2004 Rally Finland

The 2004 Rally Finland (formally the 54th Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season and was held between 6 and 8 August 2004. The rally was based in Jyväskylä. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

2004 Rally Finland 54th Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen celebrating their victory.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 6, 2004 – August 8, 2004
Stages	22 (382.71 km; 237.80 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,577.16 km (980.00 miles)
Statistics
Crews	68 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total

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	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	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	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
14	Sebastian Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
16	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
17	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
18	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
19	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
20	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
21	Juuso Pykälistö	Mika Ovaskainen	Kronos Racing	Citroën Xsara WRC	—
22	Jari Viita	Timo Hantunen	Jari Viita	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
65	Tamás Tagai	Róbert Tagai	Tamás Tagai	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	P
85	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Enrico Zoppi	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
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	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis 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	Mark Jones	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 — 119.65 km
6 August	08:34	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km
	08:57	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km
	09:38	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km
	12:44	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km
	13:32	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km
	14:27	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km
	16:40	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km
	17:03	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km
	17:44	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km
	19:26	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.80 km
7 August	07:06	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km
	08:19	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km
	11:43	SS13	Urria	10.00 km
	13:06	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km
	14:14	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km
	17:20	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km
	18:32	SS17	Himos	12.81 km
	20:40	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km
Leg 3 — 98.50 km
8 August	08:36	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km
	09:07	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km
	12:28	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km
	12:59	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:07:16.1		10
2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:07:50.8	+34.7	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:00.6	+1:44.5	6
4	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:39.4	+2:23.3	5
5	8	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:09:52.8	+2:36.7	4
6	16	Jani Paasonen	Jani Vainikka	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:11:52.3	+4:36.2	3
7	15	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:13:07.1	+5:51.0	2
8	12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:13:19.3	+6:03.2	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:07:16.1		10
2	2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:07:50.8	+34.7	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:00.6	+1:44.5	6
4	4	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:09:39.4	+2:23.3	5
5	5	8	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	3:09:52.8	+2:36.7	4
11	6	9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	3:14:49.1	+7:33.0	0
Retired SS14		10	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	Accident		0
Retired SS10		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Accident		0
Retired SS7		6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS4		1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:41.6	Harri Rovanperä
	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:26.8
	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:51.2
	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	12:04.1
	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:44.3
	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:57.1	Marcus Grönholm
	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	3:39.4
	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	7:20.8
	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	6:47.6
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:18.7
Leg 2 (7 Aug)	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	12:04.5
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:29.8
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:42.3
	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:18.5
	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:21.7
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	20:30.2
	SS17	Himos	12.81 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:06.4
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	1:19.1
Leg 3 (8 Aug)	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	10:46.0
	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:53.6
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	10:36.1
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	11:54.3

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Loeb	66			Daniel Elena	66			Citroën Total WRT	109
2			Petter Solberg	44			Phil Mills	44			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	83
3			Markko Märtin	42			Michael Park	42			555 Subaru World Rally Team	64
4		1	Marcus Grönholm	42		1	Timo Rautiainen	42			Marlboro Peugeot Total	61
5		1	Carlos Sainz	40		1	Marc Martí	40			Mitsubishi Motors	17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
16	1	45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:29:11.6		10
17	2	35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:29:24.9	+13.3	8
19	3	39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:32:17.3	+3:05.7	6
20	4	31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:32:28.6	+3:17.0	5
23	5	32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:34:00.8	+4:49.2	4
24	6	51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:34:48.6	+5:37.0	3
28	7	46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	3:42:19.7	+13:08.1	2
31	8	37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:43:31.8	+14:20.2	1
32	9	42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	3:46:03.3	+16:51.7	0
34	10	41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	3:53:25.1	+24:13.5	0
Retired SS19		49	Luca Betti	Paolo Del Grande	Meteco Corse	Peugeot 206 S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS15		44	Alan Scorcioni	Massimo Daddoveri	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS12		50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS11		47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS9		34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS9		36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS3		43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu 1	7.76 km	Kris Meeke	Opel Corsa S1600	4:09.3	Kris Meeke
	SS2	Parkkola 1	14.95 km	Kris Meeke	Opel Corsa S1600	8:15.0
	SS3	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:43.2
	SS4	Lankamaa	24.86 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:36.2	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS5	Laukaa	11.82 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	6:23.5
	SS6	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:28.6
	SS7	Kuohu 2	7.76 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:08.3
	SS8	Parkkola 2	14.95 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:11.1
	SS9	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:39.8
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	1:27.0
Leg 2 (7 Aug)	SS11	Vaheri	24.15 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:20.0
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	17:12.5
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:18.2
	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	17:01.6
	SS15	Ehikki	11.34 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:57.7	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	23:02.5	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS17	Himos	12.81 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:00.3
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	1:27.4
Leg 3 (8 Aug)	SS19	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	12:07.8	Kosti Katajamäki
	SS20	Kruununperä 1	25.32 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:30.2	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS21	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	11:57.8
	SS22	Kruununperä 2	25.32 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:22.1

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Nicolas Bernardi	24
2	2	Per-Gunnar Andersson	21
3	1	Guy Wilks	16
4	2	Kosti Katajamäki	16
5	2	Urmo Aava	16