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2003 Cyprus Rally

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2003 Cyprus Rally
31st Cyprus Rally
Round 7 of the2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryCyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runJune 20, 2003 – June 22, 2003
Stages18 (341.05 km; 211.92 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,184.53 km (736.03 miles)
Statistics
Crews51 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorwayPetter Solberg
United KingdomPhil Mills
Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

The2003 Cyprus Rally(formally the31st Cyprus Rally) was the seventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 June and 22 June 2003, and was based inLimassol,Cyprus.Subaru'sPetter Solbergwon 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 United KingdomJustin Dale United KingdomAndrew Bargery South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
14 FranceDidier Auriol FranceDenis Giraudet Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 M
15 FinlandToni Gardemeister FinlandPaavo Lukander Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 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 FranceGilles Panizzi FranceHervé Panizzi FranceBozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
21 GermanyAntony Warmbold United KingdomGemma Price GermanyAW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
22 FinlandJuuso Pykälistö FinlandEsko Mertsalmi FranceBozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 United KingdomAlistair Ginley Republic of IrelandRory Kennedy United KingdomAlistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 —
100 CyprusAndreas Tsouloftas CyprusPanayiotis Shialos CyprusAndreas Tsouloftas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
101 ItalyGiovanni Recordati MonacoFreddy Delorme ItalyGiovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC —
PWRCentries
51 MalaysiaKaramjit Singh MalaysiaAllen Oh MalaysiaPetronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert —
52 SpainDaniel Solà SpainÁlex Romaní ItalyMauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
53 PeruRamón Ferreyros MexicoJavier Marín ItalyMauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
54 JapanToshihiro Arai New ZealandTony Sircombe JapanSubaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
55 United KingdomMartin Rowe United KingdomTrevor Agnew United KingdomDavid Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
57 ItalyGiovanni Manfrinato ItalyClaudio Condotta ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
58 ArgentinaMarcos Ligato ArgentinaRubén Garcia ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
59 ItalyStefano Marrini ItalyMassimo Agostinelli ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
60 United KingdomNiall McShea United KingdomChris Patterson New ZealandNeil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
61 PolandJanusz Kulig PolandDariusz Burkat PolandMobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
64 SwedenJoakim Roman SwedenIngrid Mitakidou SwedenMilbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
65 SwedenStig Blomqvist VenezuelaAna Goñi United KingdomDavid Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 —
69 BelgiumBob Colsoul BelgiumTom Colsoul BelgiumGuy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
70 ItalyRiccardo Errani ItalyStefano Casadio ItalyErrani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
71 BulgariaGeorgi Geradzhiev Jr. BulgariaNikola Popov BulgariaRacing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
72 RomaniaConstantin Aur RomaniaAdrian Berghea AustriaStohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
74 ItalyFabio Frisiero ItalyGiovanni Agnese ItalyMotoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
76 CanadaPatrick Richard SwedenMikael Johansson CanadaSubaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX —
77 ItalyAlfredo De Dominicis ItalyGiovanni Bernacchini ItalyRalliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
80 MexicoRicardo Triviño SpainJordi Barrabés MexicoTriviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII —
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Itinerary

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All dates and times areEEST(UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 99.84 km
20 June 08:48 SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km
09:41 SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km
14:39 SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km
15:32 SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km
Leg 2 — 158.35 km
21 June 07:43 SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km
08:13 SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km
09:13 SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km
11:33 SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km
12:36 SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km
13:34 SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km
16:27 SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km
17:25 SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km
Leg 3 — 82.86 km
22 June 08:53 SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km
09:36 SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km
10:19 SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km
12:37 SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km
13:20 SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km
14:03 SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7 NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomPhil Mills Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:09:12.6 10
2 3 FinlandHarri Rovanperä FinlandRisto Pietiläinen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 5:13:26.6 +4:14.0 8
3 18 FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:29.4 +4:16.8 6
4 17 United KingdomColin McRae United KingdomDerek Ringer FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:57.9 +4:45.3 5
5 19 SpainCarlos Sainz SpainMarc Martí FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:14:54.8 +5:42.2 4
6 6 FinlandMikko Hirvonen FinlandJarmo Lehtinen United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:18:11.3 +8:58.7 3
7 10 GermanyArmin Schwarz GermanyManfred Hiemer South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 5:22:41.6 +13:29.0 2
8 32 United KingdomAlistair Ginley Republic of IrelandRory Kennedy United KingdomAlistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01 5:33:09.9 +23:57.3 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 7 NorwayPetter Solberg United KingdomPhil Mills Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:09:12.6 10
2 2 3 FinlandHarri Rovanperä FinlandRisto Pietiläinen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 5:13:26.6 +4:14.0 8
3 3 18 FranceSébastien Loeb MonacoDaniel Elena FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:29.4 +4:16.8 6
4 4 17 United KingdomColin McRae United KingdomDerek Ringer FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:13:57.9 +4:45.3 5
5 5 19 SpainCarlos Sainz SpainMarc Martí FranceCitroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 5:14:54.8 +5:42.2 4
6 6 6 FinlandMikko Hirvonen FinlandJarmo Lehtinen United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 5:18:11.3 +8:58.7 3
7 7 10 GermanyArmin Schwarz GermanyManfred Hiemer South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 5:22:41.6 +13:29.0 2
Retired SS11 2 United KingdomRichard Burns United KingdomRobert Reid FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS11 8 FinlandTommi Mäkinen FinlandKaj Lindström Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Over time limit 0
Retired SS11 14 FranceDidier Auriol FranceDenis Giraudet Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Alternator 0
Retired SS9 15 FinlandToni Gardemeister FinlandPaavo Lukander Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 Accident 0
Retired SS6 1 FinlandMarcus Grönholm FinlandTimo Rautiainen FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Propshaft 0
Retired SS6 11 BelgiumFreddy Loix BelgiumSven Smeets South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0
Retired SS5 4 EstoniaMarkko Märtin United KingdomMichael Park United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0
Retired SS5 5 BelgiumFrançois Duval BelgiumStéphane Prévot United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Oil pressure 0
Retired SS3 12 United KingdomJustin Dale United KingdomAndrew Bargery South KoreaHyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 June) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km FinlandHarri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:27.1 FinlandHarri Rovanperä
SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km FinlandHarri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 35:18.4
SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km FinlandHarri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 9:12.4
SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km FinlandMarcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 34:30.3 FinlandMarcus Grönholm
Leg 2 (21 June) SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km FinlandTommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 15:48.5 NorwayPetter Solberg
SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 26:28.3
SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km FinlandTommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 19:02.7
SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km FinlandTommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:01.4
SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km FinlandHarri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 27:23.4
SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km FinlandTommi Mäkinen Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:14.7
SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km FinlandHarri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 26:54.4
SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:58.6
Leg 3 (22 June) SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 17:00.3
SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:26.5
SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:29.2
SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 16:45.3
SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km SpainCarlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 11:32.8
SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km NorwayPetter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:28.7

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 37 United KingdomRobert Reid 37 FranceMarlboro Peugeot Total 81
2 SpainCarlos Sainz 36 SpainMarc Martí 36 FranceCitroën Total WRT 73
3 FinlandMarcus Grönholm 30 FinlandTimo Rautiainen 30 1 Japan555 Subaru World Rally Team 47
4 1 NorwayPetter Solberg 29 1 United KingdomPhil Mills 29 1 United KingdomFord Motor Co. Ltd. 43
5 2 FranceSébastien Loeb 23 2 MonacoDaniel Elena 23 Czech RepublicŠkoda Motorsport 20

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
9 1 54 JapanToshihiro Arai New ZealandTony Sircombe JapanSubaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:39:13.7 10
10 2 55 United KingdomMartin Rowe United KingdomTrevor Agnew United KingdomDavid Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:42:56.7 +3:43.0 8
11 3 65 SwedenStig Blomqvist VenezuelaAna Goñi United KingdomDavid Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:45:30.1 +6:16.4 6
12 4 58 ArgentinaMarcos Ligato ArgentinaRubén Garcia ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 6:00:26.8 +21:13.1 5
14 5 69 BelgiumBob Colsoul BelgiumTom Colsoul BelgiumGuy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:10:50.7 +31:37.0 4
17 6 70 ItalyRiccardo Errani ItalyStefano Casadio ItalyErrani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:46:12.8 +1:06:59.1 3
Retired SS13 61 PolandJanusz Kulig PolandDariusz Burkat PolandMobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS11 71 BulgariaGeorgi Geradzhiev Jr. BulgariaNikola Popov BulgariaRacing Team Bulgartabac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Electronics 0
Retired SS9 51 MalaysiaKaramjit Singh MalaysiaAllen Oh MalaysiaPetronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert Mechanical 0
Retired SS9 52 SpainDaniel Solà SpainÁlex Romaní ItalyMauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS9 72 RomaniaConstantin Aur RomaniaAdrian Berghea AustriaStohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS9 80 MexicoRicardo Triviño SpainJordi Barrabés MexicoTriviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS8 74 ItalyFabio Frisiero ItalyGiovanni Agnese ItalyMotoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 60 United KingdomNiall McShea United KingdomChris Patterson New ZealandNeil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 64 SwedenJoakim Roman SwedenIngrid Mitakidou SwedenMilbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS3 53 PeruRamón Ferreyros MexicoJavier Marín ItalyMauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 57 ItalyGiovanni Manfrinato ItalyClaudio Condotta ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 76 CanadaPatrick Richard SwedenMikael Johansson CanadaSubaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 77 ItalyAlfredo De Dominicis ItalyGiovanni Bernacchini ItalyRalliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 59 ItalyStefano Marrini ItalyMassimo Agostinelli ItalyTop Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 June) SS1 Platres — Kato Amiantos 1 11.60 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:58.0 JapanToshihiro Arai
SS2 Lagoudera — Spilia 1 38.32 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 38:11.4
SS3 Platres — Kato Amiantos 2 11.60 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:51.7
SS4 Lagoudera — Spilia 2 38.32 km PolandJanusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 39:13.7
Leg 2 (21 June) SS5 Kourdali — Asinou 15.00 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:13.1
SS6 Asinou — Nikitari 25.61 km SpainDaniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 28:30.3
SS7 Orkondas — Stavroulia 17.99 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 20:33.4
SS8 Akrounda — Apsiou 7.99 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 8:32.7
SS9 Foini — Koilinia 1 30.33 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 29:36.7
SS10 Galatareia — Nata 1 15.55 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.3
SS11 Foini — Koilinia 2 30.33 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 29:25.2
SS12 Galatareia — Nata 2 15.55 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:27.2
Leg 3 (22 June) SS13 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 1 19.00 km ArgentinaMarcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 18:18.5
SS14 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 1 12.94 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:36.7
SS15 Kellaki — Foinikaria 1 9.49 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:11.7
SS16 Vavatsinia — Mandra Kambiou 2 19.00 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 18:30.6
SS17 Macheras — Agioi Vavatsinias 2 12.94 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:50.3
SS18 Kellaki — Foinikaria 2 9.49 km JapanToshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:08.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 JapanToshihiro Arai 30
2 2 United KingdomMartin Rowe 19
3 SwedenStig Blomqvist 17
4 2 MalaysiaKaramjit Singh 17
5 ArgentinaMarcos Ligato 13

References

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  1. ^"Rally Cyprus".juwra.com.Independent WRC archive.Retrieved2021-11-11.
  2. ^"Cyprus Rally 2003 Entry List".Retrieved11 November2021.
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