2004 Rally Mexico

2004 Rally Mexico
*1st Corona Rally Mexico*
2004 Rally Mexico; 1st Corona Rally Mexico
Round 3 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Mexico
Rally base	León
Dates run	March 12, 2004 – March 14, 2004
Stages	15 (394.43 km; 245.09 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,040.67 km (646.64 miles)
Statistics
Crews	54 at start, 26 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Markko Märtin; Michael Park; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '03

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]

Background

Entry list

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	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

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

Overall

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

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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

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

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	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

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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

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

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	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

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

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2004-Mexico1-1] "Rally Mexico". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[rmdrivers_2004-2] "Rally Mexico 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[sr_2004-3] "Rally Mexico 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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Speedway

2004 Rally Mexico

Background

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

References

External links