2003 Rally Finland

2003 Rally Finland
*53rd Neste Rally Finland*
2003 Rally Finland; 53rd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003
Stages	23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,727.60 km (1,073.48 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Markko Märtin; Michael Park; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '03
Crews	71 at start, 35 at finish

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]

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		Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
12	Jussi Välimäki		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		AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/A
22	Juuso Pykälistö		Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23	Janne Tuohino		Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
24	Sebastian Lindholm		Peugeot Sport Finland	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/A
25				Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/A
26	Ari Vatanen		Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
27				Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/A
33	Alistair Ginley		Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/A
34				Toyota Corolla WRC	N/A
35	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	N/A
117				Toyota Corolla WRC	K
JWRC entries
51	Mirco Baldacci			Fiat Punto S1600	M
52	Daniel Carlsson		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
54	Kosti Katajamäki		Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
57				Peugeot 206 S1600	M
58	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
61	Brice Tirabassi		Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	M
62			Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
63			Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
64			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
65				Ford Puma S1600	M
67				Opel Corsa S1600	M
69			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
70	Guy Wilks		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			Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
78			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		Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:26:14.6	+4:22.9	2
8	24	Sebastian Lindholm		Peugeot Sport Finland	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:26:31.2	+4:39.5	1

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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		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		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	Marcus Grönholm
	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
Pos.	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

Junior World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
19	1	52	Daniel Carlsson		Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	3:52:22.9		10
20	2	61	Brice Tirabassi		Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	3:53:19.8	+56.9	8
24	3	70	Guy Wilks		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			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:01:09.8	+8:46.9	4
27	6	67				Opel Corsa S1600	4:03:31.3	+11:08.4	3
30	7	58	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:09:29.5	+17:06.6	2
33	8	62			Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	4:12:50.9	+20:28.0	1
Retired SS22		63			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		Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS12		64			Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS6		51	Mirco Baldacci			Fiat Punto S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS6		57				Peugeot 206 S1600	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		76			Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		65				Ford Puma S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS1		78			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		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		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		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
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Brice Tirabassi	28
2	5	Daniel Carlsson	18
3	1		17
4	1	Urmo Aava	16
5		Guy Wilks	15

References[]

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

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Finland-1] "Rally Finalnd". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

[rfdrivers_2003-2] "Rally Finland 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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