| 2004 Rally Finland | |
| Native Name: | 54th Neste Rally Finland |
| Round: | 9 |
| Championship: | 2004 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2004 Rally Argentina |
| Next Round: | 2004 Rallye Deutschland |
| Country: |  Finland |
| Rallybase: | Jyväskylä |
| Startdate: | August 6, 2004 |
| Enddate: | August 8, 2004 |
| Stages: | 22 |
| Stagekm: | 382.71 |
| Overallkm: | 1577.16 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen |
| Team1: |  Marlboro Peugeot Total |
| Teamsstart: | 68 |
| Teamsfinish: | 34 |
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]
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] | |||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | 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 |
| Position | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
Tamás Tagai