The 2004 Rally Japan (formally the Rally Japan 2004) was the eleventh round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 3 September and 5 September 2004, and was based in Obihiro, Japan. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2004 Rally Japan Rally Japan 2004 | |||
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Round 11 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Japan | ||
| Rally base | Obihiro | ||
| Dates run | September 3, 2004 – September 5, 2004 | ||
| Stages | 27 (387.50 km; 240.78 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel, mud | ||
| Overall distance | 1,677.43 km (1,042.31 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 89 at start, 53 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | ||
Background
editEntry list
editItinerary
editAll dates and times are JST (UTC 9).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 150.58 km | ||||
| 3 September | 07:38 | SS1 | Yam Wakka 1 | 23.26 km |
| 08:21 | SS2 | Kunneywa 1 | 21.56 km | |
| 08:48 | SS3 | Niueo 1 | 26.57 km | |
| 09:45 | SS4 | Rikubetsu 1 | 2.80 km | |
| 14:56 | SS5 | Yam Wakka 2 | 23.26 km | |
| 14:39 | SS6 | Kunneywa 2 | 21.56 km | |
| 16:06 | SS7 | Niueo 2 | 26.57 km | |
| 17:03 | SS8 | Rikubetsu 2 | 2.80 km | |
| 19:26 | SS9 | Satsunai 1 | 2.20 km | |
| Leg 2 — 124.98 km | ||||
| 4 September | 07:28 | SS10 | Pawse Kamuy 1 | 7.89 km |
| 08:01 | SS11 | Nupri Pake 1 | 13.90 km | |
| 08:48 | SS12 | Rikubetsu 3 | 2.80 km | |
| 09:15 | SS13 | Kimun Kamuy 1 | 26.03 km | |
| 09:44 | SS14 | Cup Kamuy 1 | 10.77 km | |
| 14:30 | SS15 | Pawse Kamuy 2 | 7.89 km | |
| 15:03 | SS16 | Nupri Pake 2 | 13.90 km | |
| 15:50 | SS17 | Rikubetsu 4 | 2.80 km | |
| 16:17 | SS18 | Kimun Kamuy 2 | 26.03 km | |
| 16:46 | SS19 | Cup Kamuy 2 | 10.77 km | |
| 19:14 | SS20 | Satsunai 2 | 2.20 km | |
| Leg 3 — 98.38 km | ||||
| 5 September | 07:38 | SS21 | Rerakamuy 1 | 8.76 km |
| 08:03 | SS22 | Panke Nikorpet 1 | 17.04 km | |
| 08:33 | SS23 | Penke 1 | 29.07 km | |
| 10:14 | SS24 | Satsunai 3 | 2.20 km | |
| 12:52 | SS25 | Rerakamuy 2 | 8.76 km | |
| 13:17 | SS26 | Panke Nikorpet 2 | 17.04 km | |
| 13:47 | SS27 | Penke 2 | 29.07 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
editOverall
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Petter Solberg
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 Phil Mills
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:43:50.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:45:03.9 | 1:13.3 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:45:33.9 | 1:43.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:46:08.5 | 2:17.9 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 |  Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:46:21.6 | 2:31.0 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä
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Risto Pietiläinen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:51:16.8 | 7:26.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:52:57.1 | 9:06.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 |  Antony Warmbold
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Gemma Price
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Antony Warmbold
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:02:05.3 | 18:14.7 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:43:50.6 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb
|
Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:45:03.9 | 1:13.3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:45:33.9 | 1:43.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:46:08.5 | 2:17.9 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:46:21.6 | 2:31.0 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä
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Risto Pietiläinen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:51:16.8 | 7:26.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:52:57.1 | 9:06.5 | 2 |
| Retired SS22 | 8 |  François Duval
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Stéphane Prévot
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Accident | 0 | ||
Special stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Sep) | SS1 | Yam Wakka 1 | 23.26 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 15:03.5 | Petter Solberg
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| SS2 | Kunneywa 1 | 21.56 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 12:11.5 | ||
| SS3 | Niueo 1 | 26.57 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:28.3 | ||
| SS4 | Rikubetsu 1 | 2.80 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 2:13.0 | ||
| SS5 | Yam Wakka 2 | 23.26 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 14:46.6 | ||
| SS6 | Kunneywa 2 | 21.56 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:54.0 | ||
| SS7 | Niueo 2 | 26.57 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 14:57.0 | ||
| SS8 | Rikubetsu 2 | 2.80 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 2:14.2 | ||
| SS9 | Satsunai 1 | 2.20 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:34.2 | ||
| Leg 2 (4 Sep) | SS10 | Pawse Kamuy 1 | 7.89 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:12.4 | |
| SS11 | Nupri Pake 1 | 13.90 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 7:11.5 | ||
| SS12 | Rikubetsu 3 | 2.80 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 2:10.5 | ||
| SS13 | Kimun Kamuy 1 | 26.03 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 14:08.5 | ||
| SS14 | Cup Kamuy 1 | 10.77 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 5:47.0 | ||
| SS15 | Pawse Kamuy 2 | 7.89 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:04.4 | ||
| SS16 | Nupri Pake 2 | 13.90 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 7:02.2 | ||
| SS17 | Rikubetsu 4 | 2.80 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 2:12.2 | ||
| SS18 | Kimun Kamuy 2 | 26.03 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:50.8 | ||
| SS19 | Cup Kamuy 2 | 10.77 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:37.4 | ||
| SS20 | Satsunai 2 | 2.20 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:34.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (5 Sep) | SS21 | Rerakamuy 1 | 8.76 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:17.5 | |
| SS22 | Panke Nikorpet 1 | 17.04 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:38.3 | ||
| SS23 | Penke 1 | 29.07 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 17:13.4 | ||
| SS24 | Satsunai 3 | 2.20 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:32.4 | ||
| SS25 | Rerakamuy 2 | 8.76 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:10.5 | ||
| SS26 | Panke Nikorpet 2 | 17.04 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:31.0 | ||
| SS27 | Penke 2 | 29.07 km | Marcus Grönholm Markko Märtin
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Peugeot 307 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04 |
16:43.4 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Loeb
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84 |
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Daniel Elena
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84 |
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Citroën Total WRT
|
137 | |||
| 2 |  2
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Petter Solberg
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54 | 2
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Phil Mills
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54 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
102 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Markko Märtin
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53 | 1
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Michael Park
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53 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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79 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Carlos Sainz
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50 | 1
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Marc Martí
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50 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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73 | |||
| 5 |
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Marcus Grönholm
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47 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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47 |
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Mitsubishi Motors
|
17 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Rally Japan". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Rally Japan 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Rally Japan 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 12 October 2021.