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.
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 '03 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 10 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 World Rally Championship entries 11 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 12 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 14 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 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 WRX STI 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 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 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Steve Lancaster Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 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 Source:
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:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time 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 +42.58 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 +1:20.96 4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 +3:14.75 5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 +3:36.24 6 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 +3:58.43 7 12 Jussi Välimäki Jakke Honkanen Jussi Välimäki Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:18:03.1 +11:16.92 8 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 4:18:16.8 +11:30.61
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 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 +42.58 3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:08:07.1 +1:20.96 4 4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:00.9 +3:14.75 5 5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:10:22.4 +3:36.24 6 6 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:10:44.6 +3:58.43 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 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 Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 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 Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 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 +2:06.38 20 3 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:29:21.8 +2:36.96 22 4 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:30:51.7 +4:06.85 24 5 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:32:30.4 +5:45.54 26 6 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:34:06.1 +7:21.23 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 García 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 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 Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 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
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship