2004 Swedish Rally
# 2004 Swedish Rally

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 | Car | Tyre |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | P |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 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 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | M |
| 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 8 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 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 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 12 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 14 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 15 | Tobias Johansson | Bosse Holmstrand | Rally Team Olsbergs | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 16 | Andreas Eriksson | Pecka Svensson | Andreas Eriksson | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | P |
| 17 | Jari Viita | Timo Hantunen | M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 18 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 61 | Kristian Kolberg | Ola Fløene | Kristian Kolberg | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | C |
| 62 | Thomas Schie | Ragnar Engen | Thomas Schie | Toyota Corolla WRC | M |
| 63 | Thomas Kolberg | Ole Kristian Unnerud | Thomas Kolberg | Hyundai Accent WRC2 | C |
| 75 | Balázs Benik | Zoltan Doromby | Balázs Benik | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 77 | Jozef Béreš Jr. | Petr Starý | Jozef Béreš Jr. | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | M |
| 78 | Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | Andrew Nesbitt | Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 | P |
| 81 | Mikael Ericsson | Dorothe Larsson | Mikael Ericsson | Mitsubishi Lancer VI | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | P |
| 32 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | P |
| 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 35 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | 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 | M |
| 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 | P |
| 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 41 | Jani Paasonen | Sirkka Rautiainen | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Top Run SRL | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 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 | M |
| 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | M |
| 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 | P |
| 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 |
| 6 February | 09:34 | SS2 | Torntorp | 19.21 km |
| 6 February | 11:37 | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 52.57 km |
| 6 February | 15:05 | SS4 | Granberget 2 | 52.57 km |
| 6 February | 17:04 | SS5 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km |
| Leg 2 — 152.40 km |||||
| 7 February | 07:46 | SS6 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km |
| 7 February | 08:22 | SS7 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km |
| 7 February | 10:18 | SS8 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km |
| 7 February | 11:05 | SS9 | Lejen | 26.40 km |
| 7 February | 13:32 | SS10 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km |
| 7 February | 14:27 | SS11 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km |
| 7 February | 15:46 | SS12 | Vargåsen | 39.95 km |
| 7 February | 17:11 | SS13 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km |
| Leg 3 — 96.60 km |||||
| 8 February | 08:04 | SS14 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km |
| 8 February | 08:54 | SS15 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km |
| 8 February | 10:06 | SS16 | Hara 1 | 10.78 km |
| 8 February | 12:18 | SS17 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km |
| 8 February | 13:08 | SS18 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km |
| 8 February | 14:20 | SS19 | Hara 2 | 10.78 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results

### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | 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 | +46.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:27:39.2 | +1:21.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:27:59.8 | +1:42.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:28:44.7 | +2:27.0 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:30:35.3 | +4:17.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:31:56.0 | +5:38.3 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:32:08.1 | +5:50.4 | 1 |

### World Rally Cars

**Classification**

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 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 | +46.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:27:39.2 | +1:21.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Janne Tuohino | Jukka Aho | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:27:59.8 | +1:42.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:28:44.7 | +2:27.0 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:31:56.0 | +5:38.3 | 2 |
| 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 | Retired SS12 | 6 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 10 | Kristian Sohlberg | Kaj Lindström | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Transmission | Transmission | 0 |
| Retired SS4 | Retired SS4 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS1 | Lidsbron | 19.59 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:20.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS2 | Torntorp | 19.21 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:10.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 52.57 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 24:47.4 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS4 | Granberget 2 | 52.57 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 25:01.8 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS5 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:58.6 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS6 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:22.4 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS7 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:46.8 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS8 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:55.7 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS9 | Lejen | 26.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:45.2 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS10 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:34.9 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS11 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:54.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS12 | Vargåsen | 39.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:57.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS13 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 1:55.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS14 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:29.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS15 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km | Janne Tuohino | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 12:08.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS16 | Hara 1 | 10.78 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:03.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS17 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Carlos Sainz Janne Tuohino | Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 7:28.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS18 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:05.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS19 | Hara 2 | 10.78 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 6:05.3 | Sébastien Loeb |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 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 | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 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 | +1:02.8 | 8 |
| 20 | 3 | 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:46:28.5 | +3:24.5 | 6 |
| 22 | 4 | 46 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Wodniak | Kuchar Team Poland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:47:55.3 | +4:51.3 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Ralliart Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 3:48:38.9 | +5:34.9 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:49:12.1 | +6:08.1 | 3 |
| 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 | Retired SS8 | 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Top Run SRL | Subaru Impreza STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 35 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Top Run SRL | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |

**Special stages**

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS1 | Lidsbron | 19.59 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:17.6 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS2 | Torntorp | 19.21 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:45.5 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS3 | Granberget 1 | 52.57 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 26:58.7 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS4 | Granberget 2 | 52.57 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 27:10.2 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (6 Feb) | SS5 | Hagfors Sprint 1 | 1.86 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:07.3 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS6 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:13.3 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS7 | Malta 1 | 11.25 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6:14.8 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS8 | Fredriksberg | 20.13 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:36.6 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS9 | Lejen | 26.40 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:53.8 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS10 | Malta 2 | 11.25 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:10.2 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS11 | Sundsjon 1 | 20.78 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:58.6 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS12 | Vargåsen | 39.95 km | Alister McRae | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 22:55.5 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 2 (7 Feb) | SS13 | Hagfors Sprint 2 | 1.86 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:03.7 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS14 | Sågen 1 | 14.17 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:08.3 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS15 | Rämmen 1 | 23.35 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:06.7 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS16 | Hara 1 | 10.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6:36.6 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS17 | Sågen 2 | 14.17 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:02.8 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS18 | Rämmen 2 | 23.35 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:00.1 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 3 (8 Feb) | SS19 | Hara 2 | 10.78 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 6:34.0 | Jani Paasonen |

**Championship standings**

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Jani Paasonen | 10 |
| 2 | | Alister McRae | 8 |
| 3 | | Daniel Solà | 6 |
| 4 | | Tomasz Kuchar | 5 |
| 5 | | Gianluigi Galli | 4 |
