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2003 Rally Finland

The 2003 Rally Finland (formally the 53rd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 7 August and 10 August 2003, and was based in Jyväskylä, Finland. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Rally Finland
53rd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003
Stages23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,727.60 km (1,073.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews71 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Markko Märtin
United Kingdom Michael Park
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
12   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
20   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
21   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —
22   Juuso Pykälistö   Esko Mertsalmi   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24   Sebastian Lindholm   Timo Hantunen   Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC —
25   Kaj Kuistila   Kari Jokinen   Kaj Kuistila Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —
26   Ari Vatanen   Juha Repo   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
27   Jari Viita   Riku Rousku   Jari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
33   Alistair Ginley   Rory Kennedy   Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
34   Tobias Johansson   Benny Locander   Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC —
35   Henning Solberg   Cato Menkerud   Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 —
117   Gareth Jones   Mark Jones   Gareth Jones Toyota Corolla WRC K
JWRC entries
51   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 M
52   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
54   Kosti Katajamäki   Jani Laaksonen   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
57   Dimitar Iliev   Yanaki Yanakiev   Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
61   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 M
62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Harri Kaapro   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67   Alessandro Broccoli   Simona Girelli   Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
69   Salvador Cañellas Jr.   Xavier Amigó   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
74   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
78   Vladan Vasiljevic   Sebastian Geipel   Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 M
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 140.36 km
7 August 19:00 SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km
8 August 09:00 SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km
09:31 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km
11:48 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km
12:31 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km
13:22 SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km
14:20 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km
16:37 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km
17:08 SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km
19:50 SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.92 km
9 August 08:04 SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km
08:39 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km
11:29 SS13 Urria 10.00 km
12:47 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km
13:50 SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km
16:18 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km
17:30 SS17 Himos 13.62 km
Leg 3 — 100.90 km
10 August 08:56 SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km
09:56 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km
10:30 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km
12:38 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km
13:05 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km
14:05 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
7 23   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho   Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:26:14.6 +4:22.9 2
8 24   Sebastian Lindholm   Timo Hantunen   Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC 3:26:31.2 +4:39.5 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 2 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 4 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 5 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 6 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
10 7 11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:30:11.6 +8:19.9 0
12 8 10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:34:43.2 +12:51.5 0
Retired SS19 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS19 12   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS16 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS15 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS13 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0
Retired SS12 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS12 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0
Retired SS2 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Driver injury 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:18.6   Markko Märtin
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km   Marcus Grönholm
  Markko Märtin 		Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 		10:50.8
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:12.4
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:25.4
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:26.0   Marcus Grönholm
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:46.1
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03.4
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:40.1
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:03.0   Markko Märtin
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:19.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.4
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:31.0   Marcus Grönholm
SS13 Urria 10.00 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:48.4
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km   Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.1   Markko Märtin
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:52.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 20:39.2
SS17 Himos 13.62 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:30.1
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:53.0
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:56.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 13:31.2
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45.3
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:39.7
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:47.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Richard Burns 49     Robert Reid 49     Marlboro Peugeot Total 101
2     Carlos Sainz 44     Marc Martí 44     Citroën Total WRT 97
3     Marcus Grönholm 38     Timo Rautiainen 38     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 60
4   1   Petter Solberg 38   1   Phil Mills 38     555 Subaru World Rally Team 60
5   1   Sébastien Loeb 37   1   Daniel Elena 37     Škoda Motorsport 20

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 52   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:52:22.9 10
20 2 61   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:53:19.8 +56.9 8
24 3 70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:58:05.9 +5:43.0 6
25 4 71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:04.6 +8:41.7 5
26 5 69   Salvador Cañellas Jr.   Xavier Amigó   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:09.8 +8:46.9 4
27 6 67   Alessandro Broccoli   Simona Girelli   Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:03:31.3 +11:08.4 3
30 7 58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:09:29.5 +17:06.6 2
33 8 62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:12:50.9 +20:28.0 1
Retired SS22 63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS19 74   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Electrical 0
Retired SS14 54   Kosti Katajamäki   Jani Laaksonen   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Harri Kaapro   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS6 51   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS6 57   Dimitar Iliev   Yanaki Yanakiev   Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 78   Vladan Vasiljevic   Sebastian Geipel   Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:27.3   Daniel Carlsson
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km   Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:12.7
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:26.9
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km   Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 5:08.8
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:10.5
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km   Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:40.6
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41.7
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:31.8   Brice Tirabassi
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:30.3
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:30.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km   Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 12:55.6
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km   Daniel Carlsson
  Kosti Katajamäki 		Suzuki Ignis S1600
Volkswagen Polo S1600 		17:39.2
SS13 Urria 10.00 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:25.3
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:30.6   Daniel Carlsson
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:49.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km   Daniel Carlsson
  Guy Wilks 		Suzuki Ignis S1600
Ford Puma S1600 		23:53.5
SS17 Himos 13.62 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:35.2
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km   Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 11:14.1
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:57.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 15:42.5
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km   Oscar Svedlund Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:16.7
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:07.1
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:51.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Brice Tirabassi 28
2   5   Daniel Carlsson 18
3   1   Salvador Cañellas Jr. 17
4   1   Urmo Aava 16
5     Guy Wilks 15

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Finland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "Rally Finland 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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