2004 Rally Finland

2004 Rally Finland
54th Neste Rally Finland
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 baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 6, 2004 – August 8, 2004
Stages22 (382.71 km; 237.80 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,577.16 km (980.00 miles)
Statistics
Crews68 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France 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

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 P
3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
6 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Jukka Aho United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
14 Finland Sebastian Lindholm Finland Tomi Tuominen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
15 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
16 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Jani Vainikka Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Matthias Andersson France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
18 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
19 United Kingdom Alistair Ginley Republic of Ireland Rory Kennedy United Kingdom Alistair Ginley Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
20 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
21 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Mika Ovaskainen France Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
22 Finland Jari Viita Finland Timo Hantunen Finland Jari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
65 Hungary Tamás Tagai Hungary Róbert Tagai Hungary Tamás Tagai Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 P
85 Italy Fabrizio De Sanctis Italy Enrico Zoppi Italy Fabrizio De Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
JWRC entries
31 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese San Marino Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 P
35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
36 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 P
37 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Italy Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
39 France Nicolas Bernardi Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
40 France Guerlain Chicherit France Mathieu Baumel France Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 P
41 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 P
42 France Mathieu Biasion France Eric Domenech Italy Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 P
43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
46 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 P
47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
48 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom Mark Jones United Kingdom Birkbeck Rallysport Opel Corsa S1600 P
49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Paolo Del Grande Italy Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 P
50 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 P
51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
Source:[2]

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 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:07:16.1 10
2 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:07:50.8 +34.7 8
3 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:00.6 +1:44.5 6
4 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:39.4 +2:23.3 5
5 8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Jukka Aho United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:09:52.8 +2:36.7 4
6 16 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Jani Vainikka Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:11:52.3 +4:36.2 3
7 15 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:13:07.1 +5:51.0 2
8 12 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:13:19.3 +6:03.2 1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:07:16.1 10
2 2 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:07:50.8 +34.7 8
3 3 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:00.6 +1:44.5 6
4 4 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:39.4 +2:23.3 5
5 5 8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Jukka Aho United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:09:52.8 +2:36.7 4
11 6 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 3:14:49.1 +7:33.0 0
Retired SS14 10 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Accident 0
Retired SS10 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0
Retired SS7 6 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS4 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug) SS1 Kuohu 1 7.76 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41.6 Finland Harri Rovanperä
SS2 Parkkola 1 14.95 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 7:26.8
SS3 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 6:51.2
SS4 Lankamaa 24.86 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:04.1
SS5 Laukaa 11.82 km Finland Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 5:44.3
SS6 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:57.1 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS7 Kuohu 2 7.76 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:39.4
SS8 Parkkola 2 14.95 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:20.8
SS9 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:47.6
SS10 Killeri 1 2.06 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:18.7
Leg 2 (7 Aug) SS11 Vaheri 24.15 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:04.5
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:29.8
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:42.3
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:18.5
SS15 Ehikki 11.34 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:21.7
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:30.2
SS17 Himos 12.81 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:06.4
SS18 Killeri 2 2.06 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:19.1
Leg 3 (8 Aug) SS19 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km Finland Mikko Hirvonen Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 10:46.0
SS20 Kruununperä 1 25.32 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 11:53.6
SS21 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 10:36.1
SS22 Kruununperä 2 25.32 km Norway 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 France Sébastien Loeb 66 Monaco Daniel Elena 66 France Citroën Total WRT 109
2 Norway Petter Solberg 44 United Kingdom Phil Mills 44 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 83
3 Estonia Markko Märtin 42 United Kingdom Michael Park 42 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 64
4 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 42 1 Finland Timo Rautiainen 42 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 61
5 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 40 1 Spain Marc Martí 40 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:29:11.6 10
17 2 35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:29:24.9 +13.3 8
19 3 39 France Nicolas Bernardi Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:32:17.3 +3:05.7 6
20 4 31 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:32:28.6 +3:17.0 5
23 5 32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:34:00.8 +4:49.2 4
24 6 51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:34:48.6 +5:37.0 3
28 7 46 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 3:42:19.7 +13:08.1 2
31 8 37 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Italy Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:43:31.8 +14:20.2 1
32 9 42 France Mathieu Biasion France Eric Domenech Italy Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 3:46:03.3 +16:51.7 0
34 10 41 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 3:53:25.1 +24:13.5 0
Retired SS19 49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Paolo Del Grande Italy Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS15 44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 50 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS11 47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 48 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom Mark Jones United Kingdom Birkbeck Rallysport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 34 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese San Marino Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS9 36 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS8 40 France Guerlain Chicherit France Mathieu Baumel France Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS3 43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug) SS1 Kuohu 1 7.76 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 4:09.3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS2 Parkkola 1 14.95 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 8:15.0
SS3 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km United Kingdom Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:43.2
SS4 Lankamaa 24.86 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:36.2 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS5 Laukaa 11.82 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:23.5
SS6 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:28.6
SS7 Kuohu 2 7.76 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:08.3
SS8 Parkkola 2 14.95 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:11.1
SS9 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:39.8
SS10 Killeri 1 2.06 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:27.0
Leg 2 (7 Aug) SS11 Vaheri 24.15 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:20.0
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:12.5
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:18.2
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:01.6
SS15 Ehikki 11.34 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:57.7 Finland Kosti Katajamäki
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:02.5 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS17 Himos 12.81 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:00.3
SS18 Killeri 2 2.06 km Belgium Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 1:27.4
Leg 3 (8 Aug) SS19 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:07.8 Finland Kosti Katajamäki
SS20 Kruununperä 1 25.32 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:30.2 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS21 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 11:57.8
SS22 Kruununperä 2 25.32 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:22.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 France Nicolas Bernardi 24
2 2 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 21
3 1 United Kingdom Guy Wilks 16
4 2 Finland Kosti Katajamäki 16
5 2 Estonia Urmo Aava 16

References

  1. ^ "Finland Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. ^ "Rally Finland 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Finland 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 7 October 2021.