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
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Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia
Dates run3 June 2004 – 6 June 2004
Stages22 (377.13 km; 234.34 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,438.48 km (893.83 miles)
Results
Overall winner Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
4:39:06.2
Crews72 at start, 33 at finish

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
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

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

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

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