The 2004 Rally Catalunya (formally the 40. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fifteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 29 October and 31 October 2004, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 5th 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 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 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 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 10 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 14 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 15 Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 16 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 17 Nicolas Vouilloz Denis Giraudet Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 18 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19 Eamonn Boland Francis Regan Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 61 Donie O'Sullivan Paul Nagle Donie O'Sullivan Ford Focus RS WRC '01 62 Paddy White Bruno Brissart Paddy White Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 63 Massimo Beltrami Fabio Ceschino Massimo Beltrami Toyota Corolla WRC JWRC entries 31 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 32 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 33 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 34 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 35 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 36 Kris Meeke David Senior McRae Motorsport Citroën C2 S1600 39 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 40 Guerlain Chicherit Mathieu Baumel Citroën Total Citroën C2 S1600 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 43 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 44 Alan Scorcioni Fulvio Florean H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 45 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 46 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual RACC Motor Sport Renault Clio S1600 47 Luca Tabaton Gisella Rovegno H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 48 Conrad Rautenbach Mark Jones Birkbeck Rallysport Citroën Saxo S1600 49 Luca Betti Paolo Del Grande Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 50 Oliver Marshall Craig Parry Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 51 Larry Cols Filip Goddé Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 29 to 30 October 2004 and CET (UTC+1) on 31 October 2004. Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 115.04 km 29 October 09:06 SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km 09:34 SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km 10:32 SS3 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 22.55 km 13:40 SS4 La Trona 2 13.17 km 14:08 SS5 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km 15:06 SS6 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 22.55 km Leg 2 — 162.88 km 30 October 08:36 SS7 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km 09:14 SS8 Sta Eulàlia 1 16.80 km 09:40 SS9 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 9.94 km 10:43 SS10 Sant Julià 1 32.90 km 13:51 SS11 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km 14:29 SS12 Sta Eulàlia 2 16.80 km 14:55 SS13 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 9.94 km 15:58 SS14 Sant Julià 2 32.90 km Leg 3 — 106.16 km 31 October 07:31 SS15 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km 08:19 SS16 La Roca 1 5.05 km 08:47 SS17 Viladrau 1 35.18 km 11:20 SS18 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km 12:08 SS19 La Roca 2 5.05 km 12:36 SS20 Viladrau 2 35.18 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 '04 3:40:43.8 10 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:07.0 +23.28 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:41:21.5 +37.76 4 18 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:43:34.2 +2:50.45 5 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:43:50.5 +3:06.74 6 10 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 3:44:49.5 +4:05.73 7 14 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 3:44:49.7 +4:05.92 8 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:45:15.5 +4:31.71
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 '04 3:40:43.8 10 2 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:41:07.0 +23.28 3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:41:21.5 +37.76 5 4 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:43:50.5 +3:06.74 8 5 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:45:15.5 +4:31.71 Retired SS8 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Oil sump0 Retired SS6 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Suspension 0 Retired SS3 6 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Electrical 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (29 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 8:33.7 François Duval SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:09.0 Sébastien Loeb SS3 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 22.55 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15:43.2 SS4 La Trona 2 13.17 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 8:27.2 François Duval SS5 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:33.6 Sébastien Loeb SS6 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 22.55 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15:32.2 Leg 2 (30 Oct) SS7 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:13.7 SS8 Sta Eulàlia 1 16.80 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 9:44.1 Markko Märtin SS9 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 9.94 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:14.9 SS10 Sant Julià 1 32.90 km Stage cancelled SS11 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 13:16.2 SS12 Sta Eulàlia 2 16.80 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 9:49.7 SS13 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 9.94 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:12.8 SS14 Sant Julià 2 32.90 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 19:25.3 Leg 3 (31 Oct) SS15 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km Stéphane Sarrazin Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:49.5 SS16 La Roca 1 5.05 km Carlos Sainz Markko Märtin Citroën Xsara WRCFord Focus RS WRC '04 3:09.0 SS17 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 22:23.7 SS18 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:51.6 SS19 La Roca 2 5.05 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 3:06.2 SS20 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 22:31.0
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 108 Daniel Elena 108 Citroën Total WRT 184 2 Petter Solberg 82 Phil Mills 82 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 137 3 Markko Märtin 79 Michael Park 79 555 Subaru World Rally Team 117 4 Carlos Sainz 73 Marc Martí 73 Marlboro Peugeot Total 93 5 Marcus Grönholm 62 Timo Rautiainen 62 Mitsubishi Motors 17
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 14 1 39 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:58:08.7 10 16 2 45 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:09.5 +3:00.88 17 3 31 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:02:06.4 +3:57.76 19 4 51 Larry Cols Filip Goddé Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:02:35.5 +4:26.85 23 5 35 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:05:22.0 +7:13.34 25 6 36 Kris Meeke David Senior McRae Motorsport Citroën C2 S1600 4:06:59.8 +8:51.1 3 26 7 44 Alan Scorcioni Fulvio Florean H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:08:07.4 +9:58.7 2 27 8 34 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 4:10:31.2 +12:22.5 1 29 9 43 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:13:50.7 +15:42.0 0 33 10 49 Luca Betti Paolo Del Grande Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 4:18:49.8 +20:41.1 0 34 11 48 Conrad Rautenbach Mark Jones Birkbeck Rallysport Citroën Saxo S1600 4:20:18.3 +22:09.6 0 Retired SS18 47 Luca Tabaton Gisella Rovegno H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS15 33 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS14 50 Oliver Marshall Craig Parry Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Brakes 0 Retired SS11 32 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Gearbox 0 Retired SS6 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS6 46 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual RACC Motor Sport Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS4 40 Guerlain Chicherit Mathieu Baumel Citroën Total Citroën C2 S1600 Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (29 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km Xavier Pons Renault Clio S1600 9:05.7 Xavier Pons SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:40.3 Nicolas Bernardi SS3 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 22.55 km Xavier Pons Renault Clio S1600 17:00.8 Per-Gunnar Andersson SS4 La Trona 2 13.17 km Xavier Pons Renault Clio S1600 9:00.5 SS5 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 14:35.4 Xavier Pons SS6 Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 22.55 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:43.2 Mirco Baldacci Leg 2 (30 Oct) SS7 Les Llosses — Alpens 1 21.80 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 14:07.9 SS8 Sta Eulàlia 1 16.80 km Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 10:21.3 Nicolas Bernardi SS9 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 9.94 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 5:37.8 SS10 Sant Julià 1 32.90 km Stage cancelled SS11 Les Llosses — Alpens 2 21.80 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 14:12.2 SS12 Sta Eulàlia 2 16.80 km Xavier Pons Renault Clio S1600 10:28.6 SS13 Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 9.94 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 5:38.2 SS14 Sant Julià 2 32.90 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 20:54.2 Leg 3 (31 Oct) SS15 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 9:19.9 SS16 La Roca 1 5.05 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 3:24.7 SS17 Viladrau 1 35.18 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 24:12.5 SS18 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:34.3 SS19 La Roca 2 5.05 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 3:17.5 SS20 Viladrau 2 35.18 km Xavier Pons Renault Clio S1600 24:26.7
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions. Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Per-Gunnar Andersson 39 2 1 Nicolas Bernardi 37 3 2 Guy Wilks 34 4 Kosti Katajamäki 31 5 Mirco Baldacci 23
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship