2004 Rally Catalunya Explained

2004 Rally Catalunya
Native Name:	40th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round:	15
Previous Round:	2004 Tour de Corse
Next Round:	2004 Rally Australia
Startdate:	October 29, 2004
Enddate:	October 31, 2004
Stages:	20
Stagekm:	384.08
Overallkm:	1688.29
Surface:	Asphalt
Teamsstart:	52
Teamsfinish:	37

The 2004 Rally Catalunya (formally the 40. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fifteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 29 October and 31 October 2004, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 5th and final win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car
*World Rally Championship manufacturer entries*
1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04
3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC
4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC
5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC
6	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC
7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04
8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04
*World Rally Championship entries*
9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04
10	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC
14	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04
15	Jan Kopecký	Filip Schovánek	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC
16	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02
17	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC
18	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
19	Eamonn Boland	Francis Regan	Eamonn Boland	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
61	Donie O'Sullivan	Paul Nagle	Donie O'Sullivan	Ford Focus RS WRC '01
62	Paddy White	Bruno Brissart	Paddy White	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
63	Massimo Beltrami	Fabio Ceschino	Massimo Beltrami	Toyota Corolla WRC
*JWRC entries*
31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600
35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
36	Kris Meeke	David Senior	McRae Motorsport	Citroën C2 S1600
39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600
40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën C2 S1600
41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
44	Alan Scorcioni	Fulvio Florean	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600
45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600
46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Renault Clio S1600
47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600
48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Citroën Saxo S1600
49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Fiat Punto S1600
50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600
51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 29 to 30 October 2004 and CET (UTC+1) on 31 October 2004.

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
*Leg 1 - 115.04 km*
29 October	09:06	SS1	La Trona 1	13.17 km
	09:34	SS2	Alpens - Les Llosses 1	21.80 km
	10:32	SS3	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 1	22.55 km
	13:40	SS4	La Trona 2	13.17 km
	14:08	SS5	Alpens - Les Llosses 2	21.80 km
	15:06	SS6	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 2	22.55 km
*Leg 2 - 162.88 km*
30 October	08:36	SS7	Les Llosses - Alpens 1	21.80 km
	09:14	SS8	Sta Eulàlia 1	16.80 km
	09:40	SS9	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 1	9.94 km
	10:43	SS10	Sant Julià 1	32.90 km
	13:51	SS11	Les Llosses - Alpens 2	21.80 km
	14:29	SS12	Sta Eulàlia 2	16.80 km
	14:55	SS13	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 2	9.94 km
	15:58	SS14	Sant Julià 2	32.90 km
*Leg 3 - 106.16 km*
31 October	07:31	SS15	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1	12.85 km
	08:19	SS16	La Roca 1	5.05 km
	08:47	SS17	Viladrau 1	35.18 km
	11:20	SS18	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2	12.85 km
	12:08	SS19	La Roca 2	5.05 km
	12:36	SS20	Viladrau 2	35.18 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:40:43.8		10
2	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41:07.0	+23.2	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:41:21.5	+37.7	6
4	18	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:43:34.2	+2:50.4	5
5	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:43:50.5	+3:06.7	4
6	10	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	3:44:49.5	+4:05.7	3
7	14	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	3:44:49.7	+4:05.9	2
8	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:45:15.5	+4:31.7	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver		Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver		Entrant	Car	Time		Points
1	1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:40:43.8		10
2	2	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41:07.0	+23.2	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:41:21.5	+37.7	6
5	4	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:43:50.5	+3:06.7	4
8	5	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:45:15.5	+4:31.7	1
Retired SS8		3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Oil sump		0
Retired SS6		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		6	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Electrical		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (29 Oct)	SS1	La Trona 1	13.17 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	8:33.7	François Duval
	SS2	Alpens - Les Llosses 1	21.80 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:09.0	Sébastien Loeb
	SS3	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 1	22.55 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	15:43.2	Sébastien Loeb
	SS4	La Trona 2	13.17 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	8:27.2	François Duval
	SS5	Alpens - Les Llosses 2	21.80 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:33.6	Sébastien Loeb
	SS6	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 2	22.55 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	15:32.2
Leg 2 (30 Oct)	SS7	Les Llosses - Alpens 1	21.80 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:13.7
	SS8	Sta Eulàlia 1	16.80 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	9:44.1	Markko Märtin
	SS9	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 1	9.94 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:14.9
	SS10	Sant Julià 1	32.90 km	Stage cancelled
	SS11	Les Llosses - Alpens 2	21.80 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	13:16.2
	SS12	Sta Eulàlia 2	16.80 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	9:49.7
	SS13	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 2	9.94 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:12.8
	SS14	Sant Julià 2	32.90 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:25.3
Leg 3 (31 Oct)	SS15	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1	12.85 km	Stéphane Sarrazin	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	8:49.5
	SS16	La Roca 1	5.05 km	Carlos Sainz Markko Märtin	Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:09.0
	SS17	Viladrau 1	35.18 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	22:23.7
	SS18	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2	12.85 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	8:51.6
	SS19	La Roca 2	5.05 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:06.2
	SS20	Viladrau 2	35.18 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	22:31.0

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.

	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	108		Daniel Elena	108		Citroën Total WRT	184
2		Petter Solberg	82		Phil Mills	82		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	137
3		Markko Märtin	79		Michael Park	79		555 Subaru World Rally Team	117
4		Carlos Sainz	73		Marc Martí	73		Marlboro Peugeot Total	93
5		Marcus Grönholm	62		Timo Rautiainen	62		Mitsubishi Motors	17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position			Driver		Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver		Entrant	Car	Time		Points
14	1	39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:58:08.7		10
16	2	45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:01:09.5	+3:00.8	8
17	3	31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:02:06.4	+3:57.7	6
19	4	51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	4:02:35.5	+4:26.8	5
23	5	35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:05:22.0	+7:13.3	4
25	6	36	Kris Meeke	David Senior	McRae Motorsport	Citroën C2 S1600	4:06:59.8	+8:51.1	3
26	7	44	Alan Scorcioni	Fulvio Florean	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:08:07.4	+9:58.7	2
27	8	34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	4:10:31.2	+12:22.5	1
29	9	43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:13:50.7	+15:42.0	0
33	10	49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Fiat Punto S1600	4:18:49.8	+20:41.1	0
34	11	48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Citroën Saxo S1600	4:20:18.3	+22:09.6	0
Retired SS18		47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS15		33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS14		50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Brakes		0
Retired SS11		32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS6		41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Renault Clio S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën C2 S1600	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (29 Oct)	SS1	La Trona 1	13.17 km	Xavier Pons	Renault Clio S1600	9:05.7	Xavier Pons
	SS2	Alpens - Les Llosses 1	21.80 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	14:40.3	Nicolas Bernardi
	SS3	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 1	22.55 km	Xavier Pons	Renault Clio S1600	17:00.8	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS4	La Trona 2	13.17 km	Xavier Pons	Renault Clio S1600	9:00.5	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS5	Alpens - Les Llosses 2	21.80 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	14:35.4	Xavier Pons
	SS6	Gombrèn - St Jaume Frontanyà 2	22.55 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	16:43.2	Mirco Baldacci
Leg 2 (30 Oct)	SS7	Les Llosses - Alpens 1	21.80 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	14:07.9	Mirco Baldacci
	SS8	Sta Eulàlia 1	16.80 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	10:21.3	Nicolas Bernardi
	SS9	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 1	9.94 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	5:37.8
	SS10	Sant Julià 1	32.90 km	Stage cancelled
	SS11	Les Llosses - Alpens 2	21.80 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	14:12.2
	SS12	Sta Eulàlia 2	16.80 km	Xavier Pons	Renault Clio S1600	10:28.6
	SS13	Prats de Lluçanès - Olost 2	9.94 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	5:38.2
	SS14	Sant Julià 2	32.90 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	20:54.2
Leg 3 (31 Oct)	SS15	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1	12.85 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	9:19.9
	SS16	La Roca 1	5.05 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	3:24.7
	SS17	Viladrau 1	35.18 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	24:12.5
	SS18	Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2	12.85 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:34.3
	SS19	La Roca 2	5.05 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	3:17.5
	SS20	Viladrau 2	35.18 km	Xavier Pons	Renault Clio S1600	24:26.7

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1	1	Per-Gunnar Andersson	39
2	1	Nicolas Bernardi	37
3	2	Guy Wilks	34
4		Kosti Katajamäki	31
5		Mirco Baldacci	23

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Catalunya. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2021-10-19.
Web site: Rally Catalunya 2004 Entry List. 19 October 2021.
Web site: Rally Catalunya 2004 Itinerary. 20 October 2021.