# 2004 Rally Mexico

The 2004 Rally Mexico (formally the 1st Corona Rally Mexico) was the third round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 12 March and 14 March 2004, and was based in León, Mexico. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 3rd 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 S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 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 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | M |
| 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | M |
| 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 11 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 12 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | Jussi Välimäki | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | M |
| 14 | Luís Pérez Companc | Jose Maria Volta | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 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 | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | P |
| 35 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 36 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 37 | Joakim Roman | Björn Nilsson | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | M |
| 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 | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Steve Lancaster | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 46 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Wodniak | Kuchar Team Poland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | M |
| 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | M |
| 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Y |
| 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are CST (UTC−6).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 108.03 km |||||
| 12 March | 10:33 | SS1 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km |
| 12 March | 11:21 | SS2 | Santana — Cubilete | 22.61 km |
| 12 March | 14:16 | SS3 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco | 27.30 km |
| 12 March | 15:34 | SS4 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km |
| Leg 2 — 154.34 km |||||
| 13 March | 08:55 | SS5 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 | 25.58 km |
| 13 March | 09:43 | SS6 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km |
| 13 March | 10:59 | SS7 | El Gigante — El Zauco 1 | 28.03 km |
| 13 March | 13:57 | SS8 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 | 25.58 km |
| 13 March | 14:45 | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km |
| 13 March | 16:01 | SS10 | El Gigante — El Zauco 2 | 28.03 km |
| Leg 3 — 132.06 km |||||
| 14 March | 07:17 | SS11 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 | 30.47 km |
| 14 March | 08:14 | SS12 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 | 27.85 km |
| 14 March | 08:57 | SS13 | Derramadero — Comanjilla | 15.42 km |
| 14 March | 11:18 | SS14 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 | 30.47 km |
| 14 March | 12:15 | SS15 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 | 27.85 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:06:46.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:07:28.7 | +42.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:08:07.1 | +1:20.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:00.9 | +3:14.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:22.4 | +3:36.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:10:44.6 | +3:58.4 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Jussi Välimäki | Jakke Honkanen | Jussi Välimäki | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:18:03.1 | +11:16.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:18:16.8 | +11:30.6 | 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 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:06:46.2 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:07:28.7 | +42.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:08:07.1 | +1:20.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:00.9 | +3:14.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:10:22.4 | +3:36.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:10:44.6 | +3:58.4 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:18:16.8 | +11:30.6 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:26:06.5 | +19:20.3 | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | Oil sump | Oil sump | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 10 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS1 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 16:38.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS2 | Santana — Cubilete | 22.61 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 12:25.6 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS3 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco | 27.30 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 17:13.9 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS4 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:22.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS5 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 | 25.58 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 18:30.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS6 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:51.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS7 | El Gigante — El Zauco 1 | 28.03 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 19:22.8 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS8 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 | 25.58 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 18:32.8 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:47.5 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS10 | El Gigante — El Zauco 2 | 28.03 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 19:12.6 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS11 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 | 30.47 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 18:34.6 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS12 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 | 27.85 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:18.7 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS13 | Derramadero — Comanjilla | 15.42 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 8:46.2 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS14 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 | 30.47 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 18:04.9 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS15 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 | 27.85 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 16:00.2 | Markko Märtin |

#### 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 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 20 | 1 | Michael Park | 20 | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 30 |
| 3 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 16 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 16 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 21 |
| 4 | 1 | François Duval | 14 | 1 | Stéphane Prévot | 14 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 19 |
| 5 | 1 | Petter Solberg | 13 | 1 | Phil Mills | 13 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 5 |

### 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 | 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:26:44.9 | | 10 |
| 17 | 2 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:28:51.2 | +2:06.3 | 8 |
| 20 | 3 | 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:29:21.8 | +2:36.9 | 6 |
| 22 | 4 | 32 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | 4:30:51.7 | +4:06.8 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:32:30.4 | +5:45.5 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 | 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:34:06.1 | +7:21.2 | 3 |
| 32 | 7 | 36 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:41:13.6 | +14:28.7 | 2 |
| 33 | 8 | 37 | Joakim Roman | Björn Nilsson | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:48:01.1 | +21:16.2 | 1 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 41 | Jani Paasonen | Sirkka Rautiainen | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Radiator | Radiator | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 35 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Radiator | Radiator | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 46 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Wodniak | Kuchar Team Poland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Radiator | Radiator | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 39 | Alister McRae | David Senior | R.E.D World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Excluded | Excluded | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Steve Lancaster | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS1 | Ortega — La Esperanza 1 | 29.06 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 17:55.2 | Toshihiro Arai |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS2 | Santana — Cubilete | 22.61 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:22.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS3 | Ibarrilla — El Zauco | 27.30 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:37.5 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 1 (12 Mar) | SS4 | Ortega — La Esperanza 2 | 29.06 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:17.3 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS5 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 1 | 25.58 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:59.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS6 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 1 | 23.56 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:56.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS7 | El Gigante — El Zauco 1 | 28.03 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:04.3 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS8 | Duarte — Nvo Valle 2 | 25.58 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:58.0 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS9 | Derramadero — Chichimequillas 2 | 23.56 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 15:06.3 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (13 Mar) | SS10 | El Gigante — El Zauco 2 | 28.03 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:56.0 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS11 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 1 | 30.47 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:15.6 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS12 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 1 | 27.85 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 17:45.1 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS13 | Derramadero — Comanjilla | 15.42 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:34.6 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS14 | Ibarrilla — Mesa 2 | 30.47 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 19:55.0 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (14 Mar) | SS15 | Alfaro — Nuevo Valle 2 | 27.85 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 17:28.1 | Daniel Solà |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Daniel Solà | 16 |
| 2 | 4 | Toshihiro Arai | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | Jani Paasonen | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Alister McRae | 8 |
| 5 | | Niall McShea | 6 |