2003 Rally of Turkey
The 2003 Rally of Turkey (formally the 4th 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 in Kemer, Turkey. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 25th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2003 Rally of Turkey 4th Rally of Turkey | |||
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Round 3 of the 2003 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) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRTCitroën Xsara WRC | ||
| Crews | 60 at start, 26 at finish | ||
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EET (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
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Carlos Sainz |
Marc Martí |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:32:14.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:33:02.0 | +47.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} François Duval |
Stéphane Prévot |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:00.6 | +1:46.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Colin McRae |
Derek Ringer |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:34:23.2 | +2:09.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi |
Hervé Panizzi |
Bozian Racing |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:55.7 | +2:41.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |  Markko Märtin |
Michael Park |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:35:39.0 | +3:24.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 |  Toni Gardemeister |
Paavo Lukander |
 Škoda Motorsport |
Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:37:27.1 | +5:13.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Tommi Mäkinen |
Kaj Lindström |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:39:32.7 | +7:18.6 | 1 |
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:12.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km | Harri Rovanperä Petter Solberg |
Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 |
1:52.7 | Petter Solberg |
| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 12:28.6 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:51.8 | Harri Rovanperä | |
| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 11:50.5 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:19.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:45.1 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:47.0 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:51.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:45.4 | Carlos Sainz | |
| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:06.8 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Markko Märtin |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 16:29.6 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:27.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Colin McRae |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:51.3 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Richard Burns |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:20.7 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | François Duval |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 8:13.4 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:13.8 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:46.5 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  3 |
Richard Burns |
18 | 3 |
Robert Reid |
18 |  |
Citroën Total WRT |
39 | |||
| 2 | |
Colin McRae |
17 | |
Derek Ringer |
17 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
31 | |||
| 3 | 4 |
Carlos Sainz |
16 | 4 |
Marc Martí |
16 | |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
25 | |||
| 4 | 1 |
Markko Märtin |
13 | 1 |
Michael Park |
13 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
13 | |||
| 5 |  4 |
Sébastien Loeb |
12 | 4 |
 Daniel Elena |
12 | 1 |
Škoda Motorsport |
6 | |||
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 54 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Miikka Anttila |
 Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 5:08:56.6 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2 | 69 | Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
Xavier Amigó |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:14:01.4 | +5:04.8 | 8 |
| 19 | 3 | 70 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | 5:18:05.1 | +9:08.5 | 6 |
| 20 | 4 | 64 | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Harri Kaapro |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:22:19.2 | +13:22.6 | 5 |
| 21 | 5 | 76 |  Luca Cecchettini |
Nicola Arena |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:38:05.6 | +29:09.0 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 65 |  Abdo Feghali |
Joseph Matar |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | 5:50:18.0 | +41:21.4 | 3 |
| 23 | 7 | 57 |  Dimitar Iliev |
Petar Sivov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Peugeot 206 S1600 | 6:06:39.4 | +57:42.8 | 2 |
| Retired SS15 | 52 |  Daniel Carlsson |
Matthias Andersson |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 58 |  Marcos Ligato |
Rubén Garcia |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 63 | Massimo Ceccato |
Mitia Dotta |
Top Run SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Transmission | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 67 |  Alessandro Broccoli |
Simona Girelli |
Sab Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 66 | Sébastien Ceccone |
Julien Giroux |
Citroën Total |
Citroën Saxo S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 68 |  Juraj Šebalj |
Toni Klinc |
Renault Croatia |
Renault Clio S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 55 | Martin Stenshorne |
Clive Jenkins |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Puma S1600 | Codriver ill | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 74 | Kris Meeke |
Chris Patterson |
Opel Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS5 | 71 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 51 | Mirco Baldacci |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Purity Auto |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 59 |  Beppo Harrach |
Michael Kölbach |
Astra Racing |
Ford Puma S1600 | Oil leak | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi |
Jacques-Julien Renucci |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 62 | Oscar Svedlund |
Björn Nilsson |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Steering | 0 | ||
| Retired SS3 | 73 | Krum Donchev |
Ruman Manolov |
Auto Sport Italia |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS1 | 78 | Vladan Vasiljevic |
Sebastian Geipel |
Volkswagen Racing |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Brice Tirabassi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 1:22.8 | Brice Tirabassi |
| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:07.3 | Daniel Carlsson |
| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:07.1 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 26:23.8 | ||
| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:44.0 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | Marcos Ligato |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:25.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Marcos Ligato |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:09.4 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:35.9 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 13:29.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 24:16.0 | ||
| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:41.2 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:34.9 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:39.7 | Kosti Katajamäki | |
| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Daniel Carlsson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:05.9 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 23:50.5 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | Guy Wilks |
Ford Puma S1600 | 9:19.3 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 20:55.0 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 17:24.2 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Brice Tirabassi |
10 |
| 2 |  |
Kosti Katajamäki |
10 |
| 3 | 1 |
Marcos Ligato |
8 |
| 4 | |
Salvador Cañellas Jr. |
8 |
| 5 | 2 |
Alessandro Broccoli |
6 |
References
- "Rally of Turkey". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- "Rally of Turkey 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links
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