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2003 Rally Finland

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2003 Rally Finland
53rd Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFinland
Rally baseJyväskylä
Dates runAugust 7, 2003 – August 10, 2003
Stages23 (409.18 km; 254.25 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,727.60 km (1,073.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews71 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstoniaMarkko Märtin
United KingdomMichael Park
United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '03

The2003 Rally Finland(formally the53rd Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 7 August and 10 August 2003, and was based inJyväskylä,Finland.Ford'sMarkko Märtinwon the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championshipmanufacturer entries
1 FinlandMarcus Grönholm FinlandTimo Rautiainen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 United KingdomRichard Burns United KingdomRobert Reid FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 FinlandHarri Rovanperä FinlandRisto Pietiläinen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 EstoniaMarkko Märtin United KingdomMichael Park United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5 BelgiumFrançois Duval BelgiumStéphane Prévot United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6 FinlandMikko Hirvonen FinlandJarmo Lehtinen United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7 NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomPhil Mills Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8 FinlandTommi Mäkinen FinlandKaj Lindström Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
10 GermanyArmin Schwarz GermanyManfred Hiemer South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
11 BelgiumFreddy Loix BelgiumSven Smeets South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
12 FinlandJussi Välimäki FinlandTero Gardemeister South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 FranceDidier Auriol FranceDenis Giraudet Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15 FinlandToni Gardemeister FinlandPaavo Lukander Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17 United KingdomColin McRae United KingdomDerek Ringer FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18 FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 SpainCarlos Sainz SpainMarc Martí FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championshipentries
20 FinlandJari-Matti Latvala FinlandMiikka Anttila United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
21 GermanyAntony Warmbold United KingdomGemma Price GermanyAW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —
22 FinlandJuuso Pykälistö FinlandEsko Mertsalmi FranceBozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
23 FinlandJanne Tuohino FinlandJukka Aho FinlandJanne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24 FinlandSebastian Lindholm FinlandTimo Hantunen FinlandPeugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC —
25 FinlandKaj Kuistila FinlandKari Jokinen FinlandKaj Kuistila Ford Focus RS WRC '02 —
26 FinlandAri Vatanen FinlandJuha Repo FranceBozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
27 FinlandJari Viita FinlandRiku Rousku FinlandJari Viita Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
33 United KingdomAlistair Ginley Republic of IrelandRory Kennedy United KingdomAlistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
34 SwedenTobias Johansson SwedenBenny Locander SwedenTobias Johansson Toyota Corolla WRC —
35 NorwayHenning Solberg NorwayCato Menkerud NorwayHenning Solberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 —
117 United KingdomGareth Jones United KingdomMark Jones United KingdomGareth Jones Toyota Corolla WRC K
JWRCentries
51 San MarinoMirco Baldacci ItalyGiovanni Bernacchini ItalyPurity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 M
52 SwedenDaniel Carlsson SwedenMatthias Andersson JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
54 FinlandKosti Katajamäki FinlandJani Laaksonen GermanyVolkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
57 BulgariaDimitar Iliev BulgariaYanaki Yanakiev ItalyAuto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 M
58 ArgentinaMarcos Ligato ArgentinaRubén Garcia ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
61 FranceBrice Tirabassi FranceJacques-Julien Renucci FranceRenault Sport Renault Clio S1600 M
62 SwedenOscar Svedlund SwedenBjörn Nilsson GermanyVolkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
63 ItalyMassimo Ceccato ItalyMitia Dotta ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
64 FinlandVille-Pertti Teuronen FinlandHarri Kaapro JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
65 LebanonAbdo Feghali LebanonJoseph Matar ItalyAstra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
67 San MarinoAlessandro Broccoli ItalySimona Girelli San MarinoSab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
69 SpainSalvador Cañellas Jr. SpainXavier Amigó JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
70 United KingdomGuy Wilks United KingdomPhil Pugh United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
71 EstoniaUrmo Aava EstoniaKuldar Sikk JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
74 United KingdomKris Meeke United KingdomChris Patterson GermanyOpel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
76 ItalyLuca Cecchettini ItalyMarco Muzzarelli ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
78 GermanyVladan Vasiljevic GermanySebastian Geipel SwedenPeugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 M
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Itinerary

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All dates and times areEEST(UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 140.36 km
7 August 19:00 SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km
8 August 09:00 SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km
09:31 SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km
11:48 SS4 Valkola 8.42 km
12:31 SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km
13:22 SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km
14:20 SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km
16:37 SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km
17:08 SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km
19:50 SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km
Leg 2 — 167.92 km
9 August 08:04 SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km
08:39 SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km
11:29 SS13 Urria 10.00 km
12:47 SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km
13:50 SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km
16:18 SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km
17:30 SS17 Himos 13.62 km
Leg 3 — 100.90 km
10 August 08:56 SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km
09:56 SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km
10:30 SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km
12:38 SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km
13:05 SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km
14:05 SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 4 EstoniaMarkko Märtin United KingdomMichael Park United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 7 NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomPhil Mills Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 2 United KingdomRichard Burns United KingdomRobert Reid FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 19 SpainCarlos Sainz SpainMarc Martí FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 18 FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 8 FinlandTommi Mäkinen FinlandKaj Lindström Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
7 23 FinlandJanne Tuohino FinlandJukka Aho FinlandJanne Tuohino Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:26:14.6 +4:22.9 2
8 24 FinlandSebastian Lindholm FinlandTimo Hantunen FinlandPeugeot Sport Finland Peugeot 206 WRC 3:26:31.2 +4:39.5 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 4 EstoniaMarkko Märtin United KingdomMichael Park United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:21:51.7 10
2 2 7 NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomPhil Mills Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:22:50.6 +58.9 8
3 3 2 United KingdomRichard Burns United KingdomRobert Reid FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:22:51.8 +1:00.1 6
4 4 19 SpainCarlos Sainz SpainMarc Martí FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:23:50.7 +1:59.0 5
5 5 18 FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:24:40.4 +2:48.7 4
6 6 8 FinlandTommi Mäkinen FinlandKaj Lindström Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:25:16.9 +3:25.2 3
10 7 11 BelgiumFreddy Loix BelgiumSven Smeets South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:30:11.6 +8:19.9 0
12 8 10 GermanyArmin Schwarz GermanyManfred Hiemer South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:34:43.2 +12:51.5 0
Retired SS19 5 BelgiumFrançois Duval BelgiumStéphane Prévot United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS19 12 FinlandJussi Välimäki FinlandTero Gardemeister South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Accident 0
Retired SS16 17 United KingdomColin McRae United KingdomDerek Ringer FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC Accident 0
Retired SS15 1 FinlandMarcus Grönholm FinlandTimo Rautiainen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Lost wheel 0
Retired SS13 15 FinlandToni Gardemeister FinlandPaavo Lukander Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Engine 0
Retired SS12 3 FinlandHarri Rovanperä FinlandRisto Pietiläinen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Accident 0
Retired SS12 6 FinlandMikko Hirvonen FinlandJarmo Lehtinen United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 Engine 0
Retired SS2 14 FranceDidier Auriol FranceDenis Giraudet Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Driver injury 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:18.6 EstoniaMarkko Märtin
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm
EstoniaMarkko Märtin 		Peugeot 206 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 		10:50.8
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:12.4
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 4:25.4
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:26.0 FinlandMarcus Grönholm
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 5:46.1
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:03.4
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:40.1
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:03.0 EstoniaMarkko Märtin
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 1:19.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:21.4
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 15:31.0 FinlandMarcus Grönholm
SS13 Urria 10.00 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 4:48.4
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km United KingdomColin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.1 EstoniaMarkko Märtin
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:52.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 20:39.2
SS17 Himos 13.62 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 7:30.1
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km EstoniaMarkko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:53.0
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 6:56.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 13:31.2
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km United KingdomRichard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45.3
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 9:39.7
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 6:47.8

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 United KingdomRichard Burns 49 United KingdomRobert Reid 49 FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total 101
2 SpainCarlos Sainz 44 SpainMarc Martí 44 FranceCitroën Total WRT 97
3 FinlandMarcus Grönholm 38 FinlandTimo Rautiainen 38 United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. 60
4 1 NorwayPetter Solberg 38 1 United KingdomPhil Mills 38 Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team 60
5 1 FranceSébastien Loeb 37 1 MonacoDaniel Elena 37 Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport 20

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
19 1 52 SwedenDaniel Carlsson SwedenMatthias Andersson JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 3:52:22.9 10
20 2 61 FranceBrice Tirabassi FranceJacques-Julien Renucci FranceRenault Sport Renault Clio S1600 3:53:19.8 +56.9 8
24 3 70 United KingdomGuy Wilks United KingdomPhil Pugh United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 3:58:05.9 +5:43.0 6
25 4 71 EstoniaUrmo Aava EstoniaKuldar Sikk JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:04.6 +8:41.7 5
26 5 69 SpainSalvador Cañellas Jr. SpainXavier Amigó JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:01:09.8 +8:46.9 4
27 6 67 San MarinoAlessandro Broccoli ItalySimona Girelli San MarinoSab Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 4:03:31.3 +11:08.4 3
30 7 58 ArgentinaMarcos Ligato ArgentinaRubén Garcia ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 4:09:29.5 +17:06.6 2
33 8 62 SwedenOscar Svedlund SwedenBjörn Nilsson GermanyVolkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:12:50.9 +20:28.0 1
Retired SS22 63 ItalyMassimo Ceccato ItalyMitia Dotta ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS19 74 United KingdomKris Meeke United KingdomChris Patterson GermanyOpel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Electrical 0
Retired SS14 54 FinlandKosti Katajamäki FinlandJani Laaksonen GermanyVolkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS12 64 FinlandVille-Pertti Teuronen FinlandHarri Kaapro JapanSuzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS6 51 San MarinoMirco Baldacci ItalyGiovanni Bernacchini ItalyPurity Auto Fiat Punto S1600 Driveshaft 0
Retired SS6 57 BulgariaDimitar Iliev BulgariaYanaki Yanakiev ItalyAuto Sport Italia Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 76 ItalyLuca Cecchettini ItalyMarco Muzzarelli ItalyTop Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 65 LebanonAbdo Feghali LebanonJoseph Matar ItalyAstra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident 0
Retired SS1 78 GermanyVladan Vasiljevic GermanySebastian Geipel SwedenPeugeot Dealer Team Sweden Peugeot 206 S1600 Mechanical 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Aug) SS1 Killeri 1 2.06 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:27.3 SwedenDaniel Carlsson
Leg 1 (8 Aug) SS2 Jukojärvi 1 22.31 km FinlandVille-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 12:12.7
SS3 Kruununperä 1 20.17 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:26.9
SS4 Valkola 8.42 km United KingdomGuy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 5:08.8
SS5 Lankamaa 23.47 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 13:10.5
SS6 Laukaa 11.82 km FinlandVille-Pertti Teuronen Suzuki Ignis S1600 6:40.6
SS7 Ruuhimäki 7.57 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 4:41.7
SS8 Jukojärvi 2 22.31 km FranceBrice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 12:31.8 FranceBrice Tirabassi
SS9 Kruununperä 2 20.17 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 10:30.3
SS10 Killeri 2 2.06 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 1:30.1
Leg 2 (9 Aug) SS11 Päijälä 21.95 km United KingdomGuy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 12:55.6
SS12 Ouninpohja 1 33.24 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson
FinlandKosti Katajamäki 		Suzuki Ignis S1600
Volkswagen Polo S1600 		17:39.2
SS13 Urria 10.00 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 5:25.3
SS14 Ouninpohja 2 33.24 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 17:30.6 SwedenDaniel Carlsson
SS15 Ehikki 14.91 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:49.6
SS16 Moksi — Leustu 40.96 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson
United KingdomGuy Wilks 		Suzuki Ignis S1600
Ford Puma S1600 		23:53.5
SS17 Himos 13.62 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 8:35.2
Leg 3 (10 Aug) SS18 Parkkola 1 19.88 km United KingdomGuy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 11:14.1
SS19 Mökkiperä 1 13.96 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:57.0
SS20 Palsankylä 25.46 km FranceBrice Tirabassi Renault Clio S1600 15:42.5
SS21 Kuohu 7.76 km SwedenOscar Svedlund Volkswagen Polo S1600 4:16.7
SS22 Parkkola 2 19.88 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 11:07.1
SS23 Mökkiperä 2 13.96 km SwedenDaniel Carlsson Suzuki Ignis S1600 7:51.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 FranceBrice Tirabassi 28
2 5 SwedenDaniel Carlsson 18
3 1 SpainSalvador Cañellas Jr. 17
4 1 EstoniaUrmo Aava 16
5 United KingdomGuy Wilks 15

References

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  1. ^"Rally Finland".juwra.com.Independent WRC archive.Retrieved2021-11-15.
  2. ^"Rally Finland 2003 Entry List".Retrieved15 November2021.
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