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2004 Monte Carlo Rally

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2004 Monte Carlo Rally
72ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
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 baseFrench Riviera
Dates run23 – 25 January 2004
Stages15 (389.12 km; 241.79 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac/snow/ice
Overall distance1,331.92 km (827.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews44 at start, 20 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total
4:12:03.0

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

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
61 France Nicolas Vouilloz France David Fiorini France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
62 Portugal Miguel Campos Portugal Nuno Rodrigues da Silva France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
63 Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Jean-Philippe Patthey Switzerland Olivier Burri Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
64 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Riccardo Errani Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 P
65 France Alexandre Bengué France Caroline Escudero-Bengué France Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC M
66 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Francis Regan Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
67 Switzerland Philippe Roux Switzerland Paul Corthay Switzerland Philppe Roux Ford Focus RS WRC'02 P
69 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic Jan Tománek Czech Republic Roman Kresta Hyundai Accent WRC M
70 Finland Jussi Välimäki Finland Jakke Honkanen Finland Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC M
71 Slovakia Jozef Béreš Jr. Czech Republic Petr Starý Slovakia Jozef Béreš Jr. Hyundai Accent WRC M
72 Italy Moreno Fidiani Italy Maria Grazia Bergonzi Italy Moreno Fidiani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
JWRC entries
31 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
34 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese San Marino Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 P
35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
36 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 P
37 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Italy Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
38 Lebanon Abdo Feghali Lebanon Joseph Matar Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 P
39 France Nicolas Bernardi France Denis Giraudet France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
40 France Guerlain Chicherit France Michel Perin France Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 P
41 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport MG ZR S1600 P
42 France Mathieu Biasion France Philippe Coquard Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 P
44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
46 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 P
47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 P
48 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Zimbabwe Peter Marsh United Kingdom Birkbeck Rallysport Ford Puma S1600 P
49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Michele Rosso Italy Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 P
50 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 P
51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
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
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Report

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:03.0 10
2 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:15.6 +1:12.6 8
3 8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:22.6 +1:19.6 6
4 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:13:29.8 +1:26.8 5
5 6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:19.9 +8:16.9 4
6 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Japan Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:22:14.6 +10:11.6 3
7 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:45.2 +10:42.2 2
8 63 Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Jean-Philippe Patthey Switzerland Scuderia Chicco d'Oro Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:29:58.1 +17:49.1 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 4:12:03.0 10
2 2 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:15.6 +1:12.6 8
3 3 8 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:13:22.6 +1:19.6 6
4 4 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:13:29.8 +1:26.8 5
5 5 6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:19.9 +8:16.9 4
6 6 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Japan Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:22:14.6 +10:11.6 3
7 7 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:45.2 +10:42.2 2
Retired SS9 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS9 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS5 10 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Guido D'Amore Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Accident 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Bréziers 1 22.64 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Piégut — Urtis 1 20.18 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 17:20.9 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Selonnet — Bréziers 2 22.64 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 15:45.6
SS4 Piégut — Urtis 2 20.18 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:53.7
SS5 Laborel — L'Aubergerie 26.68 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:04.1
SS6 Rosans — L'Epine 31.81 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:15.2 France Sébastien Loeb
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 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:14.9
SS9 Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 28.39 km France Sébastien Loeb 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 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:36.1
Leg 3 (25 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.58 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:09.0
SS13 Lantosque — Lucéram 1 19.52 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 13:59.4
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.58 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24:03.9
SS15 Lantosque — Lucéram 2 19.52 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:46.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 New entry France Sébastien Loeb 10 New entry Monaco Daniel Elena 10 New entry United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 14
2 New entry Estonia Markko Märtin 8 New entry United Kingdom Michael Park 8 New entry France Citroën Total WRT 10
3 New entry Belgium François Duval 6 New entry Belgium Stéphane Prévot 6 New entry France Marlboro Peugeot Total 9
4 New entry Finland Marcus Grönholm 5 New entry Finland Timo Rautiainen 5 New entry Japan Mitsubishi Motors 3
5 New entry Belgium Freddy Loix 4 New entry Belgium Sven Smeets 4 New entry Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 2

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
10 1 39 France Nicolas Bernardi France Denis Giraudet France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:35:41.1 10
12 2 32 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:39:49.1 +4:08.0 8
14 3 36 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson United Kingdom McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:43:15.6 +7:34.5 6
15 4 34 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli Italy Giovanni Agnese San Marino Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 4:43:23.2 +7:42.1 5
16 5 51 Belgium Larry Cols Belgium Filip Goddé France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:47:04.1 +11:23.0 4
17 6 31 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:47:53.9 +12:12.8 3
18 7 37 Italy Luca Cecchettini Italy Nicola Arena Italy Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:59:14.6 +23:33.5 2
19 8 45 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Jonas Andersson Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:01:22.5 +25:41.4 1
20 9 42 France Mathieu Biasion France Philippe Coquard Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:04:54.4 +29:13.3 0
Retired SS12 43 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS11 35 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Timo Alanne Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS11 50 United Kingdom Oliver Marshall United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 46 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Oriol Julià Pascual Spain RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 47 Italy Luca Tabaton Italy Gisella Rovegno Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 40 France Guerlain Chicherit France Michel Perin France Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 38 Lebanon Abdo Feghali Lebanon Joseph Matar Italy Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS5 33 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS5 44 Italy Alan Scorcioni Italy Massimo Daddoveri Italy H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS4 49 Italy Luca Betti Italy Michele Rosso Italy Meteco Corse Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 41 United Kingdom Natalie Barratt United Kingdom Carl Williamson United Kingdom Risbridger Motorsport MG ZR S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 10 Zimbabwe Conrad Rautenbach Zimbabwe Peter Marsh United Kingdom Birkbeck Rallysport Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (23 Jan) SS1 Selonnet — Bréziers 1 22.64 km Stage cancelled
SS2 Piégut — Urtis 1 20.18 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:40.7 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS3 Selonnet — Bréziers 2 22.64 km Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:41.1
SS4 Piégut — Urtis 2 20.18 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 18:05.2
SS5 Laborel — L'Aubergerie 26.68 km Estonia Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:11.7 Estonia Urmo Aava
SS6 Rosans — L'Epine 31.81 km Finland Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:14.0 Finland Kosti Katajamäki
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 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 20:10.5 Estonia Urmo Aava
SS9 Sigale — Col de Bleine 1 28.39 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 21:51.8 France Nicolas Bernardi
SS10 Tourette du Château — St Antonin 2 24.80 km Stage cancelled
SS11 Sigale — Col de Bleine 2 28.39 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 22:56.6
Leg 3 (25 Jan) SS12 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 32.58 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 27:10.5
SS13 Lantosque — Lucéram 1 19.52 km France Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 15:28.4
SS14 Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 32.58 km Belgium Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 26:37.4
SS15 Lantosque — Lucéram 2 19.52 km Belgium Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 15:12.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 New entry France Nicolas Bernardi 10
2 New entry Estonia Urmo Aava 8
3 New entry United Kingdom Kris Meeke 6
4 New entry San Marino Alessandro Broccoli 5
5 New entry Belgium Larry Cols 4

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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