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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.

Round Dates Rally Support class
1 23–26 January Monaco Monte Carlo Rally JWRC
2 6–9 February Sweden Swedish Rally PWRC
3 27 February-2 March Turkey Rally of Turkey JWRC
4 10–13 April New Zealand Rally New Zealand PWRC
5 8–11 May Argentina Rally Argentina PWRC
6 6–8 June Greece Acropolis Rally JWRC
7 20–22 June Cyprus Cyprus Rally PWRC
8 25–27 July Germany Rallye Deutschland PWRC
9 7–10 August Finland Rally Finland JWRC
10 4–7 September Australia Rally Australia PWRC
11 2–5 October Italy Rallye Sanremo JWRC
12 16–19 October France Tour de Corse PWRC
13 24–26 October Spain Rally Catalunya JWRC
14 6–9 November United Kingdom Wales Rally GB JWRC

Teams and drivers

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

JWRC entries

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

PWRC entries

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

Results and standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
TUR
Turkey
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 Norway Petter Solberg Ret 6 Ret 3 5 3 1 8 2 1 Ret 1 5 1 72
2 France Sébastien Loeb 1 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 1 5 2 1 13 2 2 71
3 Spain Carlos Sainz 3 9 1 12 2 2 5 6 4 5 4 2 7 Ret 63
4 United Kingdom Richard Burns 5 3 2 2 3 4 Ret 3 3 3 7 8 Ret 58
5 Estonia Markko Märtin 4 4 6 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 1 DSQ 3 Ret 3 Ret 49
6 Finland Marcus Grönholm 13 1 9 1 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 46
7 United Kingdom Colin McRae 2 5 4 Ret Ret 8 4 4 Ret 4 6 5 9 4 45
8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Ret 2 8 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 6 10 7 8 3 30
9 Belgium François Duval 7 Ret 3 9 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 5 3 4 5 30
10 France Gilles Panizzi Ret 5 7 Ret 10 2 6 1 Ret 27
11 Finland Harri Rovanperä Ret Ret Ret 4 6 2 Ret 7 Ret 18
12 Finland Toni Gardemeister Ret 8 7 5 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 11 12 Ret 9
13 France Didier Auriol 9 18 Ret 8 6 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 11 4
14 Belgium Freddy Loix Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 8 6 4
15 France Cédric Robert 6 9 9 12 11 3
16 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ret 11 Ret 10 16 Ret 6 13 Ret 9 Ret 10 14 Ret 3
17 United Kingdom Alister McRae 6 3
18 Germany Armin Schwarz 8 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 12 12 13 3
19 Austria Manfred Stohl Ret 11 18 DNS Ret 7 2
20 Finland Janne Tuohino 17 7 2
21 France Philippe Bugalski Ret 8 9 10 1
22 Czech Republic Roman Kresta 10 14 Ret Ret 11 13 8 1
23 United Kingdom Alistair Ginley 12 15 8 Ret 23 Ret 23 Ret 1
24 Finland Sebastian Lindholm 8 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
TUR
Turkey
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 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.[2] 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
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
TUR
Turkey
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France 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 France 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 Japan 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 United States 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 Czech Republic 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 South Korea 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
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
TUR
Turkey
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ITA
Italy
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
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,[3] its first such title.[4]
  • 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
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 France Brice Tirabassi 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 38
2 Spain Salvador Cañellas Jr. Ret 2 4 5 2 3 4 36
3 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 4 1 33
4 Estonia Urmo Aava 4 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret 20
5 San Marino Mirco Baldacci 7 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 20
6 Finland Ville-Pertti Teuronen Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 6 3 19
7 United Kingdom Guy Wilks Ret 3 6 3 6 11 Ret 18
8 San Marino Alessandro Broccoli 3 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 13
9 Argentina Marcos Ligato 2 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10
10 Finland Kosti Katajamäki EX 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10
11 Italy Massimo Ceccato 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 6 8
12 Italy Luca Cecchettini 9 5 Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 8
13 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Ret 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret 8
14 United Kingdom Kris Meeke 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 8
15 Lebanon Abdo Feghali 10 3 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 7
16 Sweden Oscar Svedlund Ret Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 5
17 Croatia Juraj Šebalj 6 Ret 3
18 Austria Beppo Harrach 8 Ret Ret 1
19 Bulgaria Krum Donchev 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 0
20 Germany Vladan V-Man Vasiljevic Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
21 Norway Martin Stenshorne Ret Ret Ret 0
22 France Sebastien Ceccone Ret Ret 0
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
ITA
Italy
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
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
Sweden
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
 Pts 
1 United Kingdom Martin Rowe 3 4 2 2 1 3 43
2 Japan Toshihiro Arai Ret 1 1 1 Ret 2 38
3 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 1 8 3 5 4 5 30
4 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 2 6 3 Ret 4 2 30
5 Spain Daniel Solà 15 2 Ret 1 5 Ret 22
6 United Kingdom Niall McShea 7 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 18
7 Argentina Marcos Ligato 2 Ret 4 Ret Ret 13
8 Poland Janusz Kulig Ret Ret Ret 3 4 11
9 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Ret 11 6 Ret 6 7 8
10 Belgium Bob Colsoul 9 Ret 5 Ret 6 7
11 Oman Hamed Al Wahaibi 3 Ret 6
12 Italy Riccardo Errani Ret 7 6 9 8 6
13 Sweden Joakim Roman 6 12 Ret Ret 6 9 6
14 New Zealand Peter 'Possum' Bourne 4 Ret 5
15 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato 9 4 Ret Ret 5
16 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc 5 Ret Ret 4
17 Peru Ramón Ferreyros 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
18 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis 10 13 5 Ret Ret Ret 4
19 Poland Łukasz Sztuka 7 Ret 2
20 Romania Constantin Aur Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2
21 Canada Patrick Richard 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1
22 Italy Stefano Marrini Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
NZL
New Zealand
ARG
Argentina
CYP
Cyprus
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
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 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally 24 January–26 January
  1. France Sébastien Loeb (4h:29m:11.4s)
  2. United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:29m:49.5s)
  3. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:30m:03.6s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
2 Sweden Swedish Rally 7 February–9 February
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:03m:28.1s)
  2. Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:04m:18.9s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:04m:46.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
3 Turkey Rally of Turkey 27 February–2 March
  1. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:32m:14.1s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:33m:02.0s)
  3. Belgium François Duval (4h:34m:00.6s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 02
4 New Zealand Rally New Zealand 11 April–13 April
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:21.2s)
  2. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:46m:29.9s)
  3. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:47m:31.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
5 Argentina Rally Argentina 8 May–11 May
  1. Finland Marcus Grönholm (4h:14m:45.0s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:15m:11.6s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (4h:15m:57.8s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
6 Greece Acropolis Rally 6 June–8 June
  1. Estonia Markko Märtin (4h:53m:40.5s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:54m:26.5s)
  3. Norway Petter Solberg (4h:54m:33.2s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
7 Cyprus Cyprus Rally 20 June–22 June
  1. Norway Petter Solberg (5h:09m:12.6s)
  2. Finland Harri Rovanperä (5h:13m:26.6s)
  3. France Sébastien Loeb (5h:13m:29.4s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Citroën Xsara WRC
8 Germany Rallye Deutschland 25 July–27 July
  1. France Sébastien Loeb (3h:46m:50.4s)
  2. Finland Marcus Grönholm (3h:46m:54.0s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:47m:10.1s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
9 Finland Rally Finland 7 August–10 August
  1. Estonia Markko Märtin (3h:21m:51.7s)
  2. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:22m:50.6s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:22m:51.8s)
  1. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
10 Australia Rally Australia 4 September–7 September
  1. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:32m:07.1s)
  2. France Sébastien Loeb (3h:32m:33.7s)
  3. United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:34m:00.1s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Peugeot 206 WRC
11 Italy Rallye Sanremo 3 October–5 October
  1. France Sébastien Loeb (4h:16m:33.7s)
  2. France Gilles Panizzi (4h:17m:02.0s)
  3. Estonia Markko Märtin (4h:17m:28.3s)
  1. Citroën Xsara WRC
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
12 France Tour de Corse 17 October–19 October
  1. Norway Petter Solberg (4h:20m:15.3s)
  2. Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:20m:51.9s)
  3. Belgium François Duval (4h:20m:57.0s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC 2003
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
13 Spain Rally Catalunya 24 October–26 October
  1. France Gilles Panizzi (3h:55m:09.4s)
  2. France Sébastien Loeb (3h:55m:22.4s)
  3. Estonia Markko Märtin (3h:55m:23.0s)
  1. Peugeot 206 WRC
  2. Citroën Xsara WRC
  3. Ford Focus RS WRC 03
14 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB 6 November–9 November
  1. Norway Petter Solberg (3h:28m:58.1s)
  2. France Sébastien Loeb (3h:29m:41.7s)
  3. Finland 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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  1. ^ Hart, Jeremy (9 November 2003). "Hard Charger:Petter Solberg Takes The 2003 World Rally Championship". Autoweek. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "World Rally Championship - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information". www.funtrivia.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Solberg pips Loeb for world title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ Hope-Frost, Henry (9 November 2017). "On this day in... 2003". Goodwood Road & Racing. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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