2003 Rallye Deutschland

2003 Rallye Deutschland
*22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland*
2003 Rallye Deutschland; 22nd ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round 8 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Germany
Rally base	Trier
Dates run	July 25, 2003 – July 27, 2003
Stages	22 (388.23 km; 241.23 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,737.58 km (1,079.68 miles)
Statistics
Crews	79 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Citroën Total WRT; Citroën Xsara WRC

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]

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

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	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[edit]

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[edit]

Overall[edit]

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[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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[edit]

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[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	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[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
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[edit]

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[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Deutschland-1] "Rallye Deutschland". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-13.

[rddrivers_2003-2] "Rallye Deutschland 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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