| 2004 Dakar Rally | |||
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| Host country |  France  Morocco .svg.png.webp) Mauritania  Mali  Senegal | ||
| Results | |||
| Cars winner |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret Mitsubishi | ||
| Bikes winner |  Nani Roma KTM | ||
| Trucks winner |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin Kamaz | ||
2004 Dakar Rally also known as the 2004 Paris-Dakar Rally was the 26th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally started in the Auvergne region of France, passing through Morocco, Mauritania and Mali, and finishing Dakar in Senegal. This was the last time the rally ever visited France. The rally was won by the French team of Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret in a Mitsubishi; while the motorcycle class was won by Nani Roma of Spain on a KTM and the trucks class was won by Russians Vladimir Chagin, Semen Yakubov and Sergey Savostin in a Kamaz.
Entries
| Stage | Bikes | Cars | Trucks | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of Rally | 195 | 142 | 63 | 400 | 
| End of Rally | 65 | 60 | 38 | 163 | 
Bikes
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Rider | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  KTM | Gauloises KTM France | 1 |  Richard Sainct | 
| 2 |  Cyril Despres | ||
| 9 |  Jean Brucy | ||
| Gauloises KTM International | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | |
| 7 |  Giovanni Sala | ||
| 10 |  Alfie Cox | ||
| Repsol KTM | 4 |  Nani Roma | |
| 11 |  Marc Coma | ||
| 19 |  Isidre Esteve | ||
| Petrobras-Lubrax | 5 |  Jean de Azevedo | |
| Team Scandinavia | 6 |  Per-Gunnar Lundmark | |
| 15 |  Pål Anders Ullevålseter | ||
| KTM De Gavardo | 8 |  Carlo de Gavardo | |
| Red Bull USA KTM | 16 |  Larry Roeseler | |
| 17 |  Paul Krause | ||
| 25 |  Scott Harden | ||
|  Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | 12 |  David Frétigné | 
Cars
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Schlesser | Schlesser-Ford Raid | 200 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser | .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | 
| 209 |  José Maria Servia |  François Borsotto | ||
|  Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Motors | 201 |  Hiroshi Masuoka |  Gilles Picard | 
| 203 |  Stéphane Peterhansel |  Jean-Paul Cottret | ||
| 206 |  Miki Biasion |  Tiziano Siviero | ||
| 211 |  Andrea Mayer |  Andreas Schulz | ||
| Ralliart | 218 |  José Luis Monterde |  Rafael Tornabell | |
| 259 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah | .svg.png.webp) Marc Bartholome | ||
|  Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | 202 |  Colin McRae |  Tina Thörner | 
| 205 |  Ari Vatanen |  Juha Repo | ||
| 208 |  Giniel de Villiers |  François Jordaan | ||
| 210 |  Yves Loubet |  Pascal Maimon | ||
| Nissan Dessoude | 215 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka |  Arnaud Debron | |
| 228 |  Paul Belmondo |  Willy Alcaraz | ||
| 234 |  René Metge |  Bernard Chevalier | ||
|  Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | 204 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt |  Fabrizia Pons | 
| 224 |  Bruno Saby |  Matthew Stevenson | ||
|  BMW | X-Raid | 207 |  Luc Alphand |  Henri Magne | 
| 212 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire de Mévius |  Alain Guehennec | ||
|  SMG | SMG | 216 |  Philippe Gache |  Jean-Pierre Garcin | 
|  Honda | Fast & Speed | 225 |  Thierry Magnaldi |  Didier Le Gal | 
Trucks
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Hino | Sugawara | 400 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara |  Seiichi Suzuki  Teruhito Sugawara | 
|  Kamaz | Kamaz-Master | 410 |  Firdaus Kabirov |  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | 
| 414 |  Vladimir Chagin |  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | ||
| 423 |  Ilgizar Mardeev |  Sergey Girya  Eduard Kupriyanov | ||
|  DAF | Team De Rooy | 411 |  Jan de Rooy | .svg.png.webp) Dany Colebunders .svg.png.webp) Hugo Duisters | 
| 417 |  Gerard de Rooy | .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | ||
| Tridec | 442 |  Hans Stacey |  Toon van Genugten .svg.png.webp) Eddy Chevallier | |
|  Tatra | Petrobras-Lubrax | 412 |  André de Azevedo |  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | 
| Loprais Tatra | 415 |  Karel Loprais |  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | |
|  Mercedes-Benz | Vismara Sport System | 425 |  Giacomo Vismara |  Mario Cambiaghi  Claudio Bellina | 
Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| 1 | 1 January |  Clermont-Ferrand |  Narbonne | 396 |  M. Graziani |  K. Shinozuka |  V. Chagin | 
| 2 | 2 January |  Narbonne |  Castellón de la Plana | 526 |  D. Frétigné |  J. M. Servia | Stage cancelled1 | 
| 3 | 3 January |  Castellón de la Plana |  Tangier | 865 |  D. Frétigné |  G. de Villiers |  G. de Rooy | 
| 4 | 4 January |  Tangier |  Er Rachidia | 752 |  F. Meoni |  A. Vatanen |  F. Kabirov | 
| 5 | 5 January |  Er Rachidia |  Ouarzazate | 575 |  I. Esteve |  S. Peterhansel |  V. Chagin | 
| 6 | 6 January |  Ouarzazate |  Tan-Tan | 803 |  N. Roma |  H. Masuoka |  V. Chagin | 
| 7 | 7 January |  Tan-Tan | .svg.png.webp) Atar | 1055 |  R. Sainct |  H. Masuoka |  V. Chagin | 
| 8 | 8 January | .svg.png.webp) Atar | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikja | 393 |  N. Roma |  S. Peterhansel |  K. Loprais | 
| 9 | 9 January | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikja | .svg.png.webp) Néma | 739 |  C. Despres |  H. Masuoka |  F. Kabirov | 
| 10 | 10 January | .svg.png.webp) Néma |  Mopti | Stages cancelled | |||
| 11 | 11 January |  Mopti |  Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||
| 12 January |  Bobo-Dioulasso | Rest day | |||||
| 12 | 13 January |  Bobo-Dioulasso |  Bamako | 666 |  C. Despres |  L. Alphand |  F. Kabirov | 
| 13 | 14 January |  Bamako | .svg.png.webp) Ayoun el Atrous | 734 |  D. Frétigné |  C. McRae |  K. Loprais | 
| 14 | 15 January | .svg.png.webp) Ayoun el Atrous | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikja | 551 |  C. Despres |  L. Alphand |  F. Kabirov | 
| 15 | 16 January | .svg.png.webp) Tidjikja | .svg.png.webp) Nouakchott | 651 |  F. Meoni |  H. Masuoka |  F. Kabirov | 
| 16 | 17 January | .svg.png.webp) Nouakchott |  Dakar | 647 |  R. Sainct |  J. Kleinschmidt |  F. Kabirov | 
| 17 | 18 January |  Dakar | 106 |  C. Despres |  C. McRae |  H. Stacey | |
Notes:
- ^1 — The event for trucks was cancelled due to hazardous conditions.
Summary
The competitors included former world rally champion Colin McRae.[1] Stephane Peterhansel took an early lead after the third stage.[2] Four times winner of the rally, Ari Vatanen, won the fourth stage, which was his 50th individual stage win at the Dakar Rally.[3] Peterhansel received a five minutes penalty after his team-mate pushed his car when it encountered gearbox trouble 300m from the finishing line of the fifth stage but retained his overall lead.[4] McRae moved up to third place after the sixth stage but lost time on the seventh stage after getting stuck in a sand dune.[5][6] Peterhansel retook the lead from overnight leader Hiroshi Masuoka after the eighth stage,[7] and retained it after stage nine.[8] Stages 10 and 11 were cancelled owing to concerns over the security situation in Mali.[8] The rally resumed with stage 12 between Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and Bamako in Mali; Peterhansel retained the lead at the end of the stage.[9] McRae won the 13th stage between Bamako and Ayoun el Atrous in Mauritania, the first Briton to win a stage of the Dakar rally since Andrew Cowan in 1990.[10] The 14th, 15th and 16th stages were won by Luc Alphand, Hiroshi Masuoka and Jutta Kleinschmidt.[11][12][13] McRae won the final stage but the overall winner was Stephane Peterhansel, who became only the second man to have won both the car and motorcycle categories of the Dakar Rally.[14] The motorcycle category was won by Spaniard Nani Roma.[14]
Stage results
Bikes
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | 1 |  Matteo Graziani | KTM | 1:24 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | |||||
| 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 1:32 | 0:08 | ||||||
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 1:33 | 0:09 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | 22:47 | 1 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | 22:47 | ||
| 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 23:02 | 0:15 | 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 23:02 | 0:15 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 23:44 | 0:57 | 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 23:44 | 0:57 | |
| 3 | 1 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | 6:13 | 1 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | 29:00 | ||
| 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 6:14 | 0:01 | 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 29:16 | 0:16 | |
| 3 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 6:18 | 0:05 | 3 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 30:06 | 1:06 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 41:53 | 1 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 1:13:29 | ||
| 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 42:36 | 0:43 | 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 1:13:43 | 0:14 | |
| 3 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 43:06 | 1:13 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 1:13:46 | 0:17 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 3:44:27 | 1 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 4:57:56 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 3:44:43 | 0:16 | 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:58:32 | 0:36 | |
| 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 3:44:49 | 0:22 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 4:58:55 | 0:59 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 3:32:26 | 1 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 8:32:47 | ||
| 2 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | 3:34:51 | 2:25 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 8:34:41 | 1:54 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Andy Caldecott | KTM | 3:36:07 | 3:41 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 8:35:24 | 2:37 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:39:33 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 15:23:30 | ||
| 2 |  Jean Brucy | KTM | 6:46:40 | 7:07 | 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 15:26:33 | 3:03 | |
| 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 6:48:06 | 8:33 | 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 15:26:51 | 3:21 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 5:38:07 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 21:04:40 | ||
| 2 |  Jean Brucy | KTM | 5:44:09 | 6:02 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 21:12:56 | 8:16 | |
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 5:46:05 | 7:58 | 3 |  Jean Brucy | KTM | 21:19:05 | 14:25 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 9:34:33 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 31:05:35 | ||
| 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 9:37:57 | 3:24 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 31:09:08 | 3:33 | |
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 9:56:12 | 21:39 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 31:33:56 | 28:21 | |
| 10 | Stages cancelled due to security concerns | |||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 1:43:13 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 33:00:13 | ||
| 2 |  Marc Coma | KTM | 1:54:00 | 10:47 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 31:09:08 | 10:06 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 1:54:38 | 11:25 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 33:29:06 | 28:53 | |
| 13 | 1 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | 6:10:25 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 39:17:00 | ||
| 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:14:06 | 3:41 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 39:24:25 | 7:25 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:16:47 | 6:22 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 40:02:39 | 45:39 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 6:55:10 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 46:16:24 | ||
| 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 6:56:33 | 1:23 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 46:26:04 | 9:40 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:59:24 | 4:14 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 46:57:49 | 41:25 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:55:46 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 53:15:29 | ||
| 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 6:56:32 | 0:46 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 53:22:36 | 7:07 | |
| 3 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 6:59:05 | 3:19 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 54:01:58 | 46:29 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 2:21:48 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 55:39:22 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 2:23:53 | 2:05 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 55:44:24 | 5:02 | |
| 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 2:24:12 | 2:24 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 56:26:10 | 46:48 | |
| 17 | 1 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 14:49 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 55:56:28 | ||
| 2 |  Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | 14:59 | 0:10 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | 56:09:06 | 12:38 | |
| 3 |  Per-Gunnar Lundmark | KTM | 15:36 | 0:47 | 3 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | 56:40:59 | 44:31 | |
Cars
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | 1 |  Kenjiro Shinozuka  Arnaud Debron | Nissan | 1:41 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | |||||
| 2 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 1:42 | 0:01 | ||||||
| 3 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero | Mitsubishi | 1:42 | 0:01 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  François Borsotto | Schlesser-Ford | 25:00 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  François Borsotto | Schlesser-Ford | 25:00 | ||
| 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 25:03 | 0:03 | 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 25:03 | 0:03 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 25:26 | 0:26 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 25:26 | 0:26 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 6:22 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 31:30 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 6:26 | 0:04 | 2 |  José Maria Servia  François Borsotto | Schlesser-Ford | 31:35 | 0:05 | |
| 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 6:27 | 0:27 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 31:52 | 0:22 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Ari Vatanen  Juha Repo | Nissan | 40:50 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 1:12:20 | ||
| 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 40:50 | 0:10 | 2 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero | Mitsubishi | 1:13:27 | 1:07 | |
| 3 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero | Mitsubishi | 41:13 | 0:33 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 1:13:48 | 1:28 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 3:14:11 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 4:31:311 | ||
| 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 3:18:46 | 4:35 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:32:43 | 1:12 | |
| 3 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 3:27:06 | 12:55 | 3 |  Luc Alphand  Henri Magne | BMW | 4:42:28 | 10:57 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 3:09:40 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 7:42:23 | ||
| 2 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 3:12:37 | 2:57 | 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 7:49:03 | 6:40 | |
| 3 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 3:15:21 | 5:41 | 3 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 8:00:13 | 17:50 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 5:58:35 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 13:40:58 | ||
| 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 6:03:37 | 5:02 | 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 13:52:40 | 11:42 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 6:19:33 | 20:58 | 3 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 14:22:27 | 41:29 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 5:01:25 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 18:54:05 | ||
| 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Fabrizia Pons | Volkswagen | 5:30:20 | 28:55 | 2 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 19:59:16 | 1:04:38 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius  Alain Guehennec | BMW | 5:33:46 | 32:21 | 3 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 20:16:37 | 1:22:32 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 9:03:43 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 28:16:20 | ||
| 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 9:22:15 | 18:32 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 29:20:20 | 1:04:00 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Fabrizia Pons | Volkswagen | 9:48:50 | 45:07 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 30:38:48 | 2:22:28 | |
| 10 | Stages cancelled due to security concerns | |||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 |  Luc Alphand  Henri Magne | BMW | 1:54:53 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 30:16:53 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 1:56:21 | 1:28 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 31:21:36 | 1:04:43 | |
| 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 2:00:33 | 5:40 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 32:35:09 | 2:18:16 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 5:52:58 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 36:36:26 | ||
| 2 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 6:00:38 | 7:40 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 37:38:55 | 1:02:29 | |
| 3 |  Ari Vatanen  Juha Repo | Nissan | 6:01:45 | 8:47 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 39:06:25 | 2:29:59 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Luc Alphand  Henri Magne | BMW | 6:51:07 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 43:46:03 | ||
| 2 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 7:05:27 | 14:20 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 44:51:07 | 1:05:04 | |
| 3 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 7:09:37 | 18:30 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 46:17:47 | 2:31:44 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 6:52:35 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 50:47:49 | ||
| 2 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 7:05:27 | 14:20 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 51:43:42 | 55:53 | |
| 3 |  Giniel de Villiers  François Jordaan | Nissan | 7:10:07 | 17:32 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 53:43:05 | 2:55:16 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Fabrizia Pons | Volkswagen | 2:34:49 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 53:28:32 | ||
| 2 |  Luc Alphand  Henri Magne | BMW | 2:35:48 | 0:59 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 54:19:55 | 51:23 | |
| 3 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 2:36:13 | 1:24 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 56:32:19 | 3:03:47 | |
| 17 | 1 |  Colin McRae  Tina Thörner | Nissan | 14:42 | 1 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | 53:47:37 | ||
| 2 |  José Maria Servia  François Borsotto | Schlesser-Ford | 15:23 | 0:41 | 2 |  Hiroshi Masuoka  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 54:37:01 | 49:24 | |
| 3 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah .svg.png.webp) Marc Bartholome | Mitsubishi | 15:25 | 0:43 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | 56:48:10 | 3:00:33 | |
Note:
Trucks
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| 1 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 2:32 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | |||||
| 2 |  Jan de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Dany Colebunders .svg.png.webp) Hugo Duisters | DAF | 2:33 | 0:01 | ||||||
| 3 |  Hans Bekx  Paul Flipsen  Pierre Blom | DAF | 2:38 | 0:06 | ||||||
| 2 | Stage cancelled due to hazardous conditions1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 7:32 | 1 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 41:53 | ||
| 2 |  Jan de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Dany Colebunders .svg.png.webp) Hugo Duisters | DAF | 7:39 | 0:07 | 2 |  Jan de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Dany Colebunders .svg.png.webp) Hugo Duisters | DAF | 42:00 | 0:07 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 7:48 | 0:16 | 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 42:09 | 0:16 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 49:54 | 1 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 1:32:04 | ||
| 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 50:11 | 0:17 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 1:32:17 | 0:13 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 51:32 | 1:38 | 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 1:33:41 | 1:37 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:00:27 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 5:34:08 | ||
| 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 4:04:50 | 4:23 | 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 5:36:54 | 2:46 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 4:13:28 | 13:01 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 5:50:51 | 16:43 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 4:02:09 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 9:36:17 | ||
| 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 4:05:37 | 3:28 | 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 9:42:31 | 6:14 | |
| 3 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 4:08:52 | 6:43 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 10:02:46 | 26:29 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 7:29:53 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 17:06:10 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 7:43:45 | 13:52 | 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 17:36:24 | 30:14 | |
| 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 7:53:53 | 24:00 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 17:46:31 | 40:21 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 6:42:32 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 23:51:36 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 6:45:26 | 2:54 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 24:35:06 | 43:30 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 6:48:35 | 6:03 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 25:35:18 | 1:43:42 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 12:01:38 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 35:57:20 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 12:05:44 | 4:06 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 36:56:01 | 58:41 | |
| 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 12:06:55 | 5:17 | 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 37:50:30 | 1:53:10 | |
| 10 | Stages cancelled due to security concerns | |||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 2:24:37 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 38:28:34 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 2:26:57 | 2:20 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 39:22:58 | 54:24 | |
| 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 2:29:25 | 4:48 | 3 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 40:17:54 | 1:49:20 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 7:39:43 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 46:23:09 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 7:44:39 | 4:56 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 47:07:37 | 44:28 | |
| 3 |  Ilgizar Mardeev  Sergey Girya  Eduard Kupriyanov | Kamaz | 7:52:13 | 12:30 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 48:10:51 | 1:47:42 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 8:57:36 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 55:52:29 | ||
| 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 8:58:47 | 1:11 | 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 56:58:50 | 1:06:21 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 9:29:20 | 31:44 | 3 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 57:23:39 | 1:31:10 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 8:19:33 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 64:40:18 | ||
| 2 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 8:22:34 | 3:01 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 65:43:12 | 1:02:54 | |
| 3 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 8:47:49 | 28:16 | 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 66:09:57 | 1:29:39 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 3:01:13 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 67:49:45 | ||
| 2 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 3:09:27 | 8:14 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 68:44:25 | 54:40 | |
| 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 3:10:56 | 9:43 | 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 69:20:53 | 1:31:08 | |
| 17 | 1 |  Hans Stacey  Toon van Genugten .svg.png.webp) Eddy Chevaillier | DAF | 18:51 | 1 |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 68:13:49 | ||
| 2 |  Hans Bekx  Paul Flipsen  Pierre Blom | DAF | 19:28 | 0:37 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | 69:07:27 | 53:38 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | 20:09 | 1:18 | 3 |  Gérard de Rooy .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | 69:42:17 | 1:28:28 | |
- ^1 - As the stage was cancelled, all competitors were awarded a stage time of 34:21.
Final standings
Motorcycles
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Nani Roma | KTM | Repsol KTM | 55:56:28 | 
| 2 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | KTM | Gauloises KTM France | +12:38 | 
| 3 | 2 |  Cyril Despres | KTM | Gauloises KTM France | +44:31 | 
| 4 | 10 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | Gauloises KTM International | +49:06 | 
| 5 | 15 |  Pål Anders Ullevålseter | KTM | Team Scandinavia | +2:04:33 | 
| 6 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | Gauloises KTM International | +3:05:57 | 
| 7 | 12 |  David Frétigné | Yamaha | Yamaha Motor France | +3:26:54 | 
| 8 | 8 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | KTM de Gavardo | +4:14:02 | 
| 9 | 22 |  François Flick | KTM | Allier Dynamique | +4:25:35 | 
| 10 | 23 |  Jacek Czachor | KTM | Orlen Team Moto | +5:31:56 | 
Cars
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 203 |  Stéphane Peterhansel |  Jean-Paul Cottret | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 53:47:37 | 
| 2 | 201 |  Hiroshi Masuoka |  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Ralliart | +49:24 | 
| 3 | 200 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser | .svg.png.webp) Jean-Marie Lurquin | Schlesser-Ford | Schlesser-Ford Raid | +3:00:33 | 
| 4 | 207 |  Luc Alphand |  Henri Magne | BMW | Team X-Raid | +3:55:58 | 
| 5 | 211 |  Andrea Mayer |  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Ralliart | +5:46:17 | 
| 6 | 224 |  Bruno Saby |  Matthew Stevenson | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Motorsport | +6:54:03 | 
| 7 | 208 |  Giniel de Villiers |  François Jordaan | Nissan | Nissan Rally Raid Team | +8:06:11 | 
| 8 | 212 | .svg.png.webp) Grégoire De Mévius |  Alain Guehennec | BMW | Team X-Raid | +9:34:45 | 
| 9 | 225 |  Thierry Magnaldi |  Didier Le Gal | Honda | Thierry Magnaldi | +10:00:36 | 
| 10 | 259 |  Nasser Al-Attiyah | .svg.png.webp) Marc Bartholome | Mitsubishi | Ralliart | +10:01:28 | 
Trucks
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 414 |  Vladimir Chagin |  Semen Yakubov  Sergey Savostin | Kamaz | 68:13:49 | 
| 2 | 410 |  Firdaus Kabirov |  Aydar Belyaev  Dzhamil Kamalov | Kamaz | +53:38 | 
| 3 | 417 |  Gérard de Rooy | .svg.png.webp) Tom Colsoul  Arno Slaats | DAF | +1:28:28 | 
| 4 | 423 |  Ilgizar Mardeev |  Sergey Girya  Eduard Kupriyanov | Kamaz | +6:50:20 | 
| 5 | 400 |  Yoshimasa Sugawara |  Seiichi Suzuki  Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | +7:55:03 | 
| 6 | 412 |  André de Azevedo |  Tomáš Tomeček  Jaromír Martinec | Tatra | +8:54:08 | 
| 7 | 415 |  Karel Loprais |  Petr Gilar  Josef Kalina | Tatra 815 | +10:17:03 | 
| 8 | 416 |  Hans Bekx |  Paul Flipsen  Pierre Blom | DAF | +10:22:52 | 
| 9 | 442 |  Hans Stacey |  Toon van Genugten .svg.png.webp) Eddy Chevaillier | DAF | +12:08:28 | 
| 10 | 457 |  Peter Reif |  Gunter Pichlbauer | MAN | +17:27:33 | 
References
- ↑ "McRae relishing Dakar test". BBC Sport. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Peterhansel takes Dakar lead". BBC Sport. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Vatanen shines in Africa". BBC Sport. 4 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Peterhansel hit with penalty". BBC Sport. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "McRae blasts into contention". BBC News. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "McRae suffers in the sand". BBC Sport. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Peterhansel back in front". BBC Sport. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- 1 2 "Dakar stages cancelled". BBC Sport. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Good day for McRae". BBC Sport. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "McRae claims Dakar stage win". BBC Sport. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Alphand triumphs again". BBC Sport. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Win gives Masuoka slim hope". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Kleinschmidt first into Dakar". BBC Sport. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- 1 2 "Peterhansel wins Dakar Rally". BBC Sports. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ "Peterhansel gets penalty". autosport.com. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 2013-01-29.