2004 Rally Mexico

The 2004 Rally Mexico (formally the 1st Corona Rally Mexico) was the third round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 12 March and 14 March 2004, and was based in León, Mexico. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Rally Mexico
1st Corona Rally Mexico
Round 3 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Mexico
Rally baseLeón
Dates runMarch 12, 2004 – March 14, 2004
Stages15 (394.43 km; 245.09 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,040.67 km (646.64 miles)
Results
Overall winner Markko Märtin
Michael Park
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03
Crews54 at start, 26 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 '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
12 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
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 WRX STI 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
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
44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Steve Lancaster Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N/A
46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 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
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 108.03 km
12 March 10:33 SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km
11:21 SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km
14:16 SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km
15:34 SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km
Leg 2 — 154.34 km
13 March 08:55 SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km
09:43 SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km
10:59 SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km
13:57 SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km
14:45 SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km
16:01 SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km
Leg 3 — 132.06 km
14 March 07:17 SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km
08:14 SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km
08:57 SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km
11:18 SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km
12:15 SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:06:46.2 10
2 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:07:28.7 +42.5 8
3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 +1:20.9 6
4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 +3:14.7 5
5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 +3:36.2 4
6 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 +3:58.4 3
7 12 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:18:03.1 +11:16.9 2
8 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:18:16.8 +11:30.6 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:06:46.2 10
2 2 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:07:28.7 +42.5 8
3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 +1:20.9 6
4 4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 +3:14.7 5
5 5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 +3:36.2 4
6 6 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 +3:58.4 3
8 7 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:18:16.8 +11:30.6 1
10 8 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:26:06.5 +19:20.3 0
Retired SS7 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Oil sump 0
Retired SS6 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Suspension 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Mar) SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 16:38.7 Petter Solberg
SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:25.6
SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:13.9
SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:22.9 Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2 (13 Mar) SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:30.3
SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:51.8
SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:22.8 Markko Märtin
SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:32.8
SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:47.5
SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:12.6
Leg 3 (14 Mar) SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 18:34.6
SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 16:18.7
SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 8:46.2
SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:04.9
SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 16:00.2

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 20 Daniel Elena 20 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 40
2 1 Markko Märtin 20 1 Michael Park 20 1 Citroën Total WRT 30
3 1 Marcus Grönholm 16 1 Timo Rautiainen 16 Marlboro Peugeot Total 21
4 1 François Duval 14 1 Stéphane Prévot 14 555 Subaru World Rally Team 19
5 1 Petter Solberg 13 1 Phil Mills 13 Mitsubishi Motors 5

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:26:44.9 10
17 2 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:28:51.2 +2:06.3 8
20 3 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:21.8 +2:36.9 6
22 4 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:30:51.7 +4:06.8 5
24 5 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:32:30.4 +5:45.5 4
26 6 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:34:06.1 +7:21.2 3
32 7 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:41:13.6 +14:28.7 2
33 8 37 Joakim Roman Björn Nilsson Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:48:01.1 +21:16.2 1
Retired SS10 41 Jani Paasonen Sirkka Rautiainen OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Radiator 0
Retired SS9 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI Radiator 0
Retired SS9 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Radiator 0
Retired SS5 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
Retired SS5 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS5 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Excluded 0
Retired SS3 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Steve Lancaster Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI Gearbox 0
Retired SS1 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Gearbox 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Mar) SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:55.2 Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:22.7 Daniel Solà
SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:37.5
SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:17.3
Leg 2 (13 Mar) SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:59.7
SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:56.7
SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:04.3
SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:58.0
SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:06.3
SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:56.0
Leg 3 (14 Mar) SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:15.6
SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:45.1
SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:34.6
SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI 19:55.0
SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:28.1

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 2 Daniel Solà 16
2 4 Toshihiro Arai 11
3 2 Jani Paasonen 10
4 2 Alister McRae 8
5 Niall McShea 6

References
  1. "Rally Mexico". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. "Rally Mexico 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. "Rally Mexico 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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