2004 Monte Carlo Rally

The 2004 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 72e Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 and 25 January 2004, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 5th win in the win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Monte Carlo Rally
72ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Marcus Grönholm made his Peugeot 307 WRC debut, finishing fourth.
Host country Monaco
Rally baseFrench Riviera
Dates run23 – 25 January 2004
Stages15 (389.12 km; 241.79 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac/snow/ice
Overall distance1,331.92 km (827.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews44 at start, 20 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total
4:12:03.0

Background

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Entry list

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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 S9 WRC '03 P
2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 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   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
61   Nicolas Vouilloz   David Fiorini   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
62   Miguel Campos   Nuno Rodrigues da Silva   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
63   Olivier Burri   Jean-Philippe Patthey   Olivier Burri Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
64   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 P
65   Alexandre Bengué   Caroline Escudero-Bengué   Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC M
66   Eamonn Boland   Francis Regan   Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
67   Philippe Roux   Paul Corthay   Philppe Roux Ford Focus RS WRC'02 P
69   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Roman Kresta Hyundai Accent WRC M
70   Jussi Välimäki   Jakke Honkanen   Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC M
71   Jozef Béreš Jr.   Petr Starý   Jozef Béreš Jr. Hyundai Accent WRC M
72   Moreno Fidiani   Maria Grazia Bergonzi   Moreno Fidiani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
JWRC entries
31   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 P
35   Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
36   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 P
37   Luca Cecchettini   Nicola Arena   Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
38   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 P
39   Nicolas Bernardi   Denis Giraudet   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
40   Guerlain Chicherit   Michel Perin   Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 P
41   Natalie Barratt   Carl Williamson   Risbridger Motorsport MG ZR S1600 P
42   Mathieu Biasion   Philippe Coquard   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
43   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 P
44   Alan Scorcioni   Massimo Daddoveri   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
45   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
46   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià Pascual   RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 P
47   Luca Tabaton   Gisella Rovegno   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
48   Conrad Rautenbach   Peter Marsh   Birkbeck Rallysport Ford Puma S1600 P
49   Luca Betti   Michele Rosso   Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 P
50   Oliver Marshall   Craig Parry   Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 P
51   Larry Cols   Filip Goddé   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 144.13 km
23 January 07:48 SS1 Selonnet — Bréziers 1 22.64 km
08:26 SS2 Piégut — Urtis 1 20.18 km
10:09 SS3 Selonnet — Bréziers 2 22.64 km
10:47 SS4 Piégut — Urtis 2 20.18 km
13:05 SS5 Laborel — L'Aubergerie 26.68 km
13:48 SS6 Rosans — L'Epine 31.81 km
Leg 2 — 140.79 km
24 January 08:18 SS7 Lantosque — Col de Braus 34.41 km
11:21 SS8 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 1 24.80 km
12:04 SS9 Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 28.39 km
15:52 SS10 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 2 24.80 km
16:35 SS11 Sigale — Col de Bleine 2 28.39 km
Leg 3 — 104.20 km
25 January 08:45 SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.58 km
09:38 SS13 Lantosque — Lucéram 1 19.52 km
12:05 SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.58 km
12:58 SS15 Lantosque — Lucéram 2 19.52 km
Source:[3]

Report

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:03.0 10
2 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:15.6 +1:12.6 8
3 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:22.6 +1:19.6 6
4 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:13:29.8 +1:26.8 5
5 6   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:19.9 +8:16.9 4
6 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:22:14.6 +10:11.6 3
7 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:45.2 +10:42.2 2
8 63   Olivier Burri   Jean-Philippe Patthey   Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:29:58.1 +17:49.1 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:03.0 10
2 2 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:15.6 +1:12.6 8
3 3 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:22.6 +1:19.6 6
4 4 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:13:29.8 +1:26.8 5
5 5 6   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:19.9 +8:16.9 4
6 6 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:22:14.6 +10:11.6 3
7 7 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:45.2 +10:42.2 2
Retired SS9 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS9 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS5 10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Accident 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Bréziers 1 22.64 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Piégut — Urtis 1 20.18 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 17:20.9   Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Selonnet — Bréziers 2 22.64 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 15:45.6
SS4 Piégut — Urtis 2 20.18 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:53.7
SS5 Laborel — L'Aubergerie 26.68 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:04.1
SS6 Rosans — L'Epine 31.81 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:15.2   Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2 (24 Jan) SS7 Lantosque — Col de Braus 34.41 km Notional stage time
SS8 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 1 24.80 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:14.9
SS9 Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 28.39 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:11.6
SS10 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 2 24.80 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sigale — Col de Bleine 2 28.39 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:36.1
Leg 3 (25 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.58 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:09.0
SS13 Lantosque — Lucéram 1 19.52 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 13:59.4
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.58 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24:03.9
SS15 Lantosque — Lucéram 2 19.52 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:46.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 10     Daniel Elena 10     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 14
2     Markko Märtin 8     Michael Park 8     Citroën Total WRT 10
3     François Duval 6     Stéphane Prévot 6     Marlboro Peugeot Total 9
4     Marcus Grönholm 5     Timo Rautiainen 5     Mitsubishi Motors 3
5     Freddy Loix 4     Sven Smeets 4     555 Subaru World Rally Team 2

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
10 1 39   Nicolas Bernardi   Denis Giraudet   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:35:41.1 10
12 2 32   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:49.1 +4:08.0 8
14 3 36   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:43:15.6 +7:34.5 6
15 4 34   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 4:43:23.2 +7:42.1 5
16 5 51   Larry Cols   Filip Goddé   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:47:04.1 +11:23.0 4
17 6 31   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:47:53.9 +12:12.8 3
18 7 37   Luca Cecchettini   Nicola Arena   Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:59:14.6 +23:33.5 2
19 8 45   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:01:22.5 +25:41.4 1
20 9 42   Mathieu Biasion   Philippe Coquard   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:04:54.4 +29:13.3 0
Retired SS12 43   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS11 35   Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS11 50   Oliver Marshall   Craig Parry   Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 46   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià Pascual   RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 47   Luca Tabaton   Gisella Rovegno   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 40   Guerlain Chicherit   Michel Perin   Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 38   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS5 33   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS5 44   Alan Scorcioni   Massimo Daddoveri   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 49   Luca Betti   Michele Rosso   Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 41   Natalie Barratt   Carl Williamson   Risbridger Motorsport MG ZR S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 10   Conrad Rautenbach   Peter Marsh   Birkbeck Rallysport Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Bréziers 1 22.64 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Piégut — Urtis 1 20.18 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:40.7   Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS3 Selonnet — Bréziers 2 22.64 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:41.1
SS4 Piégut — Urtis 2 20.18 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 18:05.2
SS5 Laborel — L'Aubergerie 26.68 km   Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:11.7   Urmo Aava
SS6 Rosans — L'Epine 31.81 km   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:14.0   Kosti Katajamäki
Leg 2 (24 Jan) SS7 Lantosque — Col de Braus 34.41 km Notional stage time
SS8 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 1 24.80 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 20:10.5   Urmo Aava
SS9 Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 28.39 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 21:51.8   Nicolas Bernardi
SS10 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 2 24.80 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sigale — Col de Bleine 2 28.39 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 22:56.6
Leg 3 (25 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.58 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 27:10.5
SS13 Lantosque — Lucéram 1 19.52 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 15:28.4
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.58 km   Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 26:37.4
SS15 Lantosque — Lucéram 2 19.52 km   Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 15:12.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Nicolas Bernardi 10
2     Urmo Aava 8
3     Kris Meeke 6
4     Alessandro Broccoli 5
5     Larry Cols 4

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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