The 2004 Tour de Corse (formally the 48. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the fourteenth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship season. The race was held over three days between 15 October and 17 October 2004, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 4th 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 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 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon 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 9 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 11 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 12 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 20 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 21 Nicolas Vouilloz Denis Giraudet Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 22 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 23 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC 24 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price Antony Warmbold Ford Focus RS WRC '02 64 Alain Vauthier François Ravault Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 68 José Micheli Marie-Josée Cardi José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC PWRC entries 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 35 Marcos Ligato Diego Curletto Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza STI N10 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 37 Joakim Roman Anders Wallbom Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza 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 STI N10 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N10 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 46 Tomasz Kuchar Jakub Gerber Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 121.34 km 15 October 09:18 SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km 10:11 SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km 14:32 SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km 15:25 SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km Leg 2 — 154.36 km 16 October 09:23 SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km 11:11 SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km 16:02 SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km 16:50 SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km Leg 3 — 112.10 km 17 October 08:30 SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km 09:16 SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km 12:12 SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km 12:55 SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:11:51.4 10 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:53.4 +2:02.08 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:14:46.7 +2:55.36 4 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:20.5 +3:29.15 5 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:16:57.7 +5:06.34 6 22 Stéphane Sarrazin Patrick Pivato Equipe de France FFSA Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:19:00.5 +7:09.13 7 9 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:20:12.6 +8:21.22 8 12 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:20:59.7 +9:08.31
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 7 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 4:11:51.4 10 2 2 3 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:13:53.4 +2:02.08 3 3 4 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:14:46.7 +2:55.36 4 4 5 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC 4:15:20.5 +3:29.15 5 5 1 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:16:57.7 +5:06.34 10 6 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 4:23:49.6 +11:58.20 Retired SS9 8 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '04 Engine 0 Retired SS5 6 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 307 WRC Accident 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (15 Oct) SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:43.2 François Duval SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 16:28.6 Markko Märtin SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 21:10.3 François Duval SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:07.7 Leg 2 (16 Oct) SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 25:49.0 Markko Märtin SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 27:01.6 SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '04 25:58.5 SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 27:37.0 Leg 3 (17 Oct) SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 15:20.7 SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 19:36.4 SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 15:00.5 SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '04 19:08.0
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2004 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Sébastien Loeb 108 Daniel Elena 108 Citroën Total WRT 178 2 Petter Solberg 78 Phil Mills 78 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 127 3 1 Markko Märtin 69 1 Michael Park 69 555 Subaru World Rally Team 108 4 1 Carlos Sainz 67 1 Marc Martí 67 Marlboro Peugeot Total 85 5 Marcus Grönholm 54 Timo Rautiainen 54 Mitsubishi Motors 17
Production World Rally Championship Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 12 1 47 Xavier Pons Oriol Julià Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:37:17.9 10 14 2 34 Niall McShea Gordon Noble Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:38:16.7 +58.88 15 3 39 Alister McRae David Senior R.E.D World Rally Team Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:39:00.2 +1:42.36 16 4 42 Mark Higgins Michael Gibson Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza STI 4:42:10.7 +4:52.85 18 5 48 Fumio Nutahara Satoshi Hayashi Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:45:14.7 +7:56.84 19 6 46 Tomasz Kuchar Jakub Gerber Tomasz Kuchar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:45:40.2 +8:22.33 22 7 44 Nasser Al-Attiyah Chris Patterson Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza STI N10 4:49:24.2 +12:06.3 2 23 8 36 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 4:50:11.2 +12:53.3 1 25 9 45 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5:01:05.6 +23:47.7 0 27 10 50 Sebastian Vollak Michael Kölbach OMV World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:15:55.2 +38:37.3 0 Retired SS12 49 Sergio López-Fombona Guifré Pujol Ralliart Spain Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Accident 0 Retired SS5 37 Joakim Roman Anders Wallbom Joakim Roman Subaru Impreza STI Retired 0 Retired SS3 35 Marcos Ligato Diego Curletto Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza STI N10 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS3 38 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0 Retired SS2 33 Daniel Solà Xavier Amigò Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Gearbox 0 Retired SS1 43 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (15 Oct) SS1 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 1 32.89 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 23:48.4 Xavier Pons SS2 Aullene — Arbellara 1 27.78 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 18:19.2 SS3 Ampaza — Col St Eustache 2 32.89 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 22:58.9 SS4 Aullene — Arbellara 2 27.78 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 17:51.5 Leg 2 (16 Oct) SS5 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 1 36.24 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 28:21.1 SS6 Peri — Bastelica 1 40.94 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 29:47.9 SS7 Vico — Col de Sarzoggiu 2 36.24 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 28:18.8 SS8 Peri — Bastelica 2 40.94 km Xavier Pons Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 30:14.7 Leg 3 (17 Oct) SS9 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km Alister McRae Subaru Impreza STI N10 16:36.9 SS10 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 21:21.2 SS11 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 16:27.5 SS12 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km Niall McShea Subaru Impreza STI N10 21:08.6
Championship standings Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 Jani Paasonen 29 2 4 Xavier Pons 27 3 1 Niall McShea 27 4 2 Alister McRae 26 5 2 Toshihiro Arai 20
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship