2003 Rally Argentina

2003 Rally Argentina
*23rd YPF Rally Argentina*
2003 Rally Argentina; 23rd YPF Rally Argentina
Round 5 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	May 8, 2003 – May 11, 2003
Stages	25 (402.35 km; 250.01 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,370.00 km (851.28 miles)
Statistics
Crews	78 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Marlboro Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC

Host country

Argentina

Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz

Dates runMay 8, 2003 – May 11, 2003

Stages25 (402.35 km; 250.01 miles)

The 2003 Rally Argentina (formally the 23rd YPF Rally Argentina) was the fifth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 8 May and 11 May 2003, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 15th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

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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 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	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/a
32	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Gabriel Pozzo	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	N/a
33	Gabriel Raies	Jorge Perez Companc	Gabriel Raies	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
127	Martin Galluser	Juan Carlos Uberti	Martin Galluser	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	N/a
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	N/a
52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	N/a
57	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
66	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Nicky Beech	Oman Arab World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
70	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Errani Team Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
71	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	N/a
74	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
76	Patrick Richard	Mikael Johansson	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX	N/a
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
80	Ricardo Triviño	Jorge Gonzalez	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	N/a
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 175.14 km
8 May	19:35	SS1	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A)	3.02 km
8 May	19:40	SS2	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B)	3.02 km
9 May	08:50	SS3	El Reposo — Los Sauces 1	10.03 km
	09:17	SS4	Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1	10.91 km
	09:39	SS5	Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1	15.17 km
	10:11	SS6	Museo Fader — Ongamira 1	18.49 km
	12:02	SS7	La Falda — Villa Giardino 1	9.37 km
	12:30	SS8	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1	21.70 km
	13:20	SS9	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km
	15:32	SS10	El Reposo — Los Sauces 2	10.03 km
	15:59	SS11	Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2	10.91 km
	16:21	SS12	Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2	15.17 km
	16:53	SS13	Museo Fader — Ongamira 2	18.49 km
Leg 2 — 121.72 km
10 May	08:50	SS14	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1	23.02 km
	09:23	SS15	San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1	9.61 km
	10:14	SS16	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1	22.57 km
	11:58	SS17	Cosquin — Villa Allende	19.19 km
	13:08	SS18	Carlos Paz — Cabalango	14.81 km
	13:36	SS19	Tanti — Cosquin	9.50 km
	15:34	SS20	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2	23.02 km
Leg 3 — 105.49 km
11 May	08:30	SS21	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3	23.02 km
	09:00	SS22	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2	22.57 km
	10:32	SS23	La Falda — Villa Giardino 2	9.37 km
	11:00	SS24	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2	21.70 km
	11:50	SS25	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:14:45.0		10
2	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:15:11.6	+26.6	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:15:57.8	+1:12.8	6
4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:04.3	+2:19.3	5
5	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:17:56.4	+3:11.4	4
6	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:22:43.5	+7:58.5	3
7	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:23:18.7	+8:33.7	2
8	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:26:40.3	+11:55.3	1

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	4:14:45.0		10
2	2	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:15:11.6	+26.6	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:15:57.8	+1:12.8	6
4	4	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:04.3	+2:19.3	5
5	5	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:17:56.4	+3:11.4	4
6	6	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:22:43.5	+7:58.5	3
7	7	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	4:23:18.7	+8:33.7	2
8	8	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:26:40.3	+11:55.3	1
16	9	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:51:37.4	+36:52.4	0
Retired SS24		10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS21		4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Oil pressure		0
Retired SS21		8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	Withdrawn		0
Retired SS20		18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS9		17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Fire		0
Retired SS7		11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 May)	SS1	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A)	3.02 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:09.7	Marcus Grönholm
Leg 1 (8 May)	SS2	Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B)	3.02 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	2:09.4
Leg 1 (9 May)	SS3	El Reposo — Los Sauces 1	10.03 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:44.9
	SS4	Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 1	10.91 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	7:43.4
	SS5	Villa Albertina — Ischilin 1	15.17 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	8:54.5
	SS6	Museo Fader — Ongamira 1	18.49 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	10:12.7
	SS7	La Falda — Villa Giardino 1	9.37 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	6:25.1
	SS8	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1	21.70 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:47.6
	SS9	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1	28.83 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	19:07.4	Carlos Sainz
	SS10	El Reposo — Los Sauces 2	10.03 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	5:38.4
	SS11	Canada de Rio Pinto — Villa Albertina 2	10.91 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	7:38.2
	SS12	Villa Albertina — Ischilin 2	15.17 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:47.5
	SS13	Museo Fader — Ongamira 2	18.49 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	9:49.6
Leg 2 (10 May)	SS14	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 1	23.02 km	Stage cancelled
	SS15	San Marcos Sierra — Charbonier 1	9.61 km	Notional stage time
	SS16	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 1	22.57 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:13.6
	SS17	Cosquin — Villa Allende	19.19 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:17.0
	SS18	Carlos Paz — Cabalango	14.81 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:08.3
	SS19	Tanti — Cosquin	9.50 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:52.1	Markko Märtin
	SS20	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 2	23.02 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:06.5	Markko Märtin
Leg 3 (11 May)	SS21	Capilla del Monte — San Marcos Sierra 3	23.02 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:49.2	Marcus Grönholm
	SS22	San Marcos Sierra — Cuchi Corral 2	22.57 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	13:04.6
	SS23	La Falda — Villa Giardino 2	9.37 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:24.4
	SS24	La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2	21.70 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:23.6
	SS25	Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2	28.83 km	Carlos Sainz	Citroën Xsara WRC	18:36.5

2003 Rally Argentina

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

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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	32		Robert Reid	32		Marlboro Peugeot Total	65
2		Marcus Grönholm	30		Timo Rautiainen	30		Citroën Total WRT	52
3	2	Carlos Sainz	24	2	Marc Martí	24		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	29
4	1	Sébastien Loeb	17	1	Daniel Elena	17		555 Subaru World Rally Team	27
5	1	Colin McRae	17	1	Derek Ringer	17		Škoda Motorsport	19