2003 Rally of Turkey 4th Rally of Turkey | |||
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Round 3 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | Turkey | ||
Rally base | Kemer | ||
Dates run | February 27, 2003 – March 2, 2003 | ||
Stages | 18 (337.88 km; 209.95 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,193.85 km (741.82 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC | ||
Crews | 60 at start, 26 at finish |
The 2003 Rally of Turkey (formally the 4th Rally of Turkey) was the third round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 27 February and 2 March 2003, and was based in Kemer, Turkey. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 25th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
All dates and times are EET (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 95.35 km | ||||
27 February | 19:00 | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km |
28 February | 09:01 | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km |
09:39 | SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | |
10:27 | SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | |
13:45 | SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | |
14:48 | SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | |
Leg 2 — 158.59 km | ||||
1 March | 07:11 | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km |
07:54 | SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | |
11:02 | SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | |
11:55 | SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | |
12:58 | SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | |
15:01 | SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | |
15:44 | SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | |
Leg 3 — 84.30 km | ||||
2 March | 08:01 | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km |
08:49 | SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | |
09:32 | SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | |
13:00 | SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | |
14:13 | SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:32:14.1 | 10 | |
2 | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:33:02.0 | +47.9 | 8 |
3 | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:00.6 | +1:46.5 | 6 |
4 | 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:34:23.2 | +2:09.1 | 5 |
5 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:55.7 | +2:41.6 | 4 |
6 | 4 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:35:39.0 | +3:24.9 | 3 |
7 | 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:37:27.1 | +5:13.0 | 2 |
8 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:39:32.7 | +7:18.6 | 1 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | 3 | Richard Burns | 18 | 3 | Robert Reid | 18 | Citroën Total WRT | 39 | ||||
2 | Colin McRae | 17 | Derek Ringer | 17 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 31 | ||||||
3 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | 16 | 4 | Marc Martí | 16 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 25 | ||||
4 | 1 | Markko Märtin | 13 | 1 | Michael Park | 13 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 13 | ||||
5 | 4 | Sébastien Loeb | 12 | 4 | Daniel Elena | 12 | 1 | Škoda Motorsport | 6 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Brice Tirabassi | 10 | |
2 | Kosti Katajamäki | 10 | |
3 | 1 | Marcos Ligato | 8 |
4 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. | 8 | |
5 | 2 | Alessandro Broccoli | 6 |
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