2003 Tour de Corse
47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 12 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country France
Rally baseAjaccio
Dates runOctober 17, 2003 October 19, 2003
Stages16 (397.40 km; 246.93 miles)
Stage surfaceAsphalt
Overall distance971.75 km (603.82 miles)
Statistics
Crews62 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

The 2003 Tour de Corse (formally the 47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) was the twelfth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 17 October and 19 October 2003, and was based in Ajaccio, France. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 M
6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 P
14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC M
17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
20 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
21 France Alexandre Bengué France Caroline Escudero-Bengué France Alexandre Bengué Peugeot 206 WRC M
22 Germany Antony Warmbold United Kingdom Gemma Price Germany AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
23 France Cédric Robert France Gérald Bedon France Equipe de France FFSA Peugeot 206 WRC M
32 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Stohl Racing Peugeot 206 WRC P
34 France Benoît Rousselot France Gilles Mondésir France Benoît Rousselot Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
35 United Kingdom Alistair Ginley Republic of Ireland Rory Kennedy United Kingdom Alistair Ginley Ford Focus RS WRC '01
102 France Armando Pereira France Mickaële Rouillon France Armando Pereira Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 M
103 France Jean-Claude Torre France Patrick de la Foata France Jean-Claude Torre Peugeot 206 WRC M
104 France Didier Cormoreche France René Belleville France Didier Cormoreche Peugeot 206 WRC M
105 France José Micheli France Marie-Josée Cardi France José Micheli Toyota Corolla WRC M
106 France Alain Vauthier Belgium Erwin Mombaerts France Alain Vauthier Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
PWRC entries
52 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII P
53 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mexico Javier Marín Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
54 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
55 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
59 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
60 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Chris Patterson New Zealand Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
61 Poland Janusz Kulig Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
64 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
65 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 P
69 Belgium Bob Colsoul Belgium Tom Colsoul Belgium Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII M
70 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
74 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
76 Canada Patrick Richard Norway Ola Fløene Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 P
77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
80 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Jordi Barrabés Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 95.30 km
17 October 10:11 SS1 Cargese Paomia 1 14.64 km
10:44 SS2 Vico Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km
11:17 SS3 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km
14:23 SS4 Cargese Paomia 2 14.64 km
14:56 SS5 Vico Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km
15:29 SS6 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km
Leg 2 190.00 km
18 October 08:33 SS7 Ampaza Petreto 1 38.64 km
09:36 SS8 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km
11:29 SS9 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 1 40.94 km
14:07 SS10 Ampaza Petreto 2 38.64 km
15:10 SS11 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km
17:03 SS12 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 2 40.94 km
Leg 3 112.10 km
19 October 08:12 SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km
08:55 SS14 Pont de Calzola Agosta 1 31.81 km
11:47 SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km
12:30 SS16 Pont de Calzola Agosta 2 31.81 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:20:15.3 10
2 19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9 +36.6 8
3 5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:57.0 +41.7 6
4 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5 +1:09.2 5
5 17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:41.3 +1:26.0 4
6 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0 +1:58.7 3
7 8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:41.1 +2:25.8 2
8 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:52.0 +2:36.7 1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:20:15.3 10
2 2 19 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Marc Martí France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:20:51.9 +36.6 8
3 3 5 Belgium François Duval Belgium Stéphane Prévot United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 4:20:57.0 +41.7 6
4 4 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:21:24.5 +1:09.2 5
5 5 17 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Derek Ringer France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:21:41.3 +1:26.0 4
6 6 3 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:14.0 +1:58.7 3
7 7 8 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Kaj Lindström Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22:41.1 +2:25.8 2
8 8 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid France Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:22:52.0 +2:36.7 1
9 9 20 France Philippe Bugalski France Jean-Paul Chiaroni France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:23:02.1 +2:46.8 0
10 10 6 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:24:10.7 +3:55.4 0
11 11 15 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 4:25:25.2 +5:09.9 0
13 12 18 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 4:29:49.3 +9:34.0 0
Retired SS15 4 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Accident 0
Retired SS1 14 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC Electrical 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 Oct) SS1 Cargese Paomia 1 14.64 km Spain Carlos Sainz Citroën Xsara WRC 9:49.6 Spain Carlos Sainz
SS2 Vico Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 10:04.6 Estonia Markko Märtin
SS3 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.6
SS4 Cargese Paomia 2 14.64 km Belgium François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 9:45.3 France Sébastien Loeb
SS5 Vico Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:03.6
SS6 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 10:43.2
Leg 2 (18 Oct) SS7 Ampaza Petreto 1 38.64 km Estonia Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 25:32.2
SS8 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC '02 10:31.5 Belgium François Duval
SS9 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 1 40.94 km France Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC 27:23.5
SS10 Ampaza Petreto 2 38.64 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 25:20.7
SS11 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 10:22.3
SS12 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 2 40.94 km Norway Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 27:15.6 Norway Petter Solberg
Leg 3 (19 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:19.0
SS14 Pont de Calzola Agosta 1 31.81 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:47.2
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 15:25.4
SS16 Pont de Calzola Agosta 2 31.81 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 19:56.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 2 Spain Carlos Sainz 61 2 Spain Marc Martí 61 France Citroën Total WRT 137
2 2 Norway Petter Solberg 58 2 United Kingdom Phil Mills 58 France Marlboro Peugeot Total 129
3 2 United Kingdom Richard Burns 58 2 United Kingdom Robert Reid 58 Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team 88
4 2 France Sébastien Loeb 55 2 Monaco Daniel Elena 55 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 78
5 1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 43 1 Finland Timo Rautiainen 43 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 21

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
16 1 60 United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Chris Patterson New Zealand Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:49:47.8 10
17 2 54 Japan Toshihiro Arai New Zealand Tony Sircombe Japan Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:50:45.4 +57.6 8
18 3 55 United Kingdom Martin Rowe United Kingdom Trevor Agnew United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:54:51.8 +5:04.0 6
19 4 61 Poland Janusz Kulig Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Mobil 1 Team Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:55:46.2 +5:58.4 5
20 5 65 Sweden Stig Blomqvist Venezuela Ana Goñi United Kingdom David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:55:51.4 +6:03.6 4
23 6 69 Belgium Bob Colsoul Belgium Tom Colsoul Belgium Guy Colsoul Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:57:57.3 +8:09.5 3
25 7 80 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Jordi Barrabés Mexico Triviño Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:07:13.9 +17:26.1 2
29 8 70 Italy Riccardo Errani Italy Stefano Casadio Italy Errani Team Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:28:17.8 +38:30.0 1
32 9 64 Sweden Joakim Roman Sweden Ragnar Spjuth Sweden Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:41:35.0 +51:47.2 0
33 10 59 Italy Stefano Marrini Italy Tiziana Sandroni Italy Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:41:50.3 +52:02.5 0
Retired SS15 52 Spain Daniel Solà Spain Álex Romaní Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS10 74 Italy Fabio Frisiero Italy Giovanni Agnese Italy Motoring Club Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Accident 0
Retired SS9 76 Canada Patrick Richard Norway Ola Fløene Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada Subaru Impreza STI N9 Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 77 Italy Alfredo De Dominicis Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Italy Ralliart Italy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS1 53 Peru Ramón Ferreyros Mexico Javier Marín Italy Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (17 Oct) SS1 Cargese Paomia 1 14.64 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:35.8 Spain Daniel Solà
SS2 Vico Pont du Liamone 1 15.49 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:58.3
SS3 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 1 17.52 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:53.8
SS4 Cargese Paomia 2 14.64 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:34.6
SS5 Vico Pont du Liamone 2 15.49 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:54.0
SS6 Golfe de la Liscia Sarrola Carcopino 2 17.52 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:51.1
Leg 2 (18 Oct) SS7 Ampaza Petreto 1 38.64 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 28:02.5
SS8 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 1 15.42 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:52.1
SS9 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 1 40.94 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:01.1
SS10 Ampaza Petreto 2 38.64 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 27:44.8
SS11 Pont de la Masina Col St. Georges 2 15.42 km United Kingdom Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:36.6
SS12 Col de Carazzi Bastelica 2 40.94 km Spain Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 30:08.4
Leg 3 (19 Oct) SS13 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 1 24.24 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:04.6 United Kingdom Niall McShea
SS14 Pont de Calzola Agosta 1 31.81 km Japan Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 22:01.8
SS15 Penitencier Coti Chiavari Pietra Rossa 2 24.24 km Poland Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 17:11.8
SS16 Pont de Calzola Agosta 2 31.81 km Poland Janusz Kulig Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 22:13.6

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Martin Rowe 43
2 Japan Toshihiro Arai 38
3 1 Sweden Stig Blomqvist 30
4 1 Malaysia Karamjit Singh 30
5 Spain Daniel Solà 22

References

  1. "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. "Tour de Corse 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Tour de Corse 2003 Itinerary". Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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