2004 Rally Mexico
Appearance
2004 Rally Mexico 1st Corona Rally Mexico | |||
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Round 3 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Mexico | ||
Rally base | León | ||
Dates run | March 12, 2004 – March 14, 2004 | ||
Stages | 15 (394.43 km; 245.09 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,040.67 km (646.64 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 54 at start, 26 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 |
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.[1]
Background
[edit]Entry list
[edit]Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are CST (UTC−6).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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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:[3] |
Results
[edit]Overall
[edit]Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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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 | +42.5 | 8 |
3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:08:07.1 | +1:20.9 | 6 |
4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:00.9 | +3:14.7 | 5 |
5 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:22.4 | +3:36.2 | 4 |
6 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:10:44.6 | +3:58.4 | 3 |
7 | 12 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | Jussi Välimäki | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:18:03.1 | +11:16.9 | 2 |
8 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:18:16.8 | +11:30.6 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
[edit]Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
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
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
[edit]Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
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
[edit]- ^ "Rally Mexico". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Rally Mexico 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Rally Mexico 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 16 September 2021.