2003 Rally Finland

Motor rally competition 2003 Rally Finland 53rd Neste Rally Finland 9 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Rallye Deutschland 2003 Rally Australia Finland Jyväskylä August 7, 2003 August 10, 2003 23 409.18 1727.60 Gravel EST Markko MärtinGBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 71 35 The 2003 Rally Finland (formally the 53rd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 7 August and 10 August 2003, and was based in Jyväskylä, Finland. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.Rally Finland https://www.juwra.com/finland_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-15 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 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen 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 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 12 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 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 World Rally Championship entries 20 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Miikka Anttila GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 21 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 22 FIN Juuso Pykälistö FIN Esko Mertsalmi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 23 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Jukka Aho FIN Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 24 FIN Sebastian Lindholm FIN Timo Hantunen FIN Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC 25 FIN Kaj Kuistila FIN Kari Jokinen FIN Kaj Kuistila Ford Focus RS WRC '02 26 FIN Ari Vatanen FIN Juha Repo FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 27 FIN Jari Viita FIN Riku Rousku FIN Jari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '01 33 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 34 SWE Tobias Johansson SWE Benny Locander SWE Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC 35 NOR Henning Solberg NOR Cato Menkerud NOR Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 117 GBR Gareth Jones GBR Mark Jones GBR Gareth Jones Toyota Corolla WRC Kumho JWRC entries 51 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 52 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Matthias Andersson JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 54 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Jani Laaksonen GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Michelin 57 BUL Dimitar Iliev BUL Yanaki Yanakiev ITA Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Michelin 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 61 FRA Brice Tirabassi FRA Jacques-Julien Renucci FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Michelin 62 SWE Oscar Svedlund SWE Björn Nilsson GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Michelin 63 ITA Massimo Ceccato ITA Mitia Dotta ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 64 FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen FIN Harri Kaapro JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 65 LBN Abdo Feghali LBN Joseph Matar ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 67 SMR Alessandro Broccoli ITA Simona Girelli SMR Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Michelin 69 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. ESP Xavier Amigó JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 70 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 71 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Michelin 74 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Michelin 76 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Marco Muzzarelli ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 78 GER Vladan Vasiljevic GER Sebastian Geipel SWE Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 Michelin Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/73-neste-rally-finland-2003/ Rally Finland 2003 Entry List 15 November 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 140.36 km 7 August 19:00 SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km 8 August 09:00 SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km 09:31 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km 11:48 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km 12:31 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km 13:22 SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km 14:20 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km 16:37 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km 17:08 SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km 19:50 SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km Leg 2 — 167.92 km 9 August 08:04 SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km 08:39 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km 11:29 SS13 Urria 10.00 km 12:47 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km 13:50 SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km 16:18 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km 17:30 SS17 Himos 13.62 km Leg 3 — 100.90 km 10 August 08:56 SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km 09:56 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km 10:30 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km 12:38 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km 13:05 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km 14:05 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Results Overall Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10 2 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.98 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.16 4 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.05 5 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.74 6 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.23 7 23 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Jukka Aho FIN Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:26:14.6 +4:22.92 8 24 FIN Sebastian Lindholm FIN Timo Hantunen FIN Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC 3:26:31.2 +4:39.51 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 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10 2 2 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.98 3 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.16 4 4 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.05 5 5 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.74 6 6 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.23 10 7 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:30:11.6 +8:19.90 12 8 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:34:43.2 +12:51.50 Retired SS19 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0 Retired SS19 12 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0 Retired SS16 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Retired SS15 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0 Retired SS13 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0 Retired SS12 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS12 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0 Retired SS2 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Driver injury 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:18.6 EST Markko Märtin Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km FIN Marcus GrönholmEST Markko Märtin Peugeot 206 WRCFord Focus RS WRC '03 10:50.8 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:12.4 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:25.4 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:26.0 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:46.1 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03.4 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:40.1 SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:03.0 EST Markko Märtin SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:19.1 Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.4 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:31.0 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS13 Urria 10.00 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:48.4 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km GBR Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.1 EST Markko Märtin SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:52.6 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 20:39.2 SS17 Himos 13.62 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:30.1 Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:53.0 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:56.0 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 13:31.2 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45.3 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:39.7 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:47.8 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px GBR Richard Burns 49 10px GBR Robert Reid 49 10px FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 101 2 10px ESP Carlos Sainz 44 10px ESP Marc Martí 44 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 97 3 10px FIN Marcus Grönholm 38 10px FIN Timo Rautiainen 38 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 60 4 10px 1 NOR Petter Solberg 38 10px 1 GBR Phil Mills 38 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 60 5 10px 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 37 10px 1 MCO Daniel Elena 37 10px CZE Škoda Motorsport 20 Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 19 1 52 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Matthias Andersson JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:52:22.9 10 20 2 61 FRA Brice Tirabassi FRA Jacques-Julien Renucci FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:53:19.8 +56.98 24 3 70 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:58:05.9 +5:43.06 25 4 71 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:04.6 +8:41.75 26 5 69 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. ESP Xavier Amigó JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:09.8 +8:46.94 27 6 67 SMR Alessandro Broccoli ITA Simona Girelli SMR Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:03:31.3 +11:08.43 30 7 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:09:29.5 +17:06.62 33 8 62 SWE Oscar Svedlund SWE Björn Nilsson GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:12:50.9 +20:28.01 Retired SS22 63 ITA Massimo Ceccato ITA Mitia Dotta ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS19 74 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Electrical 0 Retired SS14 54 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Jani Laaksonen GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS12 64 FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen FIN Harri Kaapro JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS6 51 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS6 57 BUL Dimitar Iliev BUL Yanaki Yanakiev ITA Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0 Retired SS5 76 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Marco Muzzarelli ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 65 LBN Abdo Feghali LBN Joseph Matar ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS1 78 GER Vladan Vasiljevic GER Sebastian Geipel SWE Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:27.3 SWE Daniel Carlsson Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:12.7 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:26.9 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km GBR Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 5:08.8 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:10.5 SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:40.6 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41.7 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:31.8 FRA Brice Tirabassi SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:30.3 SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:30.1 Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km GBR Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 12:55.6 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km SWE Daniel CarlssonFIN Kosti Katajamäki Suzuki Ignis S1600Volkswagen Polo S1600 17:39.2 SS13 Urria 10.00 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:25.3 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:30.6 SWE Daniel Carlsson SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:49.6 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km SWE Daniel CarlssonGBR Guy Wilks Suzuki Ignis S1600Ford Puma S1600 23:53.5 SS17 Himos 13.62 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:35.2 Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km GBR Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 11:14.1 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:57.0 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 15:42.5 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km SWE Oscar Svedlund Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:16.7 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:07.1 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:51.2 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px FRA Brice Tirabassi 28 2 10px 5 SWE Daniel Carlsson 18 3 10px 1 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. 17 4 10px 1 EST Urmo Aava 16 5 10px GBR Guy Wilks 15 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Category:Rally Finland Finland Rally