2003 Swedish Rally

The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Swedish Rally
52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates runFebruary 7, 2003 – February 9, 2003
Stages17 (386.91 km; 240.41 miles)
Stage surfaceSnow
Overall distance1,903.47 km (1,182.76 miles)
Results
Overall winner Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Marlboro Peugeot Total
Peugeot 206 WRC
Crews75 at start, 53 at finish

Background

Entry list
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 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
5 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 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 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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
World Rally Championship entries
21 Janne Tuohino Jukka Aho Janne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
22 Tomasz Kuchar Maciek Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
23 Jari Viita Teppo Leino Wrüth Sport Ford Focus RS WRC '01 M
24 Roman Kresta Miloš Hůlka Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
25 Antony Warmbold Gemma Price AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
32 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Juuso Pykälistö Peugeot 206 WRC M
34 Henning Solberg Cato Menkerud Henning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
35 Kristian Sohlberg Jakke Honkanen Kristian Sohlberg Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2 M
100 Rune Dalsjø Göran Bergsten Rune Dalsjø Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
101 Kristian Kolberg Kjell Pettersen Kristian Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 —
102 Andreas Eriksson Patrick Henriksson Andreas Eriksson Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
103 Thomas Kolberg Pål Christian Iversen Thomas Kolberg Hyundai Accent WRC2 C
113 Tord Linnerud Henning Isdal Tord Linnerud Toyota Corolla WRC —
114 Thomas Schie Ragnar Engen Thomas Schie Toyota Corolla WRC M
116 Ioannis Papadimitriou Allan Harryman Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC'01 —
117 Jozef Béreš Jr. Petr Starý Styllex Tuning Motorsport Toyota Corolla WRC —
PWRC entries
51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert —
54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agostinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
61 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
62 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
63 Luca Baldini Alessandro Floris Top Run SRL 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 N8 —
67 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
72 Constantin Aur Silviu Moraru Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
74 Fabio Frisiero Loris Roggia Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
76 Patrick Richard Martin Headland Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 —
77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
78 Łukasz Sztuka Per Carlsson First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
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Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 125.79 km
7 February 08:35 SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km
09:27 SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km
11:55 SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km
14:28 SS4 Malta 11.25 km
15:25 SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km
16:26 SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km
Leg 2 — 140.37 km
8 February 08:18 SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km
11:24 SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km
12:07 SS9 Lejen 25.04 km
14:37 SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km
15:35 SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km
16:40 SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km
Leg 3 — 120.75 km
9 February 08:35 SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km
09:27 SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km
11:14 SS15 Hara 11.91 km
12:12 SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km
14:35 SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km

Results

Overall
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10
2 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.8 8
3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.9 6
4 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.8 5
5 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.8 4
6 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.1 3
7 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2
8 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 1 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:03:28.1 10
2 2 8 Tommi Mäkinen Kaj Lindström 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:04:18.9 +50.8 8
3 3 2 Richard Burns Robert Reid Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:04:46.0 +1:17.9 6
4 4 4 Markko Märtin Michael Park Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:05:13.9 +1:45.8 5
5 5 17 Colin McRae Derek Ringer Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:05:43.9 +2:15.8 4
6 6 7 Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:05:47.2 +2:19.1 3
7 7 18 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:42.8 +3:14.7 2
8 8 15 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:06:47.3 +3:19.2 1
9 9 19 Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:06:52.3 +3:24.2 0
10 10 11 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:07:04.5 +3:36.4 0
11 11 6 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:09:33.8 +6:05.7 0
13 12 10 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:10:49.3 +7:21.2 0
18 13 14 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 3:16:14.9 +12:46.8 0
Retired SS8 3 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS7 12 Jussi Välimäki Tero Gardemeister Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Transmission 0
Retired SS6 5 François Duval Jean-Marc Fortin Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Feb) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:25.6 Sébastien Loeb
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 12:05.5 Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 21:43.9
SS4 Malta 11.25 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 5:39.1
SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled
SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 1:58.0
Leg 2 (8 Feb) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 21:28.0
SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time
SS9 Lejen 25.04 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:56.2
SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 18:08.7
SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:12.7
SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:56.8
Leg 3 (9 Feb) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km Tommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:19.1
SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:41.4
SS15 Hara 11.91 km Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 5:55.4
SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 15:08.7
SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:40.0

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Loeb 12 Daniel Elena 12 Citroën Total WRT 24
2 Colin McRae 12 Derek Ringer 12 1 Marlboro Peugeot Total 22
3 Marcus Grönholm 10 Timo Rautiainen 10 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 15
4 1 Richard Burns 10 1 Robert Reid 10 555 Subaru World Rally Team 11
5 1 Markko Märtin 10 1 Michael Park 10 1 Hyundai World Rally Team 3

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
26 1 65 Stig Blomqvist Ana Goñi David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:22:28.2 10
27 2 51 Karamjit Singh Allen Oh Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:23:00.0 +31.8 8
29 3 55 Martin Rowe Trevor Agnew David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:20.9 +1:52.7 6
31 4 62 Peter 'Possum' Bourne Mark Stacey Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:24:28.7 +2:00.5 5
33 5 67 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Łukasz Kurzeja Orlen Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:28:38.0 +6:09.8 4
37 6 64 Joakim Roman Ingrid Mitakidou Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:33:06.0 +10:37.8 3
38 7 78 Łukasz Sztuka Per Carlsson First Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:34:06.9 +11:38.7 2
41 8 76 Patrick Richard Martin Headland Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 3:35:56.3 +13:28.1 1
42 9 69 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 3:36:06.3 +13:38.1 0
44 10 77 Alfredo De Dominicis Giovanni Bernacchini Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:37:52.6 +15:24.4 0
45 11 63 Luca Baldini Alessandro Floris Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:38:37.9 +16:09.7 0
46 12 74 Fabio Frisiero Loris Roggia Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:42:52.3 +20:24.1 0
53 13 71 Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. Nikola Popov Racing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:04:34.5 +42:06.3 0
Retired SS17 61 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0
Retired SS17 80 Ricardo Triviño Jordi Barrabés Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS16 54 Toshihiro Arai Tony Sircombe Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 Engine 0
Retired SS13 72 Constantin Aur Silviu Moraru Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0
Retired SS2 59 Stefano Marrini Massimo Agotinelli Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Engine 0

Special stages
Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 February) SS1 Sågen 1 14.17 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:14.2 Toshihiro Arai
SS2 Rämmen 1 23.16 km Notional stage time
SS3 Granberget 1 43.69 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:47.5
SS4 Malta 11.25 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 6:16.8
SS5 Brunnberg 1 31.66 km Stage cancelled
SS6 Hagfors Sprint 1 1.86 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:07.5
Leg 2 (8 February) SS7 Granberget 2 43.69 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 23:28.0
SS8 Fredriksberg 18.14 km Notional stage time
SS9 Lejen 25.04 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 13:10.6
SS10 Vargåsen 32.43 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 19:57.6
SS11 Torntorp 19.21 km Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.8
SS12 Hagfors Sprint 2 1.86 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 2:06.7
Leg 3 (9 February) SS13 Sågen 2 14.17 km Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 8:07.8
SS14 Rämmen 2 23.16 km Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8 12:51.5
SS15 Hara 11.91 km Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 6:37.2
SS16 Brunnberg 2 31.66 km Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:44.2 Stig Blomqvist
SS17 Hagfors 39.85 km Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 21:38.7

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Stig Blomqvist 10
2 Karamjit Singh 8
3 Martin Rowe 6
4 Peter 'Possum' Bourne 5
5 Krzysztof Hołowczyc 4

References
  1. "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  2. "Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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