2004 Rally Japan

2004 Rally Japan
*Rally Japan 2004*
2004 Rally Japan; Rally Japan 2004
Round 11 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Japan
Rally base	Obihiro
Dates run	September 3, 2004 – September 5, 2004
Stages	27 (387.50 km; 240.78 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel, mud
Overall distance	1,677.43 km (1,042.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews	89 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 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	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	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	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
11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	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	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:43:50.6		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:45:03.9	+1:13.3	8
3	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:45:33.9	+1:43.3	6
4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:46:08.5	+2:17.9	5
5	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:46:21.6	+2:31.0	4
6	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:51:16.8	+7:26.2	3
7	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:52:57.1	+9:06.5	2
8	11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	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	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:43:50.6		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:45:03.9	+1:13.3	8
3	3	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:45:33.9	+1:43.3	6
4	4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:46:08.5	+2:17.9	5
5	5	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:46:21.6	+2:31.0	4
6	6	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:51:16.8	+7:26.2	3
7	7	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:52:57.1	+9:06.5	2
Retired SS22		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	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	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:03.5	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Kunneywa 1	21.56 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	12:11.5
	SS3	Niueo 1	26.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	15:28.3
	SS4	Rikubetsu 1	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:13.0
	SS5	Yam Wakka 2	23.26 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:46.6
	SS6	Kunneywa 2	21.56 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:54.0
	SS7	Niueo 2	26.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:57.0
	SS8	Rikubetsu 2	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:14.2
	SS9	Satsunai 1	2.20 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:34.2
Leg 2 (4 Sep)	SS10	Pawse Kamuy 1	7.89 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:12.4
	SS11	Nupri Pake 1	13.90 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:11.5
	SS12	Rikubetsu 3	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:10.5
	SS13	Kimun Kamuy 1	26.03 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	14:08.5
	SS14	Cup Kamuy 1	10.77 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:47.0
	SS15	Pawse Kamuy 2	7.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:04.4
	SS16	Nupri Pake 2	13.90 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:02.2
	SS17	Rikubetsu 4	2.80 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:12.2
	SS18	Kimun Kamuy 2	26.03 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:50.8
	SS19	Cup Kamuy 2	10.77 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:37.4
	SS20	Satsunai 2	2.20 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:34.1
Leg 3 (5 Sep)	SS21	Rerakamuy 1	8.76 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:17.5
	SS22	Panke Nikorpet 1	17.04 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:38.3
	SS23	Penke 1	29.07 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	17:13.4
	SS24	Satsunai 3	2.20 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:32.4
	SS25	Rerakamuy 2	8.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10.5
	SS26	Panke Nikorpet 2	17.04 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	9:31.0
	SS27	Penke 2	29.07 km	Marcus Grönholm Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04	16:43.4

Championship standings

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

References

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

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2004-Japan1-1] "Rally Japan". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[rjdrivers_2004-2] "Rally Japan 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[rf_2004-3] "Rally Japan 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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