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2003 World Rally Championship

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The 2003 World Rally Championship was the 31st season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Petter Solberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC, ahead of Sébastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Citroën, ahead of Peugeot and Subaru.

Calendar

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The 2003 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Asia, South America and Oceania.

Rd. Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Support class
1 23 January 24 January   71st Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Mixed 14 415.02 km JWRC
2 7 February 9 February   52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally Karlstad, Värmland County Snow 17 386.91 km PWRC
3 27 February 2 March   4th Rally of Turkey Kemer, Antalya Province Gravel 18 338.24 km JWRC
4 10 April 13 April   34th Propecia Rally New Zealand Manukau, Auckland Gravel 22 403.34 km PWRC
5 8 May 11 May   23rd YPF Rally Argentina Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 25 402.35 km PWRC
6 5 June 8 June   50th Golden Acropolis Rally Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 22 399.49 km JWRC
7 20 June 23 June   31st Cyprus Rally Lemesos, Limassol District Gravel 18 341.05 km PWRC
8 25 July 27 July   22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 22 388.23 km PWRC
9 7 August 10 August   53rd Neste Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 23 409.18 km JWRC
10 4 September 7 September   16th Telstra Rally Australia Perth, Western Australia Gravel 24 386.31 km PWRC
11 3 October 5 October   45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia Sanremo, Liguria Tarmac 14 387.36 km JWRC
12 17 October 19 October   47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France Ajaccio, Corsica Tarmac 16 397.40 km PWRC
13 24 October 26 October   39th Rally Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rally de España Lloret de Mar, Catalonia Tarmac 22 381.18 km JWRC
14 6 November 9 November   59th Wales Rally GB Cardiff, Wales Gravel 18 376.81 km JWRC
Sources:[1]

Calendar changes

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The Safari Rally Kenya was dropped from the calendar for 2003 due to missed fee payments from previous WRC seasons and was replace by the Rally of Turkey. After the 2002 Kenyan general election, the new government pushed for the Rally to return to the calendar and was looking at replacing Rally Australia after the event was called into question by FIA President Max Mosley due to organisational and safety issues.[2][3] Eventually Rally Australia would go ahead and the Safari Rally Kenya would not return to the WRC calendar until 2021.[4]

Teams and drivers

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Manufacturer teams
Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
  Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen All
2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid 1–13
  Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets 14
3   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi 1, 8, 11–13
  Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen 2–7, 9–10, 14
21   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi 6–7, 14
  Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus RS WRC 02 M 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park 1–3
Focus RS WRC 03 4–14
Focus RS WRC 02 5   François Duval   Jean-Marc Fortin 1–2
  Stéphane Prévot 3
Focus RS WRC 03 4–14
Focus RS WRC 02
6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen All
20   Jari-Matti Latvala   Carl Williamson 6
  Miikka Anttila 8–9, 14
  555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 P 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills All
8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström All
  Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M 10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer 1–10
11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets 1–10
12   Jussi Välimäki   Tero Gardemeister 2, 4, 6, 9
  Justin Dale   Andrew Bargery 7
  Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor 8
20 6, 10
22   Justin Dale   Andrew Bargery 8, 10
  Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3
Fabia WRC 		M 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet All
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander All
22   Matthias Kahle   Peter Göbel 8
26   Jan Kopecký   Filip Schovánek 8, 14
32   Gabriel Pozzo   Daniel Stillo 5
  Citroën Total Citroën Xsara WRC M 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer All
18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena All
19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí All
20   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni 8, 11–13
25   Daniel Solà   Álex Romaní 6, 14
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team Manufacturer Car Drivers Rounds
  Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC   Cédric Robert   Gérald Bedon 1, 8, 11–13
  Gilles Panizzi   Herve Panizzi 3
  Roman Kresta   Miloš Hůlka 1–2, 6
  Jan Tománek 8, 11, 13–14
  Juuso Pykälistö   Esko Mertsalmi 2–3, 6–7, 9
  Risto Mannisenmäki 14
  Ari Vatanen   Juha Repo 9
  Stohl Racing   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor 4, 12, 14
  Peugeot Sport Finland   Sebastian Lindholm   Timo Hantunen 9
  Team BSA   Alexandre Bengue   Caroline Escudero 12
  AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price 1–2, 4–10, 12–14
  LPM Racing   Janne Tuohino   Jukka Aho 2, 9
  Kuchar Team Poland   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciek Szczepaniak 2, 4, 6
  Wrüth Sport   Jari Viita   Teppo Leino 2
  Riku Rousku 9
  Ford Motor Hellas   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Allan Harryman 2, 6
  Armodios Vovos   Loris Meletopoulos 6
  OMV Best Racing Team   Balázs Benik   Bence Rácz 3, 10
  Ford Hazirkart Rally Team   Serkan Yazici   Can Okan 3
  ADR Motorsport   Alistair Ginley   Rory Kennedy 3, 6–9, 12–14
  Dom Buckley Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRC   Eamonn Boland   Francis Regan 1, 14
  Morgan Motorsport   Tapio Laukkanen   Harri Kaapro 14
  Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC2   Kristian Sohlberg   Jakke Honkanen 2, 4, 8
  Alister McRae   David Senior 4
  Jani Paasonen   Arto Kapanen 8

JWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
51   Purity Auto   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini Fiat Punto S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
52   Suzuki Sport   Daniel Carlsson   Mattias Andersson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Harri Kaapro 1, 3, 6, 9, 11
  Mikko Markkula 13–14
69   Salvador Cañellas   Xavier Amigó 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
53   Schmidt Racing   David Doppelreiter   Ola Fløene Peugeot 206 S1600 1
54   Volkswagen Racing   Kosti Katajamäki   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo S1600 1, 3, 6
  Jani Laaksonen 9, 11, 13–14
62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
73   Krum Donchev   Ruman Manolov 14
78   Vladan Vasiljevic   Sebastian Geipel 1, 3, 6, 11
55   Ford Motor Co Ltd   Martin Stenshorne   Clive Jenkins Ford Puma S1600 1, 3, 6
70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
57   Auto Sport Italia   Dimitar Iliev   Petar Sivov Peugeot 206 S1600 1, 3, 6
  Yanaki Yanakiev 9, 11, 13–14
73   Krum Donchev   Ruman Manolov 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13
58   Top Run SRL   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia Fiat Punto S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
59   Astra Racing   Beppo Harrach   Michael Kölbach Ford Puma S1600 1, 3, 6, 11, 14
65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
60   Jolly Club   Pavel Valoušek   Pierangelo Scalvini Citroën Saxo S1600 1, 3
61   Renault Sport   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Clio S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
66   Citroën Sport   Sébastien Ceccone   Julien Giroux Citroën Saxo S1600 1, 3, 6
67   Sab Motorsport   Alessandro Broccoli   Simona Girelli Opel Corsa S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11
  Giovanni Agnese 13–14
68   Renault Croatia   Juraj Šebalj   Toni Klinc Renault Clio S1600 1, 3, 6
72   Errepi Racing   Jader Vagnini   Lorenzo Granai Fiat Punto S1600 1
74   Opel Motorsport   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson Opel Corsa S1600 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13–14
75   Orlen Team   Dariusz Chudobinski   Przemysław Szulc Citroën Saxo S1600 1
77   Chicco d'Oro   Filippo Suessli   Loris Pala Fiat Punto S1600 1
78   Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden   Vladan Vasiljevic   Sebastian Geipel Peugeot 206 S1600 9

PWRC entries

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No Entrant Drivers Co-driver Car Rounds
51   Petronas EON Racing Team   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh Proton Pert 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
52   Mauro Rally Tuning   Daniel Solà   Álex Romaní Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 12
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4–5, 7–8, 10
53   Ramón Ferreyros   Javier Marin 5, 8, 12
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4, 7, 10
56   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono 4
57   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7–8, 10
54   Subaru Production Rally Team   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12
62   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Mark Stacey 2, 4
55   David Sutton Cars Ltd   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4, 7–8, 10, 12
65   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi 2, 4, 7–8, 10, 12
57   Top Run SRL   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4–5
58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12
59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agotinelli 2, 5, 7–8
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10, 12
63   Luca Baldini   Alessandro Floris 2, 4–5
60   Neil Allport Motorsports   Niall McShea   Chris Patterson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12
61   Mobil 1 Team Poland   Janusz Kulig   Jarosław Baran Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 4
  Dariusz Burkat 7–8
  Maciek Szczepaniak 10, 12
64   Millbrooks World Rally Team   Joakim Roman   Tina Mitakidou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 4, 7–8
  Ragnar Spjuth 10, 12
66   Stohl Racing   Hamed Al Wahaibi   Nicky Beech Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4–5
72   Constantin Aur   Silviu Moraru 2
  Adrian Berghea 4, 7–8, 10, 12
67   Orlen Team   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Łukasz Kurzeja Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2, 4–5, 7–8
68   Kuchar Team Poland   Tomasz Kuchar   Maciek Szczepaniak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI –
69   Guy Colsoul Rallysport   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2, 5, 7–8, 12
77   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini 5
70   Errani Team Group   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12
71   Racing Team Burgaltabac   Georgi Geradzhiev   Nikola Popov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 4–5, 7–8, 12
73   Hanácký Rally Klub   Stanislav Chovanec   Karel Holaň Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2
74   Motoring Club   Fabio Frisiero   Loris Roggia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4–5
  Giovanni Agnese 7–8, 12
75   PK7 Competicio   Joaquim Manresa   Miquel Amblás Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI –
76   Subaru Rally Team Canada   Patrick Richard   Martin Headland Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2
  Mikael Johansson 4–5, 7
  Ola Fløene 8, 12
77   Ralliart Italy   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2, 5, 7–8, 12
78   First Motorsport   Łukasz Sztuka   Per Carlsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2
  Zbigniew Cieslar 4–5, 8
79   Advan-Piaa Rally Team   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII –
80   Triviño Racing   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barradés Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2, 4–5, 7–8, 12

Results and standings

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Rally results

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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.

Rd. Rally Overall Winners PWRC Winners JWRC winners Report
1   Monte Carlo   No. 18 Citroën Total WRT N/A   No. 61 Renault Sport Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Renault Clio S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Brice Tirabassi
  Jacques-Julien Renucci
2   Sweden   No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total   No. 75 David Sutton Cars Ltd N/A Report
  Peugeot 206 WRC   Subaru Impreza STi N8 N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Stig Blomqvist
  Ana Goñi 		N/A
3   Turkey   No. 19 Citroën Total WRT N/A   No. 54 Volkswagen Racing Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Volkswagen Polo S1600
  Carlos Sainz
  Marc Martí 		N/A   Kosti Katajamäki
  Miikka Anttila
4   New Zealand   No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total   No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team N/A Report
  Peugeot 206 WRC   Subaru Impreza WRX STi N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Toshihiro Arai
  Tony Sircombe 		N/A
5   Argentina   No. 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total   No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team N/A Report
  Peugeot 206 WRC   Subaru Impreza WRX STi N/A
  Marcus Grönholm
  Timo Rautiainen 		  Toshihiro Arai
  Tony Sircombe 		N/A
6   Greece   No. 4 Ford Motor Co N/A   No. 61 Renault Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '03 N/A   Renault Clio S1600
  Markko Märtin
  Michael Park 		N/A   Brice Tirabassi
  Jacques-Julien Renucci
7   Cyprus   No. 7 555 Subaru WRT   No. 54 Subaru Production Rally Team N/A Report
  Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03   Subaru Impreza WRX STi N/A
  Petter Solberg
  Phil Mills 		  Toshihiro Arai
  Tony Sircombe 		N/A
8   Germany   No. 18 Citroën Total WRT   No. 52 Mauro Rally Tuning N/A Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC   Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		  Dani Solà
  Álex Romaní 		N/A
9   Finland   No. 4 Ford Motor Co N/A   No. 52 Suzuki Sport Report
  Ford Focus RS WRC '03 N/A   Suzuki Ignis S1600
  Markko Märtin
  Michael Park 		N/A   Daniel Carlsson
  Mattias Andersson
10   Australia   No. 7 555 Subaru WRT   No. 55 David Sutton Cars Ltd N/A Report
  Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03   Subaru Impreza STi N10 N/A
  Petter Solberg
  Phil Mills 		  Martin Rowe
  Trevor Agnew 		N/A
11   Italy   No. 18 Citroën Total WRT N/A   No. 51 Purity Auto Report
  Citroën Xsara WRC N/A   Fiat Punto S1600
  Sébastien Loeb
  Daniel Elena 		N/A   Mirco Baldacci
  Giovanni Bernacchini
12   France   No. 7 555 Subaru WRT   No. 60 Neil Allport Motorsports N/A Report
  Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03   Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
  Petter Solberg
  Phil Mills 		  Niall McShea
  Chris Patterson 		N/A
13   Spain   No. 3 Marlboro Peugeot Total N/A   No. 61 Renault Sport Report
  Peugeot 206 WRC N/A   Renault Clio S1600
  Gilles Panizzi
  Hervé Panizzi 		N/A   Brice Tirabassi
  Jacques-Julien Renucci
14   Britain   No. 7 555 Subaru WRT N/A   No. 52 Suzuki Sport Report
  Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 N/A   Suzuki Ignis S1600
  Petter Solberg
  Phil Mills 		N/A   Daniel Carlsson
  Mattias Andersson
Source:[5]


Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		TUR
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		GRE
  		CYP
  		GER
  		FIN
  		AUS
  		ITA
  		FRA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		 Pts 
1   Petter Solberg Ret 6 Ret 3 5 3 1 8 2 1 Ret 1 5 1 72
2   Sébastien Loeb 1 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 1 5 2 1 13 2 2 71
3   Carlos Sainz 3 9 1 12 2 2 5 6 4 5 4 2 7 Ret 63
4   Richard Burns 5 3 2 2 3 4 Ret 3 3 3 7 8 Ret 58
5   Markko Märtin 4 4 6 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 1 DSQ 3 Ret 3 Ret 49
6   Marcus Grönholm 13 1 9 1 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 46
7   Colin McRae 2 5 4 Ret Ret 8 4 4 Ret 4 6 5 9 4 45
8   Tommi Mäkinen Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 6 10 7 8 3 30
9   François Duval 7 Ret 3 9 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 5 3 4 5 30
10   Gilles Panizzi Ret 5 7 Ret 10 2 6 1 Ret 27
11   Harri Rovanperä Ret Ret Ret 4 6 2 Ret 7 Ret 18
12   Toni Gardemeister Ret 8 7 5 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 11 12 Ret 9
13   Didier Auriol 9 18 Ret 8 6 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 11 4
14   Freddy Loix Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 8 6 4
15   Cédric Robert 6 9 9 12 11 3
16   Mikko Hirvonen Ret 11 Ret 10 16 Ret 6 13 Ret 9 Ret 10 14 Ret 3
17   Alister McRae 6 3
18   Armin Schwarz 8 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 12 12 13 3
19   Manfred Stohl Ret 11 18 DNS Ret 7 2
20   Janne Tuohino 17 7 2
21   Philippe Bugalski Ret 8 9 10 1
22   Roman Kresta 10 14 Ret Ret 11 13 8 1
23   Alistair Ginley 12 15 8 Ret 23 Ret 23 Ret 1
24   Sebastian Lindholm 8 1
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		TUR
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		GRE
  		CYP
  		GER
  		FIN
  		AUS
  		ITA
  		FRA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

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Manufacturer Teams must enter at least two cars.[7] This allowed Manufacturers to have three or four cars registered on a single event, but only their best two result would count to the championship.

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		TUR
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		GRE
  		CYP
  		GER
  		FIN
  		AUS
  		ITA
  		FRA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
1   Citroën Total World Rally Team 17 2 5 4 Ret Ret 7 4 4 Ret 4 (6) 5 (9) 4 160
18 1 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 1 5 2 1 (12) 2 2
19 (3) (9) 1 (10) 2 2 (5) (6) 4 (5) 4 2 7 Ret
20 Ret (8) (9) (10)
2   Marlboro Peugeot Total 1 8 1 8 1 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 145
2 4 3 2 2 3 4 Ret 3 3 3 6 (8) Ret 6
3 Ret Ret Ret Ret (4) 6 2 (9) Ret 6 2 6 1 Ret
3   555 Subaru World Rally Team 7 Ret 6 Ret 3 4 3 1 7 2 1 Ret 1 5 1 109
8 Ret 2 7 6 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 5 7 7 8 3
4   Ford Motor Co 4 3 4 5 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 1 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 93
5 5 Ret 3 8 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 5 3 4 5
6 Ret 10 Ret 9 8 Ret 5 (12) Ret 8 Ret 8 (12) Ret
5   Škoda Motorsport 14 7 12 Ret 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 8 Ret Ret 7 23
15 Ret 8 6 5 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 9 Ret
6   Hyundai World Rally Team 10 6 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 9 8 12 12
11 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 7 7
12 Ret Ret Ret Ret (13) Ret
Pos. Manufacturer No. MON
  		SWE
  		TUR
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		GRE
  		CYP
  		GER
  		FIN
  		AUS
  		ITA
  		FRA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Wales,[8] its first such title.[9]
  • Results in "()" means the car finished the rally, but two others of the same Manufacturer Team reached a better result.

JWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
  		TUR
  		GRE
  		FIN
  		ITA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		 Pts 
1   Brice Tirabassi 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 38
2   Salvador Cañellas Jr. Ret 2 4 5 2 3 4 36
3   Daniel Carlsson Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 33
4   Urmo Aava 4 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret 20
5   Mirco Baldacci 7 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 20
6   Ville-Pertti Teuronen Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 6 3 19
7   Guy Wilks Ret 3 6 3 6 11 Ret 18
8   Alessandro Broccoli 3 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 13
9   Marcos Ligato 2 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10
10   Kosti Katajamäki EX 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10
11   Massimo Ceccato 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 6 8
12   Luca Cecchettini 9 5 Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 8
13   Dimitar Iliev Ret 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret 8
14   Kris Meeke 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 8
15   Abdo Feghali 10 3 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 7
16   Oscar Svedlund Ret Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 5
17   Juraj Šebalj 6 Ret 3
18   Beppo Harrach 8 Ret Ret 1
19   Krum Donchev 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 0
20   Vladan V-Man Vasiljevic Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
21   Martin Stenshorne Ret Ret Ret 0
22   Sebastien Ceccone Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver MON
  		TUR
  		GRE
  		FIN
  		ITA
  		ESP
  		GBR
  		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

PWRC Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		CYP
  		GER
  		AUS
  		FRA
  		 Pts 
1   Martin Rowe 3 4 2 2 1 3 43
2   Toshihiro Arai Ret 1 1 1 Ret 2 38
3   Stig Blomqvist 1 8 3 5 4 5 30
4   Karamjit Singh 2 6 3 Ret 4 2 30
5   Daniel Solà 15 2 Ret 1 5 Ret 22
6   Niall McShea 7 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 18
7   Marcos Ligato 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 13
8   Janusz Kulig Ret Ret Ret 3 4 11
9   Ricardo Triviño Ret 11 6 Ret 6 7 8
10   Bob Colsoul 9 Ret 5 Ret 6 7
11   Hamed Al Wahaibi 3 Ret 6
12   Riccardo Errani Ret 7 6 9 8 6
13   Joakim Roman 6 12 Ret Ret 6 9 6
14   Peter 'Possum' Bourne 4 Ret 5
15   Giovanni Manfrinato 9 4 Ret Ret 5
16   Krzysztof Hołowczyc 5 Ret Ret 4
17   Ramón Ferreyros 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
18   Alfredo De Dominicis 10 13 5 Ret Ret Ret 4
19   Łukasz Sztuka 7 Ret 2
20   Constantin Aur Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2
21   Patrick Richard 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1
22   Stefano Marrini Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 1
Pos. Driver SWE
  		NZL
  		ARG
  		CYP
  		GER
  		AUS
  		FRA
  		Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Events

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Round Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers
(Finishing Time) 		Podium Cars
1   Monte Carlo Rally 24 January–26 January
  1.   Sébastien Loeb (4h:29m:11.4s)
  2.   Colin McRae (4h:29m:49.5s)
  3.   Carlos Sainz (4h:30m:03.6s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
2   Swedish Rally 7 February–9 February
  1.   Marcus Grönholm (3h:03m:28.1s)
  2.   Tommi Mäkinen (3h:04m:18.9s)
  3.   Richard Burns (3h:04m:46.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
3   Rally of Turkey 27 February–2 March
  1.   Carlos Sainz (4h:32m:14.1s)
  2.   Richard Burns (4h:33m:02.0s)
  3.   François Duval (4h:34m:00.6s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
4   Rally New Zealand 11 April–13 April
  1.   Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:21.2s)
  2.   Richard Burns (3h:46m:29.9s)
  3.   Petter Solberg (3h:47m:31.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
5   Rally Argentina 8 May–11 May
  1.   Marcus Grönholm (4h:14m:45.0s)
  2.   Carlos Sainz (4h:15m:11.6s)
  3.   Richard Burns (4h:15m:57.8s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
6   Acropolis Rally 6 June–8 June
  1.   Markko Märtin (4h:53m:40.5s)
  2.   Carlos Sainz (4h:54m:26.5s)
  3.   Petter Solberg (4h:54m:33.2s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
7   Cyprus Rally 20 June–22 June
  1.   Petter Solberg (5h:09m:12.6s)
  2.   Harri Rovanperä (5h:13m:26.6s)
  3.   Sébastien Loeb (5h:13m:29.4s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
8   Rallye Deutschland 25 July–27 July
  1.   Sébastien Loeb (3h:46m:50.4s)
  2.   Marcus Grönholm (3h:46m:54.0s)
  3.   Richard Burns (3h:47m:10.1s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
9   Rally Finland 7 August–10 August
  1.   Markko Märtin (3h:21m:51.7s)
  2.   Petter Solberg (3h:22m:50.6s)
  3.   Richard Burns (3h:22m:51.8s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
10   Rally Australia 4 September–7 September
  1.   Petter Solberg (3h:32m:07.1s)
  2.   Sébastien Loeb (3h:32m:33.7s)
  3.   Richard Burns (3h:34m:00.1s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
11   Rallye Sanremo 3 October–5 October
  1.   Sébastien Loeb (4h:16m:33.7s)
  2.   Gilles Panizzi (4h:17m:02.0s)
  3.   Markko Märtin (4h:17m:28.3s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
12   Tour de Corse 17 October–19 October
  1.   Petter Solberg (4h:20m:15.3s)
  2.   Carlos Sainz (4h:20m:51.9s)
  3.   François Duval (4h:20m:57.0s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
13   Rally Catalunya 24 October–26 October
  1.   Gilles Panizzi (3h:55m:09.4s)
  2.   Sébastien Loeb (3h:55m:22.4s)
  3.   Markko Märtin (3h:55m:23.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
14   Wales Rally GB 6 November–9 November
  1.   Petter Solberg (3h:28m:58.1s)
  2.   Sébastien Loeb (3h:29m:41.7s)
  3.   Tommi Mäkinen (3h:31m:56.9s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003

References

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  2. ^ "Mosley confirms Rally Australia threat". Autosport. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Safari Rally set for shock return to WRC". Autosport. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ Howard, Tom (20 June 2023). "WRC Safari Rally: Everything you need to know". Autosport. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ "WRC season 2003". eWRC. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ Hart, Jeremy (9 November 2003). "Hard Charger:Petter Solberg Takes The 2003 World Rally Championship". Autoweek. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ "World Rally Championship - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information". www.funtrivia.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Solberg pips Loeb for world title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ Hope-Frost, Henry (9 November 2017). "On this day in... 2003". Goodwood Road & Racing. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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