2003 Acropolis Rally

The 2003 Acropolis Rally (formally the 50th Golden Acropolis Rally) was the sixth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 6 June and 8 June 2003, and was based in Lamia, Greece. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 1st win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Acropolis Rally
50th Golden Acropolis Rally
Round 6 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia
Dates runJune 6, 2003 – June 8, 2003
Stages22 (399.49 km; 248.23 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,441.37 km (895.63 miles)
Results
Overall winner Markko Märtin
Michael Park
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03
Crews83 at start, 37 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 Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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 Carl Williamson Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
21 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Roman Kresta Miloš Hůlka Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Daniel Solà Álex Romaní Citroën Sport Citroën Xsara WRC M
26 Manfred Stohl Ilka Minor Manfred Stohl Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
32 Alistair Ginley Rory Kennedy Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
33 Tomasz Kuchar Maciek Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
34 Armodios Vovos Loris Meletopoulos Armodios Vovos Ford Focus RS WRC '01 N/A
35 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01 P
101 Jozef Béreš Jr. Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC 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 Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
55 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
57 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Beppo Harrach Michael Kölbach Astra Racing Ford Puma 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
73 Krum Donchev Ruman Manolov Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa 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 Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary
Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.74 km
6 June 08:18 SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km
09:07 SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km
10:10 SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km
12:18 SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km
12:46 SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km
15:37 SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km
16:26 SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km
18:01 SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km
Leg 2 — 148.71 km
7 June 06:56 SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km
08:21 SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km
09:44 SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km
12:17 SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km
12:45 SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km
16:03 SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km
17:26 SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76 km
18:18 SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km
Leg 3 — 105.04 km
8 June 09:28 SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km
10:06 SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km
11:04 SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km
13:32 SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km
14:10 SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km
15:08 SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 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 4:53:40.5 10
2 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:54:26.5 +46.0 8
3 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:33.2 +52.7 6
4 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:55:47.1 +2:06.6 5
5 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:55:52.8 +2:12.3 4
6 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:25.2 +3:44.7 3
7 21 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:34.8 +3:54.3 2
8 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:57:45.5 +4:05.0 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 4:53:40.5 10
2 2 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:54:26.5 +46.0 8
3 3 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:54:33.2 +52.7 6
4 4 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:55:47.1 +2:06.6 5
5 5 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:55:52.8 +2:12.3 4
6 6 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:57:25.2 +3:44.7 3
8 7 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:57:45.5 +4:05.0 1
9 8 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 5:00:07.7 +6:27.2 0
Retired SS9 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Fuel pump 0
Retired SS9 12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Clutch 0
Retired SS6 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Suspension 0
Retired SS6 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Turbo 0
Retired SS5 5 François Duval Stéphane Prévot Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS3 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Suspension 0
Retired SS1 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Alternator 0
Retired SS1 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Engine 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 19:54.7 François Duval
SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:40.2 Markko Märtin
SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 11:28.2
SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 8:41.8
SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 24:21.9
SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:29.5
SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:25.6
SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km Stage cancelled
Leg 2 (7 Jun) SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:55.0
SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 14:14.8
SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:48.6
SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 8:30.2
SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 23:44.2
SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 13:51.9
SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:23.6
SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 1:57.6
Leg 3 (8 Jun) SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 16:08.7
SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:27.8
SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:02.6
SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:58.3
SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 15:10.3
SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:46.7

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Richard Burns 37 Robert Reid 37 Marlboro Peugeot Total 73
2 2 Carlos Sainz 32 2 Marc Martí 32 Citroën Total WRT 62
3 1 Marcus Grönholm 30 1 Timo Rautiainen 30 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 39
4 2 Markko Märtin 23 2 Michael Park 23 555 Subaru World Rally Team 37
5 1 Petter Solberg 19 1 Phil Mills 19 Škoda Motorsport 20

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 61 Brice Tirabassi Jacques-Julien Renucci Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 5:27:34.0 10
18 2 52 Daniel Carlsson Matthias Andersson Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:28:29.2 +55.2 8
19 3 71 Urmo Aava Kuldar Sikk Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:35:02.7 +7:28.7 6
22 4 69 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Xavier Amigó Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:40:55.2 +13:21.2 5
27 5 62 Oscar Svedlund Björn Nilsson Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 5:49:22.1 +21:48.1 4
33 6 70 Guy Wilks Phil Pugh Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 6:04:08.1 +36:34.1 3
Retired SS21 51 Mirco Baldacci Giovanni Bernacchini Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS17 63 Massimo Ceccato Mitia Dotta Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS17 76 Luca Cecchettini Marco Muzzarelli Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS11 54 Kosti Katajamäki Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS11 67 Alessandro Broccoli Simona Girelli Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS10 55 Martin Stenshorne Clive Jenkins Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS7 64 Ville-Pertti Teuronen Harri Kaapro Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS5 57 Dimitar Iliev Petar Sivov Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS5 73 Krum Donchev Ruman Manolov Auto Sport Italia Opel Corsa S1600 Lost wheel 0
Retired SS4 65 Abdo Feghali Joseph Matar Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS2 59 Beppo Harrach Michael Kölbach Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Lost wheel 0
Retired SS1 58 Marcos Ligato Rubén Garcia Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Steering 0
Retired SS1 74 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Steering 0
Retired SS1 78 Vladan Vasiljevic Sebastian Geipel Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (6 Jun) SS1 Pavliani 1 24.45 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 21:50.4 Brice Tirabassi
SS2 Stromi 1 14.61 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:57.0
SS3 Eleftherohori 18.67 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:45.3
SS4 Rengini 1 11.84 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:52.4
SS5 Elatia — Zeli 1 34.68 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 27:17.5
SS6 Pavliani 2 24.45 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 21:36.6
SS7 Stromi 2 14.61 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:47.5
SS8 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 1 2.43 km Stage cancelled
Leg 2 (7 Jun) SS9 Mendenitsa 17.34 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:30.5
SS10 Bauxites 1 23.45 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:01.7
SS11 Drosohori 1 17.76 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:28.7
SS12 Rengini 2 11.84 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:45.0
SS13 Elatia — Zeli 2 34.68 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 27:04.4
SS14 Bauxites 2 23.45 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 15:39.6
SS15 Drosohori 2 17.76  Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:05.3
SS16 SSS Lilea — Parnassos 2 2.43 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 2:08.9
Leg 3 (8 Jun) SS17 Dikastro 1 18.40 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:59.8
SS18 New Tarzan 1 20.65 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:58.0
SS19 Agios Stefanos 1 13.47 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 11:04.8
SS20 Dikastro 2 18.40 km Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:47.0
SS21 New Tarzan 2 20.65 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 16:51.6
SS22 Agios Stefanos 2 13.47 km Daniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:56.4

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Brice Tirabassi 20
2 2 Salvador Cañellas Jr. 13
3 4 Urmo Aava 11
4 2 Kosti Katajamäki 10
5 1 Guy Wilks 9

References
  1. "Rally Acropolis". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  2. "Acropolis Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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