2003 Tour de Corse

November 2021 12th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship 2003 Tour de Corse 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 12 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Rallye Sanremo 2003 Rally Catalunya France Ajaccio October 17, 2003 October 19, 2003 16 397.40 971.75 Asphalt NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 62 34 The 2003 Tour de Corse (formally the 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the twelfth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 October and 19 October 2003, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.Tour de Corse https://www.juwra.com/corsica_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-18 Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 3 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Michelin 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Michelin 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Pirelli 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Pirelli 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Michelin 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Michelin 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 20 FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin World Rally Championship entries 21 FRA Alexandre Bengué FRA Caroline Escudero-Bengué FRA Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 22 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 23 FRA Cédric Robert FRA Gérald Bedon FRA Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 32 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor AUT Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Pirelli 34 FRA Benoît Rousselot FRA Gilles Mondésir FRA Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 35 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 102 FRA Armando Pereira FRA Mickaële Rouillon FRA Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Michelin 103 FRA Jean-Claude Torre FRA Patrick de la Foata FRA Jean-Claude Torre Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 104 FRA Didier Cormoreche FRA René Belleville FRA Didier Cormoreche Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 105 FRA José Micheli FRA Marie-Josée Cardi FRA José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 106 FRA Alain Vauthier BEL Erwin Mombaerts FRA Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 Michelin PWRC entries 52 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Pirelli 53 PER Ramón Ferreyros MEX Javier Marín ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Pirelli 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Pirelli 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 60 GBR Niall McShea GBR Chris Patterson NZL Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Maciej Szczepaniak POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ragnar Spjuth SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Pirelli 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Michelin 70 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 76 CAN Patrick Richard NOR Ola Fløene CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Pirelli 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/76-tour-de-corse-rallye-de-france-2003/ Tour de Corse 2003 Entry List 18 November 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 95.30 km 17 October 10:11 SS1 Cargese — Paomia 1 14.64 km 10:44 SS2 Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km 11:17 SS3 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km 14:23 SS4 Cargese — Paomia 2 14.64 km 14:56 SS5 Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km 15:29 SS6 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km Leg 2 — 190.00 km 18 October 08:33 SS7 Ampaza — Petreto 1 38.64 km 09:36 SS8 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km 11:29 SS9 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 40.94 km 14:07 SS10 Ampaza — Petreto 2 38.64 km 15:10 SS11 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km 17:03 SS12 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 40.94 km Leg 3 — 112.10 km 19 October 08:12 SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km 08:55 SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km 11:47 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km 12:30 SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/76-tour-de-corse-rallye-de-france-2003/ Tour de Corse 2003 Itinerary 19 November 2021 Results Overall Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:20:15.3 10 2 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9 +36.68 3 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:57.0 +41.76 4 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5 +1:09.25 5 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:41.3 +1:26.04 6 3 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0 +1:58.73 7 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:41.1 +2:25.82 8 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:52.0 +2:36.71 World Rally Cars Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 1 1 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:20:15.3 10 2 2 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9 +36.68 3 3 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:57.0 +41.76 4 4 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5 +1:09.25 5 5 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:41.3 +1:26.04 6 6 3 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0 +1:58.73 7 7 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:41.1 +2:25.82 8 8 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:52.0 +2:36.71 9 9 20 FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:02.1 +2:46.80 10 10 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:24:10.7 +3:55.40 11 11 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:25:25.2 +5:09.90 13 12 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:29:49.3 +9:34.00 Retired SS15 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0 Retired SS1 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (17 Oct) SS1 Cargese — Paomia 1 14.64 km ESP Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 9:49.6 ESP Carlos Sainz SS2 Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:04.6 EST Markko Märtin SS3 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.6 SS4 Cargese — Paomia 2 14.64 km BEL François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:45.3 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS5 Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:03.6 SS6 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.2 Leg 2 (18 Oct) SS7 Ampaza — Petreto 1 38.64 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:32.2 SS8 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km FIN Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '02 10:31.5 BEL François Duval SS9 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 40.94 km FRA Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 27:23.5 SS10 Ampaza — Petreto 2 38.64 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 25:20.7 SS11 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:22.3 SS12 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 40.94 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 27:15.6 NOR Petter Solberg Leg 3 (19 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:19.0 SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:47.2 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.4 SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:56.4 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px 2 ESP Carlos Sainz 61 10px 2 ESP Marc Martí 61 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 137 2 10px 2 NOR Petter Solberg 58 10px 2 GBR Phil Mills 58 10px FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 129 3 10px 2 GBR Richard Burns 58 10px 2 GBR Robert Reid 58 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 88 4 10px 2 FRA Sébastien Loeb 55 10px 2 MCO Daniel Elena 55 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 78 5 10px 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm 43 10px 1 FIN Timo Rautiainen 43 10px CZE Škoda Motorsport 21 Production World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 16 1 60 GBR Niall McShea GBR Chris Patterson NZL Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:49:47.8 10 17 2 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:50:45.4 +57.68 18 3 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:54:51.8 +5:04.06 19 4 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Maciej Szczepaniak POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:55:46.2 +5:58.45 20 5 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:55:51.4 +6:03.64 23 6 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:57:57.3 +8:09.53 25 7 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:07:13.9 +17:26.12 29 8 70 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:28:17.8 +38:30.01 32 9 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ragnar Spjuth SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:41:35.0 +51:47.20 33 10 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Tiziana Sandroni ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:41:50.3 +52:02.50 Retired SS15 52 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS10 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS9 76 CAN Patrick Richard NOR Ola Fløene CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Mechanical 0 Retired SS4 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS1 53 PER Ramón Ferreyros MEX Javier Marín ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (17 Oct) SS1 Cargese — Paomia 1 14.64 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:35.8 ESP Daniel Solà SS2 Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:58.3 SS3 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:53.8 SS4 Cargese — Paomia 2 14.64 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:34.6 SS5 Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:54.0 SS6 Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:51.1 Leg 2 (18 Oct) SS7 Ampaza — Petreto 1 38.64 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 28:02.5 SS8 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:52.1 SS9 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 40.94 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:01.1 SS10 Ampaza — Petreto 2 38.64 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:44.8 SS11 Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km GBR Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:36.6 SS12 Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 40.94 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:08.4 Leg 3 (19 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:04.6 GBR Niall McShea SS14 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 31.81 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 22:01.8 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:11.8 SS16 Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 31.81 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 22:13.6 Championship standings Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions. Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px GBR Martin Rowe 43 2 10px JPN Toshihiro Arai 38 3 10px 1 SWE Stig Blomqvist 30 4 10px 1 MYS Karamjit Singh 30 5 10px ESP Daniel Solà 22 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Tour de Corse Tour de Corse Tour de Corse