2004 Rally Finland

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]

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 baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 6, 2004 – August 8, 2004
Stages22 (382.71 km; 237.80 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,577.16 km (980.00 miles)
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Marlboro Peugeot Total
Crews68 at start, 34 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 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 N/A
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 N/A
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
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

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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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
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
  1. "Finland Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. "Rally Finland 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. "Rally Finland 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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