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2003 Monte Carlo Rally
1st round of the 2003 World Rally Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2003 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 and 26 January 2003, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
Quick Facts 2003 Monte Carlo Rally 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, Host country ...
| 2003 Monte Carlo Rally 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
|---|---|---|
Round 1 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monaco | |
| Dates run | January 24, 2003 – January 26, 2003 | |
| Stages | 14 (415.02 km; 257.88 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Asphalt/snow | |
| Overall distance | 1,357.92 km (843.77 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 50 at start, 29 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total | |
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All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
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| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 196.30 km | ||||
| 24 January | 07:48 | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km |
| 09:21 | SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | |
| 11:24 | SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | |
| 12:57 | SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | |
| 14:30 | SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | |
| 17:09 | SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | |
| Leg 2 — 114.52 km | ||||
| 25 January | 08:33 | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km |
| 09:31 | SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | |
| 13:19 | SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | |
| 14:17 | SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 104.20 km | ||||
| 26 January | 09:15 | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km |
| 10:08 | SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | |
| 12:35 | SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | |
| 13:28 | SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | |
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:11.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 17 |  Colin McRae |
Derek Ringer |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:49.5 | +38.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz |
Marc Martí |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:30:03.6 | +52.2 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 |  Markko Märtin |
Michael Park |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:30:06.9 | +55.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:32:27.9 | +3:16.5 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 | Cédric Robert |
Gérald Bedon |
Equipe de France FFSA |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:28.1 | +5:16.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 |  François Duval |
Jean-Marc Fortin |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:28.5 | +5:17.1 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 |  Armin Schwarz |
Manfred Hiemer |
 Hyundai World Rally Team |
Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:35:53.7 | +6:42.3 | 1 |
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Classification
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Special stages
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 Jan) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km |  Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:07.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:00.3 | ||
| SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:54.5 | ||
| SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:33.7 | ||
| SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 28:54.9 | ||
| SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | Colin McRae Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
30:04.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (25 Jan) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:08.0 | ||
| SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:59.3 | Sébastien Loeb | |
| SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:52.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (26 Jan) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Colin McRae |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 25:30.6 | |
| SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:09.4 | ||
| SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:52.0 | ||
| SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:46.1 | ||
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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 |  |
Sébastien Loeb |
10 | |
Daniel Elena |
10 | |
Citroën Total WRT |
18 | |||
| 2 | |
Colin McRae |
8 | |
Derek Ringer |
8 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
10 | |||
| 3 | |
Carlos Sainz |
6 | |
Marc Martí |
6 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
6 | |||
| 4 | |
Markko Märtin |
5 | |
Michael Park |
5 | |
Hyundai World Rally Team |
3 | |||
| 5 | |
Richard Burns |
4 | |
Robert Reid |
4 | |
 Škoda Motorsport |
2 | |||
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Classification
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| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi |
Jacques-Julien Renucci |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:12:36.1 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
 Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:17:52.8 | +5:16.7 | 8 |
| 19 | 3 | 67 |  Alessandro Broccoli |
Simona Girelli |
Sab Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:21:12.9 | +8:36.8 | 6 |
| 20 | 4 | 71 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
 Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:21:24.7 | +8:48.6 | 5 |
| 21 | 5 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato |
Mitia Dotta |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:21:56.3 | +9:20.2 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 68 |  Juraj Šebalj |
Toni Klinc |
Renault Croatia |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:25:00.0 | +12:23.9 | 3 |
| 23 | 7 | 51 | Mirco Baldacci |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Purity Auto |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:27:49.9 | +15:13.8 | 2 |
| 24 | 8 | 59 |  Beppo Harrach |
Michael Kölbach |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | 5:31:43.4 | +19:07.3 | 1 |
| 25 | 9 | 76 | Luca Cecchettini |
Nicola Arena |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:32:02.4 | +19:26.3 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 65 |  Abdo Feghali |
Joseph Matar |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | 5:33:17.7 | +20:41.6 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 73 |  Krum Donchev |
Ruman Manolov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:35:25.5 | +22:49.4 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 74 | Kris Meeke |
Chris Patterson |
Opel Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | 5:45:50.2 | +33:14.1 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Miikka Anttila |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Excluded - brakes | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 55 |  Martin Stenshorne |
Clive Jenkins |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 62 |  Oscar Svedlund |
Björn Nilsson |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Harri Kaapro |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
Xavier Amigó |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 70 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 52 | Daniel Carlsson |
Matthias Andersson |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Excluded | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 78 | Vladan Vasiljevic |
Sebastian Geipel |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Excluded | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 57 | Dimitar Iliev |
Petar Sivov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Peugeot 206 S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 66 | Sébastien Ceccone |
Julien Giroux |
Citroën Total |
Citroën Saxo S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
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| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 January) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 21:16.2 | Brice Tirabassi |
| SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:12.2 | Daniel Carlsson | |
| SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:26.1 | Brice Tirabassi | |
| SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:43.2 | ||
| SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 33:21.5 | ||
| SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 34:51.6 | Daniel Carlsson | |
| Leg 2 (25 January) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | Marcos Ligato |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:52.5 | Brice Tirabassi | |
| SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| Leg 3 (26 January) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 28:57.7 | |
| SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 15:48.7 | ||
| SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 28:01.1 | ||
| SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:42.4 | ||
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Championship standings
More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Brice Tirabassi |
10 |
| 2 | |
Marcos Ligato |
8 |
| 3 | |
Alessandro Broccoli |
6 |
| 4 | |
Urmo Aava |
5 |
| 5 | |
Massimo Ceccato |
4 |
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