The 2004 Rally Mexico (formally the 1st Corona Rally Mexico) was the third round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 12 March and 14 March 2004, and was based in León, Mexico. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2004 Rally Mexico
1st Corona Rally Mexico
Round 3 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Mexico
Rally baseLeón
Dates runMarch 12, 2004 – March 14, 2004
Stages15 (394.43 km; 245.09 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,040.67 km (646.64 miles)
Statistics
Crews54 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Markko Märtin
United Kingdom Michael Park
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03

Background

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Entry list

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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 '03 M
8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 M
World Rally Championship entries
11   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
12   Jussi Välimäki   Jakke Honkanen   Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14   Luís Pérez Companc   Jose Maria Volta   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
PWRC entries
31   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
32   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert P
33   Daniel Solà   Xavier Amigò   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
34   Niall McShea   Gordon Noble   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI
36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
37   Joakim Roman   Björn Nilsson   Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza WRX STI M
39   Alister McRae   David Senior   R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI P
40   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
41   Jani Paasonen   Sirkka Rautiainen   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI
44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Steve Lancaster   Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI
46   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciej Wodniak   Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII M
48   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Y
49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CST (UTC−6).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 108.03 km
12 March 10:33 SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km
11:21 SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km
14:16 SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km
15:34 SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km
Leg 2 — 154.34 km
13 March 08:55 SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km
09:43 SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km
10:59 SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km
13:57 SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km
14:45 SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km
16:01 SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km
Leg 3 — 132.06 km
14 March 07:17 SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km
08:14 SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km
08:57 SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km
11:18 SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km
12:15 SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:06:46.2 10
2 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:07:28.7 42.5 8
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 1:20.9 6
4 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 3:14.7 5
5 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 3:36.2 4
6 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 3:58.4 3
7 12   Jussi Välimäki   Jakke Honkanen   Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:18:03.1 11:16.9 2
8 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:18:16.8 11:30.6 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:06:46.2 10
2 2 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:07:28.7 42.5 8
3 3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 1:20.9 6
4 4 1   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 3:14.7 5
5 5 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 3:36.2 4
6 6 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 3:58.4 3
8 7 9   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:18:16.8 11:30.6 1
10 8 6   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:26:06.5 19:20.3 0
Retired SS7 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Oil sump 0
Retired SS6 10   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Suspension 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Mar) SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 16:38.7   Petter Solberg
SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 12:25.6
SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:13.9
SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:22.9   Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2 (13 Mar) SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:30.3
SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:51.8
SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:22.8   Markko Märtin
SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:32.8
SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:47.5
SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:12.6
Leg 3 (14 Mar) SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 18:34.6
SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 16:18.7
SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 8:46.2
SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:04.9
SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 16:00.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Sébastien Loeb 20     Daniel Elena 20   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 40
2   1   Markko Märtin 20   1   Michael Park 20   1   Citroën Total WRT 30
3   1   Marcus Grönholm 16   1   Timo Rautiainen 16     Marlboro Peugeot Total 21
4   1   François Duval 14   1   Stéphane Prévot 14     555 Subaru World Rally Team 19
5   1   Petter Solberg 13   1   Phil Mills 13     Mitsubishi Motors 5

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 33   Daniel Solà   Xavier Amigò   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:26:44.9 10
17 2 31   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:28:51.2 2:06.3 8
20 3 34   Niall McShea   Gordon Noble   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:21.8 2:36.9 6
22 4 32   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:30:51.7 4:06.8 5
24 5 47   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià   Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:32:30.4 5:45.5 4
26 6 48   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:34:06.1 7:21.2 3
32 7 36   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:41:13.6 14:28.7 2
33 8 37   Joakim Roman   Björn Nilsson   Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:48:01.1 21:16.2 1
Retired SS10 41   Jani Paasonen   Sirkka Rautiainen   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Radiator 0
Retired SS9 35   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI Radiator 0
Retired SS9 46   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciej Wodniak   Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Radiator 0
Retired SS5 39   Alister McRae   David Senior   R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
Retired SS5 40   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS5 49   Sergio López-Fombona   Guifré Pujol   Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Excluded 0
Retired SS3 44   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Steve Lancaster   Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI Gearbox 0
Retired SS1 42   Mark Higgins   Michael Gibson   Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Gearbox 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (12 Mar) SS1 Ortega — La Esperanza 1 29.06 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:55.2   Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Santana — Cubilete 22.61 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:22.7   Daniel Solà
SS3 Ibarrilla — El Zauco 27.30 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:37.5
SS4 Ortega — La Esperanza 2 29.06 km   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:17.3
Leg 2 (13 Mar) SS5 Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 25.58 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:59.7
SS6 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 23.56 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:56.7
SS7 El Gigante — El Zauco 1 28.03 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 21:04.3
SS8 Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 25.58 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 19:58.0
SS9 Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 23.56 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 15:06.3
SS10 El Gigante — El Zauco 2 28.03 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:56.0
Leg 3 (14 Mar) SS11 Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 30.47 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:15.6
SS12 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 27.85 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:45.1
SS13 Derramadero — Comanjilla 15.42 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:34.6
SS14 Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 30.47 km   Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI 19:55.0
SS15 Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 27.85 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 17:28.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1   2   Daniel Solà 16
2   4   Toshihiro Arai 11
3   2   Jani Paasonen 10
4   2   Alister McRae 8
5     Niall McShea 6

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Mexico". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Rally Mexico 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally Mexico 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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