2004 Rally New Zealand

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]

2004 Rally New Zealand
35th Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 4 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland
Dates runApril 15, 2004 – April 18, 2004
Stages23 (395.5 km; 245.8 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,398.36 km (868.90 miles)
Results
Overall winner Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04
Crews58 at start, 35 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 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
9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
12 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
14 Jari Viita Timo Hantunen M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
15 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
67 Kevin Holmes Damon McLachlan Stumpy Holmes Rallysport Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
76 Malcolm Stewart Mike Fletcher S.M.S. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TME N/A
77 Dermott Malley Patrick Malley Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV N/A
80 Bruce Warburton Damon McLachlan Provision Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
82 Hideaki Ito Akira Kojima Hideaki Ito Subaru Impreza WRX N/A
83 David Langford-Smith Alan Hind David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX 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 S10 P
35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
37 Joakim Roman Björn Nilsson Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza WRX STI M
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 Sirkka Rautiainen OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson 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
46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak 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 VII N/A
50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
Source:[2]

Itinerary
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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:02:29.5 10
2 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:02:35.4 +5.9 8
3 3 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:02:55.1 +25.6 6
4 4 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:03:34.7 +1:05.2 5
5 5 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:04:53.2 +2:23.7 4
6 6 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:05:38.4 +3:08.9 3
7 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:08:12.0 +5:42.5 2
18 8 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:26:02.3 +23:32.8 0
Retired SS2 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Electronical 0
Retired SS2 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Electronical 0

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

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 Jani Paasonen
Gianluigi Galli		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
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
  1. "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. "Rally New Zealand 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. "Rally New Zealand 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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