2003 Rally Australia

10th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship 2003 Rally Australia 16th Telstra Rally Australia 10 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Rally Finland 2003 Rallye Sanremo Australia IAA 2003 019 - Flickr - Axel Schwenke.jpg Perth September 4, 2003 September 7, 2003 24 386.31 1795.16 Gravel NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 49 32 The 2003 Rally Australia (formally the 16th Telstra Rally Australia) was the tenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days from 4 to 7 September 2003, and was based in Perth, Australia. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.Rally Australia https://www.juwra.com/australia_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 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 21 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 24 HUN Balázs Benik HUN Bence Rácz HUN Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02 109 AUS Tolley Challis NZL Daryll Judd AUS Tolley Challis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 118 AUS David Kendall AUS Jennifer Kendall-Stewart AUS David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 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 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 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ragnar Spjuth SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist NZL Rob Scott GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Adrian Berghea AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/74-telstra-rally-australia-2003/ Rally Australia 2003 Entry List 15 November 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 145.20 km 4 September 18:38 SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km 5 September 08:19 SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km 08:47 SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km 09:45 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km 12:12 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km 12:44 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km 14:17 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km 16:43 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km 17:11 SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km 20:32 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km Leg 2 — 124.00 km 6 September 09:49 SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km 10:12 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km 10:45 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km 11:03 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km 14:12 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km 14:35 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km 15:08 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km 15:26 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km 19:40 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km 19:50 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km Leg 3 — 117.11 km 7 September 09:06 SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km 09:44 SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km 12:30 SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km 13:08 SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 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 3:32:07.1 10 2 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.68 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.06 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.75 5 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.24 6 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.53 7 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.92 8 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.71 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 3:32:07.1 10 2 2 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.68 3 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.06 4 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.75 5 5 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.24 6 6 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.53 7 7 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.92 8 8 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.71 9 9 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:17.7 +7:10.60 10 10 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:39:53.3 +7:46.20 11 11 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:42:17.3 +10:10.20 12 12 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:43:15.2 +11:08.10 13 13 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:46:21.5 +14:14.40 Retired SS21 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Excluded 0 Retired SS10 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Withdrawn 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:31.9 NOR Petter Solberg Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:29.1 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:51.8 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 2:29.6 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:15.3 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:02.1 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22.4 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km NOR Petter SolbergFRA Sébastien Loeb Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03Citroën Xsara WRC 10:14.4 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:30.0 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km BEL François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:33.5 Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:09.6 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:38.2 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:18.4 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:55.3 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:38.7 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:23.8 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:10.6 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:46.6 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.7 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.8 Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 13:11.9 NOR Petter Solberg SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:00.1 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 12:22.6 NOR Petter Solberg SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km GBR Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 18:10.0 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px GBR Richard Burns 55 10px GBR Robert Reid 55 10px FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 110 2 10px 2 NOR Petter Solberg 48 10px 2 GBR Phil Mills 48 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 110 3 10px 1 ESP Carlos Sainz 48 10px 1 ESP Marc Martí 48 10px 1 JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 74 4 10px 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 45 10px 1 MCO Daniel Elena 45 10px 1 GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 61 5 10px 2 FIN Marcus Grönholm 38 10px 2 FIN Timo Rautiainen 38 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 1 1 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 3:54:17.1 10 2 2 51 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:56:14.1 +1:57.08 3 3 60 GBR Niall McShea GBR Chris Patterson NZL Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:56:56.1 +2:39.06 4 4 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist NZL Rob Scott GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:03:55.5 +9:38.45 5 5 52 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:04:37.6 +10:20.54 6 6 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ragnar Spjuth SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:59.9 +27:42.83 Retired SS14 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mechanical 0 Retired SS11 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0 Retired SS11 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Massimo Agostinelli ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0 Retired SS8 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Adrian Berghea AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0 Retired SS4 53 PER Ramón Ferreyros MEX Javier Marín ITA Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:39.9 ARG Marcos Ligato Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:25.8 SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:57.7 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:45.2 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km ARG Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:06.0 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km GBR Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 21:54.6 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 4:51.7 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km GBR Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.7 GBR Martin Rowe SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:52.0 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:40.7 Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:40.1 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km GBR Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:43.4 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 8:00.5 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km GBR Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:52.6 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:05.1 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.9 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:53.2 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km ESP Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:40.5 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:39.1 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:38.7 Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km GBR Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 14:36.6 SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km GBR Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:36.1 SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km GBR Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:48.8 SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km GBR Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 20:07.5 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px 1 GBR Martin Rowe 37 2 10px 1 JPN Toshihiro Arai 30 3 10px MYS Karamjit Singh 30 4 10px SWE Stig Blomqvist 26 5 10px ESP Daniel Solà 22 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Australia Category:Rally Australia Rally