The 2004 Swedish Rally (formally the 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 February and 8 February 2004, and was based in Hagfors, Sweden. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Swedish Rally
53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseHagfors
Dates runFebruary 6, 2004 – February 8, 2004
Stages19 (394.80 km; 245.32 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow
Overall distance1,981.68 km (1,231.36 miles)
Statistics
Crews70 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC

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 S9 WRC '03 P
2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 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   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
8   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 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   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
12   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
14   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
15   Tobias Johansson   Bosse Holmstrand   Rally Team Olsbergs Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
16   Andreas Eriksson   Pecka Svensson   Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
17   Jari Viita   Timo Hantunen   M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
18   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
61   Kristian Kolberg   Ola Fløene   Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
62   Thomas Schie   Ragnar Engen   Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC M
63   Thomas Kolberg   Ole Kristian Unnerud   Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
75   Balázs Benik   Zoltan Doromby   Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
77   Jozef Béreš Jr.   Petr Starý   Jozef Béreš Jr. Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
78   Andrew Nesbitt   James O'Brien   Andrew Nesbitt Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
81   Mikael Ericsson   Dorothe Larsson   Mikael Ericsson Mitsubishi Lancer VI
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   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI
36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
37   Joakim Roman   Ragnar Spjuth   Milbrooks World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI M
38   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
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   Sirkka Rautiainen   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI
43   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Steve Lancaster   Autotek Motorsport Subaru Impreza STI
45   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI
46   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciej Wodniak   Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
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
Source:[2]

Itinerary edit

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.80 km
6 February 08:22 SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km
09:34 SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km
11:37 SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km
15:05 SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km
17:04 SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km
Leg 2 — 152.40 km
7 February 07:46 SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km
08:22 SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km
10:18 SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km
11:05 SS9 Lejen 26.40 km
13:32 SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km
14:27 SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km
15:46 SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km
17:11 SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km
Leg 3 — 96.60 km
8 February 08:04 SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km
08:54 SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km
10:06 SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km
12:18 SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km
13:08 SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km
14:20 SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km
Source:[3]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10
2 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.4 8
3 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.5 6
4 8   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.1 5
5 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.0 4
6 12   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:30:35.3 +4:17.6 3
7 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.3 2
8 14   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:32:08.1 +5:50.4 1

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10
2 2 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.4 8
3 3 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.5 6
4 4 8   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.1 5
5 5 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.0 4
7 6 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.3 2
9 7 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:35.9 +9:18.2 0
Retired SS12 6   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS6 10   Kristian Sohlberg   Kaj Lindström   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Transmission 0
Retired SS4 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Gearbox 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:20.4   Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:10.0
SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24:47.4   Markko Märtin
SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:01.8
SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 1:58.6
Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:22.4
SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:46.8
SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:55.7
SS9 Lejen 26.40 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:45.2
SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:34.9
SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:54.4   Sébastien Loeb
SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:57.9
SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:55.5
Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 7:29.0
SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km   Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '03 12:08.6
SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:03.6
SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Carlos Sainz
  Janne Tuohino
Citroën Xsara WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '03
7:28.9
SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:05.4
SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:05.3

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 20     Daniel Elena 20   1   Citroën Total WRT 24
2   2   Marcus Grönholm 13   2   Timo Rautiainen 13   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 22
3   1   Markko Märtin 10   1   Michael Park 10     Marlboro Peugeot Total 17
4     Petter Solberg 8     Phil Mills 8   1   555 Subaru World Rally Team 10
5   2   François Duval 6   2   Stéphane Prévot 6   1   Mitsubishi Motors 3

Production World Rally Championship edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 41   Jani Paasonen   Sirkka Rautiainen   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:43:04.0 10
17 2 39   Alister McRae   David Senior   R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:44:06.8 +1:02.8 8
20 3 33   Daniel Solà   Xavier Amigò   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:46:28.5 +3:24.5 6
22 4 46   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciej Wodniak   Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:47:55.3 +4:51.3 5
24 5 43   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:48:38.9 +5:34.9 4
26 6 31   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:49:12.1 +6:08.1 3
32 7 44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Steve Lancaster   Autotek Motorsport Subaru Impreza STI 3:57:25.0 +14:21.0 2
33 8 49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:58:41.8 +15:37.8 1
34 9 37   Joakim Roman   Ragnar Spjuth   Milbrooks World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:00:12.7 +17:08.7 0
35 10 32   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:00:18.5 +17:14.5 0
37 11 38   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:02:59.9 +19:55.9 0
38 12 36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:03:28.4 +20:24.4 0
39 13 50   Sebastian Vollak   Michael Kölbach   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:57.8 +20:53.8 0
40 14 45   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:06:15.9 +23:11.9 0
46 15 47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:34:35.0 +51:31.0 0
Retired SS8 42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0
Retired SS7 35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
Retired SS1 40   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:17.6   Jani Paasonen
SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:45.5
SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 26:58.7
SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:10.2
SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:07.3
Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:13.3
SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:14.8
SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:36.6
SS9 Lejen 26.40 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:53.8
SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:10.2
SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:58.6
SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km   Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRX STI 22:55.5
SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:03.7
Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:08.3
SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:06.7
SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:36.6
SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:02.8
SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:00.1
SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:34.0

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Jani Paasonen 10
2     Alister McRae 8
3     Daniel Solà 6
4     Tomasz Kuchar 5
5     Gianluigi Galli 4

References edit

  1. ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ "Swedish Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Swedish Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 September 2021.

External links edit