2004 Acropolis Rally

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]

2004 Acropolis Rally 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 6 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
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

Background

Entry list

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

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

Overall

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

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
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

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

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		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

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
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

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
	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
	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

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	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