The 2004 Swedish Rally (formally the 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 February and 8 February 2004, and was based in Hagfors, Sweden. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 6 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 World Rally Championship entries 11 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 12 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 14 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 15 Tobias Johansson Bosse Holmstrand Rally Team Olsbergs Ford Focus RS WRC '02 16 Andreas Eriksson Pecka Svensson Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 17 Jari Viita Timo Hantunen M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '03 18 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price M-Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '02 61 Kristian Kolberg Ola Fløene Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 62 Thomas Schie Ragnar Engen Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC 63 Thomas Kolberg Ole Kristian Unnerud Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 75 Balázs Benik Zoltan Doromby Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 77 Jozef Béreš Jr. Petr Starý Jozef Béreš Jr. Hyundai Accent WRC3 78 Andrew Nesbitt James O'Brien Andrew Nesbitt Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 81 Mikael Ericsson Dorothe Larsson Mikael Ericsson Mitsubishi Lancer VI PWRC entries 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 37 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 41 Jani Paasonen Sirkka Rautiainen OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Steve Lancaster Autotek Motorsport Subaru Impreza STI 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 145.80 km 6 February 08:22 SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km 09:34 SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km 11:37 SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km 15:05 SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km 17:04 SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Leg 2 — 152.40 km 7 February 07:46 SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km 08:22 SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km 10:18 SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km 11:05 SS9 Lejen 26.40 km 13:32 SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km 14:27 SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km 15:46 SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km 17:11 SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Leg 3 — 96.60 km 8 February 08:04 SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km 08:54 SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km 10:06 SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km 12:18 SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km 13:08 SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km 14:20 SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.48 3 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.56 4 8 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.15 5 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.04 6 12 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:30:35.3 +4:17.63 7 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.32 8 14 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:32:08.1 +5:50.41
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC 3:26:17.7 10 2 2 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 3:27:04.1 +46.48 3 3 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:27:39.2 +1:21.56 4 4 8 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:27:59.8 +1:42.15 5 5 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:28:44.7 +2:27.04 7 6 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:31:56.0 +5:38.32 9 7 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:35.9 +9:18.2 0 Retired SS12 6 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Engine 0 Retired SS6 10 Kristian Sohlberg Kaj Lindström Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Transmission 0 Retired SS4 9 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 Gearbox 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 9:20.4 Marcus Grönholm SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 10:10.0 SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 24:47.4 Markko Märtin SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:01.8 SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 1:58.6 Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:22.4 SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:46.8 SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 11:55.7 SS9 Lejen 26.40 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:45.2 SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 5:34.9 SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:54.4 Sébastien Loeb SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:57.9 SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:55.5 Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 7:29.0 SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '03 12:08.6 SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:03.6 SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km Carlos Sainz Janne Tuohino Citroën Xsara WRCFord Focus RS WRC '03 7:28.9 SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 12:05.4 SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 6:05.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 20 Daniel Elena 20 1 Citroën Total WRT 24 2 2 Marcus Grönholm 13 2 Timo Rautiainen 13 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 22 3 1 Markko Märtin 10 1 Michael Park 10 Marlboro Peugeot Total 17 4 Petter Solberg 8 Phil Mills 8 1 555 Subaru World Rally Team 10 5 2 François Duval 6 2 Stéphane Prévot 6 1 Mitsubishi Motors 3
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 16 1 41 Jani Paasonen Sirkka Rautiainen OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:43:04.0 10 17 2 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:44:06.8 +1:02.88 20 3 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:46:28.5 +3:24.56 22 4 46 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Wodniak Kuchar Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:47:55.3 +4:51.35 24 5 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:48:38.9 +5:34.94 26 6 31 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Team Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:49:12.1 +6:08.13 32 7 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Steve Lancaster Autotek Motorsport Subaru Impreza STI 3:57:25.0 +14:21.0 2 33 8 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:58:41.8 +15:37.8 1 34 9 37 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:00:12.7 +17:08.7 0 35 10 32 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Proton Pert Malaysia Proton Pert 4:00:18.5 +17:14.5 0 37 11 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:02:59.9 +19:55.9 0 38 12 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:03:28.4 +20:24.4 0 39 13 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:03:57.8 +20:53.8 0 40 14 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4:06:15.9 +23:11.9 0 46 15 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:34:35.0 +51:31.0 0 Retired SS8 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza STI Accident 0 Retired SS7 35 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STI Accident 0 Retired SS1 40 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (6 Feb) SS1 Lidsbron 19.59 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:17.6 Jani Paasonen SS2 Torntorp 19.21 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:45.5 SS3 Granberget 1 52.57 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 26:58.7 SS4 Granberget 2 52.57 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:10.2 SS5 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:07.3 Leg 2 (7 Feb) SS6 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:13.3 SS7 Malta 1 11.25 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:14.8 SS8 Fredriksberg 20.13 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:36.6 SS9 Lejen 26.40 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 14:53.8 SS10 Malta 2 11.25 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:10.2 SS11 Sundsjon 1 20.78 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:58.6 SS12 Vargåsen 39.95 km Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRX STI 22:55.5 SS13 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:03.7 Leg 3 (8 Feb) SS14 Sågen 1 14.17 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:08.3 SS15 Rämmen 1 23.35 km Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:06.7 SS16 Hara 1 10.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:36.6 SS17 Sågen 2 14.17 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:02.8 SS18 Rämmen 2 23.35 km Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 13:00.1 SS19 Hara 2 10.78 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 6:34.0
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Jani Paasonen 10 2 Alister McRae 8 3 Daniel Solà 6 4 Tomasz Kuchar 5 5 Gianluigi Galli 4
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship 2004 Swedish Rally at Rallye-info Results at eWRC.com