2004 Rally Australia

The 2004 Rally Australia (formally the 17th Telstra Rally Australia) was the sixteenth and final round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 11 November and 14 November 2004, and was based in Perth, Australia. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Rally Australia
17th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 16 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Loeb during one of the special stages.
Host country Australia
Rally basePerth, Australia
Dates runNovember 11, 2004 – November 14, 2004
Stages25 (388.25 km; 241.25 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,426.48 km (886.37 miles)
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total
Crews62 at start, 29 at finish

Background

Entry list
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[lower-alpha 1] 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
73 Michael Anderson Anthony Chudleigh Michael Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
75 Michael Thompson Michael Gentleman Michael Thompson Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
81 Christopher Anderson Joel Lithgo Christopher Anderson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
90 Keith Hedgeland Sally Higgins Keith Hedgeland Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
PWRC entries
31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert P
33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 N/A
35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII N/A
39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
41 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
42 Mark Higgins Daniel Barritt Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI N/A
43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
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
50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
Other notable entries
61 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
62 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
Source:[3]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 133.27 km
11 November 18:38 SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.35 km
12 November 09:31 SS2 Stirling West 15.89 km
10:04 SS3 Stirling Long 34.99 km
11:37 SS4 Murray North 15.92 km
12:07 SS5 Murray South 19.08 km
16:03 SS6 Beraking 1 23.03 km
16:46 SS7 Helena South 1 17.31 km
19:45 SS8 Perth City Super 2 2.35 km
19:54 SS9 Perth City Super 3 2.35 km
Leg 2 — 127.15 km
13 November 09:46 SS10 Beraking 2 23.03 km
10:29 SS11 Helena East 1 22.29 km
11:04 SS12 Atkins 1 4.42 km
11:43 SS13 Helena West 1 15.44 km
12:11 SS14 Helena South 2 17.31 km
15:34 SS15 Flynns 1 20.10 km
16:13 SS16 Helena West 2 15.44 km
16:48 SS17 Atkins 2 4.42 km
19:45 SS18 Perth City Super 4 2.35 km
19:54 SS19 Perth City Super 5 2.35 km
Leg 3 — 127.83 km
14 November 07:00 SS20 Flynns 2 20.10 km
07:33 SS21 Helena East 2 22.29 km
11:01 SS22 Bannister North Short 13.86 km
11:29 SS23 Bannister Central 1 17.97 km
12:42 SS24 Bannister North Long 35.64 km
13:30 SS25 Bannister Central 2 17.97 km
Source:[4]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:39:46.8 10
2 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:41.9 +1:55.1 8
3 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:43:27.0 +3:40.2 6
4 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:45:47.2 +6:00.4 5
5 61 Chris Atkinson Glenn Macneall Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:56:42.4 +16:55.6 4
6 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:57:22.9 +17:36.1 3
7 62 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:57:30.1 +17:43.3 2
8 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:59:19.1 +19:32.3 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:39:46.8 10
2 2 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:41.9 +1:55.1 8
3 3 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:43:27.0 +3:40.2 6
4 4 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:45:47.2 +6:00.4 5
Retired SS10 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Accident 0
Retired SS2 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Engine 0
WD 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Withdrew 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Nov) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.35 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 1:32.9 Marcus Grönholm
Leg 1 (12 Nov) SS2 Stirling West 15.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:14.5
SS3 Stirling Long 34.99 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:51.2
SS4 Murray North 15.92 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:56.9
SS5 Murray South 19.08 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:48.2
SS6 Beraking 1 23.03 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:03.5
SS7 Helena South 1 17.31 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:06.4
SS8 Perth City Super 2 2.35 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 1:32.9
SS9 Perth City Super 3 2.35 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 1:32.4
Leg 2 (13 Nov) SS10 Beraking 2 23.03 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:40.9 Sébastien Loeb
SS11 Helena East 1 22.29 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:17.2
SS12 Atkins 1 4.42 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:03.1
SS13 Helena West 1 15.44 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 8:52.2
SS14 Helena South 2 17.31 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:59.0
SS15 Flynns 1 20.10 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:59.8
SS16 Helena West 2 15.44 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 8:37.0
SS17 Atkins 2 4.42 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 3:01.2
SS18 Perth City Super 4 2.35 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 1:33.1
SS19 Perth City Super 5 2.35 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 1:33.2
Leg 3 (14 Nov) SS20 Flynns 2 20.10 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:37.5
SS21 Helena East 2 22.29 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:48.5
SS22 Bannister North Short 13.86 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:15.7
SS23 Bannister Central 1 17.97 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:20.3
SS24 Bannister North Long 35.64 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:39.6
SS25 Bannister Central 2 17.97 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:12.7

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 118 Daniel Elena 118 Citroën Total WRT 194
2 Petter Solberg 82 Phil Mills 82 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 143
3 Markko Märtin 79 Michael Park 79 555 Subaru World Rally Team 122
4 Carlos Sainz 73 Marc Martí 73 Marlboro Peugeot Total 101
5 Marcus Grönholm 62 Timo Rautiainen 62 Mitsubishi Motors 17

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
6 1 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:57:22.9 10
8 2 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:59:19.1 +1:56.2 8
9 3 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 3:59:42.5 +2:19.6 6
12 4 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:06:17.8 +8:54.9 5
13 5 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:09:49.3 +12:26.4 4
16 6 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:16:37.2 +19:14.3 3
19 7 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:22:17.0 +24:54.1 2
Retired SS22 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI Differential 0
Retired SS15 42 Mark Higgins Daniel Barritt Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Engine 0
Retired SS13 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Suspension 0
Retired SS11 41 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Excluded 0
Retired SS7 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS6 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS5 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0
Retired SS4 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS2 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI Engine 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Nov) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.35 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:38.2 Fumio Nutahara
Leg 1 (12 Nov) SS2 Stirling West 15.89 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10:02.6 Toshihiro Arai
SS3 Stirling Long 34.99 km Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRX STI 21:30.8 Alister McRae
SS4 Murray North 15.92 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:44.3
SS5 Murray South 19.08 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 11:35.9
SS6 Beraking 1 23.03 km Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRX STI 14:05.4
SS7 Helena South 1 17.31 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 9:45.5
SS8 Perth City Super 2 2.35 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:38.5
SS9 Perth City Super 3 2.35 km Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:37.6
Leg 2 (13 Nov) SS10 Beraking 2 23.03 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 13:48.4
SS11 Helena East 1 22.29 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 14:01.8
SS12 Atkins 1 4.42 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:14.4
SS13 Helena West 1 15.44 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 9:30.5
SS14 Helena South 2 17.31 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 9:39.5
SS15 Flynns 1 20.10 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12:47.5
SS16 Helena West 2 15.44 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 9:21.1
SS17 Atkins 2 4.42 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:10.3
SS18 Perth City Super 4 2.35 km Manfred Stohl
Fumio Nutahara		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII		 1:39.0
SS19 Perth City Super 5 2.35 km Jani Paasonen
Fumio Nutahara		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII		 1:38.1
Leg 3 (14 Nov) SS20 Flynns 2 20.10 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 12:28.5
SS21 Helena East 2 22.29 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 13:44.3
SS22 Bannister North Short 13.86 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 7:54.0 Xavier Pons
SS23 Bannister Central 1 17.97 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 10:14.7
SS24 Bannister North Long 35.64 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 20:29.1
SS25 Bannister Central 2 17.97 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10:02.3

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 2 Niall McShea 35
2 3 Toshihiro Arai 30
3 2 Jani Paasonen 29
4 2 Xavier Pons 27
5 1 Alister McRae 26

Notes
  1. Carlos Sainz did not attend due to injury, suffering from neck pain.[2]

References
  1. "Australia Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. "Rally Australia: Citroen withdraws Sainz, Marti Xsara". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. "Rally Australia 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. "Rally Australia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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