2003 Tour de Corse

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2003 Tour de Corse
47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 12 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFlag of France.svg  France
Rally base Ajaccio
Dates runOctober 17, 2003 October 19, 2003
Stages16 (397.40 km; 246.93 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance971.75 km (603.82 miles)
Results
Overall winner 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
Crews62 at start, 34 at finish

The 2003 Tour de Corse (formally the 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) 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. [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 France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi 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 '03 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 '03 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
14 Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 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
20 Flag of France.svg Philippe Bugalski Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Chiaroni Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
21 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Bengué Flag of France.svg Caroline Escudero-Bengué Flag of France.svg Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Flag of Germany.svg Antony Warmbold Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Price Flag of Germany.svg AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
23 Flag of France.svg Cédric Robert Flag of France.svg Gérald Bedon Flag of France.svg Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Stohl Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Austria.svg Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
34 Flag of France.svg Benoît Rousselot Flag of France.svg Gilles Mondésir Flag of France.svg Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
35 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
102 Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Flag of France.svg Mickaële Rouillon Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 M
103 Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Torre Flag of France.svg Patrick de la Foata Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Torre Peugeot 206 WRC M
104 Flag of France.svg Didier Cormoreche Flag of France.svg René Belleville Flag of France.svg Didier Cormoreche Peugeot 206 WRC M
105 Flag of France.svg José Micheli Flag of France.svg Marie-Josée Cardi Flag of France.svg José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC M
106 Flag of France.svg Alain Vauthier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erwin Mombaerts Flag of France.svg Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
PWRC entries
52 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Flag of Spain.svg Álex Romaní Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
53 Flag of Peru.svg Ramón Ferreyros Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Marín Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
54 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Agnew Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
59 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Tiziana Sandroni Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
61 Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Kulig Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
64 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman Flag of Sweden.svg Ragnar Spjuth Flag of Sweden.svg Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
65 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Blomqvist Flag of Venezuela.svg Ana Goñi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
69 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bob Colsoul Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Colsoul Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
70 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Errani Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Casadio Flag of Italy.svg Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
74 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Frisiero Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Agnese Flag of Italy.svg Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
76 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Richard Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 P
77 Flag of Italy.svg Alfredo De Dominicis Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
80 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Barrabés Flag of Mexico.svg Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Source: [2]

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 95.30 km
17 October10:11SS1Cargese Paomia 114.64 km
10:44SS2Vico Pont du Liamone 115.49 km
11:17SS3Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 117.52 km
14:23SS4Cargese Paomia 214.64 km
14:56SS5Vico Pont du Liamone 215.49 km
15:29SS6Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 217.52 km
Leg 2 190.00 km
18 October08:33SS7Ampaza Petreto 138.64 km
09:36SS8Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 115.42 km
11:29SS9Col de Carazzi Bastelica 140.94 km
14:07SS10Ampaza Petreto 238.64 km
15:10SS11Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 215.42 km
17:03SS12Col de Carazzi Bastelica 240.94 km
Leg 3 112.10 km
19 October08:12SS13Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 124.24 km
08:55SS14Pont de Calzola Agosta 131.81 km
11:47SS15Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 224.24 km
12:30SS16Pont de Calzola Agosta 231.81 km
Source: [3]

Results

Overall

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimeDifferencePoints
17 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 4:20:15.310
219 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9+36.68
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 '03 4:20:57.0+41.76
41 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5+1:09.25
517 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 4:21:41.3+1:26.04
63 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0+1:58.73
78 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 4:22:41.1+2:25.82
82 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 4:22:52.0+2:36.71

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
117 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 4:20:15.310
2219 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9+36.68
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 '03 4:20:57.0+41.76
441 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5+1:09.25
5517 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 4:21:41.3+1:26.04
663 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0+1:58.73
778 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 4:22:41.1+2:25.82
882 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 4:22:52.0+2:36.71
9920 Flag of France.svg Philippe Bugalski Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Chiaroni Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:02.1+2:46.80
10106 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 4:24:10.7+3:55.40
111115 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:25:25.2+5:09.90
131218 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:29:49.3+9:34.00
Retired SS154 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 '03 Accident0
Retired SS114 Flag of France.svg Didier Auriol Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical0

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (17 Oct)SS1Cargese Paomia 114.64 km Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 9:49.6 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz
SS2Vico Pont du Liamone 115.49 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:04.6 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin
SS3Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 117.52 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.6
SS4Cargese Paomia 214.64 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:45.3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS5Vico Pont du Liamone 215.49 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:03.6
SS6Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 217.52 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.2
Leg 2 (18 Oct)SS7Ampaza Petreto 138.64 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:32.2
SS8Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 115.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '02 10:31.5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval
SS9Col de Carazzi Bastelica 140.94 km Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 27:23.5
SS10Ampaza Petreto 238.64 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 25:20.7
SS11Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 215.42 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:22.3
SS12Col de Carazzi Bastelica 240.94 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 27:15.6 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
Leg 3 (19 Oct)SS13Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 124.24 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:19.0
SS14Pont de Calzola Agosta 131.81 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:47.2
SS15Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 224.24 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.4
SS16Pont de Calzola Agosta 231.81 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:56.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz 61 1uparrow green.svg 2 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT 137
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 58 1uparrow green.svg 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills 58 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Marlboro Peugeot Total 129
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns 58 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid 58 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team 88
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 55 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 78
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 43 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen 43 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 21

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
16160 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:49:47.810
17254 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:50:45.4+57.68
18355 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Agnew Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:54:51.8+5:04.06
19461 Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Kulig Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:55:46.2+5:58.45
20565 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Blomqvist Flag of Venezuela.svg Ana Goñi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:55:51.4+6:03.64
23669 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bob Colsoul Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Colsoul Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:57:57.3+8:09.53
25780 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Barrabés Flag of Mexico.svg Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:07:13.9+17:26.12
29870 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Errani Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Casadio Flag of Italy.svg Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:28:17.8+38:30.01
32964 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman Flag of Sweden.svg Ragnar Spjuth Flag of Sweden.svg Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:41:35.0+51:47.20
331059 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Tiziana Sandroni Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:41:50.3+52:02.50
Retired SS1552 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Flag of Spain.svg Álex Romaní Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical0
Retired SS1074 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Frisiero Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Agnese Flag of Italy.svg Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident0
Retired SS976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Richard Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Mechanical0
Retired SS477 Flag of Italy.svg Alfredo De Dominicis Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical0
Retired SS153 Flag of Peru.svg Ramón Ferreyros Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Marín Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical0

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (17 Oct)SS1Cargese Paomia 114.64 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:35.8 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà
SS2Vico Pont du Liamone 115.49 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:58.3
SS3Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 117.52 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:53.8
SS4Cargese Paomia 214.64 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:34.6
SS5Vico Pont du Liamone 215.49 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:54.0
SS6Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 217.52 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:51.1
Leg 2 (18 Oct)SS7Ampaza Petreto 138.64 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 28:02.5
SS8Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 115.42 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:52.1
SS9Col de Carazzi Bastelica 140.94 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:01.1
SS10Ampaza Petreto 238.64 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:44.8
SS11Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 215.42 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:36.6
SS12Col de Carazzi Bastelica 240.94 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:08.4
Leg 3 (19 Oct)SS13Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 124.24 km Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:04.6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea
SS14Pont de Calzola Agosta 131.81 km Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 22:01.8
SS15Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 224.24 km Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:11.8
SS16Pont de Calzola Agosta 231.81 km Flag of Poland.svg Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 22:13.6

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rowe 43
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai 38
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Blomqvist 30
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Karamjit Singh 30
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà 22

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The 2002 Tour de Corse was the third round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 March and 10 March 2002, and was won by Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 Tour de Corse</span> 12th round of the 2001 World Rally Championship

The 2001 Tour de Corse was the twelfth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 19 October and 21 October 2001, and was won by Citroën's Jesús Puras, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.

The 2000 Tour de Corse was the 11th round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 29 September and 1 October 2000. Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.

The 1973 Tour de Corse was the thirteenth round of inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run in December in the County of Corsica in France, the rally was run primarily on tarmac. Jean-Pierre Nicolas won the round with co-driver Michel Vial.

References

  1. "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. "Tour de Corse 2003 Entry List" . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Tour de Corse 2003 Itinerary" . Retrieved 19 November 2021.