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2004 Tour de Corse

The 2004 Tour de Corse (formally the 48. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the fourteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 15 October and 17 October 2004, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Tour de Corse
48th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 14 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country France
Rally baseAjaccio
Dates runOctober 15, 2004 – October 17, 2004
Stages12 (387.80 km; 240.97 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,060.72 km (659.10 miles)
Statistics
Crews53 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Markko Märtin
United Kingdom Michael Park
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '04

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   Cédric Robert   Gérald Bedon   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
9   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
11   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
12   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
20   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
21   Nicolas Vouilloz   Denis Giraudet   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
22   Stéphane Sarrazin   Patrick Pivato   Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 M
23   Alexandre Bengué   Caroline Escudero-Bengué   Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
24   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
64   Alain Vauthier   François Ravault   Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 —
68   José Micheli   Marie-Josée Cardi   José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC —
PWRC entries
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   Diego Curletto   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza STI N10 —
36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII —
37   Joakim Roman   Anders Wallbom   Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza 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 STI N10 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 N10 —
45   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI —
46   Tomasz Kuchar   Jakub Gerber   Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
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 VIII —
50   Sebastian Vollak   Michael Kölbach   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
Source:[2]

Itinerary edit

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 121.34 km
15 October 09:18 SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km
10:11 SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km
14:32 SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km
15:25 SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km
Leg 2 — 154.36 km
16 October 09:23 SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km
11:11 SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km
16:02 SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km
16:50 SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km
Leg 3 — 112.10 km
17 October 08:30 SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km
09:16 SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km
12:12 SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km
12:55 SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km
Source:[3]

Results edit

Overall edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:11:51.4 10
2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:53.4 +2:02.0 8
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:14:46.7 +2:55.3 6
4 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:20.5 +3:29.1 5
5 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:16:57.7 +5:06.3 4
6 22   Stéphane Sarrazin   Patrick Pivato   Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:19:00.5 +7:09.1 3
7 9   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:12.6 +8:21.2 2
8 12   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:20:59.7 +9:08.3 1

World Rally Cars edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:11:51.4 10
2 2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:53.4 +2:02.0 8
3 3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:14:46.7 +2:55.3 6
4 4 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:20.5 +3:29.1 5
5 5 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:16:57.7 +5:06.3 4
10 6 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:23:49.6 +11:58.2 0
Retired SS9 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Engine 0
Retired SS5 6   Cédric Robert   Gérald Bedon   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Oct) SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:43.2   François Duval
SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 16:28.6   Markko Märtin
SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:10.3   François Duval
SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:07.7
Leg 2 (16 Oct) SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 25:49.0   Markko Märtin
SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 27:01.6
SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 25:58.5
SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 27:37.0
Leg 3 (17 Oct) SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:20.7
SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 19:36.4
SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15:00.5
SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 19:08.0

Championship standings edit

  • Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 108     Daniel Elena 108     Citroën Total WRT 178
2     Petter Solberg 78     Phil Mills 78     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 127
3   1   Markko Märtin 69   1   Michael Park 69     555 Subaru World Rally Team 108
4   1   Carlos Sainz 67   1   Marc Martí 67     Marlboro Peugeot Total 85
5     Marcus Grönholm 54     Timo Rautiainen 54     Mitsubishi Motors 17

Production World Rally Championship edit

Classification edit

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
12 1 47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:37:17.9 10
14 2 34   Niall McShea   Gordon Noble   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:38:16.7 +58.8 8
15 3 39   Alister McRae   David Senior   R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:39:00.2 +1:42.3 6
16 4 42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI 4:42:10.7 +4:52.8 5
18 5 48   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:45:14.7 +7:56.8 4
19 6 46   Tomasz Kuchar   Jakub Gerber   Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:45:40.2 +8:22.3 3
22 7 44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Chris Patterson   Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:49:24.2 +12:06.3 2
23 8 36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:50:11.2 +12:53.3 1
25 9 45   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:01:05.6 +23:47.7 0
27 10 50   Sebastian Vollak   Michael Kölbach   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:15:55.2 +38:37.3 0
Retired SS12 49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0
Retired SS5 37   Joakim Roman   Anders Wallbom   Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI Retired 0
Retired SS3 35   Marcos Ligato   Diego Curletto   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza STI N10 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS3 38   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0
Retired SS2 33   Daniel Solà   Xavier Amigò   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0
Retired SS1 43   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0

Special stages edit

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (15 Oct) SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 23:48.4   Xavier Pons
SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 18:19.2
SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 22:58.9
SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 17:51.5
Leg 2 (16 Oct) SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 28:21.1
SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 29:47.9
SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 28:18.8
SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 30:14.7
Leg 3 (17 Oct) SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km   Alister McRae Subaru Impreza STI N10 16:36.9
SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 21:21.2
SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 16:27.5
SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 21:08.6

Championship standings edit

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Jani Paasonen 29
2   4   Xavier Pons 27
3   1   Niall McShea 27
4   2   Alister McRae 26
5   2   Toshihiro Arai 20

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  2. ^ "Tour de Corse 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Tour de Corse 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links edit

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