2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
Round 13 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Italy
Rally base	Olbia
Dates run	October 1, 2004 – October 3, 2004
Stages	19 (383.23 km; 238.13 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,228.92 km (763.62 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04
Crews	67 at start, 29 at finish

The 2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the thirteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 1 October and 3 October 2004, and was based in Olbia, Italy. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship and 3rd in a row.^[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
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	Luís Pérez Companc		Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
15	Juuso Pykälistö		Kronos Racing	Citroën Xsara WRC	N/A
16	Antony Warmbold		Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
18	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
19	Andrea Navarra		Andrea Navarra	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
21	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23				Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25				Toyota Corolla WRC	Y
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	David Senior	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				Renault Clio S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis 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			Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
49	Luca Betti			Fiat Punto S1600	P
50				Renault Clio S1600	P
51			Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
Other notable entries
70	Gianluigi Galli		Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	P
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Itinerary[]

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	4:43:47.9		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:45:55.8	+2:07.9	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:47:08.8	+3:20.9	6
4	19	Andrea Navarra		Andrea Navarra	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:54:04.0	+10:16.1	5
5	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:54:35.9	+10:48.0	4
6	70	Gianluigi Galli		Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	5:08:59.5	+25:11.6	3
7	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10:27.1	+26:39.2	2
8	16	Antony Warmbold		Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:11:51.1	+28:03.2	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	4:43:47.9		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:45:55.8	+2:07.9	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:47:08.8	+3:20.9	6
5	4	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:54:35.9	+10:48.0	4
7	5	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10:27.1	+26:39.2	2
Retired SS17		7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Turbo		0
Retired SS9		6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Electrical		0
Retired SS4		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Gearbox		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct)	SS1	Tantariles 1	28.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	21:05.6	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Loelle 1	27.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:57.4
	SS3	Tepilora 1	23.14 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:42.9
	SS4	Tantariles 2	28.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	20:40.2
	SS5	Loelle 2	27.45 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	19:21.4
	SS6	Tepilora 2	23.14 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:03.0
Leg 2 (2 Oct)	SS7	Sas Molas 1	28.62 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:17.3
	SS8	Le Sughere 1	9.06 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	6:28.9
	SS9	Tandalò 1	34.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	25:26.0
	SS10	Lovia Avra	4.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:09.3
	SS11	Sas Molas 2	28.62 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	19:04.3
	SS12	Le Sughere 2	9.06 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	6:21.2
	SS13	Tandalò 2	34.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	24:54.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct)	SS14	Limbara 1	18.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:18.8
	SS15	Terramala 1	11.59 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:42.6
	SS16	Monti di Deu 1	8.65 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:53.4
	SS17	Limbara 2	18.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:01.7
	SS18	Terramala 2	11.59 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	8:24.4
	SS19	Monti di Deu 2	8.65 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:38.1

Championship standings[]

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Loeb	100			Daniel Elena	100			Citroën Total WRT	164
2			Petter Solberg	74			Phil Mills	74			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	117
3		1	Carlos Sainz	61		1	Marc Martí	61			555 Subaru World Rally Team	101
4		1	Markko Märtin	59		1	Michael Park	59			Marlboro Peugeot Total	80
5			Marcus Grönholm	49			Timo Rautiainen	49			Mitsubishi Motors	17

Junior World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
9	1	45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:12:51.5		10
11	2	33	Guy Wilks		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:15:05.7	+2:14.2	8
12	3	31	Mirco Baldacci		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:15:41.7	+2:50.2	6
13	4	35	Kosti Katajamäki		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:16:31.1	+3:39.6	5
14	5	51			Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:17:12.2	+4:20.7	4
15	6	39	Nicolas Bernardi		Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:18:47.7	+5:56.2	3
16	7	36	Kris Meeke	David Senior	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	5:26:22.3	+13:30.8	2
18	8	34				Fiat Punto S1600	5:32:03.9	+19:12.4	1
23	9	41	Natalie Barratt			Renault Clio S1600	5:47:03.4	+34:11.9	0
25	10	44				Fiat Punto S1600	5:58:43.4	+45:51.9	0
Retired SS17		46	Xavier Pons			Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS16		50				Renault Clio S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS15		32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		48	Conrad Rautenbach			Suzuki Ignis S1600	Gearbox mounting		0
Retired SS7		37				Renault Clio S1600	Driver ill		0
Retired SS7		42				Renault Clio S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	Gearbox mounting		0
Retired SS4		49	Luca Betti			Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS2		43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS2		47				Fiat Punto S1600	Driveshaft		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct)	SS1	Tantariles 1	28.69 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	23:11.5	Mirco Baldacci
	SS2	Loelle 1	27.45 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:34.4
	SS3	Tepilora 1	23.14 km	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	20:57.6
	SS4	Tantariles 2	28.69 km		Fiat Punto S1600	22:55.9
	SS5	Loelle 2	27.45 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	21:29.1	Urmo Aava
	SS6	Tepilora 2	23.14 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	20:48.7
Leg 2 (2 Oct)	SS7	Sas Molas 1	28.62 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:29.9	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS8	Le Sughere 1	9.06 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:08.4
	SS9	Tandalò 1	34.21 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	27:40.9
	SS10	Lovia Avra	4.21 km		Renault Clio S1600	3:23.6
	SS11	Sas Molas 2	28.62 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	20:57.9
	SS12	Le Sughere 2	9.06 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	6:58.0
	SS13	Tandalò 2	34.21 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	27:18.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct)	SS14	Limbara 1	18.10 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	14:44.9
	SS15	Terramala 1	11.59 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:33.6
	SS16	Monti di Deu 1	8.65 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:22.6
	SS17	Limbara 2	18.10 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	14:36.8
	SS18	Terramala 2	11.59 km	Kosti Katajamäki Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:29.0
	SS19	Monti di Deu 2	8.65 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	8:14.5

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Guy Wilks	34
2	2	Per-Gunnar Andersson	31
3	1	Nicolas Bernardi	27
4	1	Kosti Katajamäki	27
5	4	Mirco Baldacci	17

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the World Rally Championship