2004 Monte Carlo Rally
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| 2004 Monte Carlo Rally 72ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
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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 base | French Riviera | |
| Dates run | 23 – 25 January 2004 | |
| Stages | 15 (389.12 km; 241.79 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac/snow/ice | |
| Overall distance | 1,331.92 km (827.62 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 44 at start, 20 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total4:12:03.0 | |
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]
Background
[edit]Entry list
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Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 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
[edit]Overall
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:12:03.0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Markko Märtin
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 Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:13:15.6 | +1:12.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 |  François Duval
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Stéphane Prévot
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:13:22.6 | +1:19.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:13:29.8 | +1:26.8 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Freddy Loix
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Sven Smeets
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:20:19.9 | +8:16.9 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi
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Hervé Panizzi
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 Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:22:14.6 | +10:11.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:22:45.2 | +10:42.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 63 |  Olivier Burri
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Jean-Philippe Patthey
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Scuderia Chicco d'Oro
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:29:58.1 | +17:49.1 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (23 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.64 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS2 | Piégut — Urtis 1 | 20.18 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 17:20.9 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS3 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.64 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 15:45.6 | ||
| SS4 | Piégut — Urtis 2 | 20.18 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:53.7 | ||
| SS5 | Laborel — L'Aubergerie | 26.68 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 18:04.1 | ||
| SS6 | Rosans — L'Epine | 31.81 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:15.2 | Sébastien Loeb
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| 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
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:14.9 | ||
| SS9 | Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 | 28.39 km | Sébastien Loeb
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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
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:36.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (25 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 25:09.0 | |
| SS13 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 13:59.4 | ||
| SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 24:03.9 | ||
| SS15 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 13:46.1 | ||
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Loeb
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10 |
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Daniel Elena
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10 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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14 | |||
| 2 |
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Markko Märtin
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8 |
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Michael Park
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8 |
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Citroën Total WRT
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10 | |||
| 3 |
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François Duval
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6 |
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Stéphane Prévot
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6 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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9 | |||
| 4 |
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Marcus Grönholm
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5 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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5 |
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Mitsubishi Motors
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3 | |||
| 5 |
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Freddy Loix
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4 |
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Sven Smeets
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4 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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2 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (23 Jan) | SS1 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.64 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS2 | Piégut — Urtis 1 | 20.18 km |  Per-Gunnar Andersson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 19:40.7 | Per-Gunnar Andersson
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| SS3 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.64 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:41.1 | ||
| SS4 | Piégut — Urtis 2 | 20.18 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 18:05.2 | ||
| SS5 | Laborel — L'Aubergerie | 26.68 km | Urmo Aava
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 20:11.7 | Urmo Aava
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| SS6 | Rosans — L'Epine | 31.81 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 20:14.0 | Kosti Katajamäki
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| 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
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Opel Corsa S1600 | 20:10.5 | Urmo Aava
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| SS9 | Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 | 28.39 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 21:51.8 | Nicolas Bernardi
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| SS10 | Tourette du Château — St Antonin 2 | 24.80 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | Sigale — Col de Bleine 2 | 28.39 km |  Mirco Baldacci
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 22:56.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (25 Jan) | SS12 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 27:10.5 | |
| SS13 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 15:28.4 | ||
| SS14 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Larry Cols
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Renault Clio S1600 | 26:37.4 | ||
| SS15 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Larry Cols
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Renault Clio S1600 | 15:12.0 | ||
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Nicolas Bernardi
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10 |
| 2 |
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Urmo Aava
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8 |
| 3 |
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Kris Meeke
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6 |
| 4 |
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Alessandro Broccoli
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5 |
| 5 |
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Larry Cols
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4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo.
- Official website of the World Rally Championship
- 2004 Monte Carlo Rally at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
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