2003 Rallye Deutschland

The 2003 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the eight round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 July and 27 July 2003, and was based in Trier, Germany. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Rallye Deutschland
22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round 8 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Germany
Rally baseTrier
Dates runJuly 25, 2003 – July 27, 2003
Stages22 (388.23 km; 241.23 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,737.58 km (1,079.68 miles)
Statistics
Crews79 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total WRT
Citroën Xsara WRC

Background

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Entry list

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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   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   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   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   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
20   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
21   Cédric Robert   Gérald Bedon   Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
22   Matthias Kahle   Peter Göbel   Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
23   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
24   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
25   Justin Dale   Andrew Bargery   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
26   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
27   Jan Kopecký   Filip Schovánek   Škoda Matador Team Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
28   Tibor Cserhalmi   Jaroslav Palivec   Mimex-Charouz Racing Systems Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
32   Jani Paasonen   Arto Kapanen   Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
33   Pieter Tsjoen   Eddy Chevaillier   Pieter Tsjoen Toyota Corolla WRC M
34   Kristian Sohlberg   Jakke Honkanen   Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
36   Alistair Ginley   Rory Kennedy   Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
101   Erik Wevers   Michiel Poel   Wevers Sport Toyota Corolla WRC M
102   Sandro Wallenwein   Pauli Zeitlhofer   Anton Werner Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VII
103   Anton Werner   Peter Kroll   Anton Werner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
112   Frank Färber   Thomas Schünemann   Frank Färber Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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 VII P
55   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10
57   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agostinelli   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
60   Niall McShea   Chris Patterson   Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
61   Janusz Kulig   Maciej Szczepaniak   Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
65   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10
67   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Łukasz Kurzeja   Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
69   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
70   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
72   Constantin Aur   Adrian Berghea   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
74   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
76   Patrick Richard   Ola Fløene   Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9
77   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
80   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 117.31 km
25 July 10:09 SS1 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 1 17.21 km
10:52 SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.81 km
13:10 SS3 Maiwald 15.61 km
13:35 SS4 Panzerplatte Ost 35.42 km
16:21 SS5 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 2 17.21 km
17:04 SS6 Dhrontal 2 12.81 km
20:05 SS7 St. Wendel 1 6.24 km
Leg 2 — 169.38 km
26 July 08:28 SS8 Bosenberg 1 17.02 km
09:21 SS9 Peterberg 1 10.55 km
10:54 SS10 Erzweiler 1 19.98 km
11:25 SS11 Panzerplatte West 1 34.02 km
13:53 SS12 Erzweiler 2 19.98 km
14:24 SS13 Panzerplatte West 2 34.02 km
16:27 SS14 Peterberg 2 10.55 km
17:15 SS15 Bosenberg 2 17.02 km
17:51 SS16 St. Wendel 2 6.24 km
Leg 3 — 101.54 km
27 July 07:28 SS17 Schönes Moselland 1 15.29 km
07:58 SS18 Moselwein 1 16.55 km
09:16 SS19 St. Wendeler Land 1 18.93 km
11:56 SS20 Schönes Moselland 2 15.29 km
12:26 SS21 Moselwein 2 16.55 km
13:44 SS22 St. Wendeler Land 2 18.93 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:50.4 10
2 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:46:54.0 +3.6 8
3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:47:10.1 +19.7 6
4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:47:21.8 +31.4 5
5 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:47:48.3 +57.9 4
6 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:48:29.0 +1:38.6 3
7 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:48:38.5 +1:48.1 2
8 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:49:20.6 +2:30.2 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:46:50.4 10
2 2 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:46:54.0 +3.6 8
3 3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:47:10.1 +19.7 6
4 4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:47:21.8 +31.4 5
5 5 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:47:48.3 +57.9 4
6 6 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:48:29.0 +1:38.6 3
7 7 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:48:38.5 +1:48.1 2
8 8 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:49:20.6 +2:30.2 1
10 9 3   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:50:30.0 +3:39.6 0
11 10 11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:51:46.0 +4:55.6 0
12 11 10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:54:05.6 +7:15.2 0
13 12 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:54:24.7 +7:34.3 0
18 13 12   Manfred Stohl   Ilka Minor   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:02:58.3 +16:07.9 0
Retired SS13 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Rear axle-shaft 0
Retired SS11 20   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Turbo 0
Retired SS7 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Alternator 0
Retired SS7 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Jul) SS1 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 1 17.21 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 9:37.5   Richard Burns
SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.81 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 8:08.1
SS3 Maiwald 15.61 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:01.4
SS4 Panzerplatte Ost 35.42 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 20:34.7   Markko Märtin
SS5 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 2 17.21 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 9:37.8   Richard Burns
SS6 Dhrontal 2 12.81 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:00.7
SS7 St. Wendel 1 6.24 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 3:24.7
Leg 2 (26 Jul) SS8 Bosenberg 1 17.02 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:16.8
SS9 Peterberg 1 10.55 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 6:09.5   Marcus Grönholm
SS10 Erzweiler 1 19.98 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:45.6
SS11 Panzerplatte West 1 34.02 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 19:31.9
SS12 Erzweiler 2 19.98 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:40.6
SS13 Panzerplatte West 2 34.02 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 19:01.6   Sébastien Loeb
SS14 Peterberg 2 10.55 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:25.4
SS15 Bosenberg 2 17.02 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:56.5
SS16 St. Wendel 2 6.24 km   Roman Kresta Peugeot 206 WRC 3:38.0
Leg 3 (27 Jul) SS17 Schönes Moselland 1 15.29 km   Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 9:03.6
SS18 Moselwein 1 16.55 km   Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 10:04.5
SS19 St. Wendeler Land 1 18.93 km   Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 9:52.6
SS20 Schönes Moselland 2 15.29 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:25.7
SS21 Moselwein 2 16.55 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:31.2
SS22 St. Wendeler Land 2 18.93 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:32.3

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Richard Burns 43     Robert Reid 43     Marlboro Peugeot Total 95
2     Carlos Sainz 39     Marc Martí 39     Citroën Total WRT 88
3     Marcus Grönholm 38     Timo Rautiainen 38   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 50
4   1   Sébastien Loeb 33   1   Daniel Elena 33   1   555 Subaru World Rally Team 49
5   1   Petter Solberg 30   1   Phil Mills 30     Škoda Motorsport 20

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
22 1 52   Daniel Solà   Álex Romaní   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:11:45.9 10
24 2 55   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:16:18.8 +4:32.9 8
26 3 61   Janusz Kulig   Maciej Szczepaniak   Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:18:33.3 +6:47.4 6
27 4 51   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:20:53.5 +9:07.6 5
29 5 65   Stig Blomqvist   Ana Goñi   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:23:23.3 +11:37.4 4
34 6 80   Ricardo Triviño   Jordi Barrabés   Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:31:18.2 +19:32.3 3
36 7 72   Constantin Aur   Adrian Berghea   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:37:23.9 +25:38.0 2
38 8 59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agostinelli   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:42:34.4 +30:48.5 1
39 9 70   Riccardo Errani   Stefano Casadio   Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:42:34.8 +30:48.9 0
Retired SS22 77   Alfredo De Dominicis   Giovanni Bernacchini   Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0
Retired SS21 58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Clutch 0
Retired SS18 71   Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.   Nikola Popov   Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS12 60   Niall McShea   Chris Patterson   Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Driveshaft 0
Retired SS11 53   Ramón Ferreyros   Javier Marín   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Electrical 0
Retired SS10 64   Joakim Roman   Ingrid Mitakidou   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Turbo 0
Retired SS4 57   Giovanni Manfrinato   Claudio Condotta   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS4 76   Patrick Richard   Ola Fløene   Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Gearbox 0
Retired SS3 69   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Turbo 0
Retired SS2 67   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Łukasz Kurzeja   Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Fuel pump 0
Retired SS1 74   Fabio Frisiero   Giovanni Agnese   Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Clutch 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Jul) SS1 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 1 17.21 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:39.2   Daniel Solà
SS2 Dhrontal 1 12.81 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:53.9
SS3 Maiwald 15.61 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:50.1
SS4 Panzerplatte Ost 35.42 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 22:09.2
SS5 Stein und Wein — Ruwertal 2 17.21 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:29.9
SS6 Dhrontal 2 12.81 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 8:50.0
SS7 St. Wendel 1 6.24 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:46.8
Leg 2 (26 Jul) SS8 Bosenberg 1 17.02 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:11.1
SS9 Peterberg 1 10.55 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:44.1
SS10 Erzweiler 1 19.98 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:53.5
SS11 Panzerplatte West 1 34.02 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:40.4
SS12 Erzweiler 2 19.98 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:47.2
SS13 Panzerplatte West 2 34.02 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:51.8
SS14 Peterberg 2 10.55 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:07.9
SS15 Bosenberg 2 17.02 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:27.5
SS16 St. Wendel 2 6.24 km   Alfredo De Dominicis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:04.2
Leg 3 (27 Jul) SS17 Schönes Moselland 1 15.29 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 10:10.1
SS18 Moselwein 1 16.55 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:20.3
SS19 St. Wendeler Land 1 18.93 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.5
SS20 Schönes Moselland 2 15.29 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:38.4
SS21 Moselwein 2 16.55 km   Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:57.5
SS22 St. Wendeler Land 2 18.93 km   Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:05.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Toshihiro Arai 30
2     Martin Rowe 27
3   1   Karamjit Singh 22
4   1   Stig Blomqvist 21
5   1   Daniel Solà 18

References

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  1. ^ "Rallye Deutschland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. ^ "Rallye Deutschland 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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