2004 Rally Finland

2004 Rally Finland
*54th Neste Rally Finland*
2004 Rally Finland; 54th Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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	Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen celebrating their victory.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 6, 2004 – August 8, 2004
Stages	22 (382.71 km; 237.80 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,577.16 km (980.00 miles)
Statistics
Crews	68 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Marlboro Peugeot Total

The 2004 Rally Finland (formally the 54th Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season and was held between 6 and 8 August 2004. The rally was based in Jyväskylä. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 16th 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	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
10	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
14	Sebastian Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
16	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
17	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
18	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
19	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
20	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
21	Juuso Pykälistö	Mika Ovaskainen	Kronos Racing	Citroën Xsara WRC	—
22	Jari Viita	Timo Hantunen	Jari Viita	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
65	Tamás Tagai	Róbert Tagai	Tamás Tagai	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	P
85	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Enrico Zoppi	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
JWRC entries
31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	P
41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
44	Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Peugeot 206 S1600	P
50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 119.65 km
6 August	08:34	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km
	08:57	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km
	09:38	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km
	12:44	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km
	13:32	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km
	14:27	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km
	16:40	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km
	17:03	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km
	17:44	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km
	19:26	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.80 km
7 August	07:06	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km
	08:19	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km
	11:43	SS13	Urria	10.00 km
	13:06	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km
	14:14	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km
	17:20	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km
	18:32	SS17	Himos	12.81 km
	20:40	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km
Leg 3 — 98.50 km
8 August	08:36	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km
	09:07	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km
	12:28	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km
	12:59	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:07:16.1		10
2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:07:50.8	+34.7	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:00.6	+1:44.5	6
4	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:39.4	+2:23.3	5
5	8	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:09:52.8	+2:36.7	4
6	16	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:11:52.3	+4:36.2	3
7	15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:13:07.1	+5:51.0	2
8	12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:13:19.3	+6:03.2	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	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:07:16.1		10
2	2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:07:50.8	+34.7	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:00.6	+1:44.5	6
4	4	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:39.4	+2:23.3	5
5	5	8	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:09:52.8	+2:36.7	4
11	6	9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	3:14:49.1	+7:33.0	0
Retired SS14		10	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	Accident		0
Retired SS10		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Accident		0
Retired SS7		6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS4		1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41.6	Harri Rovanperä
	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:26.8
	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:51.2
	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	12:04.1
	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:44.3
	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:57.1	Marcus Grönholm
	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:39.4
	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:20.8
	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:47.6
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:18.7
Leg 2 (7 Aug)	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	12:04.5
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:29.8
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:42.3
	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:18.5
	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:21.7
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	20:30.2
	SS17	Himos	12.81 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:06.4
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:19.1
Leg 3 (8 Aug)	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	10:46.0
	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:53.6
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	10:36.1
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:54.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	66		Daniel Elena	66		Citroën Total WRT	109
2		Petter Solberg	44		Phil Mills	44		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	83
3		Markko Märtin	42		Michael Park	42		555 Subaru World Rally Team	64
4	1	Marcus Grönholm	42	1	Timo Rautiainen	42		Marlboro Peugeot Total	61
5	1	Carlos Sainz	40	1	Marc Martí	40		Mitsubishi Motors	17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
16	1	45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:29:11.6		10
17	2	35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:29:24.9	+13.3	8
19	3	39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:32:17.3	+3:05.7	6
20	4	31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:32:28.6	+3:17.0	5
23	5	32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:34:00.8	+4:49.2	4
24	6	51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:34:48.6	+5:37.0	3
28	7	46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	3:42:19.7	+13:08.1	2
31	8	37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:43:31.8	+14:20.2	1
32	9	42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	3:46:03.3	+16:51.7	0
34	10	41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	3:53:25.1	+24:13.5	0
Retired SS19		49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Peugeot 206 S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS15		44	Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS12		50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS11		47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS9		34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS9		36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km	Kris Meeke	Opel Corsa S1600	4:09.3	Kris Meeke
	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km	Kris Meeke	Opel Corsa S1600	8:15.0
	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:43.2
	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:36.2	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	6:23.5
	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:28.6
	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:08.3
	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:11.1
	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:39.8
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	1:27.0
Leg 2 (7 Aug)	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:20.0
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	17:12.5
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:18.2
	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	17:01.6
	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:57.7	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	23:02.5	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS17	Himos	12.81 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:00.3
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	1:27.4
Leg 3 (8 Aug)	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:07.8	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:30.2	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	11:57.8
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:22.1

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Nicolas Bernardi	24
2	2	Per-Gunnar Andersson	21
3	1	Guy Wilks	16
4	2	Kosti Katajamäki	16
5	2	Urmo Aava	16

References

^ "Finland Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "Rally Finland 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Rally Finland 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 7 October 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship
2004 Rally Finland at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2004-Finland1-1] "Finland Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[rfdrivers_2004-2] "Rally Finland 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[rf_2004-3] "Rally Finland 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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