2003 World Rally Championship
World Champion | |
Driver: | Petter Solberg |
Manufacturer: | Subaru |
Season dates | |
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Number of rallies: | 14th |
<2002 season |
The FIA - World Rally Championship in 2003 was in January 24, Monte Carlo started and ended on November 9 in the UK . A total of 14 world championship races were held on three continents. Petter Solberg became world champion with a Subaru Impreza . The Citroën Total World Rally Team won its first title in the Manufacturers' World Championship . Sébastien Loeb drove the first complete world rally championship and missed the drivers’s world title by just one point.
vehicles
Teams and drivers
team | Manufacturer | automobile | driver | Rallies |
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Peugeot Total | Peugeot | Peugeot 206 WRC | Marcus Grönholm | All |
Richard Burns | 1-13 | |||
Freddy Loix | 14th | |||
Gilles Panizzi | 1, 8, 11-13 | |||
Harri Rovanperä | 2-7, 9-10, 14th | |||
Ford World Rally Team | ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | Markko Märtin | All |
François Duval | All | |||
Mikko Hirvonen | All | |||
Jari-Matti Latvala | 6, 8-9, 14th | |||
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC | Petter Solberg | All |
Tommi Mäkinen | All | |||
Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Hyundai Accent | Armin Schwarz | 1-10 |
Freddy Loix | 1-10 | |||
Jussi Välimäki | 2, 4, 6, 9 | |||
Justin Dale | 7th | |||
Manfred Stohl | 8th | |||
Manfred Stohl | 10 | |||
Justin Dale | 8, 10 | |||
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda |
Škoda Octavia WRC Škoda Fabia WRC |
Didier Auriol | All |
Toni Gardemeister | All | |||
Gabriel Pozzo | 5 | |||
Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | Colin McRae | All |
Sébastien Loeb | All | |||
Carlos Sainz | All | |||
Philippe Bugalski | 8, 11-13 | |||
Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC | Alister McRae | 4th |
Jani Paasonen | 8th | |||
Kristian Sohlberg | 2, 4, 8 | |||
Teams without notification of manufacturer points | ||||
Bozian Racing | Peugeot | Peugeot 206 WRC | Roman Kresta | 1-2, 6, 8, 11, 13-14 |
Gilles Panizzi | 3, 6-7, 14 | |||
Juuso Pykälistö | 2-3, 6-7, 9, 14 | |||
Ari Vatanen | 9 | |||
Equipe de France FFSA | Cédric Robert | 1, 8, 11-13 | ||
Peugeot Sport Finland | Sebastian Lindholm | 9 | ||
Team BSA | Alexandre Bengue | 12 | ||
Stohl Racing | Manfred Stohl | 4, 12, 14 | ||
Hyundai | Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 6th | ||
AW rally team | ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | Antony Warmbold | 1-2, 4-10, 12-14 |
Alistair Ginley | Alistair Ginley | 3, 6-9, 12-14 | ||
LPM Racing | Janne Tuohino | 2, 9 | ||
Tomasz Kuchar | Tomasz Kuchar | 2, 4, 6 | ||
Citroën Sport | Citroën | Citroën Xsara WRC | Daniel Solà | 6, 14 |
Škoda Matador team | Škoda | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | Jan Kopecký | 8, 14 |
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.
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rally | rank | driver | vehicle | total time | Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
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Rally Monte Carlo 23-26 January 2003 |
1. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4: 29: 11.4 | 14 1 canceled |
415.02 km | 50 | 30th |
2. | Colin McRae | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 38.1 | |||||
3. | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 52.2 | |||||
Rally Sweden 7th – 9th February 2003 |
1. | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3: 03: 28.1 | 17 1 canceled |
386.91 km | 75 | 54 |
2. | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza WRC | + 0: 50.8 | |||||
3. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | +1: 17.9 | |||||
Rally Turkey February 27th – 2nd March 2003 |
1. | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4: 32: 14.1 | 18th | 337.88 km | 58 | 27 |
2. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | + 0: 47.9 | |||||
3. | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC | +1: 46.5 | |||||
Rally New Zealand 11-13 April 2003 |
1. | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3: 45: 21.2 | 22nd | 403.34 km | 80 | 46 |
2. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | +1: 08.7 | |||||
3. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | + 2: 09.8 | |||||
Rally Argentina 8-11 May 2003 |
1. | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4: 14: 45.0 | 25 1 canceled |
392.46 km | 78 | 33 |
2. | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 26.6 | |||||
3. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | +1: 12.8 | |||||
Acropolis Rally 6th-8th June 2003 |
1. | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus WRC | 4: 53: 40.5 | 22 1 canceled |
399.49 km | 82 | 37 |
2. | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 46.0 | |||||
3. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | + 0: 52.7 | |||||
Rally Cyprus 20-22 June 2003 |
1. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 5: 09: 12.6 | 18th | 341.05 km | 51 | 17th |
2. | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 206 WRC | + 4: 14.0 | |||||
3. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 4: 16.8 | |||||
Rally Germany 25-27 July 2003 |
1. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 46: 50.4 | 22nd | 388.23 km | 79 | 44 |
2. | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | + 0: 03.6 | |||||
3. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | + 0: 19.7 | |||||
Rally Finland 7-10 August 2003 |
1. | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus WRC | 3: 21: 51.7 | 23 | 409.18 km | 71 | 35 |
2. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | + 0: 58.9 | |||||
3. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | +1: 00.1 | |||||
Rally Australia 4th-7th September 2003 |
1. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 32: 07.1 | 24 | 386.31 km | 49 | 32 |
2. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 26.6 | |||||
3. | Richard Burns | Peugeot 206 WRC | +1: 53.0 | |||||
Rally San Remo 3rd – 5th October 2003 |
1. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4: 16: 33.7 | 14th | 387.36 km | 54 | 36 |
2. | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | + 0: 28.3 | |||||
3. | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus WRC | + 0: 54.6 | |||||
Rally Corsica 16. – 19. October 2003 |
1. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 4: 20: 15.3 | 16 | 397.4 km | 62 | 34 |
2. | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 36.6 | |||||
3. | François Duval | Ford Focus WRC | + 0: 41.7 | |||||
Rally Catalonia 24-26 October 2003 |
1. | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 3: 55: 09.4 | 22nd | 381.18 km | 47 | 33 |
2. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 13.0 | |||||
3. | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus WRC | + 0: 13.6 | |||||
Rally Great Britain 6-9 November 2003 |
1. | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 28: 58.1 | 18th | 376.81 km | 75 | 39 |
2. | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | + 0: 43.6 | |||||
3. | Tommi Mäkinen | Subaru Impreza WRC | + 2: 58.8 |
Overall rating
WRC drivers' championship
Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | ||
Points | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
rank | driver |
MON |
SWE |
DOOR |
NZL |
ARG |
GRC |
CYP |
GER |
FIN |
OUT |
ITA |
FRA |
ESP |
GBR |
Points |
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1 | Petter Solberg | DNF | 6th | DNF | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8th | 2 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 72 |
2 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 7th | DNF | 4th | DNF | DNF | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
3 | Carlos Sainz | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 4th | 5 | 4th | 2 | 7th | DNF | 63 |
4th | Richard Burns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7th | 8th | DNF | 58 | |
5 | Markko Märtin | 4th | 4th | 6th | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | 5 | 1 | DNF | 3 | DNF | 3 | DNF | 49 |
6th | Marcus Grönholm | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 6th | DNF | 46 |
7th | Colin McRae | 2 | 5 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 8th | 4th | 4th | DNF | 4th | 6th | 5 | 9 | 4th | 45 |
8th | Tommi Mäkinen | DNF | 2 | 8th | 7th | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | 6th | 6th | 10 | 7th | 8th | 3 | 30th |
9 | François Duval | 7th | DNF | 3 | 9 | 8th | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 30th |
10 | Gilles Panizzi | DNF | 5 | 7th | DNF | 10 | 2 | 6th | 1 | DNF | 27 | |||||
11 | Harri Rovanperä | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 6th | 2 | DNF | 7th | DNF | 18th | |||||
12 | Toni Gardemeister | DNF | 8th | 7th | 5 | 7th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | 11 | 12 | DNF | 9 |
13 | Didier Auriol | 9 | 18th | DNF | 8th | 6th | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 12 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 11 | 4th |
14th | Freddy Loix | DNF | 10 | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | 10 | 8th | DNS | DNS | DNS | 6th | 4th |
15th | Cédric Robert | 6th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
16 | Alister McRae | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||
17th | Mikko Hirvonen | DNF | 11 | DNF | 10 | 16 | DNF | 6th | 13 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 10 | 14th | DNF | 3 |
18th | Armin Schwarz | 8th | 13 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | 12 | 12 | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 3 |
19th | Janne Tuohino | 17th | 7th | 2 | ||||||||||||
20th | Manfred Stohl | DNF | 11 | 18th | DNS | DNF | 7th | 2 | ||||||||
21st | Alistair Ginley | 12 | 15th | 8th | DNF | 23 | DNF | 23 | DNF | 1 | ||||||
22nd | Sebastian Lindholm | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||||
23 | Philippe Bugalski | DNF | 8th | 9 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
24 | Roman Kresta | 10 | 14th | DNF | DNF | 11 | 13 | 8th | 1 | |||||||
rank | driver |
MON |
SWE |
DOOR |
NZL |
ARG |
GRC |
CYP |
GER |
FIN |
OUT |
ITA |
FRA |
ESP |
GBR |
Points |
colour | abbreviation | meaning |
---|---|---|
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Rally not finished (did not finish) |
black | DSQ | Disqualified during or after the rally |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
Without |
1 2 3 |
Numbers in superscripts are positions of the power stage that are eligible for points |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | Excluded from participating in the rally | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
† | deceased |
Manufacturers' championship WRC
The manufacturing teams had to use at least two cars. However, three or four vehicles could also be entered, but only the two best results for the world championship count. The results in brackets therefore mean that two other vehicles from the same manufacturer were placed further ahead.
rank | team | No. |
MON |
SWE |
DOOR |
NZL |
ARG |
GRC |
CYP |
GER |
FIN |
OUT |
ITA |
FRA |
ESP |
GBR |
Points |
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1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 17th | 2 | 5 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 7th | 4th | 4th | DNF | 4th | (6) | 5 | (9) | 4th | 160 |
18th | 1 | 7th | DNF | 4th | DNF | DNF | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | (12) | 2 | 2 | |||
19th | (3) | (9) | 1 | (10) | 2 | 2 | (5) | (6) | 4th | (5) | 4th | 2 | 7th | DNF | |||
20th | DNF | (8th) | (9) | (10) | |||||||||||||
2 | Peugeot Total | 1 | 8th | 1 | 8th | 1 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 6th | Ret | 145 |
2 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6th | (8th) | DNF | 6th | |||
3 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | (4) | 6th | 2 | (9) | DNF | 6th | 2 | 6th | 1 | DNF | |||
3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 3 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 7th | 2 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 109 |
8th | DNF | 2 | 7th | 6th | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | 6th | 5 | 7th | 7th | 8th | 3 | |||
4th | Ford World Rally Team | 4th | 3 | 4th | 5 | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | 5 | 1 | DNF | 3 | DNF | 3 | DNF | 93 |
5 | 5 | DNF | 3 | 8th | 7th | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4th | 5 | |||
6th | DNF | 10 | DNF | 9 | 8th | DNF | 5 | (12) | DNF | 8th | DNF | 8th | (12) | DNF | |||
5 | Škoda Motorsport | 14th | 7th | 12 | DNF | 7th | 5 | 8th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | 8th | DNF | DNF | 7th | 23 |
15th | DNF | 8th | 6th | 5 | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | DNF | 9 | 9 | DNF | |||
6th | Hyundai World Rally Team | 10 | 6th | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 6th | 9 | 8th | 12 | 12 | ||||
11 | DNF | 9 | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 7th | 7th | |||||||
12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | (13) | DNF | |||||||||||
rank | team | No. |
MON |
SWE |
DOOR |
NZL |
ARG |
GRC |
CYP |
GER |
FIN |
OUT |
ITA |
FRA |
ESP |
GBR |
Points |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 2003 , February 8, 2015