2003 Rally Finland

2003 Rally Finland
*53rd Neste Rally Finland*
2003 Rally Finland; 53rd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003
Stages	23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,727.60 km (1,073.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews	71 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Markko Märtin; Michael Park; Ford Motor Co. Ltd.; Ford Focus RS WRC '03

Host country

Finland

Rally baseJyväskylä

Dates runAugust 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003

Stages23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)

The 2003 Rally Finland (formally the 53rd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 7 August and 10 August 2003, and was based in Jyväskylä, Finland. Ford's Markko Märtin won the race, his 2nd 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
12	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	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
20	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
21	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/a
22	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
24	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Peugeot Sport Finland	Peugeot 206 WRC	N/a
25	Kaj Kuistila	Kari Jokinen	Kaj Kuistila	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	N/a
26	Ari Vatanen	Juha Repo	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
27	Jari Viita	Riku Rousku	Jari Viita	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/a
33	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	N/a
34	Tobias Johansson	Benny Locander	Tobias Johansson	Toyota Corolla WRC	N/a
35	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5	N/a
117	Gareth Jones	Mark Jones	Gareth Jones	Toyota Corolla WRC	K
JWRC entries
51	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Purity Auto	Fiat Punto S1600	M
52	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
54	Kosti Katajamäki	Jani Laaksonen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
57	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén García	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
61	Brice Tirabassi	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	M
62	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
63	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
64	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Harri Kaapro	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
65	Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
67	Alessandro Broccoli	Simona Girelli	Sab Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
69	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Xavier Amigó	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
70	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
71	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
74	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
76	Luca Cecchettini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
78	Vladan Vasiljevic	Sebastian Geipel	Peugeot Dealer Team Sweden	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 140.36 km
7 August	19:00	SS1	Killeri 1	2.06 km
8 August	09:00	SS2	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km
	09:31	SS3	Kruununperä 1	20.17 km
	11:48	SS4	Valkola	8.42 km
	12:31	SS5	Lankamaa	23.47 km
	13:22	SS6	Laukaa	11.82 km
	14:20	SS7	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km
	16:37	SS8	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km
	17:08	SS9	Kruununperä 2	20.17 km
	19:50	SS10	Killeri 2	2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.92 km
9 August	08:04	SS11	Päijälä	21.95 km
	08:39	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km
	11:29	SS13	Urria	10.00 km
	12:47	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km
	13:50	SS15	Ehikki	14.91 km
	16:18	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km
	17:30	SS17	Himos	13.62 km
Leg 3 — 100.90 km
10 August	08:56	SS18	Parkkola 1	19.88 km
	09:56	SS19	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km
	10:30	SS20	Palsankylä	25.46 km
	12:38	SS21	Kuohu	7.76 km
	13:05	SS22	Parkkola 2	19.88 km
	14:05	SS23	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	3:21:51.7		10
2	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:22:50.6	+58.9	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:51.8	+1:00.1	6
4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:23:50.7	+1:59.0	5
5	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:24:40.4	+2:48.7	4
6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:25:16.9	+3:25.2	3
7	23	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:26:14.6	+4:22.9	2
8	24	Sebastian Lindholm	Timo Hantunen	Peugeot Sport Finland	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:26:31.2	+4:39.5	1

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	3:21:51.7		10
2	2	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:22:50.6	+58.9	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:51.8	+1:00.1	6
4	4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:23:50.7	+1:59.0	5
5	5	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:24:40.4	+2:48.7	4
6	6	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:25:16.9	+3:25.2	3
10	7	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:30:11.6	+8:19.9	0
12	8	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:34:43.2	+12:51.5	0
Retired SS19		5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Accident		0
Retired SS19		12	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Accident		0
Retired SS16		17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS15		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS13		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS12		3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS12		6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Engine		0
Retired SS2		14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Driver injury		0

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug)	SS1	Killeri 1	2.06 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	1:18.6	Markko Märtin
Leg 1 (8 Aug)	SS2	Jukojärvi 1	22.31 km	Marcus Grönholm Markko Märtin	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '03	10:50.8
	SS3	Kruununperä 1	20.17 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	9:12.4
	SS4	Valkola	8.42 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:25.4
	SS5	Lankamaa	23.47 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:26.0	Marcus Grönholm
	SS6	Laukaa	11.82 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	5:46.1
	SS7	Ruuhimäki	7.57 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:03.4
	SS8	Jukojärvi 2	22.31 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	10:40.1
	SS9	Kruununperä 2	20.17 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	9:03.0	Markko Märtin
	SS10	Killeri 2	2.06 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:19.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug)	SS11	Päijälä	21.95 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:21.4
	SS12	Ouninpohja 1	33.24 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:31.0	Marcus Grönholm
	SS13	Urria	10.00 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:48.4	Marcus Grönholm
	SS14	Ouninpohja 2	33.24 km	Colin McRae	Citroën Xsara WRC	15:25.1	Markko Märtin
	SS15	Ehikki	14.91 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:52.6
	SS16	Moksi — Leustu	40.96 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	20:39.2
	SS17	Himos	13.62 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	7:30.1
Leg 3 (10 Aug)	SS18	Parkkola 1	19.88 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	9:53.0
	SS19	Mökkiperä 1	13.96 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:56.0
	SS20	Palsankylä	25.46 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:31.2
	SS21	Kuohu	7.76 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45.3
	SS22	Parkkola 2	19.88 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	9:39.7
	SS23	Mökkiperä 2	13.96 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	6:47.8

2003 Rally Finland

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

References

External links

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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	49		Robert Reid	49		Marlboro Peugeot Total	101
2		Carlos Sainz	44		Marc Martí	44		Citroën Total WRT	97
3		Marcus Grönholm	38		Timo Rautiainen	38		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	60
4	1	Petter Solberg	38	1	Phil Mills	38		555 Subaru World Rally Team	60
5	1	Sébastien Loeb	37	1	Daniel Elena	37		Škoda Motorsport	20