2003 Wales Rally GB
Rally car race
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The 2003 Wales Rally GB (formally the 59th Wales Rally GB) was the fourteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 6 November and 9 November 2003, and was based in Cardiff, Great Britain. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 5th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Host country
Great Britain
Great BritainRally baseCardiff
Dates runNovember 6, 2003 – November 9, 2003
Stages18 (376.81 km; 234.14 miles)
| 2003 Wales Rally GB 59th Wales Rally GB | ||
|---|---|---|
Round 14 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Great Britain | |
| Rally base | Cardiff | |
| Dates run | November 6, 2003 – November 9, 2003 | |
| Stages | 18 (376.81 km; 234.14 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 1,574.52 km (978.36 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 75 at start, 39 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | |
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are GMT (UTC±0).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 164.24 km | ||||
| 6 November | 19:30 | SS1 | Cardiff Super Special 1 | 2.45 km |
| 7 November | 07:51 | SS2 | Brechfa | 23.12 km |
| 08:30 | SS3 | Trawscoed | 27.97 km | |
| 11:20 | SS4 | Rheola 1 | 32.58 km | |
| 12:38 | SS5 | Resolfen 1 | 43.09 km | |
| 15:48 | SS6 | Rheola 2 | 32.58 km | |
| 19:32 | SS7 | Cardiff Super Special 2 | 2.45 km | |
| Leg 2 — 138.71 km | ||||
| 8 November | 07:47 | SS8 | Crychan 1 | 13.05 km |
| 08:14 | SS9 | Halfway 1 | 18.53 km | |
| 10:27 | SS10 | Crychan 2 | 13.05 km | |
| 10:54 | SS11 | Halfway 2 | 18.53 km | |
| 13:13 | SS12 | Margam Forest | 17.37 km | |
| 13:46 | SS13 | Margam Park 1 | 12.64 km | |
| 15:32 | SS14 | Resolfen 2 | 43.09 km | |
| 19:38 | SS15 | Cardiff Super Special 3 | 2.45 km | |
| Leg 3 — 73.86 km | ||||
| 9 November | 07:48 | SS16 | Rhondda 1 | 30.61 km |
| 11:02 | SS17 | Rhondda 2 | 30.61 km | |
| 13:04 | SS18 | Margam Park 2 | 12.64 km | |
Results
Overall
| 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 | 3:28:58.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 18 |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:29:41.7 | +43.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 |  Tommi Mäkinen |
Kaj Lindström |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:31:56.9 | +2:58.8 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Colin McRae |
Derek Ringer |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:34:26.2 | +5:28.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |  François Duval |
Stéphane Prévot |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 3:36:14.2 | +7:16.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | Freddy Loix |
Sven Smeets |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:37:04.6 | +8:06.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 34 |  Manfred Stohl |
Ilka Minor |
Stohl Racing |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:37:46.5 | +8:48.4 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 |  Roman Kresta |
Jan Tománek |
Bozian Racing |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:38:00.7 | +9:02.6 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Nov) | SS1 | Cardiff Super Special 1 | 2.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 2:08.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (7 Nov) | SS2 | Brechfa | 23.12 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:19.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| SS3 | Trawscoed | 27.97 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:23.4 | ||
| SS4 | Rheola 1 | 32.58 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 17:58.6 | Petter Solberg | |
| SS5 | Resolfen 1 | 43.09 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 22:40.9 | ||
| SS6 | Rheola 2 | 32.58 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:50.9 | ||
| SS7 | Cardiff Super Special 2 | 2.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 2:06.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (8 Nov) | SS8 | Crychan 1 | 13.05 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 7:10.6 | |
| SS9 | Halfway 1 | 18.53 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:15.7 | ||
| SS10 | Crychan 2 | 13.05 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 7:08.0 | ||
| SS11 | Halfway 2 | 18.53 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 10:11.0 | ||
| SS12 | Margam Forest | 17.37 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 9:57.7 | ||
| SS13 | Margam Park 1 | 12.64 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 7:08.8 | ||
| SS14 | Resolfen 2 | 43.09 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 22:21.3 | ||
| SS15 | Cardiff Super Special 3 | 2.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 2:05.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (9 Nov) | SS16 | Rhondda 1 | 30.61 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:25.5 | |
| SS17 | Rhondda 2 | 30.61 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:21.1 | ||
| SS18 | Margam Park 2 | 12.64 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 7:07.4 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  2 |
Petter Solberg |
72 | 2 |
Phil Mills |
72 |  |
Citroën Total WRT |
160 | |||
| 2 |  1 |
Sébastien Loeb |
71 | 1 |
Daniel Elena |
71 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
145 | |||
| 3 | 1 |
 Carlos Sainz |
63 | 1 |
Marc Martí |
63 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
109 | |||
| 4 | |
Richard Burns |
58 | |
Robert Reid |
58 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
93 | |||
| 5 | |
 Markko Märtin |
49 | |
Michael Park |
49 | |
Škoda Motorsport |
23 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 52 |  Daniel Carlsson |
Matthias Andersson |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 3:57:29.8 | 10 | |
| 15 | 2 | 51 |  Mirco Baldacci |
 Giovanni Bernacchini |
Purity Auto |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 3:59:04.2 | +1:34.4 | 8 |
| 23 | 3 | 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Mikko Markkula |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:04:51.6 | +7:21.8 | 6 |
| 28 | 4 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
Xavier Amigó |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 4:14:50.3 | +17:20.5 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 | 67 | Alessandro Broccoli |
Giovanni Agnese |
Sab Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 4:20:58.2 | +23:28.4 | 4 |
| 30 | 6 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato |
Mitia Dotta |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 4:24:25.8 | +26:56.0 | 3 |
| Retired SS17 | 71 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 74 | Kris Meeke |
Chris Patterson |
 Opel Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS16 | 62 | Oscar Svedlund |
Björn Nilsson |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 76 | Luca Cecchettini |
Marco Muzzarelli |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Jani Laaksonen |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Steering | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi |
Jacques-Julien Renucci |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 65 |  Abdo Feghali |
Joseph Matar |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 70 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | Water pump | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (6 Nov) | SS1 | Cardiff Super Special 1 | 2.45 km | Mirco Baldacci Kris Meeke |
Fiat Punto S1600 Opel Corsa S1600 |
2:25.0 | Mirco Baldacci Kris Meeke |
| Leg 1 (7 Nov) | SS2 | Brechfa | 23.12 km | Kris Meeke |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 15:45.5 | Kris Meeke |
| SS3 | Trawscoed | 27.97 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 19:11.2 | ||
| SS4 | Rheola 1 | 32.58 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 20:28.2 | ||
| SS5 | Resolfen 1 | 43.09 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 25:48.7 | Daniel Carlsson | |
| SS6 | Rheola 2 | 32.58 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 20:09.7 | ||
| SS7 | Cardiff Super Special 2 | 2.45 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 2:21.4 | ||
| Leg 2 (8 Nov) | SS8 | Crychan 1 | 13.05 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 8:06.1 | |
| SS9 | Halfway 1 | 18.53 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 11:26.0 | ||
| SS10 | Crychan 2 | 13.05 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 8:02.6 | ||
| SS11 | Halfway 2 | 18.53 km | Kris Meeke |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 11:18.6 | ||
| SS12 | Margam Forest | 17.37 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 11:13.7 | ||
| SS13 | Margam Park 1 | 12.64 km | Kris Meeke |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 8:05.0 | ||
| SS14 | Resolfen 2 | 43.09 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 25:18.6 | ||
| SS15 | Cardiff Super Special 3 | 2.45 km | Kris Meeke |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 2:18.5 | ||
| Leg 3 (9 Nov) | SS16 | Rhondda 1 | 30.61 km | Kris Meeke |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 18:27.2 | |
| SS17 | Rhondda 2 | 30.61 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:24.9 | ||
| SS18 | Margam Park 2 | 12.64 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 8:09.4 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Brice Tirabassi |
38 |
| 2 | |
Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
36 |
| 3 | |
Daniel Carlsson |
33 |
| 4 | 3 |
Mirco Baldacci |
20 |
| 5 | 1 |
Urmo Aava |
20 |