The 2004 Rally Japan (formally the Rally Japan 2004) was the eleventh round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 3 September and 5 September 2004, and was based in Obihiro, Japan. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 8th 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 World Rally Championship entries 11 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are JST (UTC+9). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 150.58 km 3 September 07:38 SS1 Yam Wakka 1 23.26 km 08:21 SS2 Kunneywa 1 21.56 km 08:48 SS3 Niueo 1 26.57 km 09:45 SS4 Rikubetsu 1 2.80 km 14:56 SS5 Yam Wakka 2 23.26 km 14:39 SS6 Kunneywa 2 21.56 km 16:06 SS7 Niueo 2 26.57 km 17:03 SS8 Rikubetsu 2 2.80 km 19:26 SS9 Satsunai 1 2.20 km Leg 2 — 124.98 km 4 September 07:28 SS10 Pawse Kamuy 1 7.89 km 08:01 SS11 Nupri Pake 1 13.90 km 08:48 SS12 Rikubetsu 3 2.80 km 09:15 SS13 Kimun Kamuy 1 26.03 km 09:44 SS14 Cup Kamuy 1 10.77 km 14:30 SS15 Pawse Kamuy 2 7.89 km 15:03 SS16 Nupri Pake 2 13.90 km 15:50 SS17 Rikubetsu 4 2.80 km 16:17 SS18 Kimun Kamuy 2 26.03 km 16:46 SS19 Cup Kamuy 2 10.77 km 19:14 SS20 Satsunai 2 2.20 km Leg 3 — 98.38 km 5 September 07:38 SS21 Rerakamuy 1 8.76 km 08:03 SS22 Panke Nikorpet 1 17.04 km 08:33 SS23 Penke 1 29.07 km 10:14 SS24 Satsunai 3 2.20 km 12:52 SS25 Rerakamuy 2 8.76 km 13:17 SS26 Panke Nikorpet 2 17.04 km 13:47 SS27 Penke 2 29.07 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 3:43:50.6 10 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:45:03.9 +1:13.38 3 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:33.9 +1:43.36 4 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:46:08.5 +2:17.95 5 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:21.6 +2:31.04 6 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:51:16.8 +7:26.23 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:52:57.1 +9:06.52 8 11 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:02:05.3 +18:14.71
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 3:43:50.6 10 2 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:45:03.9 +1:13.38 3 3 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 3:45:33.9 +1:43.36 4 4 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:46:08.5 +2:17.95 5 5 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:21.6 +2:31.04 6 6 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:51:16.8 +7:26.23 7 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:52:57.1 +9:06.5 2 Retired SS22 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (3 Sep) SS1 Yam Wakka 1 23.26 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:03.5 Petter Solberg SS2 Kunneywa 1 21.56 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 12:11.5 SS3 Niueo 1 26.57 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:28.3 SS4 Rikubetsu 1 2.80 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:13.0 SS5 Yam Wakka 2 23.26 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:46.6 SS6 Kunneywa 2 21.56 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:54.0 SS7 Niueo 2 26.57 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:57.0 SS8 Rikubetsu 2 2.80 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:14.2 SS9 Satsunai 1 2.20 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:34.2 Leg 2 (4 Sep) SS10 Pawse Kamuy 1 7.89 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:12.4 SS11 Nupri Pake 1 13.90 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:11.5 SS12 Rikubetsu 3 2.80 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 2:10.5 SS13 Kimun Kamuy 1 26.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 14:08.5 SS14 Cup Kamuy 1 10.77 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 5:47.0 SS15 Pawse Kamuy 2 7.89 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 4:04.4 SS16 Nupri Pake 2 13.90 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:02.2 SS17 Rikubetsu 4 2.80 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 2:12.2 SS18 Kimun Kamuy 2 26.03 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:50.8 SS19 Cup Kamuy 2 10.77 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 5:37.4 SS20 Satsunai 2 2.20 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:34.1 Leg 3 (5 Sep) SS21 Rerakamuy 1 8.76 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 5:17.5 SS22 Panke Nikorpet 1 17.04 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:38.3 SS23 Penke 1 29.07 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 17:13.4 SS24 Satsunai 3 2.20 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 1:32.4 SS25 Rerakamuy 2 8.76 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10.5 SS26 Panke Nikorpet 2 17.04 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:31.0 SS27 Penke 2 29.07 km Marcus Grönholm Markko Märtin Peugeot 307 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '04 16:43.4
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 84 Daniel Elena 84 Citroën Total WRT 137 2 2 Petter Solberg 54 2 Phil Mills 54 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 102 3 1 Markko Märtin 53 1 Michael Park 53 555 Subaru World Rally Team 79 4 1 Carlos Sainz 50 1 Marc Martí 50 Marlboro Peugeot Total 73 5 Marcus Grönholm 47 Timo Rautiainen 47 Mitsubishi Motors 17
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship