2003 Rally Finland

The 2003 Rally Finland (formally the 53rd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 7 August and 10 August 2003, and was based in Jyväskylä, Finland. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Rally Finland
53rd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003
Stages23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,727.60 km (1,073.48 miles)
Results
Overall winner Markko Märtin
Michael Park
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03
Crews71 at start, 35 at finish

Background

Entry list
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 Richard Burns Robert Reid 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
10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
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 '02 M
21 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 N/A
22 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24 Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC N/A
25 Kaj Kuistila Kari Jokinen Kaj Kuistila Ford Focus RS WRC '02 N/A
26 Ari Vatanen Juha Repo Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 Jari Viita Riku Rousku Jari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
33 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
34 Tobias Johansson Benny Locander Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
35 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 N/A
117 Gareth Jones Mark Jones Gareth Jones Toyota Corolla WRC K
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
57 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Fiat Punto 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 Harri Kaapro Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67 Alessandro Broccoli Simona Girelli 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
78 Vladan Vasiljevic Sebastian Geipel Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 140.36 km
7 August 19:00 SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km
8 August 09:00 SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km
09:31 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km
11:48 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km
12:31 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km
13:22 SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km
14:20 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km
16:37 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km
17:08 SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km
19:50 SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.92 km
9 August 08:04 SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km
08:39 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km
11:29 SS13 Urria 10.00 km
12:47 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km
13:50 SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km
16:18 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km
17:30 SS17 Himos 13.62 km
Leg 3 — 100.90 km
10 August 08:56 SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km
09:56 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km
10:30 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km
12:38 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km
13:05 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km
14:05 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
7 23 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:26:14.6 +4:22.9 2
8 24 Sebastian Lindholm Timo Hantunen Peugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC 3:26:31.2 +4:39.5 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 2 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 4 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 5 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 6 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
10 7 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:30:11.6 +8:19.9 0
12 8 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:34:43.2 +12:51.5 0
Retired SS19 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS19 12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS16 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS15 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS13 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0
Retired SS12 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS12 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0
Retired SS2 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Driver injury 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:18.6 Markko Märtin
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km Marcus Grönholm
Markko Märtin		 Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '03		 10:50.8
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:12.4
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:25.4
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:26.0 Marcus Grönholm
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:46.1
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03.4
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:40.1
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:03.0 Markko Märtin
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:19.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.4
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:31.0 Marcus Grönholm
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:48.4
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.1 Markko Märtin
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:52.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 20:39.2
SS17 Himos 13.62 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:30.1
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:53.0
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:56.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 13:31.2
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45.3
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:39.7
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:47.8

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Richard Burns 49 Robert Reid 49 Marlboro Peugeot Total 101
2 Carlos Sainz 44 Marc Martí 44 Citroën Total WRT 97
3 Marcus Grönholm 38 Timo Rautiainen 38 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 60
4 1 Petter Solberg 38 1 Phil Mills 38 555 Subaru World Rally Team 60
5 1 Sébastien Loeb 37 1 Daniel Elena 37 Škoda Motorsport 20

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:52:22.9 10
20 2 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:53:19.8 +56.9 8
24 3 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:58:05.9 +5:43.0 6
25 4 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:04.6 +8:41.7 5
26 5 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:09.8 +8:46.9 4
27 6 67 Alessandro Broccoli Simona Girelli Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:03:31.3 +11:08.4 3
30 7 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:09:29.5 +17:06.6 2
33 8 62 Oscar Svedlund Björn Nilsson Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:12:50.9 +20:28.0 1
Retired SS22 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS19 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Electrical 0
Retired SS14 54 Kosti Katajamäki Jani Laaksonen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Harri Kaapro Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS6 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS6 57 Dimitar Iliev Yanaki Yanakiev Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 78 Vladan Vasiljevic Sebastian Geipel Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:27.3 Daniel Carlsson
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:12.7
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:26.9
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 5:08.8
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:10.5
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:40.6
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41.7
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:31.8 Brice Tirabassi
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:30.3
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:30.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 12:55.6
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km Daniel Carlsson
Kosti Katajamäki		 Suzuki Ignis S1600
Volkswagen Polo S1600		 17:39.2
SS13 Urria 10.00 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:25.3
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:30.6 Daniel Carlsson
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:49.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km Daniel Carlsson
Guy Wilks		 Suzuki Ignis S1600
Ford Puma S1600		 23:53.5
SS17 Himos 13.62 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:35.2
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 11:14.1
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:57.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 15:42.5
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km Oscar Svedlund Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:16.7
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:07.1
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:51.2

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Brice Tirabassi 28
2 5 Daniel Carlsson 18
3 1 Salvador Cañellas Jr. 17
4 1 Urmo Aava 16
5 Guy Wilks 15

References
  1. "Rally Finalnd". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. "Rally Finland 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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