2004 Rally Japan

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]

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
Overall distance1,677.43 km (1,042.31 miles)
Results
Overall winner Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04
Crews89 at start, 53 at finish

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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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
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
  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.
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