2003 Wales Rally GB

Rally car race 2003 Wales Rally GB 59th Wales Rally GB 14 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Rally Catalunya Great Britain Cardiff November 6, 2003 November 9, 2003 18 376.81 1574.52 Gravel NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 75 39 The 2003 Wales Rally GB (formally the 59th Wales Rally GB) was the fourteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 6 November and 9 November 2003, and was based in Cardiff, Great Britain. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.Wales Rally GB https://www.juwra.com/great_britain_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-21 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 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets 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 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 '01 Michelin 21 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Hervé Panizzi FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 22 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek 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 Risto Mannisenmäki FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 25 ESP Daniel Solà ESP Álex Romaní FRA Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC Michelin 26 CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Filip Schovánek CZE Škoda Matador Team Škoda Octavia WRC Michelin 27 GBR Steve Perez GBR Jonty Bolsover GBR Steve Perez Ford Focus RS WRC '02 33 GBR Alistair Ginley IRL Rory Kennedy GBR Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 34 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor AUT Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Pirelli 35 SWE Tobias Johansson SWE Per Carlsson SWE Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC 37 SWE Andreas Eriksson SWE Pecka Svensson SWE Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 38 FIN Tapio Laukkanen FIN Harri Kaapro FIN Tapio Laukkanen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 103 IRL Eamonn Boland IRL Francis Regan IRL Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 104 GBR Julian Reynolds GBR Ieuan Thomas GBR Julian Reynolds Subaru Impreza 555 105 SVK Jozef Béreš Jr. CZE Petr Starý SVK Jozef Béreš Jr. Toyota Corolla WRC 106 GBR Jimmy McRae GBR Pauline Gullick GBR Jimmy McRae Subaru Impreza 555 107 FIN Pentti Airikkala GBR Nigel Gardner FIN Pentti Airikkala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 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 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 Mikko Markkula 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 Giovanni Agnese 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 Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/78-wales-rally-gb-2003/ Wales Rally GB 2003 Entry List 21 November 2021 Itinerary All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 164.24 km 6 November 19:30 SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km 7 November 07:51 SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km 08:30 SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km 11:20 SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km 12:38 SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km 15:48 SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km 19:32 SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km Leg 2 — 138.71 km 8 November 07:47 SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km 08:14 SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km 10:27 SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km 10:54 SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km 13:13 SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km 13:46 SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km 15:32 SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km 19:38 SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km Leg 3 — 73.86 km 9 November 07:48 SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km 11:02 SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km 13:04 SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 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 3:28:58.1 10 2 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.68 3 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.86 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.15 5 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.14 6 2 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.53 7 34 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Ilka Minor AUT Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:46.5 +8:48.42 8 22 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Jan Tománek FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:38:00.7 +9:02.61 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 3:28:58.1 10 2 2 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.68 3 3 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.86 4 4 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.15 5 5 5 BEL François Duval BEL Stéphane Prévot GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.14 6 6 2 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.53 11 7 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:44:44.0 +15:45.90 Retired SS16 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Transmission 0 Retired SS16 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0 Retired SS4 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0 Retired SS4 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Engine 0 Retired SS3 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0 Retired SS3 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:08.7 NOR Petter Solberg Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:19.6 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:23.4 SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 17:58.6 NOR Petter Solberg SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:40.9 SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:50.9 SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:06.4 Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:10.6 SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:15.7 SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.0 SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:11.0 SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:57.7 SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.8 SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:21.3 SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:05.1 Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:25.5 SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:21.1 SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:07.4 Championship standings Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions. Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px 2 NOR Petter Solberg 72 10px 2 GBR Phil Mills 72 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 160 2 10px 1 FRA Sébastien Loeb 71 10px 1 MCO Daniel Elena 71 10px FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 145 3 10px 1 ESP Carlos Sainz 63 10px 1 ESP Marc Martí 63 10px JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 109 4 10px GBR Richard Burns 58 10px GBR Robert Reid 58 10px GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 93 5 10px EST Markko Märtin 49 10px GBR Michael Park 49 10px CZE Škoda Motorsport 23 Junior World Rally Championship Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 14 1 52 SWE Daniel Carlsson SWE Matthias Andersson JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:57:29.8 10 15 2 51 SMR Mirco Baldacci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 3:59:04.2 +1:34.48 23 3 64 FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen FIN Mikko Markkula JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:04:51.6 +7:21.86 28 4 69 ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. ESP Xavier Amigó JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:14:50.3 +17:20.55 29 5 67 SMR Alessandro Broccoli ITA Giovanni Agnese SMR Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:20:58.2 +23:28.44 30 6 63 ITA Massimo Ceccato ITA Mitia Dotta ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:24:25.8 +26:56.03 Retired SS17 71 EST Urmo Aava EST Kuldar Sikk JPN Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0 Retired SS17 74 GBR Kris Meeke GBR Chris Patterson GER Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0 Retired SS16 62 SWE Oscar Svedlund SWE Björn Nilsson GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Mechanical 0 Retired SS15 76 ITA Luca Cecchettini ITA Marco Muzzarelli ITA Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS13 54 FIN Kosti Katajamäki FIN Jani Laaksonen GER Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Steering 0 Retired SS11 61 FRA Brice Tirabassi FRA Jacques-Julien Renucci FRA Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0 Retired SS5 65 LBN Abdo Feghali LBN Joseph Matar ITA Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Gearbox 0 Retired SS5 70 GBR Guy Wilks GBR Phil Pugh GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Water pump 0 Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km SMR Mirco BaldacciGBR Kris Meeke Fiat Punto S1600Opel Corsa S1600 2:25.0 SMR Mirco BaldacciGBR Kris Meeke Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km GBR Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 15:45.5 GBR Kris Meeke SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:11.2 SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:28.2 SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:48.7 SWE Daniel Carlsson SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km FRA Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 20:09.7 SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km SMR Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 2:21.4 Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:06.1 SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:26.0 SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:02.6 SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km GBR Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 11:18.6 SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:13.7 SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km GBR Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 8:05.0 SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:18.6 SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km GBR Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 2:18.5 Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km GBR Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 18:27.2 SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:24.9 SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km SWE Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:09.4 Championship standings Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions. Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 10px FRA Brice Tirabassi 38 2 10px ESP Salvador Cañellas Jr. 36 3 10px SWE Daniel Carlsson 33 4 10px 3 SMR Mirco Baldacci 20 5 10px 1 EST Urmo Aava 20 References External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Wales Rally GB 2003 Wales Rally GB Wales Rally GB Category:November 2003 sports events in the United Kingdom