2004 World Rally Championship

The drivers' world championship was won by Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën Xsara WRC, ahead of Petter Solberg and Markko Märtin.

The manufacturers' title was won by Citroën, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

The video game WRC 4: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship was based on this season.

The highest finishing competitor entered in each WRC class is listed below.

Non-championship entries may have finished ahead of WRC competitors in individual rounds.

Sébastien Loeb (pictured in 2014) won his first WRC drivers' championship
Defending champion Petter Solberg (pictured in 2017) was runner-up
Citroën secured their second manufacturers' championship