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2004 Acropolis Rally

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
Source:[2]

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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