The 2004 Rally New Zealand (formally the 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 April and 18 April 2004, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 6th 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 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 12 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 14 Jari Viita Timo Hantunen M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '03 15 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 67 Kevin Holmes Damon McLachlan Stumpy Holmes Rallysport Subaru Impreza WRX STI 76 Malcolm Stewart Mike Fletcher S.M.S. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TME 77 Dermott Malley Patrick Malley Rally Drive NZ Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 80 Bruce Warburton Damon McLachlan Provision Subaru Impreza WRX 82 Hideaki Ito Akira Kojima Hideaki Ito Subaru Impreza WRX 83 David Langford-Smith Alan Hind David Langford-Smith Subaru Impreza WRX 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 Rubén García 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 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 41 Jani Paasonen Sirkka Rautiainen 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 WRX STI 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 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 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 141.92 km 15 April 19:25 SS1 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km 19:55 SS2 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km 16 April 10:13 SS3 Wairere 1 18.90 km 10:51 SS4 Cassidy 15.78 km 11:14 SS5 Bull 31.73 km 13:13 SS6 Wairere 2 18.90 km 13:51 SS7 Possum (Cassidy-Bull) 48.21 km 19:25 SS8 Manukau Super 3 2.10 km 19:46 SS9 Manukau Super 4 2.10 km Leg 2 — 138.84 km 17 April 11:23 SS10 Parahi 1 25.18 km 12:16 SS11 Batley 1 16.97 km 12:44 SS12 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km 13:07 SS13 Brooks 1 16.03 km 15:13 SS14 Parahi 2 25.18 km 16:06 SS15 Batley 2 16.97 km 16:34 SS16 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km 16:57 SS17 Brooks 2 16.03 km Leg 3 — 114.74 km 18 April 09:54 SS18 Te Hutewai 1 11.15 km 10:17 SS19 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km 10:45 SS20 Whaanga Coast 1 29.60 km 12:28 SS21 Te Hutewai 2 11.15 km 12:51 SS22 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km 13:19 SS23 Whaanga Coast 2 29.60 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:02:29.5 10 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:02:35.4 +5.98 3 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:02:55.1 +25.66 4 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:03:34.7 +1:05.25 5 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:04:53.2 +2:23.74 6 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:05:38.4 +3:08.93 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:08:12.0 +5:42.52 8 12 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:15:53.3 +13:23.81
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:02:29.5 10 2 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:02:35.4 +5.98 3 3 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:02:55.1 +25.66 4 4 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:03:34.7 +1:05.25 5 5 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:04:53.2 +2:23.74 6 6 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:05:38.4 +3:08.93 7 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:08:12.0 +5:42.5 2 18 8 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:26:02.3 +23:32.8 0 Retired SS2 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Electronical 0 Retired SS2 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Electronical 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (15 Apr) SS1 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:24.5 Markko Märtin SS2 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 1:22.4 Petter Solberg Leg 1 (16 Apr) SS3 Wairere 1 18.90 km Petter Solberg Marcus Grönholm Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04Peugeot 307 WRC 10:42.5 SS4 Cassidy 15.78 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:13.7 SS5 Bull 31.73 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:55.6 Marcus Grönholm SS6 Wairere 2 18.90 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 10:27.2 Petter Solberg SS7 Possum (Cassidy-Bull) 48.21 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 307 WRC 28:55.9 Harri Rovanperä SS8 Manukau Super 3 2.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 1:24.8 Petter Solberg SS9 Manukau Super 4 2.10 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:24.0 Leg 2 (17 Apr) SS10 Parahi 1 25.18 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:57.2 SS11 Batley 1 16.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:23.1 SS12 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 6:36.6 SS13 Brooks 1 16.03 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 9:47.3 SS14 Parahi 2 25.18 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:41.2 SS15 Batley 2 16.97 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:08.3 SS16 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 6:26.3 SS17 Brooks 2 16.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 9:34.4 Leg 3 (18 Apr) SS18 Te Hutewai 1 11.15 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:52.4 SS19 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 10:54.7 SS20 Whaanga Coast 1 29.60 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 21:31.4 Marcus Grönholm SS21 Te Hutewai 2 11.15 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 7:46.0 SS22 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 10:43.5 Petter Solberg SS23 Whaanga Coast 2 29.60 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:47.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 1 Markko Märtin 26 1 Michael Park 26 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 47 2 1 Sébastien Loeb 25 1 Daniel Elena 25 Citroën Total WRT 38 3 Marcus Grönholm 24 Timo Rautiainen 24 Marlboro Peugeot Total 33 4 1 Petter Solberg 23 1 Phil Mills 23 555 Subaru World Rally Team 31 5 1 François Duval 14 1 Stéphane Prévot 14 Mitsubishi Motors 5
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 10 1 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:18:53.3 10 12 2 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:20:09.6 +1:16.38 13 3 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:20:28.3 +1:35.06 14 4 41 Jani Paasonen Sirkka Rautiainen OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:20:44.1 +1:50.85 15 5 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:20:52.1 +1:58.84 16 6 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:23:20.4 +4:27.13 20 7 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:27:33.9 +8:40.6 2 21 8 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:27:53.2 +8:59.9 1 23 9 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:33:29.7 +14:36.4 0 27 10 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:38:06.3 +19:13.0 0 30 11 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:51:02.6 +32:09.3 0 Retired SS23 37 Joakim Roman Björn Nilsson Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza WRX STI Brakes 0 Retired SS21 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI S10 Accident 0 Retired SS20 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS18 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Over time limit 0 Retired SS13 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI Fire 0 Retired SS6 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0 Retired SS5 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS3 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Fuel pump 0 Retired SS1 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0
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