2003 Rallye Sanremo

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2003 Rallye Sanremo
45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round 11 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Italy
Rally baseSanremo
Dates runOctober 3, 2003 – October 5, 2003
Stages14 (387.36 km; 240.69 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,375.86 km (854.92 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews54 at start, 36 at finish

The 2003 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 3 October and 5 October 2003, and was based in Sanremo, Italy. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background[]

Entry list[]

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 France Gilles Panizzi France France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
20 France Philippe Bugalski France France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
22 Czech Republic Roman Kresta Czech Republic France Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 France France France Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Italy Italy Italy Škoda Octavia WRC M
JWRC entries
51 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Italy Fiat Punto S1600 M
52 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
54 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
57 Bulgaria Bulgaria Italy Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
61 France Brice Tirabassi France France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 M
63 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
64 Finland Finland Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65 Lebanon Lebanon Italy Ford Puma S1600 M
67 San Marino Italy San Marino Renault Clio S1600 M
69 Spain Spain Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
70 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
71 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
73 Bulgaria Bulgaria Italy Peugeot 206 S1600 M
74 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
76 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
Source:[2]

Itinerary[]

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 142.14 km
3 October 08:38 SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km
09:26 SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km
12:25 SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km
13:17 SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km
15:54 SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km
16:42 SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km
Leg 2 — 149.10 km
4 October 09:20 SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km
12:26 SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km
13:18 SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km
15:52 SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km
Leg 3 — 96.12 km
5 October 09:12 SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km
09:54 SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km
12:28 SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km
13:10 SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:33.7 10
2 3 France Gilles Panizzi France France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:02.0 +28.3 8
3 4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:17:28.3 +54.6 6
4 19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:19:06.9 +2:33.2 5
5 5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:32.6 +3:58.9 4
6 17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:57.5 +4:23.8 3
7 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:23:43.2 +7:09.5 2
8 20 France Philippe Bugalski France France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:46.3 +7:12.6 1

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:16:33.7 10
2 2 3 France Gilles Panizzi France France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:17:02.0 +28.3 8
3 3 4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:17:28.3 +54.6 6
4 4 19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:19:06.9 +2:33.2 5
5 5 5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:32.6 +3:58.9 4
6 6 17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:57.5 +4:23.8 3
7 7 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:23:43.2 +7:09.5 2
8 8 20 France Philippe Bugalski France France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:46.3 +7:12.6 1
10 9 8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:24:05.9 +7:32.2 0
12 10 14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:31:22.8 +14:49.1 0
Retired SS14 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS7 7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 No fuel 0
Retired SS4 6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Timing belt 0
Retired SS2 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Accident 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct) SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:56.2 France Sébastien Loeb
SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 24:05.5
SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:56.3
SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:47.2
SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 7:45.6
SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 23:38.7
Leg 2 (4 Oct) SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 35:01.7
SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:51.3
SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 14:44.2
SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 34:48.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct) SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 18:00.7
SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 13:58.7
SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 19:42.6
SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 15:59.6

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg United Kingdom Richard Burns 57 1rightarrow blue.svg United Kingdom Robert Reid 57 1uparrow green.svg 1 France Citroën Total WRT 125
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 France Sébastien Loeb 55 1uparrow green.svg 2 Monaco Daniel Elena 55 1downarrow red.svg 1 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 121
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Spain Carlos Sainz 53 1rightarrow blue.svg Spain Marc Martí 53 1rightarrow blue.svg Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 76
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Norway Petter Solberg 48 1downarrow red.svg 2 United Kingdom Phil Mills 48 1rightarrow blue.svg United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 71
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Estonia Markko Märtin 43 1uparrow green.svg 1 United Kingdom Michael Park 43 1rightarrow blue.svg Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 21

Junior World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 51 San Marino Mirco Baldacci Italy Italy Fiat Punto S1600 4:43:22.6 10
18 2 69 Spain Spain Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:48:44.4 +5:21.8 8
21 3 57 Bulgaria Bulgaria Italy Peugeot 206 S1600 4:50:02.1 +6:39.5 6
23 4 64 Finland Finland Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:52:01.8 +8:39.2 5
25 5 76 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:55:07.8 +11:45.2 4
28 6 70 United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 5:00:33.0 +17:10.4 3
32 7 65 Lebanon Lebanon Italy Ford Puma S1600 5:02:40.6 +19:18.0 2
Retired SS11 54 Finland Kosti Katajamäki Finland Germany Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS11 74 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Chris Patterson Germany Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 63 Italy Italy Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS10 67 San Marino Italy San Marino Renault Clio S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 52 Sweden Daniel Carlsson Sweden Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 58 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Italy Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS7 61 France Brice Tirabassi France France Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 Electrical 0
Retired SS6 71 Estonia Urmo Aava Estonia Kuldar Sikk Japan Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS2 73 Bulgaria Bulgaria Italy Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0

Special stages[]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct) SS1 Perinaldo 1 12.40 km France Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:42.1 France Brice Tirabassi
SS2 Ceppo 1 36.42 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 26:34.0 San Marino Mirco Baldacci
SS3 Cosio 1 19.19 km France Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 13:19.9
SS4 San Bartolomeo 1 25.31 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 16:20.1
SS5 Perinaldo 2 12.40 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 8:37.2
SS6 Ceppo 2 36.42 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 26:49.6
Leg 2 (4 Oct) SS7 Teglia 1 52.30 km Italy Fiat Punto S1600 39:06.4
SS8 Cosio 2 19.19 km Spain Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:15.8
SS9 San Bartolomeo 2 25.31 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 16:22.0
SS10 Teglia 2 52.30 km San Marino Mirco Baldacci Fiat Punto S1600 38:54.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct) SS11 Vignai 1 26.54 km Notional stage time
SS12 Colle d'Oggia 1 21.52 km Notional stage time
SS13 Vignai 2 26.54 km Spain Suzuki Ignis S1600 21:45.6
SS14 Colle d'Oggia 2 21.52 km Lebanon Ford Puma S1600 17:21.3

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg France Brice Tirabassi 28
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Spain 25
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sweden Daniel Carlsson 18
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 United Kingdom Guy Wilks 18
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Estonia Urmo Aava 16

References[]

  1. ^ "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ "Rallye Sanremo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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