| 2004 Rallye Deutschland | |
| Native Name: | 23. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland |
| Round: | 10 |
| Championship: | 2004 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2004 Rally Finland |
| Next Round: | 2004 Rally Japan |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Rallybase: | Trier |
| Startdate: | August 20, 2004 |
| Enddate: | August 22, 2004 |
| Stages: | 24 |
| Stagekm: | 411.06 |
| Overallkm: | 1018.36 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena |
| Team1: | Citroën Total |
| Car1: | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| Teamsstart: | 69 |
| Teamsfinish: | 41 |
The 2004 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 23. OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the tenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 20 August and 22 August 2004, and was based in Trier, Germany. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 9th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 - 135.02 km | |||||
| 20 August | 09:53 | SS1 | Ruwertal 1 | 17.84 km | |
| 10:33 | SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 21.04 km | ||
| 11:16 | SS3 | Moselwein 1 | 18.18 km | ||
| 12:29 | SS4 | Peterberg 1 | 10.45 km | ||
| 14:50 | SS5 | Ruwertal 2 | 17.84 km | ||
| 15:30 | SS6 | Dhrontal 2 | 21.04 km | ||
| 16:13 | SS7 | Moselwein 2 | 18.18 km | ||
| 17:26 | SS8 | Peterberg 2 | 10.45 km | ||
| Leg 2 - 177.66 km | |||||
| 21 August | 09:33 | SS9 | Bosenberg 1 | 17.11 km | |
| 10:33 | SS10 | Erzweiler 1 | 20.00 km | ||
| 11:08 | SS11 | Panzerplatte Sprint 1 | 8.30 km | ||
| 11:46 | SS12 | Panzerplatte Lang 1 | 40.30 km | ||
| 14:32 | SS13 | Bosenberg 2 | 17.11 km | ||
| 15:32 | SS14 | Erzweiler 2 | 20.00 km | ||
| 16:07 | SS15 | Panzerplatte Sprint 2 | 8.30 km | ||
| 16:45 | SS16 | Panzerplatte Lang 2 | 40.30 km | ||
| 19:36 | SS17 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.24 km | ||
| Leg 3 - 98.38 km | |||||
| 22 August | 07:20 | SS18 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 14.80 km | |
| 07:49 | SS19 | Teufelskopf 1 | 17.53 km | ||
| 08:30 | SS20 | Birkenfelder Land 1 | 13.74 km | ||
| 09:54 | SS21 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 14.80 km | ||
| 10:23 | SS22 | Teufelskopf 2 | 17.53 km | ||
| 11:04 | SS23 | Birkenfelder Land 2 | 13.74 km | ||
| 12:02 | SS24 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.24 km | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:01:57.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 |  François Duval | Stéphane Prévot |  Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:02:26.5 | +29.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:06.9 | +1:09.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:04:37.8 | +2:40.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Cédric Robert | Gérald Bedon | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:05:27.5 | +3:30.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:06:03.4 | +4:06.0 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 |  Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia WRC | 4:07:41.6 | +5:44.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen |  555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:08:38.5 | +6:41.1 | 1 |
| Position | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:01:57.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:02:26.5 | +29.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:06.9 | +1:09.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:04:37.8 | +2:40.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Cédric Robert | Gérald Bedon | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:05:27.5 | +3:30.1 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:08:38.5 | +6:41.1 | 1 |
| Retired SS12 | 1 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS2 | 10 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | Accident | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 Aug) | SS1 | Ruwertal 1 | 17.84 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:51.7 | Carlos Sainz |
| SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 21.04 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 11:57.7 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS3 | Moselwein 1 | 18.18 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 10:42.3 | ||
| SS4 | Peterberg 1 | 10.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:58.6 | ||
| SS5 | Ruwertal 2 | 17.84 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:15.1 | ||
| SS6 | Dhrontal 2 | 21.04 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:37.8 | ||
| SS7 | Moselwein 2 | 18.18 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:41.3 | ||
| SS8 | Peterberg 2 | 10.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:55.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (21 Aug) | SS9 | Bosenberg 1 | 17.11 km | Notional stage time | |||
| SS10 | Erzweiler 1 | 20.00 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 12:13.4 | ||
| SS11 | Panzerplatte Sprint 1 | 8.30 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:46.6 | ||
| SS12 | Panzerplatte Lang 1 | 40.30 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS13 | Bosenberg 2 | 17.11 km | Armin Schwarz | Škoda Fabia WRC | 9:36.6 | ||
| SS14 | Erzweiler 2 | 20.00 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:15.3 | ||
| SS15 | Panzerplatte Sprint 2 | 8.30 km | Freddy Loix | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:45.6 | ||
| SS16 | Panzerplatte Lang 2 | 40.30 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:22.8 | ||
| SS17 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.24 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:29.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 Aug) | SS18 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 14.80 km | Freddy Loix | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:46.3 | |
| SS19 | Teufelskopf 1 | 17.53 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 11:08.0 | ||
| SS20 | Birkenfelder Land 1 | 13.74 km | Cédric Robert | Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:04.8 | ||
| SS21 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 14.80 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 7:39.9 | ||
| SS22 | Teufelskopf 2 | 17.53 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 10:56.8 | ||
| SS23 | Birkenfelder Land 2 | 13.74 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:00.2 | ||
| SS24 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.24 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:22.4 | ||
| Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 76 | Daniel Elena | 76 | Citroën Total WRT | 125 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 47 | 1 | Michael Park | 47 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 96 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | 46 | 2 | Marc Martí | 46 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 67 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Petter Solberg | 44 | 2 | Phil Mills | 44 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 65 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 42 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 42 | Mitsubishi Motors | 17 | ||||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 15 | 1 | 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:24:11.4 | 10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza STI | 4:24:41.8 | +30.4 | 8 |
| 17 | 3 | 39 | Alister McRae | David Senior | R.E.D World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza STI N10 | 4:25:57.0 | +1:45.6 | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai |  Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:26:03.4 | +1:52.0 | 5 |
| 20 | 5 | 41 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka |  OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:28:29.3 | +4:17.9 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 32 |  Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | 4:30:34.6 | +6:23.2 | 3 |
| 25 | 7 | 50 | Sebastian Vollak | Michael Kölbach | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:34:22.3 | +10:10.9 | 2 |
| 29 | 8 | 38 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:45:47.9 | +21:36.5 | 1 |
| 31 | 9 | 36 |  Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:50:28.5 | +26:17.1 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:52:16.7 | +28:05.3 | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | 45 |  Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS16 | 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 37 |  Joakim Roman | Anders Wallbom | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza STI | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (20 Aug) | SS1 | Ruwertal 1 | 17.84 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 11:52.2 | Gianluigi Galli |
| SS2 | Dhrontal 1 | 21.04 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 13:20.8 | ||
| SS3 | Moselwein 1 | 18.18 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 12:04.4 | ||
| SS4 | Peterberg 1 | 10.45 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:36.3 | ||
| SS5 | Ruwertal 2 | 17.84 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 11:10.4 | ||
| SS6 | Dhrontal 2 | 21.04 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 12:59.4 | Xavier Pons | |
| SS7 | Moselwein 2 | 18.18 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 11:49.8 | ||
| SS8 | Peterberg 2 | 10.45 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 6:33.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (21 Aug) | SS9 | Bosenberg 1 | 17.11 km | Notional stage time | |||
| SS10 | Erzweiler 1 | 20.00 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 13:13.6 | ||
| SS11 | Panzerplatte Sprint 1 | 8.30 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:13.0 | ||
| SS12 | Panzerplatte Lang 1 | 40.30 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS13 | Bosenberg 2 | 17.11 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 10:38.3 | Gianluigi Galli | |
| SS14 | Erzweiler 2 | 20.00 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 13:04.4 | ||
| SS15 | Panzerplatte Sprint 2 | 8.30 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5:17.4 | ||
| SS16 | Panzerplatte Lang 2 | 40.30 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 26:20.4 | Xavier Pons | |
| SS17 | St. Wendel 1 | 6.24 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:53.0 | ||
| Leg 3 (22 Aug) | SS18 | St. Wendeler Land 1 | 14.80 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 8:31.4 | |
| SS19 | Teufelskopf 1 | 17.53 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 12:10.6 | ||
| SS20 | Birkenfelder Land 1 | 13.74 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 8:55.4 | ||
| SS21 | St. Wendeler Land 2 | 14.80 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8:26.2 | ||
| SS22 | Teufelskopf 2 | 17.53 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 11:54.3 | ||
| SS23 | Birkenfelder Land 2 | 13.74 km | Alister McRae | Subaru Impreza STI N10 | 8:40.2 | ||
| SS24 | St. Wendel 2 | 6.24 km | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:46.6 | ||
| Drivers' championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | ||
| 1 | Jani Paasonen | 29 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Alister McRae | 20 | |
| 3 | 1 | Toshihiro Arai | 20 | |
| 4 | 2 | Niall McShea | 19 | |
| 5 | 3 | Manfred Stohl | 18 | |
