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2004 Rally Argentina

The 2004 Rally Argentina (formally the 24th CTI Movil Rally Argentina) was the eighth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2004, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 26th and final win in the World Rally Championship.[1][2]

2004 Rally Argentina
24th CTI Movil Rally Argentina
Round 8 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz
Dates runJuly 15, 2004 – July 18, 2004
Stages26 (382.63 km; 237.76 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,344.00 km (835.12 miles)
Statistics
Crews69 at start, 28 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerSpain Carlos Sainz
Spain Marc Martí
France Citroen Total

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   Kristian Sohlberg   Kaj Lindström   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
61   Luís Pérez Companc   Jose Maria Volta   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
84   Gonzalo Alenaz   Diego Picchi   Gonzalo Alenaz Subaru Impreza 555 —
85   Rodrigo Alenaz   Martin De Carli   Rodrigo Alenaz 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 S10 —
35   Marcos Ligato   Diego Curletto   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI —
36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
38   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
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   Michael Gibson   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 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
49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
50   Sebastian Vollak   Michael Kölbach   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
Other notable entries
65   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza WRX STI —
Source:[3]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 168.28 km
15 July 19:10 SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.02 km
19:12 SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.02 km
16 July 08:43 SS3 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.35 km
09:33 SS4 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km
10:36 SS5 Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 16.76 km
11.16 SS6 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 11:08 km
14:17 SS7 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.35 km
15:07 SS8 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 22.28 km
16:10 SS9 Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 16.76 km
16:42 SS10 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 22.28 km
19:10 SS11 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.02 km
19:12 SS12 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.02 km
Leg 2 — 129.39 km
17 July 08:48 SS13 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 20.43 km
09:31 SS14 Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 22.57 km
10:24 SS15 Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique 16.42 km
11:20 SS16 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 20.43 km
14:39 SS17 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 14.81 km
15:12 SS18 Tanti — Cosquin 1 9.50 km
15:49 SS19 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km
19:10 SS20 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 3.02 km
19:12 SS21 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 3.02 km
Leg 3 — 84.96 km
18 July 08:44 SS22 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 14.81 km
09:17 SS23 Tanti — Cosquin 2 9.50 km
09:54 SS24 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km
13:44 SS25 Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare 24.69 km
14:31 SS26 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km
Source:[4]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:11.0 10
2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 44:24:43.5 +1:32.5 8
3 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:27:34.5 +4:23.5 6
4 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:31:38.7 +8:27.7 5
5 6   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:33:10.9 +9:59.9 4
6 61   Luís Pérez Companc   Jose Maria Volta   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:39:35.7 +16:24.7 3
7 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:40:50.0 +17:39.0 2
8 65   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo   Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:43:49.6 +20:38.6 1

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:11.0 10
2 2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 44:24:43.5 +1:32.5 8
3 3 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:27:34.5 +4:23.5 6
4 4 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:31:38.7 +8:27.7 5
5 5 6   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:33:10.9 +9:59.9 4
7 6 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:40:50.0 +17:39.0 2
Retired SS19 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS19 10   Kristian Sohlberg   Kaj Lindström   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Gearbox 0
Retired SS10 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Engine 0
Retired SS5 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Accident 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Jul) SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.02 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:09.1   Petter Solberg
SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.02 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:10.2
Leg 1 (16 Jul) SS3 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.35 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:16.6
SS4 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:41.7
SS5 Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 16.76 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:41.6   Marcus Grönholm
SS6 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 11:08 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:10.6
SS7 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.35 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:06.2
SS8 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 22.28 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 18:41.2   Carlos Sainz
SS9 Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 16.76 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:40.4   Marcus Grönholm
SS10 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 22.28 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:19.2
SS11 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.02 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 2:14.4
SS12 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.02 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 2:13.1
Leg 2 (17 Jul) SS13 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 20.43 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 10:34.4
SS14 Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 22.57 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:41.8
SS15 Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique 16.42 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:47.2
SS16 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 20.43 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 10:37.2
SS17 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 14.81 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:03.5
SS18 Tanti — Cosquin 1 9.50 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 5:52.4
SS19 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 13:33.1   Carlos Sainz
SS20 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 3.02 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 2:15.3
SS21 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 3.02 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 2:15.2
Leg 3 (18 Jul) SS22 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 14.81 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:08.2
SS23 Tanti — Cosquin 2 9.50 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 5:52.2
SS24 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km   Mikko Hirvonen Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:32.6
SS25 Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare 24.69 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 19:49.9
SS26 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km   Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 14:06.3

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 61     Daniel Elena 61     Citroën Total WRT 98
2     Petter Solberg 44     Phil Mills 44     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 71
3     Markko Märtin 34     Michael Park 34     555 Subaru World Rally Team 64
4   1   Carlos Sainz 34   1   Marc Martí 34     Marlboro Peugeot Total 51
5   1   Marcus Grönholm 32   1   Timo Rautiainen 32     Mitsubishi Motors 14

Production World Rally Championship edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
10 1 41   Jani Paasonen   Jani Vainikka   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:46:43.5 10
12 2 40   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:49:16.3 +2:32.8 8
14 3 44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Chris Patterson   Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI 4:57:25.8 +10:42.3 6
16 4 34   Niall McShea   Gordon Noble   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI S10 5:10:54.1 +24:10.6 5
17 5 49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:15:03.9 +28:20.4 4
18 6 38   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:18:49.2 +32:05.7 3
19 7 45   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:21:24.2 +34:40.7 2
Retired SS26 33   Daniel Solà   Xavier Amigò   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Excluded - illegal clutch 0
Retired SS23 43   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Steering 0
Retired SS14 35   Marcos Ligato   Diego Curletto   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
Retired SS13 36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS10 31   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI Engine 0
Retired SS9 42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0
Retired SS9 48   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Engine 0
Retired SS8 50   Sebastian Vollak   Michael Kölbach   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS7 47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Engine 0
Retired SS3 32   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Accident 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Jul) SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.02 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:20.7   Jani Paasonen
SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.02 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:22.1
Leg 1 (16 Jul) SS3 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.35 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 19:46.2
SS4 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI 20:13.4   Marcos Ligato
SS5 Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 16.76 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12:46.0
SS6 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 11:08 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:50.5   Jani Paasonen
SS7 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.35 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:23.6
SS8 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 22.28 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:01.4
SS9 Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 16.76 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:47.5   Marcos Ligato
SS10 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 22.28 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:52.5
SS11 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.02 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:27.6
SS12 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.02 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:27.1
Leg 2 (17 Jul) SS13 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 20.43 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:31.0
SS14 Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 22.57 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:41.1   Daniel Solà
SS15 Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique 16.42 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:29.4
SS16 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 20.43 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:34.4
SS17 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 14.81 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:52.0   Gianluigi Galli
SS18 Tanti — Cosquin 1 9.50 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:16.7   Daniel Solà
SS19 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:23.2   Gianluigi Galli
SS20 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 3.02 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:26.5
SS21 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 3.02 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:24.9   Daniel Solà
Leg 3 (18 Jul) SS22 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 14.81 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:55.4
SS23 Tanti — Cosquin 2 9.50 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:16.3
SS24 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:25.2
SS25 Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare 24.69 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:16.4
SS26 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km   Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 15:16.7   Jani Paasonen

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1   2   Jani Paasonen 25
2   3   Manfred Stohl 18
3   2   Daniel Solà 16
4   2   Toshihiro Arai 15
5   1   Alister McRae 14

References edit

  1. ^ "Sainz takes historic win". autosport.com/. Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina: Autosport. 2004-07-18. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ "Argentina Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. ^ "Rally Argentina 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Rally Argentina 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 1 October 2021.

External links edit

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