2003 Rally New Zealand

2003 Rally New Zealand
*34th Propecia Rally New Zealand*
2003 Rally New Zealand; 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 4 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	New Zealand
Rally base	Auckland
Dates run	April 10, 2003 – April 13, 2003
Stages	22 (403.34 km; 250.62 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,297.62 km (806.30 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Marlboro Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	80 at start, 46 at finish

The 2003 Rally New Zealand (formally the 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the fourth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 10 April and 13 April 2003, and was based in Auckland, New Zealand. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 14th 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 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	Antony Warmbold		AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/A
32	Alister McRae	David Senior	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	N/A
33	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen		Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	N/A
34	Tomasz Kuchar		Tomasz Kuchar	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
35	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Stohl Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	P
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	N/A
52	Daniel Solà			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
53				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
54	Toshihiro Arai		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	N/A
55	Martin Rowe			Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
57			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
58	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
61	Janusz Kulig		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	N/A
64				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
66	Hamed Al-Wahaibi		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc		Orlen Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
70				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
72	Constantin Aur		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
74				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
76			Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/A
77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
78				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
80	Ricardo Triviño		Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 139.10 km
11 April	09:43	SS1	Batley 1	19.82 km
	10:11	SS2	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km
	10:34	SS3	Brooks 1	16.03 km
	11:47	SS4	New Cassidy	21.64 km
	13:00	SS5	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km
	14:36	SS6	Batley 2	19.82 km
	15:04	SS7	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km
	15:27	SS8	Brooks 2	16.03 km
	15:55	SS9	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km
Leg 2 — 150.43 km
12 April	08:43	SS10	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km
	11:31	SS11	Mititat Finish	20.15 km
	12:09	SS12	Takatoka	10.15 km
	13:32	SS13	Parahi	25.18 km
	14:05	SS14	Ararua	31.75 km
	19:00	SS15	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km
	19:30	SS16	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km
Leg 3 — 113.81 km
13 April	08:23	SS17	Te Akau South Revers	27.34 km
	09:06	SS18	Te Akau North	32.37 km
	11:19	SS19	Ridge — Campbell 1	16.45 km
	11:47	SS20	Ridge — Campbell 2	16.45 km
	12:40	SS21	Fyfe 1	10.60 km
	13:10	SS22	Fyfe 2	10.60 km

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45:21.2		10
2	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:46:29.9	+1:08.7	8
3	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:47:31.0	+2:09.8	6
4	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:49:36.6	+4:15.4	5
5	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:53:35.0	+8:13.8	4
6	32	Alister McRae	David Senior	Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	3:54:35.4	+9:14.2	3
7	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:55:11.4	+9:50.2	2
8	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:55:29.8	+10:08.6	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	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45:21.2		10
2	2	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:46:29.9	+1:08.7	8
3	3	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:47:31.0	+2:09.8	6
4	4	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:49:36.6	+4:15.4	5
5	5	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:53:35.0	+8:13.8	4
7	6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:55:11.4	+9:50.2	2
8	7	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:55:29.8	+10:08.6	1
9	8	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	3:56:32.9	+11:11.7	0
10	9	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:59:03.5	+13:42.3	0
12	10	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:03:34.4	+18:13.2	0
Retired SS18		11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Retired SS14		3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS14		4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Engine		0
Retired SS7		12	Jussi Välimäki		Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Retired SS7		17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Accident damage		0
Retired SS1		10	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Apr)	SS1	Batley 1	19.82 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:45.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:37.0
	SS3	Brooks 1	16.03 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:46.3
	SS4	New Cassidy	21.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:13.7
	SS5	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:18.2
	SS6	Batley 2	19.82 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:33.0
	SS7	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:34.9
	SS8	Brooks 2	16.03 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:22.9
	SS9	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:11.7
Leg 2 (12 Apr)	SS10	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	33:20.5
	SS11	Mititat Finish	20.15 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	10:03.0
	SS12	Takatoka	10.15 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	5:07.1
	SS13	Parahi	25.18 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	12:42.6
	SS14	Ararua	31.75 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:01.3
	SS15	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	1:36.4
	SS16	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	1:40.2
Leg 3 (13 Apr)	SS17	Te Akau South Revers	27.34 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:49.7
	SS18	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:43.0
	SS19	Ridge — Campbell 1	16.45 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:53.7
	SS20	Ridge — Campbell 2	16.45 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:46.9
	SS21	Fyfe 1	10.60 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:42.3
	SS22	Fyfe 2	10.60 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:36.9

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Richard Burns	26		Robert Reid	26	1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	49
2	4	Marcus Grönholm	20	4	Timo Rautiainen	20	1	Citroën Total WRT	44
3	2	Sébastien Loeb	17	2	Daniel Elena	17		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	26
4	2	Colin McRae	17	2	Derek Ringer	17		555 Subaru World Rally Team	22
5	2	Carlos Sainz	16	2	Marc Martí	16		Škoda Motorsport	12

Production 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
11	1	54	Toshihiro Arai		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	4:03:30.3		10
16	2	58	Marcos Ligato		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:05:40.5	+2:10.2	8
17	3	66	Hamed Al-Wahaibi		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:06:17.3	+2:47.0	6
18	4	55	Martin Rowe			Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	4:06:21.9	+2:51.6	5
19	5	53				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:06:44.8	+3:14.5	4
21	6	51	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	4:07:17.1	+3:46.8	3
22	7	60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:07:17.1	+3:46.8	2
24	8	65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	4:14:26.7	+10:56.4	1
28	9	57			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:16:24.1	+12:53.8	0
30	10	74				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:20:29.3	+16:59.0	0
31	11	80	Ricardo Triviño		Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:21:31.9	+18:01.6	0
32	12	64				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:22:04.3	+18:34.0	0
34	13	77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:22:19.5	+18:49.2	0
36	14	71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:28:14.5	+24:44.2	0
43	15	52	Daniel Solà			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:47:26.0	+43:55.7	0
Retired SS17		70				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Over time limit		0
Retired SS10		67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc		Orlen Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS10		72	Constantin Aur		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Gearbox		0
Retired SS9		61	Janusz Kulig		Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Electrical		0
Retired SS6		62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Engine		0
Retired SS3		76			Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX	Accident		0
Retired SS1		78				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (11 Apr)	SS1	Batley 1	19.82 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	11:44.7	Toshihiro Arai
	SS2	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	7:07.7
	SS3	Brooks 1	16.03 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	10:31.5
	SS4	New Cassidy	21.64 km	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	13:03.6	Peter 'Possum' Bourne
	SS5	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	6:49.0	Toshihiro Arai
	SS6	Batley 2	19.82 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:26.1
	SS7	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	7:10.3
	SS8	Brooks 2	16.03 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	10:11.6
	SS9	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:39.6
Leg 2 (12 Apr)	SS10	Parahi — Ararua	59.00 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	35:52.4
	SS11	Mititat Finish	20.15 km	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	11:06.8
	SS12	Takatoka	10.15 km	Niall McShea	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:34.1
	SS13	Parahi	25.18 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	13:50.0
	SS14	Ararua	31.75 km	Notional stage time
	SS15	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Toshihiro Arai Marcos Ligato	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	1:37.7
	SS16	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	1:50.7
Leg 3 (13 Apr)	SS17	Te Akau South Revers	27.34 km	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	17:01.9
	SS18	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	18:50.6
	SS19	Ridge — Campbell 1	16.45 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	9:34.8
	SS20	Ridge — Campbell 2	16.45 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	9:33.6
	SS21	Fyfe 1	10.60 km	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:07.3
	SS22	Fyfe 2	10.60 km	Daniel Solà	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:02.8

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Stig Blomqvist	11
2		Karamjit Singh	11
3		Martin Rowe	11
4		Toshihiro Arai	10
5		Marcos Ligato	8

References[]

^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
^ "Rally New Zealand 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 5 November 2021.

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-New-Zealand-1] "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

[rnzldrivers_2003-2] "Rally New Zealand 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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