2004 London–Sydney Marathon

2004 London–Sydney Marathon
Host country	United Kingdom Australia
Rally base	London Sydney
Dates run	5 June – 4 July 2004
Stages	55
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	15,000 km (9,300 miles)
Statistics
Crews	34 at start, 28 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Joe McAndrew Murray Cole

The 2004 London–Sydney Marathon was the fifth running of the London–Sydney Marathon. The rally took place between 5 June and 4 July 2004. The event covered 9,300 miles (15,000 km) through Europe, Asia and Australia. It was won by Joe McAndrew and Murray Cole in a Honda Integra Type-R.

Background

In 2004, Nick Brittan and his company, Trans World Events, who had organise long-distance endurance rallies for the last decade including the last two London–Sydney Marathons in 1993 and in 2000 decided to organise another London-Sydney Marathon but this time featuring pre-1978 classic cars and modern FIA Group N showroom cars, limited to two wheel drive and naturally aspirated engines up to 2000cc. The route would see competitors cross Europe in the first twelve days of the event before the cars would be airlifted by the Antonov An-124 cargo planes hired by TWE from Turkey to India with competitors driving through India for the next eight days before being airlifted to Australia for the last ten days of the rally.

Results

Pos	Category	No	Drivers	Car	Overall Time
1	Modern Showroom	25	Joe McAndrew Murray Cole	Honda Integra Type-R	10hr 39min 39sec
2	Modern Showroom	37	Mike Montgomery Roy Wilson	Honda Integra Type-R	10hr 57min 30sec
3	Modern Showroom	34	Shane Murland John Benton	Honda Integra Type-R	11hr 9min 21sec
4	Modern Showroom	26	Graham Lorimer Nick Starkey	Toyota RunX	11hr 13min 40sec
5	Modern Showroom	32	Ian Begg Allan Dippie	Toyota Corolla GT	11hr 27min 54sec
6	Classic	2	Anthony Ward Mark Solloway	Ford Escort RS 1600	11hr 28min 51sec
7	Modern Showroom	28	Steve Blunt Bob Duck	Toyota RunX	11hr 41min 7sec
8	Modern Showroom	35	Brian Hilton Joshua Hilton	Toyota Corolla GT	11hr 57min 42sec
9	Classic	16	Peter Cochrane Cameron Wearing	Ford Mustang	12hr 15min 10sec
10	Modern Showroom	36	Peter Taylor Trevor Stilling	Toyota Corolla GT	12hr 24min 22sec
11	Modern Showroom	27	Jimmy McRae Bruce Lyle	Toyota RunX	12hr 26min 43sec
12	Modern Showroom	39	David Winstanley Terri Metcalfe	MG ZR	12hr 27min 44sec
13	Classic	20	Bob Almond Paul Benko	Datsun 1800	12hr 34min 34sec
14	Classic	10	Garry Leeson Rex Leeson	Ford Falcon XR GT	12hr 40min 51sec
15	Modern Showroom	31	Peter Lockhart Moira Lockhart	Proton Satria GTi	12hr 42min 36sec
16	Classic	7	David Cavenagh Cath Woodman	Porsche 911 Carrera	12hr 43min 44sec
17	Modern Showroom	29	Vidar Christensen Oddvar Moy	Peugeot 306 S-16	12hr 48min 42sec
18	Modern Showroom	33	Steve Coad Paul Wilson	Holden Astra	13hr 19min 24sec
19	Classic	15	Theo du Toit Andre Bezuidenhout	Porsche 911 S	13hr 22min 25sec
20	Classic	18	Paul Darrouzet Paul Williamson	Ford Capri Perana	13hr 25min 50sec
21	Classic	17	Gerald Brandstetter Helmut Artacker	Ford Escort RS 2000	14hr 1min 9sec
22	Classic	9	Franz Pretorius Roelof Coertse	Porsche 911	14hr 56min 50sec
23	Classic	19	Jiri Motal Ota Kramaz	Škoda 1100 MB	15hr 10min 13sec
24	Modern Showroom	38	Freddie Preston David Harrison	Suzuki Ignis Sport	15hr 27min 54sec
25	Classic	14	Phil Hooper Terry Kingsley	Leyland P76	15hr 32min 15sec
26	Classic	12	Lloyd Hughes Hugh Hodgkinson	Porsche 911 S	16hr 10min 44sec
27	Classic	6	Mark Laucke Rosina Laucke	Porsche 911	16hr 19min 31sec
28	Classic	11	Chip Johns Jim Hurman	Ford Falcon Sprint	18hr 0min 2sec
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