# 2004 Rally New Zealand

The 2004 Rally New Zealand (formally the 35th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 April and 18 April 2004, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Subaru's Petter Solberg 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 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 '04 | M |
| 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 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 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 12 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 14 | Jari Viita | Timo Hantunen | M-Sport | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | M |
| 15 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 67 | Kevin Holmes | Damon McLachlan | Stumpy Holmes Rallysport | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 76 | Malcolm Stewart | Mike Fletcher | S.M.S. | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI TME | — |
| 77 | Dermott Malley | Patrick Malley | Rally Drive NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | — |
| 80 | Bruce Warburton | Damon McLachlan | Provision | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 82 | Hideaki Ito | Akira Kojima | Hideaki Ito | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 83 | David Langford-Smith | Alan Hind | David Langford-Smith | Subaru Impreza WRX | — |
| 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 STI S10 | 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 |
| 38 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 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 | — |
| 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 45 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 46 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Wodniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 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 | — |
| 50 | Sebastian Vollak | Michael Kölbach | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 141.92 km |||||
| 15 April | 19:25 | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |
| 15 April | 19:55 | SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km |
| 16 April | 10:13 | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km |
| 16 April | 10:51 | SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km |
| 16 April | 11:14 | SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km |
| 16 April | 13:13 | SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km |
| 16 April | 13:51 | SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km |
| 16 April | 19:25 | SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km |
| 16 April | 19:46 | SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km |
| Leg 2 — 138.84 km |||||
| 17 April | 11:23 | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km |
| 17 April | 12:16 | SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km |
| 17 April | 12:44 | SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km |
| 17 April | 13:07 | SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km |
| 17 April | 15:13 | SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km |
| 17 April | 16:06 | SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km |
| 17 April | 16:34 | SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km |
| 17 April | 16:57 | SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km |
| Leg 3 — 114.74 km |||||
| 18 April | 09:54 | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km |
| 18 April | 10:17 | SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km |
| 18 April | 10:45 | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km |
| 18 April | 12:28 | SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km |
| 18 April | 12:51 | SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km |
| 18 April | 13:19 | SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:02:29.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:02:35.4 | +5.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:02:55.1 | +25.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:34.7 | +1:05.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:04:53.2 | +2:23.7 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:38.4 | +3:08.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:08:12.0 | +5:42.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Daniel Carlsson | Matthias Andersson | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:15:53.3 | +13:23.8 | 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 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:02:29.5 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:02:35.4 | +5.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:02:55.1 | +25.6 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:03:34.7 | +1:05.2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:04:53.2 | +2:23.7 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:38.4 | +3:08.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:08:12.0 | +5:42.5 | 2 |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:26:02.3 | +23:32.8 | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Electronical | Electronical | 0 |
| Retired SS2 | Retired SS2 | 10 | Kristian Sohlberg | Kaj Lindström | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Electronical | Electronical | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:24.5 | Markko Märtin |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:22.4 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km | Petter Solberg Marcus Grönholm | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:42.5 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:13.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 19:55.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:27.2 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 28:55.9 | Harri Rovanperä |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:24.8 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:24.0 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:57.2 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:23.1 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 6:36.6 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 9:47.3 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 12:41.2 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:08.3 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:26.3 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:34.4 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:52.4 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:54.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:31.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:46.0 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 10:43.5 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 20:47.1 | Petter Solberg |

#### 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 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 26 | 1 | Michael Park | 26 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 25 | 1 | Daniel Elena | 25 | | Citroën Total WRT | 38 |
| 3 | | Marcus Grönholm | 24 | | Timo Rautiainen | 24 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 33 |
| 4 | 1 | Petter Solberg | 23 | 1 | Phil Mills | 23 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 31 |
| 5 | 1 | François Duval | 14 | 1 | Stéphane Prévot | 14 | | 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 |
| 10 | 1 | 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:18:53.3 | | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | 35 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:09.6 | +1:16.3 | 8 |
| 13 | 3 | 39 | Alister McRae | David Senior | R.E.D World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:28.3 | +1:35.0 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 41 | Jani Paasonen | Sirkka Rautiainen | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:20:44.1 | +1:50.8 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:20:52.1 | +1:58.8 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:23:20.4 | +4:27.1 | 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:27:33.9 | +8:40.6 | 2 |
| 21 | 8 | 32 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | 4:27:53.2 | +8:59.9 | 1 |
| 23 | 9 | 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:33:29.7 | +14:36.4 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 38 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 4:38:06.3 | +19:13.0 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 36 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:51:02.6 | +32:09.3 | 0 |
| Retired SS23 | Retired SS23 | 37 | Joakim Roman | Björn Nilsson | Joakim Roman | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Brakes | Brakes | 0 |
| Retired SS21 | Retired SS21 | 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza STI S10 | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS20 | Retired SS20 | 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 50 | Sebastian Vollak | Michael Kölbach | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Over time limit | Over time limit | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI | Fire | Fire | 0 |
| Retired SS6 | Retired SS6 | 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 46 | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Wodniak | Tomasz Kuchar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Fuel pump | Fuel pump | 0 |
| Retired SS1 | Retired SS1 | 45 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS1 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 1:31.2 | Fumio Nutahara |
| Leg 1 (15 Apr) | SS2 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Jani Paasonen Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:29.6 | Fumio Nutahara |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS3 | Wairere 1 | 18.90 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:23.4 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS4 | Cassidy | 15.78 km | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 9:50.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS5 | Bull | 31.73 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:08.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS6 | Wairere 2 | 18.90 km | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 11:06.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS7 | Possum (Cassidy-Bull) | 48.21 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 30:52.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS8 | Manukau Super 3 | 2.10 km | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza STI S10 | 1:24.8 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 1 (16 Apr) | SS9 | Manukau Super 4 | 2.10 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:31.9 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi 1 | 25.18 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:51.4 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS11 | Batley 1 | 16.97 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9:55.5 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS12 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:00.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS13 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:21.3 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS14 | Parahi 2 | 25.18 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 13:42.1 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS15 | Batley 2 | 16.97 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9:54.8 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS16 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:56.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Apr) | SS17 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Alister McRae | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 10:15.0 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS18 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.15 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 8:20.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS19 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:31.5 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS20 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.60 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 22:36.7 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS21 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.15 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 8:11.6 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS22 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:24.2 | Manfred Stohl |
| Leg 3 (18 Apr) | SS23 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.60 km | Alister McRae | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 22:15.3 | Manfred Stohl |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Daniel Solà | 16 |
| 2 | | Toshihiro Arai | 15 |
| 3 | | Jani Paasonen | 15 |
| 4 | | Alister McRae | 14 |
| 5 | | Manfred Stohl | 10 |