2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
Round 13 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseOlbia
Dates runOctober 1, 2004 – October 3, 2004
Stages19 (383.23 km; 238.13 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,228.92 km (763.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews67 at start, 29 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 d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the thirteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 1 October and 3 October 2004, and was based in Olbia, Italy. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship and 3rd in a row.[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 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 Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Argentina Jose Maria Volta France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
15 Finland Juuso Pykälistö Finland Mika Ovaskainen France Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
16 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
18 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
19 Italy Andrea Navarra Italy Simona Fedeli Italy Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
21 France Nicolas Vouilloz France Denis Giraudet France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 Hungary Balázs Benik Hungary Bence Rácz Hungary Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
25 Italy Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Italy Dario D'Esposito Italy Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Toyota Corolla WRC Y
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 David Senior 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 Fulvio Florean 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 Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Michele Rosso Italy Meteco Corse Fiat Punto 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
Other notable entries
70 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 158.56 km
1 October 09:12 SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km
10:21 SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km
11:00 SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km
14:21 SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km
15:30 SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km
16:09 SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km
Leg 2 — 147.99 km
2 October 08:51 SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km
09:39 SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km
10:31 SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km
14:01 SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km
15:06 SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km
15:51 SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km
16:43 SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km
Leg 3 — 76.68 km
3 October 09:13 SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km
09:49 SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km
10:38 SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km
11:36 SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km
12:09 SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km
12:58 SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 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 4:43:47.9 10
2 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.9 8
3 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.9 6
4 19 Italy Andrea Navarra Italy Simona Fedeli Italy Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:04.0 +10:16.1 5
5 8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.0 4
6 70 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:08:59.5 +25:11.6 3
7 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.2 2
8 16 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:11:51.1 +28:03.2 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 4:43:47.9 10
2 2 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.9 8
3 3 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.9 6
5 4 8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.0 4
7 5 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.2 2
Retired SS17 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Turbo 0
Retired SS9 6 Finland Harri Rovanperä Finland Risto Pietiläinen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Electrical 0
Retired SS4 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Gearbox 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 21:05.6 Norway Petter Solberg
SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:57.4
SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:42.9
SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:40.2
SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:21.4
SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:03.0
Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:17.3
SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:28.9
SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 25:26.0
SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:09.3
SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:04.3
SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:21.2
SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 24:54.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:18.8
SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:42.6
SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:53.4
SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:01.7
SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:24.4
SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:38.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 France Sébastien Loeb 100 Monaco Daniel Elena 100 France Citroën Total WRT 164
2 Norway Petter Solberg 74 United Kingdom Phil Mills 74 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 117
3 1 Spain Carlos Sainz 61 1 Spain Marc Martí 61 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 101
4 1 Estonia Markko Märtin 59 1 United Kingdom Michael Park 59 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 80
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm 49 Finland Timo Rautiainen 49 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
9 1 45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:12:51.5 10
11 2 33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:05.7 +2:14.2 8
12 3 31 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:41.7 +2:50.2 6
13 4 35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:16:31.1 +3:39.6 5
14 5 51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:17:12.2 +4:20.7 4
15 6 39 France Nicolas Bernardi Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:18:47.7 +5:56.2 3
16 7 36 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom David Senior United Kingdom McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 5:26:22.3 +13:30.8 2
18 8 34 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese San Marino Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 5:32:03.9 +19:12.4 1
23 9 41 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 5:47:03.4 +34:11.9 0
25 10 44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Fulvio Florean Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:58:43.4 +45:51.9 0
Retired SS17 46 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS16 50 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS15 32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS8 48 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach United Kingdom Mark Jones United Kingdom Birkbeck Rallysport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Gearbox mounting 0
Retired SS7 37 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Italy Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 Driver ill 0
Retired SS7 42 France Mathieu Biasion France Eric Domenech Italy Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 40 France Guerlain Chicherit France Mathieu Baumel France Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Gearbox mounting 0
Retired SS4 49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Michele Rosso Italy Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS2 43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS2 47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:11.5 San Marino Mirco Baldacci
SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:34.4
SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km Estonia Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.6
SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km Italy Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 22:55.9
SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 21:29.1 Estonia Urmo Aava
SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 20:48.7
Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:29.9 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km United Kingdom Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:08.4
SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:40.9
SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km Belgium Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 3:23.6
SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.9
SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:58.0
SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:18.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 14:44.9
SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:33.6
SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:22.6
SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:36.8
SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki
Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
Suzuki Ignis S1600
Suzuki Ignis S1600
9:29.0
SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 8:14.5

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Guy Wilks 34
2 2 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 31
3 1 France Nicolas Bernardi 27
4 1 Finland Kosti Katajamäki 27
5 4 San Marino Mirco Baldacci 17

References

  1. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 October 2021.