The 2004 Rally Argentina (formally the 24th CTI Movil Rally Argentina) was the eighth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2004, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 26th and final win in the World Rally Championship.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 World Rally Championship entries 11 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 61 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 84 Gonzalo Alenaz Diego Picchi Gonzalo Alenaz Subaru Impreza 555 85 Rodrigo Alenaz Martin De Carli Rodrigo Alenaz Subaru Impreza WRX STI PWRC entries 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI S10 35 Marcos Ligato Diego Curletto Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 41 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Other notable entries 65 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza WRX STI Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are ART (UTC−3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 168.28 km 15 July 19:10 SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.02 km 19:12 SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.02 km 16 July 08:43 SS3 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.35 km 09:33 SS4 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km 10:36 SS5 Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 16.76 km 11.16 SS6 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 11:08 km 14:17 SS7 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.35 km 15:07 SS8 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 22.28 km 16:10 SS9 Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 16.76 km 16:42 SS10 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 22.28 km 19:10 SS11 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.02 km 19:12 SS12 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.02 km Leg 2 — 129.39 km 17 July 08:48 SS13 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 20.43 km 09:31 SS14 Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 22.57 km 10:24 SS15 Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique 16.42 km 11:20 SS16 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 20.43 km 14:39 SS17 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 14.81 km 15:12 SS18 Tanti — Cosquin 1 9.50 km 15:49 SS19 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km 19:10 SS20 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 3.02 km 19:12 SS21 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 3.02 km Leg 3 — 84.96 km 18 July 08:44 SS22 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 14.81 km 09:17 SS23 Tanti — Cosquin 2 9.50 km 09:54 SS24 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km 13:44 SS25 Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare 24.69 km 14:31 SS26 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:11.0 10 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 44:24:43.5 +1:32.58 3 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:27:34.5 +4:23.56 4 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:31:38.7 +8:27.75 5 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:33:10.9 +9:59.94 6 61 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:39:35.7 +16:24.73 7 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:40:50.0 +17:39.02 8 65 Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:43:49.6 +20:38.61
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:11.0 10 2 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 44:24:43.5 +1:32.58 3 3 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:27:34.5 +4:23.56 4 4 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:31:38.7 +8:27.75 5 5 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:33:10.9 +9:59.94 7 6 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:40:50.0 +17:39.02 Retired SS19 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS19 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Gearbox 0 Retired SS10 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Engine 0 Retired SS5 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (15 Jul) SS1 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 3.02 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:09.1 Petter Solberg SS2 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 3.02 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:10.2 Leg 1 (16 Jul) SS3 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 21.35 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:16.6 SS4 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 28.83 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 18:41.7 SS5 Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 16.76 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:41.6 Marcus Grönholm SS6 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 11:08 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:10.6 SS7 La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 21.35 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 18:06.2 SS8 Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 22.28 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 18:41.2 Carlos Sainz SS9 Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 16.76 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:40.4 Marcus Grönholm SS10 Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 22.28 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:19.2 SS11 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 3.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 2:14.4 SS12 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 3.02 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 2:13.1 Leg 2 (17 Jul) SS13 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 20.43 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 10:34.4 SS14 Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin 22.57 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:41.8 SS15 Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique 16.42 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:47.2 SS16 Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 20.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 10:37.2 SS17 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 14.81 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:03.5 SS18 Tanti — Cosquin 1 9.50 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 5:52.4 SS19 Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 19.19 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 13:33.1 Carlos Sainz SS20 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 3.02 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 2:15.3 SS21 Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 3.02 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 2:15.2 Leg 3 (18 Jul) SS22 Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 14.81 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:08.2 SS23 Tanti — Cosquin 2 9.50 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 5:52.2 SS24 Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 19.19 km Mikko Hirvonen Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:32.6 SS25 Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare 24.69 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 19:49.9 SS26 El Condor — Copina 16.77 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 14:06.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 61 Daniel Elena 61 Citroën Total WRT 98 2 Petter Solberg 44 Phil Mills 44 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 71 3 Markko Märtin 34 Michael Park 34 555 Subaru World Rally Team 64 4 1 Carlos Sainz 34 1 Marc Martí 34 Marlboro Peugeot Total 51 5 1 Marcus Grönholm 32 1 Timo Rautiainen 32 Mitsubishi Motors 14
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 10 1 41 Jani Paasonen Jani Vainikka OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:46:43.5 10 12 2 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:49:16.3 +2:32.88 14 3 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI 4:57:25.8 +10:42.36 16 4 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI S10 5:10:54.1 +24:10.65 17 5 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:15:03.9 +28:20.44 18 6 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:18:49.2 +32:05.73 19 7 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:21:24.2 +34:40.7 2 Retired SS26 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Excluded - illegal clutch 0 Retired SS23 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Steering 0 Retired SS14 35 Marcos Ligato Diego Curletto Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0 Retired SS13 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0 Retired SS10 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI Engine 0 Retired SS9 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0 Retired SS9 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Engine 0 Retired SS8 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0 Retired SS7 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Engine 0 Retired SS3 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert Accident 0
Special stages