2003 Swedish Rally

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2003 Swedish Rally 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 7, 2003 – February 9, 2003
Stages	17 (386.91 km; 240.41 miles)
Stage surface	Snow
Overall distance	1,903.47 km (1,182.76 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews	75 at start, 53 at finish

The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th 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 '02	M
5	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	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
21	Janne Tuohino		Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
22	Tomasz Kuchar		Tomasz Kuchar	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
23				Ford Focus RS WRC '01	M
24	Roman Kresta		Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
25	Antony Warmbold		AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
32	Juuso Pykälistö		Juuso Pykälistö	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
34	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
35	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
100	Rune Dalsjø		Rune Dalsjø	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
101				Hyundai Accent WRC2	N/A
102				Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
103				Hyundai Accent WRC2	C
113	Tord Linnerud		Tord Linnerud	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/A
114	Thomas Schie		Thomas Schie	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
116				Ford Focus RS WRC'01	N/A
117	Jozef Béreš Jr.			Toyota Corolla WRC	N/A
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	N/A
54	Toshihiro Arai		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
55	Martin Rowe			Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
59			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
61	Janusz Kulig		Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
63			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
64				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	N/A
65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc		Orlen Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
69				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
72	Constantin Aur		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
74				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
76			Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	N/A
77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/A
78				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
80	Ricardo Triviño		Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/A
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Itinerary[]

Results[]

Overall[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:03:28.1		10
2	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:04:18.9	+50.8	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:04:46.0	+1:17.9	6
4	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:05:13.9	+1:45.8	5
5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:05:43.9	+2:15.8	4
6	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:05:47.2	+2:19.1	3
7	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:42.8	+3:14.7	2
8	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:06:47.3	+3:19.2	1

World Rally Cars[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:03:28.1		10
2	2	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:04:18.9	+50.8	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:04:46.0	+1:17.9	6
4	4	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:05:13.9	+1:45.8	5
5	5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:05:43.9	+2:15.8	4
6	6	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:05:47.2	+2:19.1	3
7	7	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:42.8	+3:14.7	2
8	8	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:06:47.3	+3:19.2	1
9	9	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:52.3	+3:24.2	0
10	10	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:07:04.5	+3:36.4	0
11	11	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:09:33.8	+6:05.7	0
13	12	10	Armin Schwarz		Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:10:49.3	+7:21.2	0
18	13	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:16:14.9	+12:46.8	0
Retired SS8		3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS7		12	Jussi Välimäki		Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Transmission		0
Retired SS6		5	François Duval		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Engine		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Feb)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:25.6	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:05.5	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Granberget 1	43.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:43.9
	SS4	Malta	11.25 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:39.1
	SS5	Brunnberg 1	31.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS6	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:58.0
Leg 2 (8 Feb)	SS7	Granberget 2	43.69 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:28.0
	SS8	Fredriksberg	18.14 km	Notional stage time
	SS9	Lejen	25.04 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:56.2
	SS10	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:08.7
	SS11	Torntorp	19.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:12.7
	SS12	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	1:56.8
Leg 3 (9 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	7:19.1
	SS14	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:41.4
	SS15	Hara	11.91 km	Colin McRae	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:55.4
	SS16	Brunnberg 2	31.66 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	15:08.7
	SS17	Hagfors	39.85 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	19:40.0

Championship standings[]

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Loeb	12			Daniel Elena	12			Citroën Total WRT	24
2			Colin McRae	12			Derek Ringer	12		1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	22
3			Marcus Grönholm	10			Timo Rautiainen	10		1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	15
4		1	Richard Burns	10		1	Robert Reid	10			555 Subaru World Rally Team	11
5		1	Markko Märtin	10		1	Michael Park	10		1	Hyundai World Rally Team	3

Production World Rally Championship[]

Classification[]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
26	1	65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi		Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:22:28.2		10
27	2	51	Karamjit Singh		Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	3:23:00.0	+31.8	8
29	3	55	Martin Rowe			Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:24:20.9	+1:52.7	6
31	4	62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:24:28.7	+2:00.5	5
33	5	67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc			Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:28:38.0	+6:09.8	4
37	6	64				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:33:06.0	+10:37.8	3
38	7	78				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:34:06.9	+11:38.7	2
41	8	76				Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:35:56.3	+13:28.1	1
42	9	69				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:36:06.3	+13:38.1	0
44	10	77			Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:37:52.6	+15:24.4	0
45	11	63			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:38:37.9	+16:09.7	0
46	12	74				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:42:52.3	+20:24.1	0
53	13	71				Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:04:34.5	+42:06.3	0
Retired SS17		61	Janusz Kulig		Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Excluded		0
Retired SS17		80	Ricardo Triviño		Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS16		54	Toshihiro Arai		Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	Engine		0
Retired SS13		72	Constantin Aur		Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Transmission		0
Retired SS2		59			Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0

Special stages[]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 February)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	8:14.2	Toshihiro Arai
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Notional stage time
	SS3	Granberget 1	43.69 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	23:47.5
	SS4	Malta	11.25 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	6:16.8
	SS5	Brunnberg 1	31.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS6	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	2:07.5
Leg 2 (8 February)	SS7	Granberget 2	43.69 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	23:28.0
	SS8	Fredriksberg	18.14 km	Notional stage time
	SS9	Lejen	25.04 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	13:10.6
	SS10	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	19:57.6
	SS11	Torntorp	19.21 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:12.8
	SS12	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	2:06.7
Leg 3 (9 February)	SS13	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	8:07.8
	SS14	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	12:51.5
	SS15	Hara	11.91 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	6:37.2
	SS16	Brunnberg 2	31.66 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:44.2	Stig Blomqvist
	SS17	Hagfors	39.85 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:38.7

Championship standings[]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Stig Blomqvist	10
2		Karamjit Singh	8
3		Martin Rowe	6
4		Peter 'Possum' Bourne	5
5		Krzysztof Hołowczyc	4

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the World Rally Championship