2004 Acropolis Rally

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)
Statistics
Crews72 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
4:39:06.2

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 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

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

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

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 4:39:06.2 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

Junior World Rally Championship

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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