2003 Wales Rally GB

The 2003 Wales Rally GB (formally the 59th 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.[1]

2003 Wales Rally GB
59th Wales Rally GB
Round 14 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Great Britain
Rally baseCardiff
Dates runNovember 6, 2003 – November 9, 2003
Stages18 (376.81 km; 234.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,574.52 km (978.36 miles)
Results
Overall winner Petter Solberg
Phil Mills
555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
Crews75 at start, 39 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 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets 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
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 '01 M
21 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24 Juuso Pykälistö Risto Mannisenmäki Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Jan Kopecký Filip Schovánek Škoda Matador Team Škoda Octavia WRC M
27 Steve Perez Jonty Bolsover Steve Perez Ford Focus RS WRC '02 N/A
33 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
34 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
35 Tobias Johansson Per Carlsson Tobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
37 Andreas Eriksson Pecka Svensson Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 N/A
38 Tapio Laukkanen Harri Kaapro Tapio Laukkanen Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A
103 Eamonn Boland Francis Regan Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 N/A
104 Julian Reynolds Ieuan Thomas Julian Reynolds Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
105 Jozef Béreš Jr. Petr Starý Jozef Béreš Jr. Toyota Corolla WRC N/A
106 Jimmy McRae Pauline Gullick Jimmy McRae Subaru Impreza 555 N/A
107 Pentti Airikkala Nigel Gardner Pentti Airikkala Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI N/A
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
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 Mikko Markkula Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese 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
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 164.24 km
6 November 19:30 SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km
7 November 07:51 SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km
08:30 SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km
11:20 SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km
12:38 SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km
15:48 SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km
19:32 SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km
Leg 2 — 138.71 km
8 November 07:47 SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km
08:14 SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km
10:27 SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km
10:54 SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km
13:13 SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km
13:46 SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km
15:32 SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km
19:38 SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km
Leg 3 — 73.86 km
9 November 07:48 SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km
11:02 SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km
13:04 SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km

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 3:28:58.1 10
2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.6 8
3 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.8 6
4 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.1 5
5 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.1 4
6 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.5 3
7 34 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:46.5 +8:48.4 2
8 22 Roman Kresta Jan Tománek Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 3:38:00.7 +9:02.6 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 3:28:58.1 10
2 2 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:29:41.7 +43.6 8
3 3 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:31:56.9 +2:58.8 6
4 4 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:26.2 +5:28.1 5
5 5 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:36:14.2 +7:16.1 4
6 6 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:37:04.6 +8:06.5 3
11 7 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:44:44.0 +15:45.9 0
Retired SS16 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Transmission 0
Retired SS16 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0
Retired SS4 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Engine 0
Retired SS3 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Accident 0
Retired SS3 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:08.7 Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:19.6 Sébastien Loeb
SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:23.4
SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 17:58.6 Petter Solberg
SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:40.9
SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 17:50.9
SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:06.4
Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:10.6
SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:15.7
SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.0
SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:11.0
SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:57.7
SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:08.8
SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 22:21.3
SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 2:05.1
Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:25.5
SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:21.1
SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:07.4

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 2 Petter Solberg 72 2 Phil Mills 72 Citroën Total WRT 160
2 1 Sébastien Loeb 71 1 Daniel Elena 71 Marlboro Peugeot Total 145
3 1 Carlos Sainz 63 1 Marc Martí 63 555 Subaru World Rally Team 109
4 Richard Burns 58 Robert Reid 58 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 93
5 Markko Märtin 49 Michael Park 49 Škoda Motorsport 23

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
14 1 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:57:29.8 10
15 2 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 3:59:04.2 +1:34.4 8
23 3 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Mikko Markkula Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:04:51.6 +7:21.8 6
28 4 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:14:50.3 +17:20.5 5
29 5 67 Alessandro Broccoli Giovanni Agnese Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:20:58.2 +23:28.4 4
30 6 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:24:25.8 +26:56.0 3
Retired SS17 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS17 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS16 62 Oscar Svedlund Björn Nilsson Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS15 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS13 54 Kosti Katajamäki Jani Laaksonen Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Steering 0
Retired SS11 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS5 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS5 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Water pump 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Nov) SS1 Cardiff Super Special 1 2.45 km Mirco Baldacci
Kris Meeke		 Fiat Punto S1600
Opel Corsa S1600		 2:25.0 Mirco Baldacci
Kris Meeke
Leg 1 (7 Nov) SS2 Brechfa 23.12 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 15:45.5 Kris Meeke
SS3 Trawscoed 27.97 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 19:11.2
SS4 Rheola 1 32.58 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 20:28.2
SS5 Resolfen 1 43.09 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:48.7 Daniel Carlsson
SS6 Rheola 2 32.58 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 20:09.7
SS7 Cardiff Super Special 2 2.45 km Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 2:21.4
Leg 2 (8 Nov) SS8 Crychan 1 13.05 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:06.1
SS9 Halfway 1 18.53 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:26.0
SS10 Crychan 2 13.05 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:02.6
SS11 Halfway 2 18.53 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 11:18.6
SS12 Margam Forest 17.37 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:13.7
SS13 Margam Park 1 12.64 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 8:05.0
SS14 Resolfen 2 43.09 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 25:18.6
SS15 Cardiff Super Special 3 2.45 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 2:18.5
Leg 3 (9 Nov) SS16 Rhondda 1 30.61 km Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 18:27.2
SS17 Rhondda 2 30.61 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 18:24.9
SS18 Margam Park 2 12.64 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:09.4

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Brice Tirabassi 38
2 Salvador Cañellas Jr. 36
3 Daniel Carlsson 33
4 3 Mirco Baldacci 20
5 1 Urmo Aava 20

References
  1. "Wales Rally GB". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. "Wales Rally GB 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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