2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
*1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia*
2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna; 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia
Round 13 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Italy
Rally base	Olbia
Dates run	October 1, 2004 – October 3, 2004
Stages	19 (383.23 km; 238.13 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,228.92 km (763.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews	67 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04

The 2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the thirteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 1 October and 3 October 2004, and was based in Olbia, Italy. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship and 3rd in a row.^[1]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	P
3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	M
7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
12	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
14	Luís Pérez Companc	Jose Maria Volta	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
15	Juuso Pykälistö	Mika Ovaskainen	Kronos Racing	Citroën Xsara WRC	—
16	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
18	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
19	Andrea Navarra	Simona Fedeli	Andrea Navarra	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
21	Nicolas Vouilloz	Denis Giraudet	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23	Balázs Benik	Bence Rácz	Balázs Benik	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
25	Pier Lorenzo Zanchi	Dario D'Esposito	Pier Lorenzo Zanchi	Toyota Corolla WRC	Y
JWRC entries
31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
36	Kris Meeke	David Senior	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	P
37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	P
41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	P
43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
44	Alan Scorcioni	Fulvio Florean	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	P
47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	P
48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	P
49	Luca Betti	Michele Rosso	Meteco Corse	Fiat Punto S1600	P
50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	P
51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	P
Other notable entries
70	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	P
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 158.56 km
1 October	09:12	SS1	Tantariles 1	28.69 km
	10:21	SS2	Loelle 1	27.45 km
	11:00	SS3	Tepilora 1	23.14 km
	14:21	SS4	Tantariles 2	28.69 km
	15:30	SS5	Loelle 2	27.45 km
	16:09	SS6	Tepilora 2	23.14 km
Leg 2 — 147.99 km
2 October	08:51	SS7	Sas Molas 1	28.62 km
	09:39	SS8	Le Sughere 1	9.06 km
	10:31	SS9	Tandalò 1	34.21 km
	14:01	SS10	Lovia Avra	4.21 km
	15:06	SS11	Sas Molas 2	28.62 km
	15:51	SS12	Le Sughere 2	9.06 km
	16:43	SS13	Tandalò 2	34.21 km
Leg 3 — 76.68 km
3 October	09:13	SS14	Limbara 1	18.10 km
	09:49	SS15	Terramala 1	11.59 km
	10:38	SS16	Monti di Deu 1	8.65 km
	11:36	SS17	Limbara 2	18.10 km
	12:09	SS18	Terramala 2	11.59 km
	12:58	SS19	Monti di Deu 2	8.65 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:43:47.9		10
2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:45:55.8	+2:07.9	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:47:08.8	+3:20.9	6
4	19	Andrea Navarra	Simona Fedeli	Andrea Navarra	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:54:04.0	+10:16.1	5
5	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:54:35.9	+10:48.0	4
6	70	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	5:08:59.5	+25:11.6	3
7	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10:27.1	+26:39.2	2
8	16	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	Antony Warmbold	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:11:51.1	+28:03.2	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	4:43:47.9		10
2	2	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:45:55.8	+2:07.9	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:47:08.8	+3:20.9	6
5	4	8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:54:35.9	+10:48.0	4
7	5	5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	5:10:27.1	+26:39.2	2
Retired SS17		7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	Turbo		0
Retired SS9		6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Electrical		0
Retired SS4		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	Gearbox		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct)	SS1	Tantariles 1	28.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	21:05.6	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Loelle 1	27.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:57.4
	SS3	Tepilora 1	23.14 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:42.9
	SS4	Tantariles 2	28.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	20:40.2
	SS5	Loelle 2	27.45 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	19:21.4
	SS6	Tepilora 2	23.14 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:03.0
Leg 2 (2 Oct)	SS7	Sas Molas 1	28.62 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	19:17.3
	SS8	Le Sughere 1	9.06 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	6:28.9
	SS9	Tandalò 1	34.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	25:26.0
	SS10	Lovia Avra	4.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	3:09.3
	SS11	Sas Molas 2	28.62 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	19:04.3
	SS12	Le Sughere 2	9.06 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	6:21.2
	SS13	Tandalò 2	34.21 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	24:54.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct)	SS14	Limbara 1	18.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:18.8
	SS15	Terramala 1	11.59 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:42.6
	SS16	Monti di Deu 1	8.65 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:53.4
	SS17	Limbara 2	18.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	13:01.7
	SS18	Terramala 2	11.59 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	8:24.4
	SS19	Monti di Deu 2	8.65 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	7:38.1

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	100		Daniel Elena	100		Citroën Total WRT	164
2		Petter Solberg	74		Phil Mills	74		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	117
3	1	Carlos Sainz	61	1	Marc Martí	61		555 Subaru World Rally Team	101
4	1	Markko Märtin	59	1	Michael Park	59		Marlboro Peugeot Total	80
5		Marcus Grönholm	49		Timo Rautiainen	49		Mitsubishi Motors	17

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
9	1	45	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:12:51.5		10
11	2	33	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:15:05.7	+2:14.2	8
12	3	31	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:15:41.7	+2:50.2	6
13	4	35	Kosti Katajamäki	Timo Alanne	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	5:16:31.1	+3:39.6	5
14	5	51	Larry Cols	Filip Goddé	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:17:12.2	+4:20.7	4
15	6	39	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	5:18:47.7	+5:56.2	3
16	7	36	Kris Meeke	David Senior	McRae Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	5:26:22.3	+13:30.8	2
18	8	34	Alessandro Broccoli	Giovanni Agnese	Sab Motorsport	Fiat Punto S1600	5:32:03.9	+19:12.4	1
23	9	41	Natalie Barratt	Carl Williamson	Risbridger Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	5:47:03.4	+34:11.9	0
25	10	44	Alan Scorcioni	Fulvio Florean	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	5:58:43.4	+45:51.9	0
Retired SS17		46	Xavier Pons	Oriol Julià Pascual	RACC Motor Sport	Fiat Punto S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS16		50	Oliver Marshall	Craig Parry	Prospeed Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS15		32	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS8		48	Conrad Rautenbach	Mark Jones	Birkbeck Rallysport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Gearbox mounting		0
Retired SS7		37	Luca Cecchettini	Nicola Arena	Autorel Sport	Renault Clio S1600	Driver ill		0
Retired SS7		42	Mathieu Biasion	Eric Domenech	Power Car Team	Renault Clio S1600	Engine		0
Retired SS6		40	Guerlain Chicherit	Mathieu Baumel	Citroën Total	Citroën Saxo S1600	Gearbox mounting		0
Retired SS4		49	Luca Betti	Michele Rosso	Meteco Corse	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS2		43	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Suspension		0
Retired SS2		47	Luca Tabaton	Gisella Rovegno	H.F. Grifone SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Driveshaft		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (1 Oct)	SS1	Tantariles 1	28.69 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	23:11.5	Mirco Baldacci
	SS2	Loelle 1	27.45 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:34.4
	SS3	Tepilora 1	23.14 km	Urmo Aava	Suzuki Ignis S1600	20:57.6
	SS4	Tantariles 2	28.69 km	Alan Scorcioni	Fiat Punto S1600	22:55.9
	SS5	Loelle 2	27.45 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	21:29.1	Urmo Aava
	SS6	Tepilora 2	23.14 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	20:48.7	Urmo Aava
Leg 2 (2 Oct)	SS7	Sas Molas 1	28.62 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:29.9	Per-Gunnar Andersson
	SS8	Le Sughere 1	9.06 km	Guy Wilks	Suzuki Ignis S1600	7:08.4
	SS9	Tandalò 1	34.21 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	27:40.9
	SS10	Lovia Avra	4.21 km	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600	3:23.6
	SS11	Sas Molas 2	28.62 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	20:57.9
	SS12	Le Sughere 2	9.06 km	Kosti Katajamäki	Suzuki Ignis S1600	6:58.0
	SS13	Tandalò 2	34.21 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	27:18.5
Leg 3 (3 Oct)	SS14	Limbara 1	18.10 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	14:44.9
	SS15	Terramala 1	11.59 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:33.6
	SS16	Monti di Deu 1	8.65 km	Mirco Baldacci	Suzuki Ignis S1600	8:22.6
	SS17	Limbara 2	18.10 km	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600	14:36.8
	SS18	Terramala 2	11.59 km	Kosti Katajamäki Per-Gunnar Andersson	Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suzuki Ignis S1600	9:29.0
	SS19	Monti di Deu 2	8.65 km	Nicolas Bernardi	Renault Clio S1600	8:14.5

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Guy Wilks	34
2	2	Per-Gunnar Andersson	31
3	1	Nicolas Bernardi	27
4	1	Kosti Katajamäki	27
5	4	Mirco Baldacci	17

References

^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
^ "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 October 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2004-Italy-1] "Rally d'Italia Sardegna". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-14.

[gbdrivers_2004-2] "Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[it_2004-3] "Rally d'Italia Sardinia 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 14 October 2021.

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