2004 Cyprus Rally

The 2004 Cyprus Rally (formally the 32nd Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 May and 16 May 2004, and was based in Limassol, Cyprus. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Cyprus Rally
32nd Cyprus Rally
Round 5 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Rally winner Sébastien Loeb.
Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runMay 14, 2004 – May 16, 2004
Stages18 (326.68 km; 202.99 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,116.09 km (693.51 miles)
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews37 at start, 19 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 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Supset Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
12 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
14 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Hyundai Motorsport Finland Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
15 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
16 Miguel Campos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
17 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
18 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
61 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
64 Andreas Tsouloftas Savvas Laos Andreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
83 Georgios Zakos Kyriacos Evangelou Georgios Zakos Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 121.78 km
14 May 08:23 SS1 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km
09:46 SS2 Kourdali — Asinou 1 15.00 km
10:13 SS3 Asinou — Agios Theodoros 1 7.57 km
14:38 SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km
16:01 SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 2 15.00 km
16:29 SS6 Asinou — Agios Theodoros 2 7.57 km
Leg 2 — 109.56 km
15 May 08:58 SS7 Platres — Saittas 1 11.12 km
09:36 SS8 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km
10:34 SS9 Galatareia — Pentalia 1 13.33 km
15:03 SS10 Platres — Saittas 2 11.12 km
15:41 SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km
16:39 SS12 Galatareia — Pentalia 2 13.33 km
Leg 3 — 95.34 km
16 May 06:43 SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 25.24 km
07:31 SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km
08:14 SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km
11:18 SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 11.24 km
12:06 SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 16.03 km
12:49 SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 11.15 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:59:38.5 10
2 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:59:53.6 +15.1 8
3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:02:02.5 +2:24.0 6
4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:09:07.6 +9:29.1 5
5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '04 5:09:19.4 +9:40.9 4
6 11 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:12:55.2 +13:16.7 3
7 15 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:26:22.3 +26:43.8 2
8 16 Miguel Campos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 5:38:40.7 +39:02.2 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:59:38.5 10
2 2 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:59:53.6 +15.1 8
3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:02:02.5 +2:24.0 6
4 4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:09:07.6 +9:29.1 5
5 5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '04 5:09:19.4 +9:40.9 4
Retired SS18 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Excluded - illegal water pump 0
Retired SS18 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Excluded - illegal water pump 0
Retired SS10 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Engine 0
Retired SS8 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Engine 0
Retired SS1 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Lost wheel 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 May) SS1 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 35:26.8 Petter Solberg
SS2 Kourdali — Asinou 1 15.00 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:49.5
SS3 Asinou — Agios Theodoros 1 7.57 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:34.3
SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 34:55.7 Marcus Grönholm
SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 2 15.00 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:32.2
SS6 Asinou — Agios Theodoros 2 7.57 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 7:27.8
Leg 2 (15 May) SS7 Platres — Saittas 1 11.12 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:10.1
SS8 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 27:17.1
SS9 Galatareia — Pentalia 1 13.33 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:43.0
SS10 Platres — Saittas 2 11.12 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:04.0
SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km Notional stage time
SS12 Galatareia — Pentalia 2 13.33 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:28.2
Leg 3 (16 May) SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 25.24 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 23:06.8
SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:28.5
SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:28.3
SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 11.24 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 22:52.6
SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 16.03 km Sébastien Loeb
Marcus Grönholm		 Citroën Xsara WRC
Peugeot 307 WRC		 11:21.0
SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 11.15 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 8:24.6 Sébastien Loeb

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1 Sébastien Loeb 35 1 Daniel Elena 35 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 55
2 1 Markko Märtin 34 1 Michael Park 34 Citroën Total WRT 54
3 1 Petter Solberg 28 1 Phil Mills 28 1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 40
4 1 Marcus Grönholm 24 1 [[Timo Rautiainen] (co-driver)|Timo Rautiainen]] 24 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 33
5 1 Carlos Sainz 19 1 Marc Martí 19 Mitsubishi Motors 5

References
  1. "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. "Cyprus Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "Cyprus Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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