2004 Rally Australia

2004 Rally Australia
*17th Telstra Rally Australia*
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 base	Perth, Australia
Dates run	November 11, 2004 – November 14, 2004
Stages	25 (388.25 km; 241.25 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,426.48 km (886.37 miles)
Statistics
Crews	62 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Citroën Total

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]

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^[a]	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	—
75	Michael Thompson	Michael Gentleman	Michael Thompson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
81	Christopher Anderson	Joel Lithgo	Christopher Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
90	Keith Hedgeland	Sally Higgins	Keith Hedgeland	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
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	—
35	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Marcos Ligato	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
38	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	—
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	—
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	—
45	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Fabio Frisiero	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
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	—
62	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	—
Source:^[3]

Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

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

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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
Pos.	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

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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
Pos.	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

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

References

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

External links

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

[2004-Australia1-1] "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.

[tdcdrivers_2004-4] "Rally Australia 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[it_2004-5] "Rally Australia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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