2003 Acropolis Rally

6th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship 2003 Acropolis Rally 50th Golden Acropolis Rally 6 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Rally Argentina 2003 Cyprus Rally Greece 2003 Acropolis Rally 14.jpg Colin McRae and Derek Ringer's Citroen Xsara WRC Lamia June 6, 2003 June 8, 2003 22 399.49 1441.37 Gravel EST Markko MärtinGBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 83 37 The 2003 Acropolis Rally (formally the 50th Golden Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 June and 8 June 2003, and was based in Lamia, Greece. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.Rally Acropolis https://www.juwra.com/acropolis_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-10 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 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 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala GBR Carl Williamson GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 21 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 22 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Miloš Hůlka FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 23 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 24 FIN Juuso Pykälistö FIN Esko Mertsalmi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 25 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 26 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor AUT Manfred Stohl Hyundai Accent WRC3 Michelin 32 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 33 POL Tomasz Kuchar POL Maciek Szczepaniak POL Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 34 GRC Armodios Vovos GRC Loris Meletopoulos GRC Armodios Vovos Ford Focus RS WRC '01 35 GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou GBR Allan Harryman GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01 Pirelli 101 SVK Jozef Béreš Jr. CZE Petr Starý SVK Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC 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 Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Michelin 55 NOR Martin Stenshorne GBR Clive Jenkins GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Michelin 57 BUL Dimitar Iliev BUL Petar Sivov ITA Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Michelin 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Michelin 59 AUT Beppo Harrach GER Michael Kölbach ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma 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 73 BUL Krum Donchev BUL Ruman Manolov ITA Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa 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 GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Michelin Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/70-golden-acropolis-rally-2003/ Acropolis Rally 2003 Entry List 10 November 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 145.74 km 6 June 08:18 SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km 09:07 SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km 10:10 SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km 12:18 SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km 12:46 SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km 15:37 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km 16:26 SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km 18:01 SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km Leg 2 — 148.71 km 7 June 06:56 SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km 08:21 SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km 09:44 SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km 12:17 SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km 12:45 SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km 16:03 SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km 17:26 SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76 km 18:18 SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km Leg 3 — 105.04 km 8 June 09:28 SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km 10:06 SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km 11:04 SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km 13:32 SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km 14:10 SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km 15:08 SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 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 4:53:40.5 10 2 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:54:26.5 +46.08 3 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:33.2 +52.76 4 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:55:47.1 +2:06.65 5 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:55:52.8 +2:12.34 6 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:25.2 +3:44.73 7 21 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:34.8 +3:54.32 8 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:57:45.5 +4:05.01 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 4:53:40.5 10 2 2 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:54:26.5 +46.08 3 3 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:33.2 +52.76 4 4 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:55:47.1 +2:06.65 5 5 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:55:52.8 +2:12.34 6 6 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:25.2 +3:44.73 8 7 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:57:45.5 +4:05.0 1 9 8 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 5:00:07.7 +6:27.2 0 Retired SS9 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Fuel pump 0 Retired SS9 12 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Clutch 0 Retired SS6 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Suspension 0 Retired SS6 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Turbo 0 Retired SS5 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0 Retired SS3 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Suspension 0 Retired SS1 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Alternator 0 Retired SS1 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Engine 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (6 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km BEL François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 19:54.7 BEL François Duval SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:40.2 EST Markko Märtin SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 11:28.2 SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 8:41.8 SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 24:21.9 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:29.5 SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:25.6 SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km Stage cancelled Leg 2 (7 Jun) SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:55.0 SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 14:14.8 SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:48.6 SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 8:30.2 SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 23:44.2 SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 13:51.9 SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:23.6 SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km ESP Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:57.6 Leg 3 (8 Jun) SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 16:08.7 SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:27.8 SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:02.6 SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:58.3 SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km ESP Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 15:10.3 SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:46.7 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 73 2 10px 2 ESP Carlos Sainz 32 10px 2 ESP Marc Martí 32 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 62 3 10px 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm 30 10px 1 FIN Timo Rautiainen 30 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 39 4 10px 2 EST Markko Märtin 23 10px 2 GBR Michael Park 23 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 37 5 10px 1 NOR Petter Solberg 19 10px 1 GBR Phil Mills 19 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 17 1 61 FRA Brice Tirabassi FRA Jacques-Julien Renucci FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:27:34.0 10 18 2 52 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Matthias Andersson JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:28:29.2 +55.28 19 3 71 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:35:02.7 +7:28.76 22 4 69 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. ESP Xavier Amigó JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:40:55.2 +13:21.25 27 5 62 SWE Oscar Svedlund SWE Björn Nilsson GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 5:49:22.1 +21:48.14 33 6 70 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 6:04:08.1 +36:34.13 Retired SS21 51 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Mechanical 0 Retired SS17 63 ITA Massimo Ceccato ITA Mitia Dotta ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS17 76 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Marco Muzzarelli ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS11 54 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Miikka Anttila GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0 Retired SS11 67 SMR Alessandro Broccoli ITA Simona Girelli SMR Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS10 55 NOR Martin Stenshorne GBR Clive Jenkins GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Alternator 0 Retired SS7 64 FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen FIN Harri Kaapro JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS5 57 BUL Dimitar Iliev BUL Petar Sivov ITA Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS5 73 BUL Krum Donchev BUL Ruman Manolov ITA Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa S1600 Lost wheel 0 Retired SS4 65 LBN Abdo Feghali LBN Joseph Matar ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS2 59 AUT Beppo Harrach GER Michael Kölbach ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Lost wheel 0 Retired SS1 58 ARG Marcos Ligato ARG Rubén García ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Steering 0 Retired SS1 74 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Steering 0 Retired SS1 78 GER Vladan Vasiljevic GER Sebastian Geipel GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (6 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 21:50.4 FRA Brice Tirabassi SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:57.0 SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:45.3 SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:52.4 SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 27:17.5 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 21:36.6 SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:47.5 SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km Stage cancelled Leg 2 (7 Jun) SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:30.5 SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:01.7 SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:28.7 SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:45.0 SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:04.4 SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:39.6 SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76  FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:05.3 SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:08.9 Leg 3 (8 Jun) SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:59.8 SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:58.0 SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 11:04.8 SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:47.0 SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:51.6 SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:56.4 Championship standings Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px FRA Brice Tirabassi 20 2 10px 2 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. 13 3 10px 4 EST Urmo Aava 11 4 10px 2 FIN Kosti Katajamäki 10 5 10px 1 GBR Guy Wilks 9 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Greece Category:Acropolis Rally Category:2003 in Greek sport