| 2004 Acropolis Rally | |
| Native Name: | 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece |
| Round: | 6 |
| Championship: | 2004 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2004 Cyprus Rally |
| Next Round: | 2004 Rally of Turkey |
| Country: |  Greece |
| Rallybase: | Lamia |
| Startdate: | 3 June 2004 |
| Enddate: | 6 June 2004 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Stagekm: | 377.13 |
| Overallkm: | 1438.48 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills |
| Team1: |  555 Subaru World Rally Team |
| Time1: | 4:39:06.2 |
| Teamsstart: | 72 |
| Teamsfinish: | 33 |
The 2004 Acropolis Rally (formally the 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the sixth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2004, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 145.45 km | |||||
| 3 June | 19:00 | SS1 | Lilea - Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | |
| 4 June | 07:53 | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | |
| 08:21 | SS3 | Elatia - Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | ||
| 11:35 | SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | ||
| 12:24 | SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | ||
| 13:27 | SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | ||
| 16:18 | SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | ||
| 17:07 | SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | ||
| 18:27 | SS9 | Lilea - Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | ||
| Leg 2 - 133.18 km | |||||
| 5 June | 08:46 | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | |
| 09:35 | SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | ||
| 11:22 | SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | ||
| 11:50 | SS13 | Elatia - Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | ||
| 15:24 | SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | ||
| 16:13 | SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | ||
| 17:11 | SS16 | Lilea - Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | ||
| Leg 3 - 98.50 km | |||||
| 6 June | 08:01 | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | |
| 09:00 | SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | ||
| 09:38 | SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | ||
| 12:14 | SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | ||
| 13:13 | SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | ||
| 13:51 | SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:39:06.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:39:24.6 | +18.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 |  Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:39:34.5 | +28.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 |  François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:41:25.6 | +2:19.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 |  Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:45:56.3 | +6:50.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 |  Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Manfred Stohl | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:49:07.8 | +10:01.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Janne Tuohino | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:50:18.7 | +11:12.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | Armodios Vovos | Loris Meletopoulos | Armodios Vovos | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:53:13.2 | +14:07.0 | 1 |
| Position | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:39:06.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:39:24.6 | +18.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:39:34.5 | +28.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:41:25.6 | +2:19.4 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:58:27.6 | +19:21.4 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:21:51.6 | +42:45.4 | 0 |
| Retired SS17 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | Rollcage damaged | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 7 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 10 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 43 | Daniel Elena | 43 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 65 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | Petter Solberg | 38 | 1 | Phil Mills | 38 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 60 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 34 | 1 | Michael Park | 34 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 50 | ||||
| 4 | Marcus Grönholm | 24 | Timo Rautiainen | 24 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 39 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | François Duval | 19 | 1 | Stéphane Prévot | 19 | Mitsubishi Motors | 9 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 33 | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:14:13.1 | 10 | |
| 15 | 2 | 39 | Nicolas Bernardi | Jean-Marc Fortin | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 5:19:25.0 | +5:11.9 | 8 |
| 16 | 3 | 46 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià Pascual | RACC Motor Sport | Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:20:57.1 | +6:44.0 | 6 |
| 21 | 4 | 51 | Larry Cols | Filip Goddé | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 5:24:14.8 | +10:01.7 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 50 | Oliver Marshall | Craig Parry | Prospeed Motorsport | Renault Clio S1600 | 5:33:23.9 | +19:10.8 | 4 |
| Retired SS20 | 42 | Mathieu Biasion | Eric Domenech |  H.F. Grifone SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 37 | Luca Cecchettini | Nicola Arena | Autorel Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | Rolled | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 31 |  Mirco Baldacci | Giovanni Bernacchini | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 35 | Kosti Katajamäki | Timo Alanne | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 40 | Guerlain Chicherit | Mathieu Baumel | Citroën Total | Citroën Saxo S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 43 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Astra Racing | Ford Fiesta S1600 | Clutch | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 44 | Alan Scorcioni | Massimo Daddoveri | H.F. Grifone SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 34 | Alessandro Broccoli | Giovanni Agnese | Sab Motorsport | Fiat Punto S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 45 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 32 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Sport | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Rear axle-shaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 41 | Natalie Barratt | Carl Williamson | Risbridger Motorsport | Renault Clio S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 36 | Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | McRae Motorsport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 49 | Luca Betti | Paolo Del Grande | Meteco Corse | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 47 | Luca Tabaton | Gisella Rovegno | H.F. Grifone SRL | Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 48 | Conrad Rautenbach | Timothy Sturla | Birkbeck Rallysport | Opel Corsa S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Jun) | SS1 | Lilea - Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:06.7 | Guy Wilks |
| Leg 1 (4 Jun) | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:45.8 | Kosti Katajamäki |
| SS3 | Elatia - Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:43.2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | |
| SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:43.7 | ||
| SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:30.6 | Kosti Katajamäki | |
| SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 22:22.0 | ||
| SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:48.6 | ||
| SS9 | Lilea - Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:10.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (5 Jun) | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:16.3 | |
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 25:02.3 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 9:36.3 | Mirco Baldacci | |
| SS13 | Elatia - Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 24:19.2 | ||
| SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 10:15.8 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 24:59.4 | Guy Wilks | |
| SS16 | Lilea - Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | Larry Cols | Renault Clio S1600 | 2:06.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (6 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 23:01.9 | |
| SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 10:51.3 | ||
| SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 7:16.3 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 22:57.1 | ||
| SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:53.9 | ||
| SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 6:48.8 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Nicolas Bernardi | 18 | ||
| 2 | Guy Wilks | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Larry Cols | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | Urmo Aava | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kris Meeke | 6 | |
