2003 World Rally Championship

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

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 24 January 26 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

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

Manufacturers
Manufacturer Car Team Tyre No Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Peugeot 206 WRC Marlboro Peugeot Total 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 Focus RS WRC 02 1-3

Focus RS WRC 03 4-14

Ford Motor Co Ltd M 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park 1–3
4–14
5 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin 1-2
Stéphane Prévot 3
4–14
6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen All
20 Jari-Matti Latvala Carl Williamson 6
Miikka Anttila 8–9, 14
Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 555 Subaru World Rally Team P 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills All
8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström All
Hyundai Accent WRC3 Hyundai World Rally Team 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 Octavia WRC Evo3 1-7
Fabia WRC 8-14 		Škoda Motorsport M 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet All
15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander All
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Total 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
World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
Manufacturer Car Team Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Rounds
Peugeot 206 WRC Bozian Racing M 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
Equipe de France FFSA Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon 1, 8, 11–13
Team BSA Alexandre Bengue Caroline Escudero 12
Ford Focus WRC 02 AW Rally Team M 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
Subaru Impreza WRC99 Dom Buckley Motorsport P Eamonn Boland Francis Regan 1
Impreza WRC 01 Morgan Motorsport Tapio Laukkanen Harri Kaapro 14
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC2 Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe M Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen 2, 4, 8
Alister McRae David Senior 4
Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen 8
Toyota Corolla WRC Olivier Burri P Olivier Burri Christophe Hofmann 1
Ford Focus WRC 01 Philippe Roux P Philippe Roux Paul Corthay 1
Škoda Octavia WRC/Octavia WRC Evo2 Riccardo Errani P Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio 1, 11
Toyota Corolla WRC Gergely Szabó P Gergely Szabó Zoltán Köhler 1
Peugeot 206 WRC Serge Bernardin M Serge Bernardin Frédéric Deziré 1
Ford Focus WRC 02 Andreas Eriksson P Andreas Eriksson Patrick Henriksson 2
Pecka Svensson 14
Hyundai Accent WRC2 Thomas Kolberg C Thomas Kolberg Pål Iversen 2
Toyota Corolla WRC Thomas Schie M Thomas Schie Ragnar Engen 2
Gabriel Raies P Gabriel Raies Jorge Perez Companc 5
Giovanni Recordati Giovanni Recordati Freddy Delorme 7
Wevers Sport M Erik Wevers Michiel Poel 8
Gareth Jones K Gareth Jones Mark Jones 9
José Micheli José Micheli Marie-Josée Cardi 12
Jozef Béreš jun. M Jozef Béreš jun. Petr Starý 2, 6, 14
Ford Focus WRC 02 Kaj Kuistila Kaj Kuistila Kari Jokinen 9
Balázs Benik Balázs Benik Bence Rácz 10
Peugeot 206 WRC Didier Cormoreche M Didier Cormoreche René Belleville 12
Subaru Impreza WRC 03 Benoît Rousselot Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir 12
Impreza WRC 01 Armando Pereira M Armando Pereira Mickaële Rouillon 12
Peugeot 206 WRC Jean-Claude Torre M Jean-Claude Torre Patrick de la Foata 12
Subaru Impreza WRC99 Alain Vauthier Alain Vauthier Erwin Mombaerts 12
Toyota Corolla WRC Tobias Johansson Tobias Johansson Per Carlsson 14
Subaru Impreza WRC 01 Eamonn Boland Eamonn Boland Francis Regan 14
Ford Focus WRC 02 Steve Perez Steve Perez Jonty Bolsover 14
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Sport M Daniel Solà Álex Romaní 6, 14
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Škoda Matador Team M Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek 8, 14
Gabriel Pozzo Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo 5
Octavia WRC Evo2 Škoda Auto Deutschland M Matthias Kahle Peter Göbel 8

JWRC entries

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 García 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

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 García 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

Rally results

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

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

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

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

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

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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