2003 Tour de Corse

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]

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 country France
Rally baseAjaccio
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 Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
Crews62 at start, 34 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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi 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
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
20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
21 Alexandre Bengué Caroline Escudero-Bengué Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
23 Cédric Robert Gérald Bedon Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
34 Benoît Rousselot Gilles Mondésir Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 N/A
35 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
102 Armando Pereira Mickaële Rouillon Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 M
103 Jean-Claude Torre Patrick de la Foata Jean-Claude Torre Peugeot 206 WRC M
104 Didier Cormoreche René Belleville Didier Cormoreche Peugeot 206 WRC M
105 José Micheli Marie-Josée Cardi José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC M
106 Alain Vauthier Erwin Mombaerts Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
PWRC entries
52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
59 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
61 Janusz Kulig Maciej Szczepaniak Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
64 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V N/A
65 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
70 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
74 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
76 Patrick Richard Ola Fløene Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 P
77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII N/A
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
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]

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:20:15.3 10
2 2 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9 +36.6 8
3 3 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:57.0 +41.7 6
4 4 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5 +1:09.2 5
5 5 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:41.3 +1:26.0 4
6 6 3 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0 +1:58.7 3
7 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 8 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:52.0 +2:36.7 1
9 9 20 Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:02.1 +2:46.8 0
10 10 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:24:10.7 +3:55.4 0
11 11 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:25:25.2 +5:09.9 0
13 12 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:29:49.3 +9:34.0 0
Retired SS15 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS1 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
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

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
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

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 60 Niall McShea Chris Patterson Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:49:47.8 10
17 2 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:50:45.4 +57.6 8
18 3 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:54:51.8 +5:04.0 6
19 4 61 Janusz Kulig Maciej Szczepaniak Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:55:46.2 +5:58.4 5
20 5 65 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:55:51.4 +6:03.6 4
23 6 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:57:57.3 +8:09.5 3
25 7 80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:07:13.9 +17:26.1 2
29 8 70 Riccardo Errani Stefano Casadio Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:28:17.8 +38:30.0 1
32 9 64 Joakim Roman Ragnar Spjuth Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:41:35.0 +51:47.2 0
33 10 59 Stefano Marrini Tiziana Sandroni Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:41:50.3 +52:02.5 0
Retired SS15 52 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS10 74 Fabio Frisiero Giovanni Agnese Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS9 76 Patrick Richard Ola Fløene Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 53 Ramón Ferreyros Javier Marín Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 Oct) SS1 Cargese — Paomia 1 14.64 km Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:35.8 Carlos Sainz
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

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
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

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.
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