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2003 Swedish Rally
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January 2022
2nd round of the 2003 World Rally Championship 2003 Swedish Rally 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally 2 2003 World Rally Championship season 2003 Monte Carlo Rally 2003 Rally of Turkey Sweden Karlstad February 7, 2003 February 9, 2003 17 386.91 1903.47 Snow FIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 75 53
The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship.Swedish Rally https://www.juwra.com/sweden_2003.html juwra.com Independent WRC archive 2021-11-01
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 '02 Michelin 5 BEL François Duval BEL Jean-Marc Fortin GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 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 21 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Jukka Aho FIN Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 22 POL Tomasz Kuchar POL Maciek Szczepaniak POL Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 23 FIN Jari Viita FIN Teppo Leino FIN Wrüth Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '01 Michelin 24 CZE Roman Kresta CZE Miloš Hůlka FRA Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 25 GER Antony Warmbold GBR Gemma Price GER AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Michelin 32 FIN Juuso Pykälistö FIN Esko Mertsalmi FIN Juuso Pykälistö Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 34 NOR Henning Solberg NOR Cato Menkerud NOR Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35 FIN Kristian Sohlberg FIN Jakke Honkanen FIN Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 Michelin 100 NOR Rune Dalsjø SWE Göran Bergsten NOR Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 101 NOR Kristian Kolberg NOR Kjell Pettersen NOR Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 102 SWE Andreas Eriksson SWE Patrick Henriksson SWE Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Pirelli 103 NOR Thomas Kolberg NOR Pål Christian Iversen NOR Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 Continental 113 NOR Tord Linnerud NOR Henning Isdal NOR Tord Linnerud Toyota Corolla WRC 114 NOR Thomas Schie NOR Ragnar Engen NOR Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 116 GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou GBR Allan Harryman GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01 117 SVK Jozef Béreš Jr. CZE Petr Starý SVK Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC PWRC entries 51 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Massimo Agostinelli ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Jarosław Baran POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 62 NZL Peter 'Possum' Bourne AUS Mark Stacey JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 63 ITA Luca Baldini ITA Alessandro Floris ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 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 N8 67 POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc POL Łukasz Kurzeja POL Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Michelin 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 71 BUL Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. BUL Nikola Popov BUL Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Silviu Moraru AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Loris Roggia ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 76 CAN Patrick Richard GBR Martin Headland CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 78 POL Łukasz Sztuka SWE Per Carlsson BEL First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Source:https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/66-uddeholm-swedish-rally-2003 Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List 1 November 2021
Itinerary
All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 125.79 km 7 February 08:35 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km 09:27 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km 11:55 SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km 14:28 SS4 Malta 11.25 km 15:25 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km 16:26 SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Leg 2 — 140.37 km 8 February 08:18 SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km 11:24 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km 12:07 SS9 Lejen 25.04 km 14:37 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km 15:35 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km 16:40 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Leg 3 — 120.75 km 9 February 08:35 SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km 09:27 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km 11:14 SS15 Hara 11.91 km 12:12 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km 14:35 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km
Results
Overall
Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10 2 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.88 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.96 4 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.85 5 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.84 6 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.13 7 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.72 8 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.21
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 1 FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10 2 2 8 FIN Tommi Mäkinen FIN Kaj Lindström JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.88 3 3 2 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.96 4 4 4 EST Markko Märtin GBR Michael Park GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.85 5 5 17 GBR Colin McRae GBR Derek Ringer FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.84 6 6 7 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Phil Mills JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.13 7 7 18 FRA Sébastien Loeb MCO Daniel Elena FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2 8 8 15 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1 9 9 19 ESP Carlos Sainz ESP Marc Martí FRA Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:52.3 +3:24.2 0 10 10 11 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:07:04.5 +3:36.4 0 11 11 6 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:33.8 +6:05.7 0 13 12 10 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:10:49.3 +7:21.2 0 18 13 14 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet CZE Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:16:14.9 +12:46.8 0 Retired SS8 3 FIN Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0 Retired SS7 12 FIN Jussi Välimäki FIN Tero Gardemeister KOR Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Transmission 0 Retired SS6 5 BEL François Duval BEL Jean-Marc Fortin GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0
Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (7 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km FRA Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:25.6 FRA Sébastien Loeb SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:05.5 FIN Marcus Grönholm SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 21:43.9 SS4 Malta 11.25 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:39.1 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km GBR Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:58.0 Leg 2 (8 Feb) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km FIN Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 21:28.0 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time SS9 Lejen 25.04 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:56.2 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:08.7 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:12.7 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:56.8 Leg 3 (9 Feb) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km FIN Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:19.1 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km FIN Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:41.4 SS15 Hara 11.91 km GBR Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.4 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km EST Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:08.7 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km NOR Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:40.0
Championship standings
Pos. Position Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FRA Sébastien Loeb 12 10px MCO Daniel Elena 12 10px FRA Citroën Total WRT 24 2 10px GBR Colin McRae 12 10px GBR Derek Ringer 12 10px 1 FRA Marlboro Peugeot Total 22 3 FIN Marcus Grönholm 10 FIN Timo Rautiainen 10 10px 1 GBR Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 15 4 10px 1 GBR Richard Burns 10 10px 1 GBR Robert Reid 10 JPN 555 Subaru World Rally Team 11 5 10px 1 EST Markko Märtin 10 10px 1 GBR Michael Park 10 10px 1 KOR Hyundai World Rally Team 3
Production World Rally Championship
Classification
Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points Event Class 26 1 65 SWE Stig Blomqvist VEN Ana Goñi GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:22:28.2 10 27 2 51 MYS Karamjit Singh MYS Allen Oh MYS Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:23:00.0 +31.88 29 3 55 GBR Martin Rowe GBR Trevor Agnew GBR David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:20.9 +1:52.76 31 4 62 NZL Peter 'Possum' Bourne AUS Mark Stacey JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:28.7 +2:00.55 33 5 67 POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc POL Łukasz Kurzeja POL Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:28:38.0 +6:09.84 37 6 64 SWE Joakim Roman SWE Ingrid Mitakidou SWE Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:33:06.0 +10:37.83 38 7 78 POL Łukasz Sztuka SWE Per Carlsson BEL First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:34:06.9 +11:38.7 2 41 8 76 CAN Patrick Richard GBR Martin Headland CAN Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:35:56.3 +13:28.1 1 42 9 69 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:36:06.3 +13:38.1 0 44 10 77 ITA Alfredo De Dominicis ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:52.6 +15:24.4 0 45 11 63 ITA Luca Baldini ITA Alessandro Floris ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:38:37.9 +16:09.7 0 46 12 74 ITA Fabio Frisiero ITA Loris Roggia ITA Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:42:52.3 +20:24.1 0 53 13 71 BUL Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. BUL Nikola Popov BUL Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:34.5 +42:06.3 0 Retired SS17 61 POL Janusz Kulig POL Jarosław Baran POL Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0 Retired SS17 80 MEX Ricardo Triviño ESP Jordi Barrabés MEX Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0 Retired SS16 54 JPN Toshihiro Arai NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 Engine 0 Retired SS13 72 ROU Constantin Aur ROU Silviu Moraru AUT Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0 Retired SS2 59 ITA Stefano Marrini ITA Massimo Agotinelli ITA Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders Leg 1 (7 February) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:14.2 JPN Toshihiro Arai SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Notional stage time SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:47.5 SS4 Malta 11.25 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 6:16.8 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:07.5 Leg 2 (8 February) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:28.0 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time SS9 Lejen 25.04 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 13:10.6 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 19:57.6 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.8 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:06.7 Leg 3 (9 February) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:07.8 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km SWE Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 12:51.5 SS15 Hara 11.91 km MYS Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 6:37.2 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:44.2 SWE Stig Blomqvist SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km POL Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:38.7
Championship standings
Pos. Position Drivers' championships MoveDriverPoints 1 SWE Stig Blomqvist 10 2 MYS Karamjit Singh 8 3 GBR Martin Rowe 6 4 NZL Peter 'Possum' Bourne 5 5 POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc 4
References
External links
Official website of the World Rally Championship
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