2003 Wales Rally GB

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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.[1]

2003 Wales Rally GB
59th Wales Rally GB
Round 14 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Great Britain
Rally baseCardiff
Dates runNovember 6, 2003 – November 9, 2003
Stages18 (376.81 km; 234.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,574.52 km (978.36 miles)
Statistics
Crews75 at start, 39 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
20   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
21   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
22   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24   Juuso Pykälistö   Risto Mannisenmäki   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25   Daniel Solà   Álex Romaní   Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26   Jan Kopecký   Filip Schovánek   Škoda Matador Team Škoda Octavia WRC M
27   Steve Perez   Jonty Bolsover   Steve Perez Ford Focus RS WRC '02
33   Alistair Ginley   Rory Kennedy   Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01
34   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
35   Tobias Johansson   Per Carlsson   Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC
37   Andreas Eriksson   Pecka Svensson   Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02
38   Tapio Laukkanen   Harri Kaapro   Tapio Laukkanen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
103   Eamonn Boland   Francis Regan   Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01
104   Julian Reynolds   Ieuan Thomas   Julian Reynolds Subaru Impreza 555
105   Jozef Béreš Jr.   Petr Starý   Jozef Béreš Jr. Toyota Corolla WRC
106   Jimmy McRae   Pauline Gullick   Jimmy McRae Subaru Impreza 555
107   Pentti Airikkala   Nigel Gardner   Pentti Airikkala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
JWRC entries
51   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 M
52   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
54   Kosti Katajamäki   Jani Laaksonen   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
61   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 M
62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Mikko Markkula   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
69   Salvador Cañellas Jr.   Xavier Amigó   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
74   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
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Itinerary

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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

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:28:58.1 10
2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.6 8
3 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.8 6
4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.1 5
5 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.1 4
6 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.5 3
7 34   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:46.5 +8:48.4 2
8 22   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:38:00.7 +9:02.6 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:28:58.1 10
2 2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.6 8
3 3 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.8 6
4 4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.1 5
5 5 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.1 4
6 6 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.5 3
11 7 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:44:44.0 +15:45.9 0
Retired SS16 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Transmission 0
Retired SS16 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0
Retired SS4 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Engine 0
Retired SS3 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS3 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:08.7   Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:19.6   Sébastien Loeb
SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:23.4
SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 17:58.6   Petter Solberg
SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:40.9
SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:50.9
SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:06.4
Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:10.6
SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:15.7
SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.0
SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:11.0
SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:57.7
SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.8
SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:21.3
SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:05.1
Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:25.5
SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:21.1
SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:07.4

Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   2   Petter Solberg 72   2   Phil Mills 72     Citroën Total WRT 160
2   1   Sébastien Loeb 71   1   Daniel Elena 71     Marlboro Peugeot Total 145
3   1   Carlos Sainz 63   1   Marc Martí 63     555 Subaru World Rally Team 109
4     Richard Burns 58     Robert Reid 58     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 93
5     Markko Märtin 49     Michael Park 49     Škoda Motorsport 23

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
14 1 52   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:57:29.8 10
15 2 51   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 3:59:04.2 +1:34.4 8
23 3 64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Mikko Markkula   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:04:51.6 +7:21.8 6
28 4 69   Salvador Cañellas Jr.   Xavier Amigó   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:14:50.3 +17:20.5 5
29 5 67   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:20:58.2 +23:28.4 4
30 6 63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:24:25.8 +26:56.0 3
Retired SS17 71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS17 74   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS16 62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS15 76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS13 54   Kosti Katajamäki   Jani Laaksonen   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Steering 0
Retired SS11 61   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS5 65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS5 70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Water pump 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km   Mirco Baldacci
  Kris Meeke
Fiat Punto S1600
Opel Corsa S1600
2:25.0   Mirco Baldacci
  Kris Meeke
Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 15:45.5   Kris Meeke
SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:11.2
SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:28.2
SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:48.7   Daniel Carlsson
SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 20:09.7
SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km   Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 2:21.4
Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:06.1
SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:26.0
SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:02.6
SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 11:18.6
SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:13.7
SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 8:05.0
SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:18.6
SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 2:18.5
Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 18:27.2
SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:24.9
SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km   Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:09.4

Championship standings

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  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Brice Tirabassi 38
2     Salvador Cañellas Jr. 36
3     Daniel Carlsson 33
4   3   Mirco Baldacci 20
5   1   Urmo Aava 20

References

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  1. ^ "Wales Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Wales Rally GB 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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