2004 Rally New Zealand
| 2004 Rally New Zealand 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
| |||
| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | April 15, 2004 – April 18, 2004 | ||
| Stages | 23 (395.5 km; 245.8 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,398.36 km (868.90 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 58 at start, 35 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | ||
The 2004 Rally New Zealand (formally the 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 April and 18 April 2004, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 141.92 km | ||||
| 15 April | 19:25 | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |
| 19:55 | SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| 16 April | 10:13 | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km |
| 10:51 | SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km | |
| 11:14 | SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km | |
| 13:13 | SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km | |
| 13:51 | SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km | |
| 19:25 | SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:46 | SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 138.84 km | ||||
| 17 April | 11:23 | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km |
| 12:16 | SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km | |
| 12:44 | SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | |
| 13:07 | SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | |
| 15:13 | SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km | |
| 16:06 | SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km | |
| 16:34 | SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | |
| 16:57 | SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | |
| Leg 3 — 114.74 km | ||||
| 18 April | 09:54 | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km |
| 10:17 | SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 10:45 | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km | |
| 12:28 | SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km | |
| 12:51 | SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 13:19 | SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:02:29.5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
 Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:02:35.4 | +5.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Markko Märtin
|
Michael Park
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:02:55.1 | +25.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:34.7 | +1:05.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä
|
Risto Pietiläinen
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:04:53.2 | +2:23.7 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz
|
Marc Martí
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:38.4 | +3:08.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
|
Jarmo Lehtinen
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:08:12.0 | +5:42.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 |  Daniel Carlsson
|
Matthias Andersson
|
Bozian Racing
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:15:53.3 | +13:23.8 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:24.5 | Markko Märtin
|
| SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:22.4 | Petter Solberg
| |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km | Petter Solberg Marcus Grönholm
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Peugeot 307 WRC |
10:42.5 | |
| SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:13.7 | ||
| SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 19:55.6 | Marcus Grönholm
| |
| SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:27.2 | Petter Solberg
| |
| SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km | Harri Rovanperä
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 28:55.9 | Harri Rovanperä
| |
| SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:24.8 | Petter Solberg
| |
| SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km |  François Duval
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:24.0 | ||
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:57.2 | |
| SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:23.1 | ||
| SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 6:36.6 | ||
| SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 9:47.3 | ||
| SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:41.2 | ||
| SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:08.3 | ||
| SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:26.3 | ||
| SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:34.4 | ||
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:52.4 | |
| SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:54.7 | ||
| SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:31.4 | Marcus Grönholm
| |
| SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:46.0 | ||
| SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Petter Solberg
|
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 10:43.5 | Petter Solberg
| |
| SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 20:47.1 |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  1
|
Markko Märtin
|
26 | 1
|
Michael Park
|
26 | 
|
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
47 | |||
| 2 |  1
|
Sébastien Loeb
|
25 | 1
|
Daniel Elena
|
25 |
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
38 | |||
| 3 |
|
Marcus Grönholm
|
24 |
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
24 |
|
Marlboro Peugeot Total
|
33 | |||
| 4 | 1
|
Petter Solberg
|
23 | 1
|
Phil Mills
|
23 |
|
555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
31 | |||
| 5 | 1
|
François Duval
|
14 | 1
|
Stéphane Prévot
|
14 |
|
Mitsubishi Motors
|
5 | |||
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 40 |  Manfred Stohl
|
Ilka Minor
|
OMV World Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:18:53.3 | 10 | |
| 12 | 2 | 35 |  Marcos Ligato
|
Rubén Garcia
|
Marcos Ligato
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:09.6 | +1:16.3 | 8 |
| 13 | 3 | 39 | Alister McRae
|
David Senior
|
R.E.D World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:28.3 | +1:35.0 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 41 | Jani Paasonen
|
Sirkka Rautiainen
|
OMV World Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:20:44.1 | +1:50.8 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai
|
Tony Sircombe
|
Subaru Team Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:52.1 | +1:58.8 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Xavier Pons
|
Oriol Julià
|
Xavier Pons
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
|
4:23:20.4 | +4:27.1 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 44 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
Chris Patterson
|
Nasser Al-Attiyah
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:27:33.9 | +8:40.6 | 2 |
| 21 | 8 | 32 |  Karamjit Singh
|
Allen Oh
|
Proton Pert Malaysia
|
Proton Pert
|
4:27:53.2 | +8:59.9 | 1 |
| 23 | 9 | 49 | Sergio López-Fombona
|
Guifré Pujol
|
Ralliart Spain
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:33:29.7 | +14:36.4 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 38 |  Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.
|
Nikola Popov
|
Racing Team Bulgartabac
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
|
4:38:06.3 | +19:13.0 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 36 |  Ricardo Triviño
|
Jordi Barrabés
|
Triviño Racing
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
4:51:02.6 | +32:09.3 | 0 |
| Retired SS23 | 37 | Joakim Roman
|
Björn Nilsson
|
Joakim Roman
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Brakes | 0 | ||
| Retired SS21 | 34 | Niall McShea
|
Gordon Noble
|
Niall McShea
|
Subaru Impreza STI S10
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS20 | 33 | Daniel Solà
|
Xavier Amigò
|
Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS18 | 50 |  Sebastian Vollak
|
Michael Kölbach
|
OMV World Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Over time limit | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 42 | Mark Higgins
|
Michael Gibson
|
Mark Higgins
|
Subaru Impreza STI
|
Fire | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 48 | Fumio Nutahara
|
Satoshi Hayashi
|
Advan-Piaa Rally Team
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 43 | Gianluigi Galli
|
 Guido D'Amore
|
Gianluigi Galli
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 46 |  Tomasz Kuchar
|
Maciej Wodniak
|
Tomasz Kuchar
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Fuel pump | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 45 | Fabio Frisiero
|
Giovanni Agnese
|
Fabio Frisiero
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Accident | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Fumio Nutahara
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
|
1:31.2 | Fumio Nutahara
|
| SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Gianluigi Galli
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
1:29.6 | ||
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
11:23.4 | Gianluigi Galli
|
| SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 9:50.8 | Manfred Stohl
| |
| SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
21:08.6 | ||
| SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km | Marcos Ligato
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 11:06.6 | ||
| SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
30:52.6 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km | Niall McShea
|
Subaru Impreza STI S10
|
1:24.8 | ||
| SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
1:31.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
13:51.4 | |
| SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
9:55.5 | ||
| SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
7:00.2 | ||
| SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
10:21.3 | ||
| SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
13:42.1 | Daniel Solà
| |
| SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
9:54.8 | ||
| SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
6:56.7 | ||
| SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Alister McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 10:15.0 | ||
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8:20.7 | |
| SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Manfred Stohl
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
11:31.5 | ||
| SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 22:36.7 | Manfred Stohl
| |
| SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km | Jani Paasonen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
8:11.6 | ||
| SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Jani Paasonen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
11:24.2 | ||
| SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km | Alister McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 22:15.3 |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
Daniel Solà
|
16 |
| 2 |
|
Toshihiro Arai
|
15 |
| 3 |
|
Jani Paasonen
|
15 |
| 4 |
|
Alister McRae
|
14 |
| 5 | 
|
Manfred Stohl
|
10 |
References
- ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 17 September 2021.