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2003 Rally Catalunya

The 2003 Rally Catalunya (formally the 39th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the thirteenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 October and 26 October 2003, and was based in Lloret de Mar, Spain. Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi won the race, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Rally Catalunya
39th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 13 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Spain
Rally baseLloret de Mar
Dates runOctober 24, 2003 – October 26, 2003
Stages22 (381.18 km; 236.85 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance1,553.72 km (965.44 miles)
Statistics
Crews47 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Gilles Panizzi
France Hervé Panizzi
France Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 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
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   Roman Kresta   Jan Tománek   Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
33   Alistair Ginley   Rory Kennedy   Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
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
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   Mikko Markkula   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   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
73   Krum Donchev   Ruman Manolov   Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 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
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 24 to 25 October 2003 and CET (UTC+1) on 26 October 2003.

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 146.36 km
24 October 08:48 SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km
09:21 SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km
10:29 SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km
13:12 SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km
14:05 SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km
15:32 SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km
16:05 SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km
17:13 SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km
Leg 2 — 131.26 km
25 October 08:53 SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km
09:41 SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km
10:09 SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km
11:42 SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km
12:35 SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km
14:12 SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km
15:00 SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km
15:28 SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km
Leg 3 — 103.56 km
26 October 07:43 SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km
08:19 SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km
08:47 SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km
11:10 SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km
11:46 SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km
12:14 SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:09.4 10
2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:55:22.4 +13.0 8
3 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:55:23.0 +13.6 6
4 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:56:04.8 +55.4 5
5 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:56:20.2 +1:10.8 4
6 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:56:38.5 +1:29.1 3
7 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:52.4 +1:43.0 2
8 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:57:04.5 +1:55.1 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 3   Gilles Panizzi   Hervé Panizzi   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:55:09.4 10
2 2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:55:22.4 +13.0 8
3 3 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:55:23.0 +13.6 6
4 4 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:56:04.8 +55.4 5
5 5 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:56:20.2 +1:10.8 4
6 6 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:56:38.5 +1:29.1 3
7 7 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:56:52.4 +1:43.0 2
8 8 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:57:04.5 +1:55.1 1
9 9 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:58:24.6 +3:15.2 0
10 10 20   Philippe Bugalski   Jean-Paul Chiaroni   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:00:23.0 +5:13.6 0
12 11 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:01:07.6 +5:58.2 0
14 12 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:04:15.3 +9:05.9 0
Retired SS19 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS9 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Clutch 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (24 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:23.6   Petter Solberg
SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 13:07.3   Sébastien Loeb
SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:03.5
SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:35.3
SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 2:56.2
SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:15.7
SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 13:10.6
SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 14:55.3
Leg 2 (25 Oct) SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 11:39.4
SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:15.9
SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 8:06.7
SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 15:30.4
SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km   Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 2:58.3
SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 11:37.0
SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 8:19.5
SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:05.5
Leg 3 (26 Oct) SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:27.2
SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km   Roman Kresta Peugeot 206 WRC 3:16.2
SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km   Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 23:19.8
SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 6:29.4
SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22.2
SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km   Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 23:38.4   Gilles Panizzi

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   3   Sébastien Loeb 63   3   Daniel Elena 63     Citroën Total WRT 147
2   1   Carlos Sainz 63   1   Marc Martí 63     Marlboro Peugeot Total 142
3   1   Petter Solberg 62   1   Phil Mills 62     555 Subaru World Rally Team 93
4   1   Richard Burns 58   1   Robert Reid 58     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 89
5   1   Markko Märtin 49   1   Michael Park 49     Škoda Motorsport 21

Junior World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
17 1 61   Brice Tirabassi   Jacques-Julien Renucci   Renault Sport Renault Clio S1600 4:16:33.7 10
19 2 74   Kris Meeke   Chris Patterson   Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:18:06.2 +1:32.5 8
21 3 69   Salvador Cañellas Jr.   Xavier Amigó   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:18:41.8 +2:08.1 6
22 4 52   Daniel Carlsson   Matthias Andersson   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:20:40.2 +4:06.5 5
24 5 71   Urmo Aava   Kuldar Sikk   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:23:06.1 +6:32.4 4
25 6 64   Ville-Pertti Teuronen   Mikko Markkula   Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:23:14.2 +6:40.5 3
27 7 65   Abdo Feghali   Joseph Matar   Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 4:27:21.3 +10:47.6 2
29 8 63   Massimo Ceccato   Mitia Dotta   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:30:58.7 +14:25.0 1
31 9 73   Krum Donchev   Ruman Manolov   Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 4:39:33.3 +22:59.6 0
32 10 76   Luca Cecchettini   Marco Muzzarelli   Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:41:35.6 +25:01.9 0
33 11 70   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 4:52:35.4 +36:01.7 0
Retired SS22 62   Oscar Svedlund   Björn Nilsson   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Gearbox 0
Retired SS19 54   Kosti Katajamäki   Jani Laaksonen   Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Alternator 0
Retired SS14 57   Dimitar Iliev   Yanaki Yanakiev   Auto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS9 67   Alessandro Broccoli   Giovanni Agnese   Sab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Engine 0
Retired SS2 51   Mirco Baldacci   Giovanni Bernacchini   Purity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Engine 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (24 Oct) SS1 La Trona 1 13.17 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:14.4   Brice Tirabassi
SS2 Alpens — Les Llosses 1 21.80 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 14:32.9
SS3 La Pobla de Lillet 1 22.55 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:37.8
SS4 Sant Julià 1 26.27 km   Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:22.9
SS5 Taradell 1 5.05 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 3:16.8
SS6 La Trona 2 13.17 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 9:06.9
SS7 Alpens — Les Llosses 2 21.80 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 14:23.6
SS8 La Pobla de Lillet 2 22.55 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 16:31.5
Leg 2 (25 Oct) SS9 Olost 1 23.08 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 12:52.7
SS10 Lluçà 1 14.04 km   Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:07.6
SS11 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 1 12.85 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:55.4
SS12 Sant Julià 2 26.27 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 17:07.7
SS13 Taradell 2 5.05 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 3:14.6
SS14 Olost 2 23.08 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:50.4
SS15 Lluçà 2 14.04 km   Ville-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 9:08.9
SS16 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 2 12.85 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 8:55.4
Leg 3 (26 Oct) SS17 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 1 11.55 km   Salvador Cañellas Jr. Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:03.4
SS18 La Roca 1 5.05 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 3:35.1
SS19 Viladrau 1 35.18 km   Kris Meeke Opel Corsa S1600 25:29.4
SS20 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 2 11.55 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 7:04.2
SS21 La Roca 2 5.05 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 3:39.7
SS22 Viladrau 2 35.18 km   Brice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 25:45.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Brice Tirabassi 38
2     Salvador Cañellas Jr. 31
3     Daniel Carlsson 23
4   1   Urmo Aava 20
5   1   Guy Wilks 18

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Catalunya". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Rally Catalunya 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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