2003 Rally of Turkey
| 2003 Rally of Turkey 4th Rally of Turkey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 3 of the2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Turkey | ||
| Rally base | Kemer | ||
| Dates run | February 27, 2003 – March 2, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 18 (337.88 km; 209.95 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,193.85 km (741.82 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 60 at start, 26 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Carlos SainzMarc Martí Citroën Total WRTCitroën Xsara WRC | ||
The2003 Rally of Turkey(formally the4th Rally of Turkey) was the third round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 27 February and 2 March 2003, and was based inKemer,Turkey.Citroen'sCarlos Sainzwon the race, his 25th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Background
[edit]Entry list
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Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times areEET(UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 95.35 km | ||||
| 27 February | 19:00 | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km |
| 28 February | 09:01 | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km |
| 09:39 | SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | |
| 10:27 | SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | |
| 13:45 | SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | |
| 14:48 | SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | |
| Leg 2 — 158.59 km | ||||
| 1 March | 07:11 | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km |
| 07:54 | SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | |
| 11:02 | SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | |
| 11:55 | SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | |
| 12:58 | SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | |
| 15:01 | SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | |
| 15:44 | SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | |
| Leg 3 — 84.30 km | ||||
| 2 March | 08:01 | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km |
| 08:49 | SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | |
| 09:32 | SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | |
| 13:00 | SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | |
| 14:13 | SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | |
Results
[edit]Overall
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:32:14.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:33:02.0 | +47.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 |  François Duval
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Stéphane Prévot
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:00.6 | +1:46.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Colin McRae
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Derek Ringer
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:34:23.2 | +2:09.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi
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Hervé Panizzi
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Bozian Racing
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:55.7 | +2:41.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:35:39.0 | +3:24.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 |  Toni Gardemeister
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Paavo Lukander
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 Škoda Motorsport
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Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:37:27.1 | +5:13.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen
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Kaj Lindström
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 555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:39:32.7 | +7:18.6 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:12.1 | Marcus Grönholm
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| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km | Harri Rovanperä Petter Solberg
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Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 |
1:52.7 | Petter Solberg
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| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 12:28.6 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:51.8 | Harri Rovanperä
| |
| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 11:50.5 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:19.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:45.1 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:47.0 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:51.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:45.4 | Carlos Sainz
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| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:06.8 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 16:29.6 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:27.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Colin McRae
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:51.3 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:20.7 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 8:13.4 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:13.8 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:46.5 |
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  3
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Richard Burns
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18 | 3
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Robert Reid
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18 | 
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Citroën Total WRT
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39 | |||
| 2 |
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Colin McRae
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17 |
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Derek Ringer
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17 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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31 | |||
| 3 | 4
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Carlos Sainz
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16 | 4
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Marc Martí
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16 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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25 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Markko Märtin
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13 | 1
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Michael Park
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13 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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13 | |||
| 5 |  4
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Sébastien Loeb
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12 | 4
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 Daniel Elena
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12 | 1
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Škoda Motorsport
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6 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 1:22.8 | Brice Tirabassi
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| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km |  Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:07.3 | Daniel Carlsson
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| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:07.1 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 26:23.8 | ||
| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:44.0 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km |  Marcos Ligato
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:25.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Marcos Ligato
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:09.4 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:35.9 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 13:29.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 24:16.0 | ||
| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:41.2 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:34.9 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:39.7 | Kosti Katajamäki
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| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:05.9 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 23:50.5 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | Guy Wilks
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Ford Puma S1600 | 9:19.3 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 20:55.0 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 17:24.2 |
Championship standings
[edit]| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Brice Tirabassi
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10 |
| 2 | 
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Kosti Katajamäki
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10 |
| 3 | 1
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Marcos Ligato
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8 |
| 4 |
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Salvador Cañellas Jr.
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8 |
| 5 | 2
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 Alessandro Broccoli
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6 |
References
[edit]- ^"Rally of Turkey".juwra.Independent WRC archive.Retrieved2021-11-02.
- ^"Rally of Turkey 2003 Entry List".Retrieved2 November2021.
