2003_Rally_Australia

2003 Rally Australia
*16th Telstra Rally Australia*
2003 Rally Australia; 16th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 10 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Australia
Rally base	Perth
Dates run	September 4, 2003 – September 7, 2003
Stages	24 (386.31 km; 240.04 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,795.16 km (1,115.46 miles)
Statistics
Crews	49 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

2003 Rally Australia

10th round of the 2003 World Rally Championship

The 2003 Rally Australia (formally the 16th Telstra Rally Australia) was the tenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 4 September and 7 September 2003, and was based in Perth, Australia. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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

[radrivers_2003-2] [2]
"Rally Australia 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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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
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
21	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
24	Balázs Benik	Bence Rácz	Balázs Benik	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	—
109	Tolley Challis	Daryll Judd	Tolley Challis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
118	David Kendall	Jennifer Kendall-Stewart	David Kendall	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	P
55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	—
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
64	Joakim Roman	Ragnar Spjuth	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
65	Stig Blomqvist	Rob Scott	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	—
72	Constantin Aur	Adrian Berghea	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
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Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 145.20 km
4 September	18:38	SS1	Perth City Super 1	2.45 km
5 September	08:19	SS2	Murray North 1	18.49 km
	08:47	SS3	Murray South 1	20.12 km
	09:45	SS4	Gobbys	5.20 km
	12:12	SS5	Stirling West	15.89 km
	12:44	SS6	Stirling Long	34.99 km
	14:17	SS7	Turner Hill	7.00 km
	16:43	SS8	Murray North 2	18.49 km
	17:11	SS9	Murray South 2	20.12 km
	20:32	SS10	Perth City Super 2	2.45 km
Leg 2 — 124.00 km
6 September	09:49	SS11	Beraking East	8.88 km
	10:12	SS12	Helena East 1	20.49 km
	10:45	SS13	Helena West 1	12.60 km
	11:03	SS14	Helena South 1	17.31 km
	14:12	SS15	Beraking West	9.42 km
	14:35	SS16	Helena East 2	20.49 km
	15:08	SS17	Helena West 2	12.60 km
	15:26	SS18	Helena South 2	17.31 km
	19:40	SS19	Perth City Super 3	2.45 km
	19:50	SS20	Perth City Super 4	2.45 km
Leg 3 — 117.11 km
7 September	09:06	SS21	Bannister North	24.81 km
	09:44	SS22	Bannister South	34.16 km
	12:30	SS23	Bannister West	24.69 km
	13:08	SS24	Bannister Central	33.45 km

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:32:07.1		10
2	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:32:33.7	+26.6	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:00.1	+1:53.0	6
4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:37.8	+2:30.7	5
5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:44.3	+2:37.2	4
6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:35:08.6	+3:01.5	3
7	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:11.0	+4:03.9	2
8	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:39:07.8	+7:00.7	1

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:32:07.1		10
2	2	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:32:33.7	+26.6	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:34:00.1	+1:53.0	6
4	4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:37.8	+2:30.7	5
5	5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:34:44.3	+2:37.2	4
6	6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:35:08.6	+3:01.5	3
7	7	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:36:11.0	+4:03.9	2
8	8	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:39:07.8	+7:00.7	1
9	9	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:39:17.7	+7:10.6	0
10	10	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	3:39:53.3	+7:46.2	0
11	11	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:42:17.3	+10:10.2	0
12	12	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	3:43:15.2	+11:08.1	0
13	13	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:46:21.5	+14:14.4	0
Retired SS21		4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Excluded		0
Retired SS10		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Withdrawn		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Sep)	SS1	Perth City Super 1	2.45 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	1:31.9	Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (5 Sep)	SS2	Murray North 1	18.49 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:29.1	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Murray South 1	20.12 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:51.8
	SS4	Gobbys	5.20 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	2:29.6
	SS5	Stirling West	15.89 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	9:15.3
	SS6	Stirling Long	34.99 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	20:02.1
	SS7	Turner Hill	7.00 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:22.4
	SS8	Murray North 2	18.49 km	Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Citroën Xsara WRC	10:14.4	Sébastien Loeb
	SS9	Murray South 2	20.12 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:30.0
	SS10	Perth City Super 2	2.45 km	François Duval	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	1:33.5
Leg 2 (6 Sep)	SS11	Beraking East	8.88 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	5:09.6
	SS12	Helena East 1	20.49 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	11:38.2
	SS13	Helena West 1	12.60 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:18.4
	SS14	Helena South 1	17.31 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	8:55.3
	SS15	Beraking West	9.42 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:38.7
	SS16	Helena East 2	20.49 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	11:23.8
	SS17	Helena West 2	12.60 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:10.6
	SS18	Helena South 2	17.31 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	8:46.6
	SS19	Perth City Super 3	2.45 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	1:31.7
	SS20	Perth City Super 4	2.45 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	1:31.8
Leg 3 (7 Sep)	SS21	Bannister North	24.81 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	13:11.9	Petter Solberg
	SS22	Bannister South	34.16 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	16:00.1	Sébastien Loeb
	SS23	Bannister West	24.69 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	12:22.6	Petter Solberg
	SS24	Bannister Central	33.45 km	Colin McRae	Citroën Xsara WRC	18:10.0	Petter Solberg

2003_Rally_Australia

2003 Rally Australia

Background

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Richard Burns	55		Robert Reid	55		Marlboro Peugeot Total	110
2	2	Petter Solberg	48	2	Phil Mills	48		Citroën Total WRT	110
3	1	Carlos Sainz	48	1	Marc Martí	48	1	555 Subaru World Rally Team	74
4	1	Sébastien Loeb	45	1	Daniel Elena	45	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	61
5	2	Marcus Grönholm	38	2	Timo Rautiainen	38		Škoda Motorsport	20