The2004 Rally Catalunya(formally the40. Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fifteenth round of the2004 World Rally Championship season.The race was held over three days between 29 October and 31 October 2004, and was based inLloret de Mar,Spain.Ford'sMarkko Märtinwon the race, his 5th and final win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2004 Rally Catalunya 40th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava | |||
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Round 15 of the2004 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Spain | ||
| Rally base | Lloret de Mar | ||
| Dates run | October 29, 2004 – October 31, 2004 | ||
| Stages | 20 (384.08 km; 238.66 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
| Overall distance | 1,688.29 km (1,049.05 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 52 at start, 37 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Markko Märtin Michael ParkFord Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | ||
Background
editEntry list
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Itinerary
editAll dates and times areCEST(UTC+2) from 29 to 30 October 2004 andCET(UTC+1) on 31 October 2004.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 115.04 km | ||||
| 29 October | 09:06 | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km |
| 09:34 | SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | |
| 10:32 | SS3 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 | 22.55 km | |
| 13:40 | SS4 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km | |
| 14:08 | SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | |
| 15:06 | SS6 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 | 22.55 km | |
| Leg 2 — 162.88 km | ||||
| 30 October | 08:36 | SS7 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km |
| 09:14 | SS8 | Sta Eulàlia 1 | 16.80 km | |
| 09:40 | SS9 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 | 9.94 km | |
| 10:43 | SS10 | Sant Julià 1 | 32.90 km | |
| 13:51 | SS11 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | |
| 14:29 | SS12 | Sta Eulàlia 2 | 16.80 km | |
| 14:55 | SS13 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 | 9.94 km | |
| 15:58 | SS14 | Sant Julià 2 | 32.90 km | |
| Leg 3 — 106.16 km | ||||
| 31 October | 07:31 | SS15 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km |
| 08:19 | SS16 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | |
| 08:47 | SS17 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | |
| 11:20 | SS18 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km | |
| 12:08 | SS19 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | |
| 12:36 | SS20 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
editOverall
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:40:43.8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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 Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:41:07.0 | +23.2 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:41:21.5 | +37.7 | 6 |
| 4 | 18 | Stéphane Sarrazin
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Patrick Pivato
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Equipe de France FFSA
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:43:34.2 | +2:50.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:43:50.5 | +3:06.7 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Daniel Solà
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Xavier Amigò
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Mitsubishi Motors
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 3:44:49.5 | +4:05.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 |  Gianluigi Galli
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Guido D'Amore
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Mitsubishi Motors
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 3:44:49.7 | +4:05.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:45:15.5 | +4:31.7 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 3:40:43.8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:41:07.0 | +23.2 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:41:21.5 | +37.7 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:43:50.5 | +3:06.7 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 3:45:15.5 | +4:31.7 | 1 |
| Retired SS8 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | Oil sump | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 8 |  François Duval
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Stéphane Prévot
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 6 | Freddy Loix
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Sven Smeets
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 307 WRC | Electrical | 0 | ||
Special stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (29 Oct) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 8:33.7 | François Duval
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| SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:09.0 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS3 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 | 22.55 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 15:43.2 | ||
| SS4 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 8:27.2 | François Duval
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| SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:33.6 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS6 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 | 22.55 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 15:32.2 | ||
| Leg 2 (30 Oct) | SS7 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:13.7 | |
| SS8 | Sta Eulàlia 1 | 16.80 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 9:44.1 | Markko Märtin
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| SS9 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 | 9.94 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:14.9 | ||
| SS10 | Sant Julià 1 | 32.90 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 13:16.2 | ||
| SS12 | Sta Eulàlia 2 | 16.80 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 9:49.7 | ||
| SS13 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 | 9.94 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:12.8 | ||
| SS14 | Sant Julià 2 | 32.90 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:25.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (31 Oct) | SS15 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km | Stéphane Sarrazin
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:49.5 | |
| SS16 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Carlos SainzMarkko Märtin
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Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '04 |
3:09.0 | ||
| SS17 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 22:23.7 | ||
| SS18 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:51.6 | ||
| SS19 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:06.2 | ||
| SS20 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 307 WRC | 22:31.0 | ||
Championship standings
edit- Bold textindicates 2004 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Loeb
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108 |
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Daniel Elena
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108 |
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Citroën Total WRT
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184 | |||
| 2 |
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Petter Solberg
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82 |
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Phil Mills
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82 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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137 | |||
| 3 |
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Markko Märtin
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79 |
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Michael Park
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79 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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117 | |||
| 4 |
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Carlos Sainz
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73 |
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Marc Martí
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73 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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93 | |||
| 5 |
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Marcus Grönholm
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62 |
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Timo Rautiainen
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62 |
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Mitsubishi Motors
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17 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (29 Oct) | SS1 | La Trona 1 | 13.17 km | Xavier Pons
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Renault Clio S1600 | 9:05.7 | Xavier Pons
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| SS2 | Alpens — Les Llosses 1 | 21.80 km |  Per-Gunnar Andersson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:40.3 | Nicolas Bernardi
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| SS3 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 1 | 22.55 km | Xavier Pons
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Renault Clio S1600 | 17:00.8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson
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| SS4 | La Trona 2 | 13.17 km | Xavier Pons
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Renault Clio S1600 | 9:00.5 | ||
| SS5 | Alpens — Les Llosses 2 | 21.80 km | Larry Cols
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Renault Clio S1600 | 14:35.4 | Xavier Pons
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| SS6 | Gombrèn — St Jaume Frontanyà 2 | 22.55 km |  Mirco Baldacci
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:43.2 | Mirco Baldacci
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| Leg 2 (30 Oct) | SS7 | Les Llosses — Alpens 1 | 21.80 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 14:07.9 | |
| SS8 | Sta Eulàlia 1 | 16.80 km | Larry Cols
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Renault Clio S1600 | 10:21.3 | Nicolas Bernardi
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| SS9 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 1 | 9.94 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 5:37.8 | ||
| SS10 | Sant Julià 1 | 32.90 km | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS11 | Les Llosses — Alpens 2 | 21.80 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 14:12.2 | ||
| SS12 | Sta Eulàlia 2 | 16.80 km | Xavier Pons
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Renault Clio S1600 | 10:28.6 | ||
| SS13 | Prats de Lluçanès — Olost 2 | 9.94 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 5:38.2 | ||
| SS14 | Sant Julià 2 | 32.90 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 20:54.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (31 Oct) | SS15 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 | 12.85 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 9:19.9 | |
| SS16 | La Roca 1 | 5.05 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 3:24.7 | ||
| SS17 | Viladrau 1 | 35.18 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 24:12.5 | ||
| SS18 | Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 | 12.85 km | Mirco Baldacci
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:34.3 | ||
| SS19 | La Roca 2 | 5.05 km | Nicolas Bernardi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 3:17.5 | ||
| SS20 | Viladrau 2 | 35.18 km | Xavier Pons
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Renault Clio S1600 | 24:26.7 | ||
Championship standings
edit- Bold textindicates 2004 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |  1
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Per-Gunnar Andersson
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39 |
| 2 | 1
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Nicolas Bernardi
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37 |
| 3 |  2
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Guy Wilks
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34 |
| 4 |
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Kosti Katajamäki
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31 |
| 5 |
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Mirco Baldacci
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23 |
References
edit- ^"Catalunya".juwra.com.Independent WRC archive.Retrieved2021-10-19.
- ^"Rally Catalunya 2004 Entry List".Retrieved19 October2021.
- ^"Rally Catalunya 2004 Itinerary".Retrieved20 October2021.