2004 Swedish Rally

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2004 Swedish Rally
53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseHagfors
Dates runFebruary 6, 2004 – February 8, 2004
Stages19 (394.80 km; 245.32 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow
Overall distance1,981.68 km (1,231.36 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews70 at start, 49 at finish

The 2004 Swedish Rally (formally the 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 February and 8 February 2004, and was based in Hagfors, Sweden. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background[]

Entry list[]

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC M
7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
9 France Gilles Panizzi France Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
12 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
14 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
15 Sweden Sweden Sweden Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
16 Sweden Sweden Sweden Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
17 Finland Finland United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
18 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
61 Norway Norway Ola Fløene Norway Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
62 Norway Thomas Schie Norway Norway Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC M
63 Norway Norway Norway Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
75 Hungary Hungary Hungary Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
77 Slovakia Jozef Béreš Jr. Czech Republic Slovakia Jozef Béreš Jr. Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
78 United Kingdom Andrew Nesbitt Republic of Ireland United Kingdom Andrew Nesbitt Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
81 Sweden Mikael Ericsson Sweden Sweden Mikael Ericsson Mitsubishi Lancer VI N/A
PWRC entries
31 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Japan Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
32 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Malaysia Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert P
33 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
35 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
36 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
37 Sweden Sweden Sweden Subaru Impreza WRX STI M
38 Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
39 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior United Kingdom Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
40 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
41 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
42 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI N/A
43 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
44 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah United Kingdom United Kingdom Subaru Impreza STI N/A
45 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI N/A
46 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Poland Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
47 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Spain Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
49 Spain Spain Spain Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
50 Germany Germany Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
Source:[2]

Itinerary[]

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.80 km
6 February 08:22 SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km
09:34 SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km
11:37 SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km
15:05 SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km
17:04 SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km
Leg 2 — 152.40 km
7 February 07:46 SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km
08:22 SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km
10:18 SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km
11:05 SS9 Lejen 26.40 km
13:32 SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km
14:27 SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km
15:46 SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km
17:11 SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km
Leg 3 — 96.60 km
8 February 08:04 SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km
08:54 SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km
10:06 SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km
12:18 SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km
13:08 SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km
14:20 SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km
Source:[3]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10
2 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.4 8
3 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.5 6
4 8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.1 5
5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.0 4
6 12 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Cato Menkerud France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:30:35.3 +4:17.6 3
7 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.3 2
8 14 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:32:08.1 +5:50.4 1

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10
2 2 5 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.4 8
3 3 1 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.5 6
4 4 8 Finland Janne Tuohino Finland United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.1 5
5 5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.0 4
7 6 7 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.3 2
9 7 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:35.9 +9:18.2 0
Retired SS12 6 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS6 10 Finland Kristian Sohlberg Finland Kaj Lindström Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Transmission 0
Retired SS4 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Japan Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Gearbox 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:20.4 Finland Marcus Grönholm
SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:10.0
SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24:47.4 Estonia Markko Märtin
SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:01.8
SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 1:58.6
Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:22.4
SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:46.8
SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:55.7
SS9 Lejen 26.40 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:45.2
SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:34.9
SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:54.4 France Sébastien Loeb
SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:57.9
SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:55.5
Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 7:29.0
SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Finland Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '03 12:08.6
SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:03.6
SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km Spain Carlos Sainz
Finland Janne Tuohino
Citroën Xsara WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '03
7:28.9
SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:05.4
SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km Finland Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:05.3

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg France Sébastien Loeb 20 1rightarrow blue.svg Monaco Daniel Elena 20 1uparrow green.svg 1 France Citroën Total WRT 24
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm 13 1uparrow green.svg 2 Finland Timo Rautiainen 13 1downarrow red.svg 1 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 22
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Estonia Markko Märtin 10 1downarrow red.svg 1 United Kingdom Michael Park 10 1rightarrow blue.svg France Marlboro Peugeot Total 17
4 New entry Norway Petter Solberg 8 New entry United Kingdom Phil Mills 8 1uparrow green.svg 1 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 10
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Belgium François Duval 6 1downarrow red.svg 2 Belgium Stéphane Prévot 6 1downarrow red.svg 1 Japan Mitsubishi Motors 3

Production World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 41 Finland Jani Paasonen Finland Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:43:04.0 10
17 2 39 United Kingdom Alister McRae United Kingdom David Senior United Kingdom Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:44:06.8 +1:02.8 8
20 3 33 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:46:28.5 +3:24.5 6
22 4 46 Poland Tomasz Kuchar Poland Poland Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:47:55.3 +4:51.3 5
24 5 43 Italy Gianluigi Galli Italy Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:48:38.9 +5:34.9 4
26 6 31 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Japan Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:49:12.1 +6:08.1 3
32 7 44 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah United Kingdom United Kingdom Subaru Impreza STI 3:57:25.0 +14:21.0 2
33 8 49 Spain Spain Spain Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:58:41.8 +15:37.8 1
34 9 37 Sweden Sweden Sweden Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:00:12.7 +17:08.7 0
35 10 32 Malaysia Karamjit Singh Malaysia Malaysia Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:00:18.5 +17:14.5 0
37 11 38 Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:02:59.9 +19:55.9 0
38 12 36 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:03:28.4 +20:24.4 0
39 13 50 Germany Germany Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:57.8 +20:53.8 0
40 14 45 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:06:15.9 +23:11.9 0
46 15 47 Spain Xavier Pons Spain Spain Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:34:35.0 +51:31.0 0
Retired SS8 42 United Kingdom Mark Higgins United Kingdom Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0
Retired SS7 35 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
Retired SS1 40 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:17.6 Finland Jani Paasonen
SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:45.5
SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 26:58.7
SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:10.2
SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:07.3
Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:13.3
SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:14.8
SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:36.6
SS9 Lejen 26.40 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:53.8
SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:10.2
SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:58.6
SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km United Kingdom Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRX STI 22:55.5
SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:03.7
Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:08.3
SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Finland Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:06.7
SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:36.6
SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:02.8
SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Italy Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:00.1
SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:34.0

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 New entry Finland Jani Paasonen 10
2 New entry United Kingdom Alister McRae 8
3 New entry Spain Daniel Solà 6
4 New entry Poland Tomasz Kuchar 5
5 New entry Italy Gianluigi Galli 4


References[]

  1. ^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  2. ^ "Swedish Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Swedish Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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