2004 Acropolis Rally

2004 Acropolis Rally
*51st Acropolis Rally of Greece*
2004 Acropolis Rally; 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 6 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Greece
Rally base	Lamia
Dates run	3 June 2004 – 6 June 2004
Stages	22 (377.13 km; 234.34 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,438.48 km (893.83 miles)
Statistics
Crews	72 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; 4:39:06.2

The 2004 Acropolis Rally (formally the 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the sixth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2004, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background edit

Entry list edit

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	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
14	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
15	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	Jussi Välimäki	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
16	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
17	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
18	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Manfred Stohl	Peugeot 206 WRC	P
19	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
20	Jozef Béreš Jr.	Petr Starý	Jozef Béreš Jr.	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
21	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Roman Kresta	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
22	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
23	Armodios Vovos	Loris Meletopoulos	Armodios Vovos	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
25	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
65	Konstantinos Apostolou	Dionissis Bellas	Konstantinos Apostolou	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
JWRC entries
31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	P
41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Astra Racing	Ford Fiesta S1600	P
44	Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
48	Conrad Rautenbach	Timothy Sturla	Birkbeck Rallysport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Peugeot 206 S1600	P
50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
Source:^[2]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 145.45 km
3 June	19:00	SS1	Lilea — Parnassos 1	2.25 km
4 June	07:53	SS2	Rengini 1	11.84 km
	08:21	SS3	Elatia — Zeli 1	7.57 km
	11:35	SS4	Pavliani 1	24.45 km
	12:24	SS5	Stromi 1	14.61 km
	13:27	SS6	Eleftherohori	18.44 km
	16:18	SS7	Pavliani 2	24.45 km
	17:07	SS8	Stromi 2	14.61 km
	18:27	SS9	Lilea — Parnassos 2	2.25 km
Leg 2 — 133.18 km
5 June	08:46	SS10	Amfissa 1	14.59 km
	09:35	SS11	Drosohori 1	28.68 km
	11:22	SS12	Rengini 2	11.84 km
	11:50	SS13	Elatia — Zeli 2	7.57 km
	15:24	SS14	Amfissa 2	14.59 km
	16:13	SS15	Drosohori 2	28.68 km
	17:11	SS16	Lilea — Parnassos 3	2.25 km
Leg 3 — 98.50 km
6 June	08:01	SS17	Dikastro 1	26.78 km
	09:00	SS18	Agios Stefanos 1	13.47 km
	09:38	SS19	Styrfaka 1	9.00 km
	12:14	SS20	Dikastro 2	26.78 km
	13:13	SS21	Agios Stefanos 2	13.47 km
	13:51	SS22	Styrfaka 2	9.00 km
Source:^[3]

Results edit

Overall edit

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	4:39:06.2		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:39:24.6	+18.4	8
3	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:39:34.5	+28.3	6
4	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:41:25.6	+2:19.4	5
5	16	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:45:56.3	+6:50.1	4
6	18	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Manfred Stohl	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:49:07.8	+10:01.6	3
7	14	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:50:18.7	+11:12.5	2
8	23	Armodios Vovos	Loris Meletopoulos	Armodios Vovos	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:53:13.2	+14:07.0	1

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:39:06.2		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:39:24.6	+18.4	8
3	3	6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	4:39:34.5	+28.3	6
4	4	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:41:25.6	+2:19.4	5
10	5	9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	4:58:27.6	+19:21.4	0
19	6	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:21:51.6	+42:45.4	0
Retired SS17		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Rollcage damaged		0
Retired SS11		5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Accident		0
Retired SS3		10	Daniel Solà	Xavier Amigò	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	Accident		0

Special stages edit

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Jun)	SS1	Lilea — Parnassos 1	2.25 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	1:53.1	Marcus Grönholm
Leg 1 (4 Jun)	SS2	Rengini 1	11.84 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	8:39.7
	SS3	Elatia — Zeli 1	7.57 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	21:59.6
	SS4	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:38.4	Petter Solberg
	SS5	Stromi 1	14.61 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:36.4
	SS6	Eleftherohori	18.44 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:24.4
	SS7	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	20:31.9
	SS8	Stromi 2	14.61 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:32.0
	SS9	Lilea — Parnassos 2	2.25 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:54.9
Leg 2 (5 Jun)	SS10	Amfissa 1	14.59 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:11.8
	SS11	Drosohori 1	28.68 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	22:40.7
	SS12	Rengini 2	11.84 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	8:20.5
	SS13	Elatia — Zeli 2	7.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	21:27.9
	SS14	Amfissa 2	14.59 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	9:07.2
	SS15	Drosohori 2	28.68 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	22:33.1
	SS16	Lilea — Parnassos 3	2.25 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	1:53.6
Leg 3 (6 Jun)	SS17	Dikastro 1	26.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	20:26.8
	SS18	Agios Stefanos 1	13.47 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	9:46.4
	SS19	Styrfaka 1	9.00 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	6:24.3
	SS20	Dikastro 2	26.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	20:21.6
	SS21	Agios Stefanos 2	13.47 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	9:38.9
	SS22	Styrfaka 2	9.00 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	6:16.3

Championship standings edit

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	43		Daniel Elena	43	1	Citroën Total WRT	65
2	1	Petter Solberg	38	1	Phil Mills	38	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	60
3	1	Markko Märtin	34	1	Michael Park	34		555 Subaru World Rally Team	50
4		Marcus Grönholm	24		Timo Rautiainen	24		Marlboro Peugeot Total	39
5	1	François Duval	19	1	Stéphane Prévot	19		Mitsubishi Motors	9

Junior World Rally Championship edit

Classification edit

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
12	1	33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:14:13.1		10
15	2	39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:19:25.0	+5:11.9	8
16	3	46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	5:20:57.1	+6:44.0	6
21	4	51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:24:14.8	+10:01.7	5
24	5	50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	5:33:23.9	+19:10.8	4
Retired SS20		42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS17		37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	Rolled		0
Retired SS15		31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS13		35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS12		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS12		43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Astra Racing	Ford Fiesta S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS12		44	Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS11		34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS10		45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS9		32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Rear axle-shaft		0
Retired SS8		41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS7		36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Peugeot 206 S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS4		47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		48	Conrad Rautenbach	Timothy Sturla	Birkbeck Rallysport	Opel Corsa S1600	Engine		0

Special stages edit

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Jun)	SS1	Lilea — Parnassos 1	2.25 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	2:06.7	Guy Wilks
Leg 1 (4 Jun)	SS2	Rengini 1	11.84 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:45.8	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS3	Elatia — Zeli 1	7.57 km	Notional stage time			Kosti Katajamäki
	SS4	Pavliani 1	24.45 km	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:43.2	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS5	Stromi 1	14.61 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:43.7	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS6	Eleftherohori	18.44 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:30.6	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS7	Pavliani 2	24.45 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	22:22.0
	SS8	Stromi 2	14.61 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:48.6
	SS9	Lilea — Parnassos 2	2.25 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	2:10.3
Leg 2 (5 Jun)	SS10	Amfissa 1	14.59 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	10:16.3
	SS11	Drosohori 1	28.68 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	25:02.3
	SS12	Rengini 2	11.84 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	9:36.3	Mirco Baldacci
	SS13	Elatia — Zeli 2	7.57 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	24:19.2
	SS14	Amfissa 2	14.59 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	10:15.8
	SS15	Drosohori 2	28.68 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	24:59.4	Guy Wilks
	SS16	Lilea — Parnassos 3	2.25 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	2:06.2
Leg 3 (6 Jun)	SS17	Dikastro 1	26.78 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	23:01.9
	SS18	Agios Stefanos 1	13.47 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	10:51.3
	SS19	Styrfaka 1	9.00 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	7:16.3
	SS20	Dikastro 2	26.78 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	22:57.1
	SS21	Agios Stefanos 2	13.47 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	10:53.9
	SS22	Styrfaka 2	9.00 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	6:48.8

Championship standings edit

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Nicolas Bernardi	18
2		Guy Wilks	10
3	2	Larry Cols	9
4	2	Urmo Aava	8
5	2	Kris Meeke	6

References edit

^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 21 September 2021.

External links edit

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2004-Acropolis1-1] "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[ardrivers_2004-2] "Acropolis Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[sr_2004-3] "Acropolis Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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