2004 Cyprus Rally

2004 Cyprus Rally
*32nd Cyprus Rally*
2004 Cyprus Rally; 32nd Cyprus Rally
Round 5 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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	Rally winner Sébastien Loeb.
Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Limassol
Dates run	May 14, 2004 – May 16, 2004
Stages	18 (326.68 km; 202.99 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,116.09 km (693.51 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Citroën Total; Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews	37 at start, 19 at finish

The 2004 Cyprus Rally (formally the 32nd Cyprus Rally) was the fifth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 May and 16 May 2004, and was based in Limassol, Cyprus. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[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
9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
10	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	M
World Rally Championship entries
11	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Supset	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
12	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
14	Jussi Välimäki	Jakke Honkanen	Hyundai Motorsport Finland	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
15	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
16	Miguel Campos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
17	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	M-Sport	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
18	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	M
61	Luís Pérez Companc	Jose Maria Volta	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
64	Andreas Tsouloftas	Savvas Laos	Andreas Tsouloftas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
83	Georgios Zakos	Kyriacos Evangelou	Georgios Zakos	Subaru Impreza 555	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 121.78 km
14 May	08:23	SS1	Lagoudera — Spilia 1	38.32 km
	09:46	SS2	Kourdali — Asinou 1	15.00 km
	10:13	SS3	Asinou — Agios Theodoros 1	7.57 km
	14:38	SS4	Lagoudera — Spilia 2	38.32 km
	16:01	SS5	Kourdali — Asinou 2	15.00 km
	16:29	SS6	Asinou — Agios Theodoros 2	7.57 km
Leg 2 — 109.56 km
15 May	08:58	SS7	Platres — Saittas 1	11.12 km
	09:36	SS8	Foini — Koilinia 1	30.33 km
	10:34	SS9	Galatareia — Pentalia 1	13.33 km
	15:03	SS10	Platres — Saittas 2	11.12 km
	15:41	SS11	Foini — Koilinia 2	30.33 km
	16:39	SS12	Galatareia — Pentalia 2	13.33 km
Leg 3 — 95.34 km
16 May	06:43	SS13	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1	25.24 km
	07:31	SS14	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1	12.94 km
	08:14	SS15	Kellaki — Foinikaria 1	9.49 km
	11:18	SS16	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2	11.24 km
	12:06	SS17	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2	16.03 km
	12:49	SS18	Kellaki — Foinikaria 2	11.15 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:59:38.5		10
2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:59:53.6	+15.1	8
3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:02:02.5	+2:24.0	6
4	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:09:07.6	+9:29.1	5
5	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '04	5:09:19.4	+9:40.9	4
6	11	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:12:55.2	+13:16.7	3
7	15	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	5:26:22.3	+26:43.8	2
8	16	Miguel Campos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:38:40.7	+39:02.2	1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	3	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:59:38.5		10
2	2	7	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	4:59:53.6	+15.1	8
3	3	4	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:02:02.5	+2:24.0	6
4	4	1	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	5:09:07.6	+9:29.1	5
5	5	2	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '04	5:09:19.4	+9:40.9	4
Retired SS18		5	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Excluded - illegal water pump		0
Retired SS18		6	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 307 WRC	Excluded - illegal water pump		0
Retired SS10		9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	Engine		0
Retired SS8		10	Kristian Sohlberg	Kaj Lindström	Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04	Engine		0
Retired SS1		8	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Lost wheel		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 May)	SS1	Lagoudera — Spilia 1	38.32 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	35:26.8	Petter Solberg
	SS2	Kourdali — Asinou 1	15.00 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	15:49.5
	SS3	Asinou — Agios Theodoros 1	7.57 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:34.3
	SS4	Lagoudera — Spilia 2	38.32 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	34:55.7	Marcus Grönholm
	SS5	Kourdali — Asinou 2	15.00 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	15:32.2
	SS6	Asinou — Agios Theodoros 2	7.57 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '04	7:27.8
Leg 2 (15 May)	SS7	Platres — Saittas 1	11.12 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	9:10.1
	SS8	Foini — Koilinia 1	30.33 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	27:17.1
	SS9	Galatareia — Pentalia 1	13.33 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:43.0
	SS10	Platres — Saittas 2	11.12 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	9:04.0
	SS11	Foini — Koilinia 2	30.33 km	Notional stage time
	SS12	Galatareia — Pentalia 2	13.33 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:28.2
Leg 3 (16 May)	SS13	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1	25.24 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	23:06.8
	SS14	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1	12.94 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	11:28.5
	SS15	Kellaki — Foinikaria 1	9.49 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:28.3
	SS16	Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2	11.24 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 307 WRC	22:52.6
	SS17	Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2	16.03 km	Sébastien Loeb Marcus Grönholm	Citroën Xsara WRC Peugeot 307 WRC	11:21.0
	SS18	Kellaki — Foinikaria 2	11.15 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04	8:24.6	Sébastien Loeb

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Sébastien Loeb	35	1	Daniel Elena	35		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	55
2	1	Markko Märtin	34	1	Michael Park	34		Citroën Total WRT	54
3	1	Petter Solberg	28	1	Phil Mills	28	1	555 Subaru World Rally Team	40
4	1	Marcus Grönholm	24	1	Timo Rautiainen	24	1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	33
5	1	Carlos Sainz	19	1	Marc Martí	19		Mitsubishi Motors	5

References

"Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
"Cyprus Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
"Cyprus Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 19 September 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship
2004 Cyprus Rally at Rallye-info Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

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[2004-Cyprus1-1] "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[crdrivers_2004-2] "Cyprus Rally 2004 Entry List". Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[sr_2004-3] "Cyprus Rally 2004 Itinerary". Retrieved 19 September 2021.