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

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 '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
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Itinerary

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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

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Overall

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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

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Classification

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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

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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

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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 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

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Classification

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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

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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

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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

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  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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