2004 Tour de Corse

2004 Tour de Corse
*48th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France*
2004 Tour de Corse; 48th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 14 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	France
Rally base	Ajaccio
Dates run	October 15, 2004 – October 17, 2004
Stages	12 (387.80 km; 240.97 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,060.72 km (659.10 miles)
Statistics
Crews	53 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Markko Märtin; Michael Park; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '04

Host country

France

Rally baseAjaccio

Dates runOctober 15, 2004 – October 17, 2004

Stages12 (387.80 km; 240.97 miles)

The 2004 Tour de Corse (formally the 48. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the fourteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 15 October and 17 October 2004, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 4th 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	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	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
9	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
11	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
20	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
21	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
22	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	M
23	Alexandre Bengué	Caroline Escudero-Bengué	Equipe de France FFSA	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
24	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
64	Alain Vauthier	François Ravault	Alain Vauthier	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	—
68	José Micheli	Marie-Josée Cardi	José Micheli	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
PWRC entries
33	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
34	Niall McShea	Gordon Noble	Niall McShea	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
35	Marcos Ligato	Diego Curletto	Marcos Ligato	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
36	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
37	Joakim Roman	Anders Wallbom	Joakim Roman	Subaru Impreza STI	M
38	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
39	Alister McRae	David Senior	R.E.D World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza STI N10	P
42	Mark Higgins	Michael Gibson	Mark Higgins	Subaru Impreza STI	—
43	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
44	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Subaru Impreza STI N10	—
45	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
46	Tomasz Kuchar	Jakub Gerber	Tomasz Kuchar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
47	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià	Xavier Pons	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	M
48	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	Y
49	Sergio López-Fombona	Guifré Pujol	Ralliart Spain	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
50	Sebastian Vollak	Michael Kölbach	OMV World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 121.34 km
15 October	09:18	SS1	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1	32.89 km
	10:11	SS2	Aullene — Arbellara 1	27.78 km
	14:32	SS3	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2	32.89 km
	15:25	SS4	Aullene — Arbellara 2	27.78 km
Leg 2 — 154.36 km
16 October	09:23	SS5	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1	36.24 km
	11:11	SS6	Peri — Bastelica 1	40.94 km
	16:02	SS7	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2	36.24 km
	16:50	SS8	Peri — Bastelica 2	40.94 km
Leg 3 — 112.10 km
17 October	08:30	SS9	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1	24.24 km
	09:16	SS10	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1	31.81 km
	12:12	SS11	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2	24.24 km
	12:55	SS12	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2	31.81 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:11:51.4		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:53.4	+2:02.0	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:14:46.7	+2:55.3	6
4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:20.5	+3:29.1	5
5	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:16:57.7	+5:06.3	4
6	22	Stéphane Sarrazin	Patrick Pivato	Equipe de France FFSA	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:19:00.5	+7:09.1	3
7	9	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:20:12.6	+8:21.2	2
8	12	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:20:59.7	+9:08.3	1

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:11:51.4		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:13:53.4	+2:02.0	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:14:46.7	+2:55.3	6
4	4	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:15:20.5	+3:29.1	5
5	5	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:16:57.7	+5:06.3	4
10	6	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:23:49.6	+11:58.2	0
Retired SS9		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Engine		0
Retired SS5		6	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Accident		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Oct)	SS1	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1	32.89 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	21:43.2	François Duval
	SS2	Aullene — Arbellara 1	27.78 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	16:28.6	Markko Märtin
	SS3	Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2	32.89 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	21:10.3	François Duval
	SS4	Aullene — Arbellara 2	27.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	16:07.7	François Duval
Leg 2 (16 Oct)	SS5	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1	36.24 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	25:49.0	Markko Märtin
	SS6	Peri — Bastelica 1	40.94 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	27:01.6
	SS7	Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2	36.24 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	25:58.5
	SS8	Peri — Bastelica 2	40.94 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	27:37.0
Leg 3 (17 Oct)	SS9	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1	24.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:20.7
	SS10	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1	31.81 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	19:36.4
	SS11	Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2	24.24 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	15:00.5
	SS12	Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2	31.81 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	19:08.0

2004 Tour de Corse

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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	108		Daniel Elena	108		Citroën Total WRT	178
2		Petter Solberg	78		Phil Mills	78		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	127
3	1	Markko Märtin	69	1	Michael Park	69		555 Subaru World Rally Team	108
4	1	Carlos Sainz	67	1	Marc Martí	67		Marlboro Peugeot Total	85
5		Marcus Grönholm	54		Timo Rautiainen	54		Mitsubishi Motors	17