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2003 Cyprus Rally
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7th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship 2003 Cyprus Rally 31st Cyprus Rally 7 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Acropolis Rally 2003 Rallye Deutschland Cyprus Limassol June 20, 2003 June 22, 2003 18 341.05 1184.53 Gravel NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 51 17
The 2003 Cyprus Rally (formally the 31st Cyprus Rally) was the seventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 June and 22 June 2003, and was based in Limassol, Cyprus. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.Rally Cyprus https://www.juwra.com/cyprus_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-11
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 GBR Justin Dale GBR Andrew Bargery KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Michelin 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 21 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 22 FIN Juuso Pykälistö FIN Esko Mertsalmi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 32 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 100 CYP Andreas Tsouloftas CYP Panayiotis Shialos CYP Andreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 101 ITA Giovanni Recordati MCO Freddy Delorme ITA Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC PWRC entries 51 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 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 VI 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 57 ITA Giovanni Manfrinato ITA Claudio Condotta ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Pirelli 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Pirelli 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Massimo Agostinelli ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 60 GBR Niall McShea GBR Chris Patterson NZL Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Dariusz Burkat POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Michelin 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ingrid Mitakidou 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 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 70 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 71 BUL Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. BUL Nikola Popov BUL Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Adrian Berghea AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 76 CAN Patrick Richard SWE Mikael Johansson CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/71-cyprus-rally-2003/ Cyprus Rally 2003 Entry List 11 November 2021
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 99.84 km 20 June 08:48 SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km 09:41 SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km 14:39 SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km 15:32 SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km Leg 2 — 158.35 km 21 June 07:43 SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km 08:13 SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km 09:13 SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km 11:33 SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km 12:36 SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km 13:34 SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km 16:27 SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km 17:25 SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km Leg 3 — 82.86 km 22 June 08:53 SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km 09:36 SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km 10:19 SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km 12:37 SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km 13:20 SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km 14:03 SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km
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 5:09:12.6 10 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 5:13:26.6 +4:14.08 3 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:29.4 +4:16.86 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:57.9 +4:45.35 5 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:14:54.8 +5:42.24 6 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:18:11.3 +8:58.73 7 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 5:22:41.6 +13:29.02 8 32 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:33:09.9 +23:57.31
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 5:09:12.6 10 2 2 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 5:13:26.6 +4:14.08 3 3 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:29.4 +4:16.86 4 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:57.9 +4:45.35 5 5 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:14:54.8 +5:42.24 6 6 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:18:11.3 +8:58.73 7 7 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 5:22:41.6 +13:29.0 2 Retired SS11 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0 Retired SS11 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Over time limit 0 Retired SS11 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Alternator 0 Retired SS9 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0 Retired SS6 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Propshaft 0 Retired SS6 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0 Retired SS5 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0 Retired SS5 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0 Retired SS3 12 GBR Justin Dale GBR Andrew Bargery KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (20 June) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:27.1 FIN Harri Rovanperä SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 35:18.4 SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:12.4 SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 34:30.3 FIN Marcus Grönholm Leg 2 (21 June) SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:48.5 NOR Petter Solberg SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 26:28.3 SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:02.7 SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:01.4 SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 27:23.4 SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:14.7 SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 26:54.4 SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:58.6 Leg 3 (22 June) SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 17:00.3 SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:26.5 SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:29.2 SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 16:45.3 SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km ESP Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 11:32.8 SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:28.7
Championship standings
Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px GBR Richard Burns 37 10px GBR Robert Reid 37 10px FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 81 2 10px ESP Carlos Sainz 36 10px ESP Marc Martí 36 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 73 3 10px FIN Marcus Grönholm 30 10px FIN Timo Rautiainen 30 10px 1 JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 47 4 10px 1 NOR Petter Solberg 29 10px 1 GBR Phil Mills 29 10px 1 GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 43 5 10px 2 FRA Sébastien Loeb 23 10px 2 MCO Daniel Elena 23 10px CZE Škoda Motorsport 20
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 9 1 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:39:13.7 10 10 2 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:42:56.7 +3:43.08 11 3 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:45:30.1 +6:16.46 12 4 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:00:26.8 +21:13.15 14 5 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:10:50.7 +31:37.04 17 6 70 ITA Riccardo Errani ITA Stefano Casadio ITA Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:46:12.8 +1:06:59.13 Retired SS13 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Dariusz Burkat POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS11 71 BUL Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. BUL Nikola Popov BUL Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Electronics 0 Retired SS9 51 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Mechanical 0 Retired SS9 52 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS9 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Adrian Berghea AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS9 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS8 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Giovanni Agnese ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS6 60 GBR Niall McShea GBR Chris Patterson NZL Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0 Retired SS6 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ingrid Mitakidou SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0 Retired SS3 53 PER Ramón Ferreyros MEX Javier Marín ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0 Retired SS2 57 ITA Giovanni Manfrinato ITA Claudio Condotta ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS2 76 CAN Patrick Richard SWE Mikael Johansson CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0 Retired SS2 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0 Retired SS1 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Massimo Agostinelli ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (20 June) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:58.0 JPN Toshihiro Arai SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 38:11.4 SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:51.7 SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 39:13.7 Leg 2 (21 June) SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:13.1 SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 28:30.3 SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:33.4 SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:32.7 SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 29:36.7 SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.3 SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 29:25.2 SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:27.2 Leg 3 (22 June) SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:18.5 SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:36.7 SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:11.7 SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 18:30.6 SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:50.3 SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:08.1
Championship standings
Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px JPN Toshihiro Arai 30 2 10px 2 GBR Martin Rowe 19 3 10px SWE Stig Blomqvist 17 4 10px 2 MYS Karamjit Singh 17 5 10px ARG Marcos Ligato 13
References
External links
Official website of the World Rally Championship
Cyprus
Category:Cyprus Rally
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