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]

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 baseLimassol
Dates runMay 14, 2004 – May 16, 2004
Stages18 (326.68 km; 202.99 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,116.09 km (693.51 miles)
Statistics
Crews37 at start, 19 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total
Citroën Xsara WRC

Background

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Entry list

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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

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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

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Overall

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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

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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

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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

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
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

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