2004 Rally Japan

2004 Rally Japan
Rally Japan 2004
Round 11 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Japan
Rally baseObihiro
Dates runSeptember 3, 2004 – September 5, 2004
Stages27 (387.50 km; 240.78 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel, mud
Overall distance1,677.43 km (1,042.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews89 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04

The 2004 Rally Japan (formally the Rally Japan 2004) was the eleventh round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 3 September and 5 September 2004, and was based in Obihiro, Japan. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 8th 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 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 150.58 km
3 September 07:38 SS1 Yam Wakka 1 23.26 km
08:21 SS2 Kunneywa 1 21.56 km
08:48 SS3 Niueo 1 26.57 km
09:45 SS4 Rikubetsu 1 2.80 km
14:56 SS5 Yam Wakka 2 23.26 km
14:39 SS6 Kunneywa 2 21.56 km
16:06 SS7 Niueo 2 26.57 km
17:03 SS8 Rikubetsu 2 2.80 km
19:26 SS9 Satsunai 1 2.20 km
Leg 2 — 124.98 km
4 September 07:28 SS10 Pawse Kamuy 1 7.89 km
08:01 SS11 Nupri Pake 1 13.90 km
08:48 SS12 Rikubetsu 3 2.80 km
09:15 SS13 Kimun Kamuy 1 26.03 km
09:44 SS14 Cup Kamuy 1 10.77 km
14:30 SS15 Pawse Kamuy 2 7.89 km
15:03 SS16 Nupri Pake 2 13.90 km
15:50 SS17 Rikubetsu 4 2.80 km
16:17 SS18 Kimun Kamuy 2 26.03 km
16:46 SS19 Cup Kamuy 2 10.77 km
19:14 SS20 Satsunai 2 2.20 km
Leg 3 — 98.38 km
5 September 07:38 SS21 Rerakamuy 1 8.76 km
08:03 SS22 Panke Nikorpet 1 17.04 km
08:33 SS23 Penke 1 29.07 km
10:14 SS24 Satsunai 3 2.20 km
12:52 SS25 Rerakamuy 2 8.76 km
13:17 SS26 Panke Nikorpet 2 17.04 km
13:47 SS27 Penke 2 29.07 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:43:50.6 10
2 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:45:03.9 +1:13.3 8
3 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:33.9 +1:43.3 6
4 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:46:08.5 +2:17.9 5
5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:21.6 +2:31.0 4
6 6 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:51:16.8 +7:26.2 3
7 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:52:57.1 +9:06.5 2
8 11 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:02:05.3 +18:14.7 1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:43:50.6 10
2 2 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:45:03.9 +1:13.3 8
3 3 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:33.9 +1:43.3 6
4 4 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:46:08.5 +2:17.9 5
5 5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:21.6 +2:31.0 4
6 6 6 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:51:16.8 +7:26.2 3
7 7 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:52:57.1 +9:06.5 2
Retired SS22 8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Accident 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Sep) SS1 Yam Wakka 1 23.26 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:03.5 Norway Petter Solberg
SS2 Kunneywa 1 21.56 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 12:11.5
SS3 Niueo 1 26.57 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:28.3
SS4 Rikubetsu 1 2.80 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:13.0
SS5 Yam Wakka 2 23.26 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:46.6
SS6 Kunneywa 2 21.56 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:54.0
SS7 Niueo 2 26.57 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:57.0
SS8 Rikubetsu 2 2.80 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:14.2
SS9 Satsunai 1 2.20 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:34.2
Leg 2 (4 Sep) SS10 Pawse Kamuy 1 7.89 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:12.4
SS11 Nupri Pake 1 13.90 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:11.5
SS12 Rikubetsu 3 2.80 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:10.5
SS13 Kimun Kamuy 1 26.03 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 14:08.5
SS14 Cup Kamuy 1 10.77 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:47.0
SS15 Pawse Kamuy 2 7.89 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 4:04.4
SS16 Nupri Pake 2 13.90 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:02.2
SS17 Rikubetsu 4 2.80 km Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:12.2
SS18 Kimun Kamuy 2 26.03 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:50.8
SS19 Cup Kamuy 2 10.77 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 5:37.4
SS20 Satsunai 2 2.20 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:34.1
Leg 3 (5 Sep) SS21 Rerakamuy 1 8.76 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 5:17.5
SS22 Panke Nikorpet 1 17.04 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:38.3
SS23 Penke 1 29.07 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 17:13.4
SS24 Satsunai 3 2.20 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:32.4
SS25 Rerakamuy 2 8.76 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10.5
SS26 Panke Nikorpet 2 17.04 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:31.0
SS27 Penke 2 29.07 km Finland Marcus Grönholm
Estonia Markko Märtin
Peugeot 307 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '04
16:43.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 France Sébastien Loeb 84 Monaco Daniel Elena 84 France Citroën Total WRT 137
2 2 Norway Petter Solberg 54 2 United Kingdom Phil Mills 54 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 102
3 1 Estonia Markko Märtin 53 1 United Kingdom Michael Park 53 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 79
4 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 50 1 Spain Marc Martí 50 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 73
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm 47 Finland Timo Rautiainen 47 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 17

References

  1. ^ "Rally Japan". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ^ "Rally Japan 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Japan 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 12 October 2021.