C2 S1600 15
37 Italy Autorel Sport Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Renault Clio S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
38 Italy Astra Racing Lebanon Abdo Feghali Lebanon Joseph Matar Ford Puma S1600 1
Ford Fiesta S1600 6–7
43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila 6–7
Ford Puma S1600 1
39 France Renault Sport France Nicolas Bernardi France Denis Giraudet Renault Clio S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
40 France Citroën Total France Guerlain Chicherit France Michel Perin Citroën Saxo S1600 1
France Mattiheu Baumel 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
41 United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson MG ZR S1600 1
Renault Clio S1600 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
42 Italy Power Car Team France Mathieu Biasion France Eric Domenech Renault Clio S1600 9, 12–13
Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 6–7
France Philippe Coquard 1
44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Massimo Daddoveri 1, 6–7, 9
San Marino Silvio Stefanelli 12
Italy Fulvio Florean 13, 15
47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15
46 Spain RACC Motor Sport Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Fiat Punto S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13
Renault Clio S1600 15
48 United Kingdom Team Birkbeck Rallysport Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Zimbabwe Peter Marsh Ford Puma S1600 1
United Kingdom Timothy Sturla Opel Corsa S1600 6–7
United Kingdom Mark Jones 9, 12
Suzuki Ignis S1600 13
Citroën Saxo S1600 15
49 Italy Meteco Corse Italy Luca Betti Italy Michele Rosso Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 7
Italy Paolo del Grande 6, 9
Italy Michele Rosso Fiat Punto S1600 12–13
Italy Paolo del Grande 15
50 United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry Renault Clio S1600 1, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15

PWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
31 Japan Subaru Team Arai Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–4, 8, 10, 16
32 Malaysia Petronas EON Racing Team Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Allen Oh Proton Pert 2–4, 8, 10, 16
33 Italy Ralliart Italy Spain Daniel Solá Spain Xavier Amigò Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–4, 8, 14, 16
43 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
34 Japan Syms United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Gordon Noble Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3–4
United Kingdom Michael Orr 8, 10, 14, 16
35 Italy Top Run SRL Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén Garcia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 16
Argentina Jorge Del Buono 3–4
Argentina Diego Curletto 8, 14
42 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Michael Gibson 2–4, 8, 14, 16
45 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Giovanni Agnese 2–4, 8, 14, 16
36 Mexico Triviño Racing Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Jordi Barradés Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–3, 8, 10, 14
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4
37 Sweden Millbrooks World Rally Team Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–4, 10, 14, 16
38 Bulgaria Racing Team Bulgartabac Bulgaria Georgi Geradzhiev Bulgaria Nikola Popov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
39 United Kingdom R.E.D World Rally Team United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–4, 10, 14, 16
40 Austria OMV World Rally Team Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–4, 8, 10, 16
41 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Sirkka Rautiainen 2–4, 8, 10, 16
50 Germany Sebastian Vollak Germany Michael Kölbach Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16
44 United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah United Kingdom Steve Lancaster Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–3
United Kingdom Chris Patterson 4, 8, 14, 16
46 Poland Kuchar Team Poland Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Maciek Wodniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–4, 10, 14, 16
47 Spain Ralliart Spain Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2–4, 8, 10, 14, 16
49 Spain Sergio Fombona Spain Guifré Pujol 2–4, 8, 10, 14
48 Japan Advan-Piaa Rally Team Japan Fumio Nutahara Japan Satoshi Hayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3–4, 8, 10, 14, 16

Results and standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
JPN
Japan
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
AUS
Australia
 Pts 
1 France Sébastien Loeb 1 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 1 118
2 Norway Petter Solberg 7 3 4 1 4 1 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 1 5 5 Ret 82
3 Estonia Markko Märtin 2 7 1 3 2 Ret 24 Ret 2 4 3 3 Ret 1 1 Ret 79
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Ret 5 3 6 3 19 4 1 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 WD 73
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm 4 2 6 2 DSQ Ret 2 Ret 1 Ret 4 Ret 7 4 2 Ret 62
6 Belgium François Duval 3 Ret 2 18 Ret 4 5 3 7 2 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 3 53
7 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ret 9 5 7 5 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 10 8 4 29
8 Finland Harri Rovanperä 10 5 DSQ 3 Ret 5 Ret 6 6 Ret 2 28
9 Finland Janne Tuohino 4 6 7 7 5 Ret 16
10 Belgium Freddy Loix 5 Ret 6 7 Ret 9
11 France Stéphane Sarrazin 9 6 4 8
12 Sweden Daniel Carlsson 8 8 5 Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 6
13 France Gilles Panizzi 6 Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 11 Ret 12 6
14 Italy Andrea Navarra 4 5
15 Italy Gianluigi Galli Ret 24 Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5
16 Australia Chris Atkinson Ret 33 12 5 4
17 France Cédric Robert 5 Ret 4
18 Austria Manfred Stohl Ret Ret 10 6 12 32 8 Ret 4
19 Norway Henning Solberg 6 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 3
20 Finland Jani Paasonen 16 Ret 14 10 6 20 Ret Ret 3
21 Spain Daniel Solà 20 11 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 6 Ret 3
22 Spain Xavier Pons Ret 46 16 16 16 Ret Ret 28 15 24 Ret 12 Ret 6 3
23 Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Ret Ret 6 Ret 3
24 Finland Toni Gardemeister Ret 8 7 22 Ret 9 9 3
25 Germany Antony Warmbold Ret 15 9 19 Ret 9 8 9 Ret 13 8 10 8 20 13 14 3
26 United Kingdom Alistair Ginley 7 11 Ret 15 Ret 12 2
27 Finland Jussi Välimäki 11 7 Ret Ret 26 14 2
28 Australia Cody Crocker 11 14 7 2
29 Germany Armin Schwarz Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 8 11 1
30 Japan Toshi Arai 26 13 15 Ret 18 9 8 1
31 Switzerland Olivier Burri 8 1
32 Portugal Miguel Campos Ret 8 1
33 Greece Aris Vovos 8 1
34 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo 8 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
JPN
Japan
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
AUS
Australia
 Pts 
Sources:[1][2]
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

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Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
JPN
Japan
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
AUS
Australia
Points
1 France 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 United Kingdom 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 Japan 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 France 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 Japan 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
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
CYP
Cyprus
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
JPN
Japan
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
AUS
Australia
Points
Sources:[1][2]
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.[3]

JWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
FIN
Finland
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
 Pts 
1 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 8 Ret 1 1 Ret 1 2 39
2 France Nicolas Bernardi 1 2 Ret 3 Ret 6 1 37
3 United Kingdom Guy Wilks Ret 1 3 Ret 1 2 Ret 34
4 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Ret Ret 2 2 3 4 5 31
5 San Marino Mirco Baldacci 6 Ret 6 4 Ret 3 3 23
6 Belgium Larry Cols 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 5 4 21
7 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 7 6 19
8 Estonia Urmo Aava 2 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 16
9 Spain Xavi Pons Ret 3 Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 12
10 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7
11 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall Ret 5 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5
12 France Guerlain Chicherit Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5
13 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 5
14 Italy Alan Scorcioni Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 10 7 4
15 Italy Luca Cecchettini 7 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 3
16 Italy Luca Betti Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 10 3
17 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 2
18 Italy Luca Tabaton Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 1
- France Mathieu Biasion 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret -
- United Kingdom Natalie Barratt Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret -
- Lebanon Abdo Feghali Ret -
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
GRE
Greece
TUR
Turkey
FIN
Finland
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
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

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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GER
Germany
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
 Pts 
1 United Kingdom Niall McShea 3 Ret 4 2 2 3 35
2 Japan Toshihiro Arai Ret 2 5 Ret 4 2 30
3 Finland Jani Paasonen 1 Ret 4 1 5 Ret 29
4 Spain Xavier Pons 15 5 6 Ret 1 1 1 27
5 United Kingdom Alister McRae 2 Ret 3 3 3 Ret 26
6 Austria Manfred Stohl Ret Ret 1 2 10 Ret 18
7 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah 7 Ret 7 3 7 5 17
8 Spain Daniel Solà 3 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16
9 Japan Fumio Nutahara 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 13
10 Poland Tomasz Kuchar 4 Ret Ret 6 8
11 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 10 4 8 Ret 6 Ret 8
12 Argentina Marcos Ligato Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 8
13 Germany Sebastian Vollak 13 Ret Ret 7 10 6 6
14 Spain Sergio Fombona 8 Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 5
15 Italy Fabio Frisiero 14 Ret 7 Ret 9 7 5
16 United Kingdom Mark Higgins Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 5
17 Italy Gianluigi Galli 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
18 Bulgaria Georgi Geradzhiev 11 10 6 8 Ret Ret 4
19 Mexico Ricardo Triviño 12 7 11 Ret 9 8 3
20 Sweden Joakim Roman 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GER
Germany
FRA
France
AUS
Australia
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

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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 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally
(23–25 January) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:03.0 15 389.12 km 43 20
2 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 03 4:13:15.6
3 Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC 03 4:13:22.6
2 Sweden Swedish Rally
(6–8 February) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 19 394.80 km 70 49
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1
3 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 3:27:39.2
3 Mexico Rally Mexico
(12–14 March) — Results and report
1 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 03 4:06:46.2 15 394.43 km 54 26
2 Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC 03 4:07:28.7
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1
4 New Zealand Rally New Zealand
(15–18 April) — Results and report
1 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 4:02:29.5 23 395.50 km 58 35
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 4:02:35.4
3 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:02:55.1
5 Cyprus Cyprus Rally
(14–16 May) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:58:44.5 18 326.68 km 37 21
2 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:59:38.5
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:59:53.6
6 Greece Acropolis Rally
(3–6 June) — Results and report
1 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 4:39:06.2 22 377.13 km 72 33
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:39:24.6
3 Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 4:39:34.5
7 Turkey Rally of Turkey
(24–27 June) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:48:26.8 17 383.33 km 63 32
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 4:48:53.0
3 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 4:49:03.5
8 Argentina Rally Argentina
(15–18 July) — Results and report
1 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:11.1 26 376.65 km 69 29
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:24:43.5
3 Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:27:34.5
9 Finland Rally Finland
(6–8 August) — Results and report
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:07:16.1 22 382.17 km 68 34
2 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:07:50.8
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:00.6
10 Germany Rallye Deutschland
(20–22 August) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:01:57.4 24 411.06 km 69 41
2 Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:02:26.5
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:03:06.9
11 Japan Rally Japan
(3–5 September) — Results and report
1 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 3:43:50.6 27 386.68 km 83 53
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:45:03.9
3 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:45:33.9
12 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB
(16–19 September) — Results and report
1 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 3:42:39.5 19 394.03 km 83 42
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:42:45.8
3 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:45:33.2
13 Italy Rally d'Italia Sardegna
(1–3 October) — Results and report
1 Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 4:43:47.9 19 383.23 km 67 29
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8
14 France Tour de Corse
(15–17 October) — Results and report
1 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 4:11:51.4 12 387.80 km 53 35
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:53.4
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 4:14:46.7
15 Spain Rally Catalunya
(29–31 October) — Results and report
1 Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:40:43.8 20 384.08 km 52 36
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:07.0
3 Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 3:41:21.5
16 Australia Rally Australia
(11–14 November) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:39:46.8 25 388.25 km 62 29
2 Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:41.9
3 Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC 04 3:43:27.0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Season 2004 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ 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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