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2003 Tour de Corse 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | |||
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Round 12 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country | France | ||
Rally base | Ajaccio | ||
Dates run | October 17, 2003 – October 19, 2003 | ||
Stages | 16 (397.40 km; 246.93 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Asphalt | ||
Overall distance | 971.75 km (603.82 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | ||
Crews | 62 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]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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Leg 1 — 95.30 km | ||||
17 October | 10:11 | SS1 | Cargese — Paomia 1 | 14.64 km |
10:44 | SS2 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 | 15.49 km | |
11:17 | SS3 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 | 17.52 km | |
14:23 | SS4 | Cargese — Paomia 2 | 14.64 km | |
14:56 | SS5 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 | 15.49 km | |
15:29 | SS6 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 | 17.52 km | |
Leg 2 — 190.00 km | ||||
18 October | 08:33 | SS7 | Ampaza — Petreto 1 | 38.64 km |
09:36 | SS8 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 | 15.42 km | |
11:29 | SS9 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 | 40.94 km | |
14:07 | SS10 | Ampaza — Petreto 2 | 38.64 km | |
15:10 | SS11 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 | 15.42 km | |
17:03 | SS12 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 | 40.94 km | |
Leg 3 — 112.10 km | ||||
19 October | 08:12 | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.24 km |
08:55 | SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 | 31.81 km | |
11:47 | SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.24 km | |
12:30 | SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 | 31.81 km | |
Source: [3] | ||||
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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1 | 7 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:20:15.3 | 10 | |
2 | 19 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:20:51.9 | +36.6 | 8 |
3 | 5 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:20:57.0 | +41.7 | 6 |
4 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:21:24.5 | +1:09.2 | 5 |
5 | 17 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:21:41.3 | +1:26.0 | 4 |
6 | 3 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:22:14.0 | +1:58.7 | 3 |
7 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen | Kaj Lindström | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:22:41.1 | +2:25.8 | 2 |
8 | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:22:52.0 | +2:36.7 | 1 |
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (17 Oct) | SS1 | Cargese — Paomia 1 | 14.64 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:49.6 | Carlos Sainz |
SS2 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 | 15.49 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:04.6 | Markko Märtin | |
SS3 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 | 17.52 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 10:43.6 | ||
SS4 | Cargese — Paomia 2 | 14.64 km | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 9:45.3 | Sébastien Loeb | |
SS5 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 | 15.49 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 10:03.6 | ||
SS6 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 | 17.52 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 10:43.2 | ||
Leg 2 (18 Oct) | SS7 | Ampaza — Petreto 1 | 38.64 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 25:32.2 | |
SS8 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 | 15.42 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 10:31.5 | François Duval | |
SS9 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 | 40.94 km | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | 27:23.5 | ||
SS10 | Ampaza — Petreto 2 | 38.64 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 25:20.7 | ||
SS11 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 | 15.42 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:22.3 | ||
SS12 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 | 40.94 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 27:15.6 | Petter Solberg | |
Leg 3 (19 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.24 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:19.0 | |
SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 | 31.81 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:47.2 | ||
SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.24 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 15:25.4 | ||
SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 | 31.81 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 19:56.4 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | 2 | Carlos Sainz | 61 | 2 | Marc Martí | 61 | Citroën Total WRT | 137 | ||||
2 | 2 | Petter Solberg | 58 | 2 | Phil Mills | 58 | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 129 | ||||
3 | 2 | Richard Burns | 58 | 2 | Robert Reid | 58 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 88 | ||||
4 | 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 55 | 2 | Daniel Elena | 55 | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 78 | ||||
5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 43 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 43 | Škoda Motorsport | 21 |
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (17 Oct) | SS1 | Cargese — Paomia 1 | 14.64 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:35.8 | Daniel Solà |
SS2 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 1 | 15.49 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:58.3 | ||
SS3 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 1 | 17.52 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:53.8 | ||
SS4 | Cargese — Paomia 2 | 14.64 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:34.6 | ||
SS5 | Vico — Pont du Liamone 2 | 15.49 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:54.0 | ||
SS6 | Golfe de la Liscia — Sarrola Carcopino 2 | 17.52 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:51.1 | ||
Leg 2 (18 Oct) | SS7 | Ampaza — Petreto 1 | 38.64 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 28:02.5 | |
SS8 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 1 | 15.42 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:52.1 | ||
SS9 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 1 | 40.94 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 30:01.1 | ||
SS10 | Ampaza — Petreto 2 | 38.64 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 27:44.8 | ||
SS11 | Pont de la Masina — Col St. Georges 2 | 15.42 km | Niall McShea | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:36.6 | ||
SS12 | Col de Carazzi — Bastelica 2 | 40.94 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 30:08.4 | ||
Leg 3 (19 Oct) | SS13 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.24 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 17:04.6 | Niall McShea |
SS14 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 1 | 31.81 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 22:01.8 | ||
SS15 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari — Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.24 km | Janusz Kulig | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 17:11.8 | ||
SS16 | Pont de Calzola — Agosta 2 | 31.81 km | Janusz Kulig | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 22:13.6 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Martin Rowe | 43 | |
2 | Toshihiro Arai | 38 | |
3 | 1 | Stig Blomqvist | 30 |
4 | 1 | Karamjit Singh | 30 |
5 | Daniel Solà | 22 |
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