2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

The 2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the thirteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 1 October and 3 October 2004, and was based in Olbia, Italy. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship and 3rd in a row.[1]

2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
Round 13 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseOlbia
Dates runOctober 1, 2004 – October 3, 2004
Stages19 (383.23 km; 238.13 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,228.92 km (763.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews67 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04

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
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   Luís Pérez Companc   Jose Maria Volta   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
15   Juuso Pykälistö   Mika Ovaskainen   Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC
16   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
18   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
19   Andrea Navarra   Simona Fedeli   Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
21   Nicolas Vouilloz   Denis Giraudet   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23   Balázs Benik   Bence Rácz   Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
25   Pier Lorenzo Zanchi   Dario D'Esposito   Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Toyota Corolla WRC Y
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   David Senior   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   Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 P
43   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
44   Alan Scorcioni   Fulvio Florean   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   Mark Jones   Birkbeck Rallysport Suzuki Ignis S1600 P
49   Luca Betti   Michele Rosso   Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 P
50   Oliver Marshall   Craig Parry   Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 P
51   Larry Cols   Filip Goddé   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 P
Other notable entries
70   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII P
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 158.56 km
1 October 09:12 SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km
10:21 SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km
11:00 SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km
14:21 SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km
15:30 SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km
16:09 SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km
Leg 2 — 147.99 km
2 October 08:51 SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km
09:39 SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km
10:31 SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km
14:01 SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km
15:06 SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km
15:51 SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km
16:43 SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km
Leg 3 — 76.68 km
3 October 09:13 SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km
09:49 SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km
10:38 SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km
11:36 SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km
12:09 SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km
12:58 SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 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 4:43:47.9 10
2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.9 8
3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.9 6
4 19   Andrea Navarra   Simona Fedeli   Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:04.0 +10:16.1 5
5 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.0 4
6 70   Gianluigi Galli   Guido D'Amore   Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:08:59.5 +25:11.6 3
7 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.2 2
8 16   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:11:51.1 +28:03.2 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 4:43:47.9 10
2 2 3   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.9 8
3 3 4   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.9 6
5 4 8   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.0 4
7 5 5   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.2 2
Retired SS17 7   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Turbo 0
Retired SS9 6   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Electrical 0
Retired SS4 2   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Gearbox 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 21:05.6   Petter Solberg
SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:57.4
SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:42.9
SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:40.2
SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:21.4
SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:03.0
Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:17.3
SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:28.9
SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 25:26.0
SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:09.3
SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:04.3
SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:21.2
SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 24:54.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:18.8
SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:42.6
SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:53.4
SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:01.7
SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:24.4
SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:38.1

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 100     Daniel Elena 100     Citroën Total WRT 164
2     Petter Solberg 74     Phil Mills 74     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 117
3   1   Carlos Sainz 61   1   Marc Martí 61     555 Subaru World Rally Team 101
4   1   Markko Märtin 59   1   Michael Park 59     Marlboro Peugeot Total 80
5     Marcus Grönholm 49     Timo Rautiainen 49     Mitsubishi Motors 17

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
9 1 45   Per-Gunnar Andersson   Jonas Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:12:51.5 10
11 2 33   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:05.7 +2:14.2 8
12 3 31   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:41.7 +2:50.2 6
13 4 35   Kosti Katajamäki   Timo Alanne   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:16:31.1 +3:39.6 5
14 5 51   Larry Cols   Filip Goddé   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:17:12.2 +4:20.7 4
15 6 39   Nicolas Bernardi   Jean-Marc Fortin   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:18:47.7 +5:56.2 3
16 7 36   Kris Meeke   David Senior   McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 5:26:22.3 +13:30.8 2
18 8 34   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 5:32:03.9 +19:12.4 1
23 9 41   Natalie Barratt   Carl Williamson   Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 5:47:03.4 +34:11.9 0
25 10 44   Alan Scorcioni   Fulvio Florean   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:58:43.4 +45:51.9 0
Retired SS17 46   Xavier Pons   Oriol Julià Pascual   RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS16 50   Oliver Marshall   Craig Parry   Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS15 32   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS8 48   Conrad Rautenbach   Mark Jones   Birkbeck Rallysport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Gearbox mounting 0
Retired SS7 37   Luca Cecchettini   Nicola Arena   Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 Driver ill 0
Retired SS7 42   Mathieu Biasion   Eric Domenech   Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS6 40   Guerlain Chicherit   Mathieu Baumel   Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Gearbox mounting 0
Retired SS4 49   Luca Betti   Michele Rosso   Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS2 43   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suspension 0
Retired SS2 47   Luca Tabaton   Gisella Rovegno   H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:11.5   Mirco Baldacci
SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:34.4
SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km   Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.6
SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km   Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 22:55.9
SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 21:29.1   Urmo Aava
SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 20:48.7
Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:29.9   Per-Gunnar Andersson
SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km   Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:08.4
SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:40.9
SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km   Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 3:23.6
SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.9
SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km   Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:58.0
SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:18.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 14:44.9
SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:33.6
SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km   Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:22.6
SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km   Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:36.8
SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km   Kosti Katajamäki
  Per-Gunnar Andersson
Suzuki Ignis S1600
Suzuki Ignis S1600
9:29.0
SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km   Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 8:14.5

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Guy Wilks 34
2   2   Per-Gunnar Andersson 31
3   1   Nicolas Bernardi 27
4   1   Kosti Katajamäki 27
5   4   Mirco Baldacci 17

References

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  1. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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