2003 Rally of Turkey

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2003 Rally of Turkey
4th Rally of Turkey
Round 3 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Rally base Kemer
Dates runFebruary 27, 2003 March 2, 2003
Stages18 (337.88 km; 209.95 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,193.85 km (741.82 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews60 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]

Contents

Background

Entry list

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
6 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
10 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Hiemer Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Smeets Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Ringer Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
21 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi Flag of France.svg Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Pykälistö Flag of Finland.svg Esko Mertsalmi Flag of France.svg Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Benik Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Rácz Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02
32 Flag of Turkey.svg Serkan Yazici Flag of Turkey.svg Can Okan Flag of Turkey.svg Ford Hazirkart Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '01
103 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Ginley Flag of Ireland.svg Rory Kennedy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
104 Flag of Hungary.svg Rajmund Fülöp Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Major Flag of Hungary.svg Rajmund Fülöp Toyota Corolla WRC
113 Flag of Turkey.svg Emin Ali Sipahi Flag of Turkey.svg Alp Berker Flag of Turkey.svg Emin Ali Sipahi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
JWRC entries
51 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 M
52 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Matthias Andersson Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
54 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
55 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Stenshorne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
57 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Iliev Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Sivov Flag of Italy.svg Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Garcia Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Flag of Austria.svg Beppo Harrach Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
61 Flag of France.svg Brice Tirabassi Flag of France.svg Jacques-Julien Renucci Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 M
62 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Svedlund Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Nilsson Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
63 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ceccato Flag of Italy.svg Mitia Dotta Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
64 Flag of Finland.svg Ville-Pertti Teuronen Flag of Finland.svg Harri Kaapro Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65 Flag of Lebanon.svg Abdo Feghali Flag of Lebanon.svg Joseph Matar Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
66 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ceccone Flag of France.svg Julien Giroux Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Flag of San Marino.svg Alessandro Broccoli Flag of Italy.svg Simona Girelli Flag of San Marino.svg Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
68 Flag of Croatia.svg Juraj Šebalj Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Klinc Flag of Croatia.svg Renault Croatia Renault Clio S1600 M
69 Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Cañellas Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Amigó Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Pugh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
71 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
73 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Krum Donchev Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ruman Manolov Flag of Italy.svg Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa S1600 M
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
76 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cecchettini Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
78 Flag of Germany.svg Vladan Vasiljevic Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Geipel Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
Source: [2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EET (UTC+2).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 95.35 km
27 February19:00SS1Efes Pilsen SSS1.55 km
28 February09:01SS2Simena 12.73 km
09:39SS3Phaselis 116.42 km
10:27SS4Silyon 129.87 km
13:45SS5Perge 114.91 km
14:48SS6Silyon 229.87 km
Leg 2 158.59 km
1 March07:11SS7Olympos 120.44 km
07:54SS8Kumluca 128.92 km
11:02SS9Phaselis 215.48 km
11:55SS10Myra 124.10 km
12:58SS11Kemer 120.29 km
15:01SS12Olympos 220.44 km
15:44SS13Kumluca 228.92 km
Leg 3 84.30 km
2 March08:01SS14Simena 22.73 km
08:49SS15Myra 224.10 km
09:32SS16Arykanda12.00 km
13:00SS17Perge 224.97 km
14:13SS18Kemer 220.50 km

Results

Overall

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimeDifferencePoints
119 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:32:14.110
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:33:02.0+47.98
35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:34:00.6+1:46.56
417 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Ringer Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:34:23.2+2:09.15
521 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi Flag of France.svg Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:34:55.7+2:41.64
64 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:35:39.0+3:24.93
715 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:37:27.1+5:13.02
88 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:39:32.7+7:18.61

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
1119 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:32:14.110
222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:33:02.0+47.98
335 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:34:00.6+1:46.56
4417 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Ringer Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:34:23.2+2:09.15
654 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:35:39.0+3:24.93
7615 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 4:37:27.1+5:13.02
878 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:39:32.7+7:18.61
981 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:43:06.3+10:52.20
10911 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Smeets Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:43:54.5+11:40.40
Retired SS133 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Rear axle-shaft0
Retired SS710 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Hiemer Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Suspension0
Retired SS714 Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Engine0
Retired SS46 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Suspension0
Retired SS47 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Steering0
Retired SS418 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC No fuel0

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (27 Feb)SS1Efes Pilsen SSS1.55 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:12.1 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm
Leg 1 (28 Feb)SS2Simena 12.73 km Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
Peugeot 206 WRC
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
1:52.7 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
SS3Phaselis 116.42 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 12:28.6
SS4Silyon 129.87 km Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 23:51.8 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä
SS5Perge 114.91 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 11:50.5
SS6Silyon 229.87 km Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 23:19.1
Leg 2 (1 Mar)SS7Olympos 120.44 km Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 16:45.1
SS8Kumluca 128.92 km Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 24:47.0
SS9Phaselis 215.48 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:51.4
SS10Myra 124.10 km Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 21:45.4 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
SS11Kemer 120.29 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 15:06.8
SS12Olympos 220.44 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 16:29.6
SS13Kumluca 228.92 km Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 24:27.1
Leg 3 (2 Mar)SS14Simena 22.73 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 1:51.3
SS15Myra 224.10 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 21:20.7
SS16Arykanda12.00 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '02 8:13.4
SS17Perge 224.97 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:13.8
SS18Kemer 220.50 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 14:46.5

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns 18 1uparrow green.svg 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid 18 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT 39
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae 17 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Ringer 17 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total 31
3 1uparrow green.svg 4 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz 16 1uparrow green.svg 4 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 16 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 25
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin 13 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park 13 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team 13
5 1downarrow red.svg 4 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 12 1downarrow red.svg 4 Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena 12 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 6

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
17154 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 5:08:56.610
18269 Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Cañellas Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Amigó Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:14:01.4+5:04.88
19370 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Pugh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 5:18:05.1+9:08.56
20464 Flag of Finland.svg Ville-Pertti Teuronen Flag of Finland.svg Harri Kaapro Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:22:19.2+13:22.65
21576 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cecchettini Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 5:38:05.6+29:09.04
22665 Flag of Lebanon.svg Abdo Feghali Flag of Lebanon.svg Joseph Matar Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 5:50:18.0+41:21.43
23757 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Iliev Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Sivov Flag of Italy.svg Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 6:06:39.4+57:42.82
Retired SS1552 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Matthias Andersson Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS1258 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Garcia Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Gearbox0
Retired SS1263 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ceccato Flag of Italy.svg Mitia Dotta Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Transmission0
Retired SS1267 Flag of San Marino.svg Alessandro Broccoli Flag of Italy.svg Simona Girelli Flag of San Marino.svg Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS966 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ceccone Flag of France.svg Julien Giroux Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Citroën Saxo S1600 Gearbox0
Retired SS868 Flag of Croatia.svg Juraj Šebalj Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Klinc Flag of Croatia.svg Renault Croatia Renault Clio S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS755 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Stenshorne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Jenkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Codriver ill0
Retired SS674 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Lost wheel0
Retired SS571 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS451 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS459 Flag of Austria.svg Beppo Harrach Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Oil leak0
Retired SS361 Flag of France.svg Brice Tirabassi Flag of France.svg Jacques-Julien Renucci Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Accident0
Retired SS362 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Svedlund Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Nilsson Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Steering0
Retired SS373 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Krum Donchev Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ruman Manolov Flag of Italy.svg Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS178 Flag of Germany.svg Vladan Vasiljevic Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Geipel Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Engine0

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (27 Feb)SS1Efes Pilsen SSS1.55 km Flag of France.svg Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 1:22.8 Flag of France.svg Brice Tirabassi
Leg 1 (28 Feb)SS2Simena 12.73 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:07.3 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson
SS3Phaselis 116.42 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 14:07.1
SS4Silyon 129.87 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 26:23.8
SS5Perge 114.91 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:44.0
SS6Silyon 229.87 km Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Fiat Punto S1600 26:25.3
Leg 2 (1 Mar)SS7Olympos 120.44 km Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Fiat Punto S1600 19:09.4
SS8Kumluca 128.92 km Flag of Finland.svg Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:35.9
SS9Phaselis 215.48 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:29.4
SS10Myra 124.10 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 24:16.0
SS11Kemer 120.29 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:41.2
SS12Olympos 220.44 km Flag of Finland.svg Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:34.9
SS13Kumluca 228.92 km Flag of Finland.svg Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:39.7 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki
Leg 3 (2 Mar)SS14Simena 22.73 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:05.9
SS15Myra 224.10 km Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Volkswagen Polo S1600 23:50.5
SS16Arykanda12.00 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 9:19.3
SS17Perge 224.97 km Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Volkswagen Polo S1600 20:55.0
SS18Kemer 220.50 km Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Volkswagen Polo S1600 17:24.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Brice Tirabassi 10
2New.png Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki 10
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato 8
4New.png Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Cañellas Jr. 8
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of San Marino.svg Alessandro Broccoli 6

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The 2003 Tour de Corse was the twelfth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 October and 19 October 2003, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.

The 2003 Rally Catalunya was the thirteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 October and 26 October 2003, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.

The 2003 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.

References

  1. "Rally of Turkey". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. "Rally of Turkey 2003 Entry List" . Retrieved 2 November 2021.