2003 Rallye Sanremo

2003 Rallye Sanremo
*45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia*
2003 Rallye Sanremo; 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round 11 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Italy
Rally base	Sanremo
Dates run	October 3, 2003 – October 5, 2003
Stages	14 (387.36 km; 240.69 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,375.86 km (854.92 miles)
Statistics
Crews	54 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb; Daniel Elena; Citroën Total WRT; Citroën Xsara WRC

The 2003 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 3 October and 5 October 2003, and was based in Sanremo, Italy. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 4th 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
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
22	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Equipe de France FFSA	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
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 Garcia	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
61	Brice Tirabassi	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Renault Sport	Renault Clio 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	Renault Clio 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
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Itinerary[edit]

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

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 142.14 km
3 October	08:38	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km
	09:26	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km
	12:25	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km
	13:17	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km
	15:54	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km
	16:42	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km
Leg 2 — 149.10 km
4 October	09:20	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km
	12:26	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km
	13:18	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km
	15:52	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km
Leg 3 — 96.12 km
5 October	09:12	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km
	09:54	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km
	12:28	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km
	13:10	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 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	4:16:33.7		10
2	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:02.0	+28.3	8
3	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:17:28.3	+54.6	6
4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:19:06.9	+2:33.2	5
5	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:32.6	+3:58.9	4
6	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:57.5	+4:23.8	3
7	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:23:43.2	+7:09.5	2
8	20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:46.3	+7:12.6	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	4:16:33.7		10
2	2	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:02.0	+28.3	8
3	3	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:17:28.3	+54.6	6
4	4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:19:06.9	+2:33.2	5
5	5	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:32.6	+3:58.9	4
6	6	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:57.5	+4:23.8	3
7	7	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:23:43.2	+7:09.5	2
8	8	20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:46.3	+7:12.6	1
10	9	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:24:05.9	+7:32.2	0
12	10	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:31:22.8	+14:49.1	0
Retired SS14		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS7		7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	No fuel		0
Retired SS4		6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Timing belt		0
Retired SS2		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Accident		0

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct)	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:56.2	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	24:05.5
	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	11:56.3
	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	14:47.2
	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	7:45.6
	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	23:38.7
Leg 2 (4 Oct)	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	35:01.7
	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	11:51.3
	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	14:44.2
	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	34:48.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct)	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	18:00.7
	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	13:58.7
	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:42.6
	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:59.6

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	57		Robert Reid	57	1	Citroën Total WRT	125
2	2	Sébastien Loeb	55	2	Daniel Elena	55	1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	121
3		Carlos Sainz	53		Marc Martí	53		555 Subaru World Rally Team	76
4	2	Petter Solberg	48	2	Phil Mills	48		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	71
5	1	Markko Märtin	43	1	Michael Park	43		Škoda Motorsport	21

Junior 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
16	1	51	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Purity Auto	Fiat Punto S1600	4:43:22.6		10
18	2	69	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Xavier Amigó	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:48:44.4	+5:21.8	8
21	3	57	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:50:02.1	+6:39.5	6
23	4	64	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Harri Kaapro	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:52:01.8	+8:39.2	5
25	5	76	Luca Cecchettini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:55:07.8	+11:45.2	4
28	6	70	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	5:00:33.0	+17:10.4	3
32	7	65	Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	5:02:40.6	+19:18.0	2
Retired SS11		54	Kosti Katajamäki	Jani Laaksonen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS11		74	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		63	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		67	Alessandro Broccoli	Simona Girelli	Sab Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		52	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		61	Brice Tirabassi	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS6		71	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS2		73	Krum Donchev	Ruman Manolov	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	Accident		0

Special stages[edit]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct)	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km	Brice Tirabassi	Renault Clio S1600	8:42.1	Brice Tirabassi
	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	26:34.0	Mirco Baldacci
	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km	Brice Tirabassi	Renault Clio S1600	13:19.9
	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	16:20.1
	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	8:37.2
	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	26:49.6
Leg 2 (4 Oct)	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km	Massimo Ceccato	Fiat Punto S1600	39:06.4
	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:15.8
	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	16:22.0
	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	38:54.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct)	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km	Notional stage time
	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km	Notional stage time
	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:45.6
	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 km	Abdo Feghali	Ford Puma S1600	17:21.3

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Brice Tirabassi	28
2	1	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	25
3	1	Daniel Carlsson	18
4	1	Guy Wilks	18
5	1	Urmo Aava	16

References[edit]

^ "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
^ "Rallye Sanremo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Sanremo-1] "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

[rsrdrivers_2003-2] "Rallye Sanremo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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