2004 Rally Japan

2004 Rally Japan
*Rally Japan 2004*
2004 Rally Japan; Rally Japan 2004
Round 11 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Japan
Rally base	Obihiro
Dates run	September 3, 2004 – September 5, 2004
Stages	27 (387.50 km; 240.78 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel, mud
Overall distance	1,677.43 km (1,042.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews	89 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04

Host country

Japan

Rally baseObihiro

Dates runSeptember 3, 2004 – September 5, 2004

Stages27 (387.50 km; 240.78 miles)

The 2004 Rally Japan (formally the Rally Japan 2004) was the eleventh round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 3 September and 5 September 2004, and was based in Obihiro, Japan. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 150.58 km
3 September	07:38	SS1	Yam Wakka 1	23.26 km
	08:21	SS2	Kunneywa 1	21.56 km
	08:48	SS3	Niueo 1	26.57 km
	09:45	SS4	Rikubetsu 1	2.80 km
	14:56	SS5	Yam Wakka 2	23.26 km
	14:39	SS6	Kunneywa 2	21.56 km
	16:06	SS7	Niueo 2	26.57 km
	17:03	SS8	Rikubetsu 2	2.80 km
	19:26	SS9	Satsunai 1	2.20 km
Leg 2 — 124.98 km
4 September	07:28	SS10	Pawse Kamuy 1	7.89 km
	08:01	SS11	Nupri Pake 1	13.90 km
	08:48	SS12	Rikubetsu 3	2.80 km
	09:15	SS13	Kimun Kamuy 1	26.03 km
	09:44	SS14	Cup Kamuy 1	10.77 km
	14:30	SS15	Pawse Kamuy 2	7.89 km
	15:03	SS16	Nupri Pake 2	13.90 km
	15:50	SS17	Rikubetsu 4	2.80 km
	16:17	SS18	Kimun Kamuy 2	26.03 km
	16:46	SS19	Cup Kamuy 2	10.77 km
	19:14	SS20	Satsunai 2	2.20 km
Leg 3 — 98.38 km
5 September	07:38	SS21	Rerakamuy 1	8.76 km
	08:03	SS22	Panke Nikorpet 1	17.04 km
	08:33	SS23	Penke 1	29.07 km
	10:14	SS24	Satsunai 3	2.20 km
	12:52	SS25	Rerakamuy 2	8.76 km
	13:17	SS26	Panke Nikorpet 2	17.04 km
	13:47	SS27	Penke 2	29.07 km
Source:^[3]

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	3:43:50.6		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:45:03.9	+1:13.3	8
3	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:45:33.9	+1:43.3	6
4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:46:08.5	+2:17.9	5
5	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:46:21.6	+2:31.0	4
6	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:51:16.8	+7:26.2	3
7	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:52:57.1	+9:06.5	2
8	11	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:02:05.3	+18:14.7	1

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:43:50.6		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:45:03.9	+1:13.3	8
3	3	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:45:33.9	+1:43.3	6
4	4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:46:08.5	+2:17.9	5
5	5	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:46:21.6	+2:31.0	4
6	6	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:51:16.8	+7:26.2	3
7	7	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:52:57.1	+9:06.5	2
Retired SS22		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Accident		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Sep)	SS1	Yam Wakka 1	23.26 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:03.5	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Kunneywa 1	21.56 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	12:11.5
	SS3	Niueo 1	26.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	15:28.3
	SS4	Rikubetsu 1	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:13.0
	SS5	Yam Wakka 2	23.26 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:46.6
	SS6	Kunneywa 2	21.56 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:54.0
	SS7	Niueo 2	26.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	14:57.0
	SS8	Rikubetsu 2	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:14.2
	SS9	Satsunai 1	2.20 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:34.2
Leg 2 (4 Sep)	SS10	Pawse Kamuy 1	7.89 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:12.4
	SS11	Nupri Pake 1	13.90 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:11.5
	SS12	Rikubetsu 3	2.80 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	2:10.5
	SS13	Kimun Kamuy 1	26.03 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	14:08.5
	SS14	Cup Kamuy 1	10.77 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:47.0
	SS15	Pawse Kamuy 2	7.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:04.4
	SS16	Nupri Pake 2	13.90 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:02.2
	SS17	Rikubetsu 4	2.80 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	2:12.2
	SS18	Kimun Kamuy 2	26.03 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:50.8
	SS19	Cup Kamuy 2	10.77 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:37.4
	SS20	Satsunai 2	2.20 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:34.1
Leg 3 (5 Sep)	SS21	Rerakamuy 1	8.76 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:17.5
	SS22	Panke Nikorpet 1	17.04 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:38.3
	SS23	Penke 1	29.07 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	17:13.4
	SS24	Satsunai 3	2.20 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:32.4
	SS25	Rerakamuy 2	8.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10.5
	SS26	Panke Nikorpet 2	17.04 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	9:31.0
	SS27	Penke 2	29.07 km	Marcus Grönholm Markko Märtin	Peugeot 307 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04	16:43.4

2004 Rally Japan

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	84		Daniel Elena	84		Citroën Total WRT	137
2	2	Petter Solberg	54	2	Phil Mills	54		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	102
3	1	Markko Märtin	53	1	Michael Park	53		555 Subaru World Rally Team	79
4	1	Carlos Sainz	50	1	Marc Martí	50		Marlboro Peugeot Total	73
5		Marcus Grönholm	47		Timo Rautiainen	47		Mitsubishi Motors	17