The 2004 Rally d'Italia Sardegna (formally the 1st Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia) was the thirteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 1 October and 3 October 2004, and was based in Olbia, Italy. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 10th win in the World Rally Championship and 3rd in a row.
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 S10 WRC '04 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 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 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 World Rally Championship entries 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 14 Luís Pérez Companc Jose Maria Volta Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 15 Juuso Pykälistö Mika Ovaskainen Kronos Racing Citroën Xsara WRC 16 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 18 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 19 Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 21 Nicolas Vouilloz Denis Giraudet Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 23 Balázs Benik Bence Rácz Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 25 Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Dario D'Esposito Pier Lorenzo Zanchi Toyota Corolla WRC JWRC entries 31 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 32 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 33 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 34 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 35 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 36 Kris Meeke David Senior McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 37 Luca Cecchettini Nicola Arena Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 39 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 40 Guerlain Chicherit Mathieu Baumel Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 42 Mathieu Biasion Eric Domenech Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 43 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 44 Alan Scorcioni Fulvio Florean H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 45 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 46 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 47 Luca Tabaton Gisella Rovegno H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 48 Conrad Rautenbach Mark Jones Birkbeck Rallysport Suzuki Ignis S1600 49 Luca Betti Michele Rosso Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 50 Oliver Marshall Craig Parry Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 51 Larry Cols Filip Goddé Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Other notable entries 70 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 158.56 km 1 October 09:12 SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km 10:21 SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km 11:00 SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km 14:21 SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km 15:30 SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km 16:09 SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km Leg 2 — 147.99 km 2 October 08:51 SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km 09:39 SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km 10:31 SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km 14:01 SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km 15:06 SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km 15:51 SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km 16:43 SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km Leg 3 — 76.68 km 3 October 09:13 SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km 09:49 SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km 10:38 SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km 11:36 SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km 12:09 SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km 12:58 SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:43:47.9 10 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.98 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.96 4 19 Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli Andrea Navarra Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:04.0 +10:16.15 5 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.04 6 70 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 5:08:59.5 +25:11.63 7 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.22 8 16 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:11:51.1 +28:03.21
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:43:47.9 10 2 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:45:55.8 +2:07.98 3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:47:08.8 +3:20.96 5 4 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:54:35.9 +10:48.04 7 5 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 5:10:27.1 +26:39.22 Retired SS17 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Turbo0 Retired SS9 6 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Electrical 0 Retired SS4 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Gearbox 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 21:05.6 Petter Solberg SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:57.4 SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:42.9 SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 20:40.2 SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:21.4 SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:03.0 Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 19:17.3 SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:28.9 SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 25:26.0 SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 3:09.3 SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 19:04.3 SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 6:21.2 SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 24:54.5 Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:18.8 SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:42.6 SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:53.4 SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 13:01.7 SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 307 WRC 8:24.4 SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 7:38.1
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 100 Daniel Elena 100 Citroën Total WRT 164 2 Petter Solberg 74 Phil Mills 74 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 117 3 1 Carlos Sainz 61 1 Marc Martí 61 555 Subaru World Rally Team 101 4 1 Markko Märtin 59 1 Michael Park 59 Marlboro Peugeot Total 80 5 Marcus Grönholm 49 Timo Rautiainen 49 Mitsubishi Motors 17
Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 9 1 45 Per-Gunnar Andersson Jonas Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:12:51.5 10 11 2 33 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:05.7 +2:14.28 12 3 31 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:15:41.7 +2:50.26 13 4 35 Kosti Katajamäki Timo Alanne Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:16:31.1 +3:39.65 14 5 51 Larry Cols Filip Goddé Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:17:12.2 +4:20.74 15 6 39 Nicolas Bernardi Jean-Marc Fortin Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:18:47.7 +5:56.2 3 16 7 36 Kris Meeke David Senior McRae Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 5:26:22.3 +13:30.8 2 18 8 34 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Fiat Punto S1600 5:32:03.9 +19:12.4 1 23 9 41 Natalie Barratt Carl Williamson Risbridger Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 5:47:03.4 +34:11.9 0 25 10 44 Alan Scorcioni Fulvio Florean H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:58:43.4 +45:51.9 0 Retired SS17 46 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Pascual RACC Motor Sport Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS16 50 Oliver Marshall Craig Parry Prospeed Motorsport Renault Clio S1600 Suspension 0 Retired SS15 32 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS8 48 Conrad Rautenbach Mark Jones Birkbeck Rallysport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Gearbox mounting 0 Retired SS7 37 Luca Cecchettini Nicola Arena Autorel Sport Renault Clio S1600 Driver ill 0 Retired SS7 42 Mathieu Biasion Eric Domenech Power Car Team Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS6 40 Guerlain Chicherit Mathieu Baumel Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Gearbox mounting 0 Retired SS4 49 Luca Betti Michele Rosso Meteco Corse Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS2 43 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suspension 0 Retired SS2 47 Luca Tabaton Gisella Rovegno H.F. Grifone SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (1 Oct) SS1 Tantariles 1 28.69 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 23:11.5 Mirco Baldacci SS2 Loelle 1 27.45 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:34.4 SS3 Tepilora 1 23.14 km Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.6 SS4 Tantariles 2 28.69 km Alan Scorcioni Fiat Punto S1600 22:55.9 SS5 Loelle 2 27.45 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 21:29.1 Urmo Aava SS6 Tepilora 2 23.14 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 20:48.7 Leg 2 (2 Oct) SS7 Sas Molas 1 28.62 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:29.9 Per-Gunnar Andersson SS8 Le Sughere 1 9.06 km Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:08.4 SS9 Tandalò 1 34.21 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:40.9 SS10 Lovia Avra 4.21 km Larry Cols Renault Clio S1600 3:23.6 SS11 Sas Molas 2 28.62 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:57.9 SS12 Le Sughere 2 9.06 km Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:58.0 SS13 Tandalò 2 34.21 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:18.5 Leg 3 (3 Oct) SS14 Limbara 1 18.10 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 14:44.9 SS15 Terramala 1 11.59 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:33.6 SS16 Monti di Deu 1 8.65 km Mirco Baldacci Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:22.6 SS17 Limbara 2 18.10 km Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:36.8 SS18 Terramala 2 11.59 km Kosti Katajamäki Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:29.0 SS19 Monti di Deu 2 8.65 km Nicolas Bernardi Renault Clio S1600 8:14.5
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Guy Wilks 34 2 2 Per-Gunnar Andersson 31 3 1 Nicolas Bernardi 27 4 1 Kosti Katajamäki 27 5 4 Mirco Baldacci 17
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship