2004 Acropolis Rally

2004 Acropolis Rally
*51st Acropolis Rally of Greece*
2004 Acropolis Rally; 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece
Round 6 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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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)
Results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; 4:39:06.2
Crews	72 at start, 33 at finish

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]

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		Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
10	Daniel Solà		Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Armin Schwarz		Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
14	Janne Tuohino		Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
15	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	Jussi Välimäki	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
16	Daniel Carlsson		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		Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
20	Jozef Béreš Jr.		Jozef Béreš Jr.	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
21	Roman Kresta		Roman Kresta	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
22	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
23	Armodios Vovos		Armodios Vovos	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
25				Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
65				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
JWRC entries
31	Mirco Baldacci		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
33	Guy Wilks		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34				Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kosti Katajamäki		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
37				Renault Clio S1600	P
39	Nicolas Bernardi		Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	P
41	Natalie Barratt			Renault Clio S1600	P
42				Fiat Punto S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila		Ford Fiesta S1600	P
44				Fiat Punto S1600	P
45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
46	Xavier Pons			Fiat Punto S1600	P
47				Fiat Punto S1600	P
48	Conrad Rautenbach			Opel Corsa S1600	P
49	Luca Betti			Peugeot 206 S1600	P
50				Renault Clio S1600	P
51			Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

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		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		Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:50:18.7	+11:12.5	2
8	23	Armodios Vovos		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	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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		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		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
Pos.	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	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
12	1	33	Guy Wilks		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:14:13.1		10
15	2	39	Nicolas Bernardi		Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:19:25.0	+5:11.9	8
16	3	46	Xavier Pons			Fiat Punto S1600	5:20:57.1	+6:44.0	6
21	4	51			Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:24:14.8	+10:01.7	5
24	5	50				Renault Clio S1600	5:33:23.9	+19:10.8	4
Retired SS20		42				Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS17		37				Renault Clio S1600	Rolled		0
Retired SS15		31	Mirco Baldacci		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS13		35	Kosti Katajamäki		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		Ford Fiesta S1600	Clutch		0
Retired SS12		44				Fiat Punto S1600	Gearbox		0
Retired SS11		34				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			Renault Clio S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS7		36	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		49	Luca Betti			Peugeot 206 S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS4		47				Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS4		48	Conrad Rautenbach			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			Kosti Katajamäki
	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	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	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		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
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Nicolas Bernardi	18
2		Guy Wilks	10
3	2		9
4	2	Urmo Aava	8
5	2	Kris Meeke	6

References[]

^ "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Acropolis Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 21 September 2021.

External links[]

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[2004-Acropolis1-1] "Acropolis Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[ardrivers_2004-2] "Acropolis Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[sr_2004-3] "Acropolis Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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