2003 Rally New Zealand
| 2003 Rally New Zealand 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
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Round 4 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | April 10, 2003 – April 13, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 22 (403.34 km; 250.62 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,297.62 km (806.30 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 80 at start, 46 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot TotalPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
The 2003 Rally New Zealand (formally the 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 10 April and 13 April 2003, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 14th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 139.10 km | ||||
| 11 April | 09:43 | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km |
| 10:11 | SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | |
| 10:34 | SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | |
| 11:47 | SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | |
| 13:00 | SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | |
| 14:36 | SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km | |
| 15:04 | SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | |
| 15:27 | SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | |
| 15:55 | SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | |
| Leg 2 — 150.43 km | ||||
| 12 April | 08:43 | SS10 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km |
| 11:31 | SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km | |
| 12:09 | SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | |
| 13:32 | SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | |
| 14:05 | SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | |
| 19:00 | SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 19:30 | SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 3 — 113.81 km | ||||
| 13 April | 08:23 | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km |
| 09:06 | SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | |
| 11:19 | SS19 | Ridge — Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | |
| 11:47 | SS20 | Ridge — Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | |
| 12:40 | SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | |
| 13:10 | SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | |
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:45:21.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Richard Burns
|
Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:46:29.9 | +1:08.7 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 |  Petter Solberg
|
Phil Mills
|
 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:47:31.0 | +2:09.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 18 | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Total WRT
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:49:36.6 | +4:15.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister
|
Paavo Lukander
|
 Škoda Motorsport
|
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:53:35.0 | +8:13.8 | 4 |
| 6 | 32 | Alister McRae
|
David Senior
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Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 | 3:54:35.4 | +9:14.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen
|
Kaj Lindström
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:55:11.4 | +9:50.2 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Didier Auriol
|
Denis Giraudet
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Škoda Motorsport
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Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 3:55:29.8 | +10:08.6 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (11 Apr) | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:45.2 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:37.0 | ||
| SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:46.3 | ||
| SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 12:13.7 | ||
| SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:18.2 | ||
| SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:33.0 | ||
| SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:34.9 | ||
| SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:22.9 | ||
| SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:11.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (12 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 33:20.5 | |
| SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km |  Markko Märtin
|
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 10:03.0 | ||
| SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 5:07.1 | ||
| SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 12:42.6 | ||
| SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 19:01.3 | ||
| SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km |  François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 1:36.4 | ||
| SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 1:40.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (13 Apr) | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:49.7 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 17:43.0 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge — Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:53.7 | ||
| SS20 | Ridge — Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 8:46.9 | ||
| SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:42.3 | ||
| SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Richard Burns
|
Peugeot 206 WRC | 5:36.9 |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Richard Burns
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26 |
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Robert Reid
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26 |  1
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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49 | |||
| 2 | 4
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Marcus Grönholm
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20 | 4
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Timo Rautiainen
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20 |  1
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Citroën Total WRT
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44 | |||
| 3 | 2
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Sébastien Loeb
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17 | 2
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Daniel Elena
|
17 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
|
26 | |||
| 4 | 2
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Colin McRae
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17 | 2
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Derek Ringer
|
17 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
|
22 | |||
| 5 | 2
|
 Carlos Sainz
|
16 | 2
|
Marc Martí
|
16 |
|
Škoda Motorsport
|
12 | |||
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (11 Apr) | SS1 | Batley 1 | 19.82 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 11:44.7 | Toshihiro Arai
|
| SS2 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:07.7 | ||
| SS3 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 10:31.5 | ||
| SS4 | New Cassidy | 21.64 km | Peter 'Possum' Bourne
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 13:03.6 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne
| |
| SS5 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 6:49.0 | Toshihiro Arai
| |
| SS6 | Batley 2 | 19.82 km |  Ramón Ferreyros
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:26.1 | ||
| SS7 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 7:10.3 | ||
| SS8 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:11.6 | ||
| SS9 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Ramón Ferreyros
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:39.6 | ||
| Leg 2 (12 Apr) | SS10 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Toshihiro Arai
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 35:52.4 | |
| SS11 | Mititat Finish | 20.15 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:06.8 | ||
| SS12 | Takatoka | 10.15 km | Niall McShea
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:34.1 | ||
| SS13 | Parahi | 25.18 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 13:50.0 | ||
| SS14 | Ararua | 31.75 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS15 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Toshihiro Arai Marcos Ligato
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII |
1:37.7 | ||
| SS16 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km |  Karamjit Singh
|
Proton Pert | 1:50.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (13 Apr) | SS17 | Te Akau South Revers | 27.34 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 17:01.9 | |
| SS18 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Daniel Solà
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 18:50.6 | ||
| SS19 | Ridge — Campbell 1 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:34.8 | ||
| SS20 | Ridge — Campbell 2 | 16.45 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:33.6 | ||
| SS21 | Fyfe 1 | 10.60 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:07.3 | ||
| SS22 | Fyfe 2 | 10.60 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:02.8 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
|
 Stig Blomqvist
|
11 |
| 2 |
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Karamjit Singh
|
11 |
| 3 |
|
Martin Rowe
|
11 |
| 4 | 
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Toshihiro Arai
|
10 |
| 5 |
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Marcos Ligato
|
8 |
References
- ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 5 November 2021.