2004 Tour de Corse 48th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 14 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	France
Rally base	Ajaccio
Dates run	October 15, 2004 – October 17, 2004
Stages	12 (387.80 km; 240.97 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,060.72 km (659.10 miles)
Statistics
Crews	53 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04

The 2004 Tour de Corse (formally the 48. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the fourteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 15 October and 17 October 2004, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
6	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
World Rally Championship entries
9	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
11	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
20	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
21	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
22	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	M
23	Alexandre Bengué	Caroline Escudero-Bengué	Equipe de France FFSA	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
64	Alain Vauthier	François Ravault	Alain Vauthier	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	—
68	José Micheli	Marie-Josée Cardi	José Micheli	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
PWRC entries
33	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
34	Niall McShea	Gordon Noble	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
35	Marcos Ligato	Diego Curletto	Marcos Ligato	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
36	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
37	Joakim Roman	Anders Wallbom	Joakim Roman	Subaru Impreza STI	M
38	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
39	Alister McRae	David Senior	R.E.D World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza STI N10	P
42	Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI	—
43	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
44	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
45	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
46	Tomasz Kuchar	Jakub Gerber	Tomasz Kuchar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
47	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	M
48	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Y
49	Sergio López-Fombona	Guifré Pujol	Ralliart Spain	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
50	Sebastian Vollak	Michael Kölbach	OMV World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:11:51.4		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:53.4	+2:02.0	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:14:46.7	+2:55.3	6
4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:20.5	+3:29.1	5
5	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:16:57.7	+5:06.3	4
6	22	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:19:00.5	+7:09.1	3
7	9	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:20:12.6	+8:21.2	2
8	12	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:20:59.7	+9:08.3	1

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:11:51.4		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:53.4	+2:02.0	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:14:46.7	+2:55.3	6
4	4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:20.5	+3:29.1	5
5	5	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:16:57.7	+5:06.3	4
10	6	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:23:49.6	+11:58.2	0
Retired SS9		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Engine		0
Retired SS5		6	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Accident		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Oct)	SS1	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1	32.89 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	21:43.2	François Duval
	SS2	Aullene — Arbellara 1	27.78 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	16:28.6	Markko Märtin
	SS3	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2	32.89 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	21:10.3	François Duval
	SS4	Aullene — Arbellara 2	27.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	16:07.7
Leg 2 (16 Oct)	SS5	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1	36.24 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	25:49.0	Markko Märtin
	SS6	Peri — Bastelica 1	40.94 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	27:01.6
	SS7	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2	36.24 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	25:58.5
	SS8	Peri — Bastelica 2	40.94 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	27:37.0
Leg 3 (17 Oct)	SS9	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1	24.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:20.7
	SS10	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1	31.81 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	19:36.4
	SS11	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2	24.24 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	15:00.5
	SS12	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2	31.81 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	19:08.0

• Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Loeb	108			Daniel Elena	108			Citroën Total WRT	178
2			Petter Solberg	78			Phil Mills	78			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	127
3		1	Markko Märtin	69		1	Michael Park	69			555 Subaru World Rally Team	108
4		1	Carlos Sainz	67		1	Marc Martí	67			Marlboro Peugeot Total	85
5			Marcus Grönholm	54			Timo Rautiainen	54			Mitsubishi Motors	17

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
12	1	47	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	4:37:17.9		10
14	2	34	Niall McShea	Gordon Noble	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	4:38:16.7	+58.8	8
15	3	39	Alister McRae	David Senior	R.E.D World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza STI N10	4:39:00.2	+1:42.3	6
16	4	42	Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI	4:42:10.7	+4:52.8	5
18	5	48	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	4:45:14.7	+7:56.8	4
19	6	46	Tomasz Kuchar	Jakub Gerber	Tomasz Kuchar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:45:40.2	+8:22.3	3
22	7	44	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Subaru Impreza STI N10	4:49:24.2	+12:06.3	2
23	8	36	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	4:50:11.2	+12:53.3	1
25	9	45	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	5:01:05.6	+23:47.7	0
27	10	50	Sebastian Vollak	Michael Kölbach	OMV World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:15:55.2	+38:37.3	0
Retired SS12		49	Sergio López-Fombona	Guifré Pujol	Ralliart Spain	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Accident		0
Retired SS5		37	Joakim Roman	Anders Wallbom	Joakim Roman	Subaru Impreza STI	Retired		0
Retired SS3		35	Marcos Ligato	Diego Curletto	Marcos Ligato	Subaru Impreza STI N10	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS3		38	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Gearbox		0
Retired SS2		33	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Gearbox		0
Retired SS1		43	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Oct)	SS1	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1	32.89 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	23:48.4	Xavier Pons
	SS2	Aullene — Arbellara 1	27.78 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	18:19.2
	SS3	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2	32.89 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	22:58.9
	SS4	Aullene — Arbellara 2	27.78 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	17:51.5
Leg 2 (16 Oct)	SS5	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1	36.24 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	28:21.1
	SS6	Peri — Bastelica 1	40.94 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	29:47.9
	SS7	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2	36.24 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	28:18.8
	SS8	Peri — Bastelica 2	40.94 km	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	30:14.7
Leg 3 (17 Oct)	SS9	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1	24.24 km	Alister McRae	Subaru Impreza STI N10	16:36.9
	SS10	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1	31.81 km	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	21:21.2
	SS11	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2	24.24 km	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	16:27.5
	SS12	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2	31.81 km	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	21:08.6

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Jani Paasonen	29
2	4	Xavier Pons	27
3	1	Niall McShea	27
4	2	Alister McRae	26
5	2	Toshihiro Arai	20

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