2004 Acropolis Rally 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
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Round 6 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Greece | ||
Rally base | Lamia | ||
Dates run | 3 June 2004 – 6 June 2004 | ||
Stages | 22 (377.13 km; 234.34 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,438.48 km (893.83 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team 4:39:06.2 | ||
Crews | 72 at start, 33 at finish |
The 2004 Acropolis Rally (formally the 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the sixth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2004, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 145.45 km | ||||
3 June | 19:00 | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km |
4 June | 07:53 | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km |
08:21 | SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | |
11:35 | SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | |
12:24 | SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | |
13:27 | SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | |
16:18 | SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
17:07 | SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | |
18:27 | SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | |
Leg 2 — 133.18 km | ||||
5 June | 08:46 | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km |
09:35 | SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | |
11:22 | SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | |
11:50 | SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | |
15:24 | SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | |
16:13 | SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | |
17:11 | SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | |
Leg 3 — 98.50 km | ||||
6 June | 08:01 | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km |
09:00 | SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | |
09:38 | SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | |
12:14 | SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | |
13:13 | SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | |
13:51 | SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | |
Source: [3] |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:39:06.2 | 10 | |
2 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:39:24.6 | +18.4 | 8 |
3 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:39:34.5 | +28.3 | 6 |
4 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:41:25.6 | +2:19.4 | 5 |
5 | 16 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:45:56.3 | +6:50.1 | 4 |
6 | 18 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Manfred Stohl | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:49:07.8 | +10:01.6 | 3 |
7 | 14 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Janne Tuohino | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:50:18.7 | +11:12.5 | 2 |
8 | 23 | Armodios Vovos | Loris Meletopoulos | Armodios Vovos | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:53:13.2 | +14:07.0 | 1 |
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (3 Jun) | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 1:53.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
Leg 1 (4 Jun) | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:39.7 | |
SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 21:59.6 | ||
SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 19:38.4 | Petter Solberg | |
SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:36.4 | ||
SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:24.4 | ||
SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 20:31.9 | ||
SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:32.0 | ||
SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:54.9 | ||
Leg 2 (5 Jun) | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:11.8 | |
SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 22:40.7 | ||
SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:20.5 | ||
SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:27.9 | ||
SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:07.2 | ||
SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 22:33.1 | ||
SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:53.6 | ||
Leg 3 (6 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:26.8 | |
SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:46.4 | ||
SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:24.3 | ||
SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:21.6 | ||
SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:38.9 | ||
SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:16.3 | ||
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 | 43 | Daniel Elena | 43 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 65 | |||||
2 | 1 | Petter Solberg | 38 | 1 | Phil Mills | 38 | 1 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 60 | |||
3 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 34 | 1 | Michael Park | 34 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 50 | ||||
4 | Marcus Grönholm | 24 | Timo Rautiainen | 24 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 39 | ||||||
5 | 1 | François Duval | 19 | 1 | Stéphane Prévot | 19 | Mitsubishi Motors | 9 |
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (3 Jun) | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:06.7 | Guy Wilks |
Leg 1 (4 Jun) | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Kosti Katajamäki | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:45.8 | Kosti Katajamäki |
SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | Notional stage time | ||||
SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Urmo Aava | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:43.2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | |
SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:43.7 | ||
SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:30.6 | Kosti Katajamäki | |
SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 22:22.0 | ||
SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:48.6 | ||
SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:10.3 | ||
Leg 2 (5 Jun) | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:16.3 | |
SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Mirco Baldacci | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 25:02.3 | ||
SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 9:36.3 | Mirco Baldacci | |
SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 24:19.2 | ||
SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 10:15.8 | ||
SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 24:59.4 | Guy Wilks | |
SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | Larry Cols | Renault Clio S1600 | 2:06.2 | ||
Leg 3 (6 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 23:01.9 | |
SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 10:51.3 | ||
SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 7:16.3 | ||
SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 22:57.1 | ||
SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Guy Wilks | Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:53.9 | ||
SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi | Renault Clio S1600 | 6:48.8 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Nicolas Bernardi | 18 | |
2 | Guy Wilks | 10 | |
3 | 2 | Larry Cols | 9 |
4 | 2 | Urmo Aava | 8 |
5 | 2 | Kris Meeke | 6 |
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