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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
Teams and drivers
Manufacturer teams
Team
Constructor
Car
Tyre
No
Drivers
Rounds
Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot
206 WRC
M
1
Marcus Grönholm
All
2
Richard Burns
1–13
Freddy Loix
14
3
Gilles Panizzi
1, 8, 11–13
Harri Rovanperä
2–7, 9–10, 14
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Focus RS WRC 02/03
M
4
Markko Märtin
All
5
François Duval
All
6
Mikko Hirvonen
All
20
Jari-Matti Latvala
6, 8–9, 14
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru
Impreza WRC 2003
P
7
Petter Solberg
All
8
Tommi Mäkinen
All
Hyundai World Rally Team
Hyundai
Accent WRC
M
10
Armin Schwarz
1–10
11
Freddy Loix
1–10
12
Jussi Välimäki
2, 4, 6, 9
Justin Dale
7
Manfred Stohl
8
20
Manfred Stohl
6, 10
22
Justin Dale
8, 10
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda
Octavia WRC Evo3 Fabia WRC
M
14
Didier Auriol
All
15
Toni Gardemeister
All
22
Matthias Kahle
8
26
Jan Kopecký
8, 14
32
Gabriel Pozzo
5
Citroën Total
Citroën
Xsara WRC
M
17
Colin McRae
All
18
Sébastien Loeb
All
19
Carlos Sainz
All
20
Philippe Bugalski
8, 11–13
25
Daniel Solà
6, 14
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team
Constructor
Car
Drivers
Rounds
Bozian Racing
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
AW Rally Team
Ford
Focus RS WRC 02
Antony Warmbold
1–2, 4–10, 12–14
ADR Motorsport
Alistair Ginley
3, 6–9, 12–14
LPM Racing
Janne Tuohino
2, 9
Tomasz Kuchar
Tomasz Kuchar
2, 4, 6
Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe
Mitsubishi
Lancer WRC
Alister McRae
4
Jani Paasonen
Jani Paasonen
8
Mitsubishi Motor Sports
Kristian Sohlberg
2, 4, 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, 9, 11
55
Ford Motor Co
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
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 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
Drivers' championship
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.[1] 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.
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)
Results in "()" means the car finished the rally, but two others of the same Manufacturer Team reached a better result.
JWRC Drivers' championship
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
References
External links