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Rally Cyprus 2004 counts for:
2004 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2004 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 380th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 16 |
| Official name: | Cyprus Rally |
| Edition: | 32nd |
| Date: | from Thursday 13-May-2004 to Sunday 16-May-2004 |
| Rally HQ: | Limassol; Cyprus |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 40 | |
| Starters: | 37 | |
| Finishers: | 19 | (51.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 7.57 | km | (SS3 Asinou - Agios Theodoros 1) |
| Longest: | 38.32 | km | (SS4 Lagoudera - Spilia 2) |
| Slowest: | 56.87 | km/h | (SS2 Kourdali - Asinou 1) |
| Fastest: | 76.39 | km/h | (SS12 Galatareia - Pentalia 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 326.68 | km | (29.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 296.35 | km | (26.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 819.74 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,116.09 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 7th win and 13th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 9th podium for Markko Martin. |
| Third place was 90th podium for Carlos Sainz. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 11th win and win and third place were 29th to 30th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 175th podium for Ford. |
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Loeb finished second but won following Peugeot's exclusion - despite Citroens actually having the same water pump that Peugeots were excluded for.
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Gronholm won the event on stages but was later disqualified for marginally illegal water pump.
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Solberg lost time with overheating and chances to win but his performance was brilliant.
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Related links
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New Zealand 2004
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Acropolis 2004
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