2003 Cyprus Rally

2003 Cyprus Rally
*31st Cyprus Rally*
2003 Cyprus Rally; 31st Cyprus Rally
Round 7 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Cyprus
Rally base	Limassol
Dates run	June 20, 2003 – June 22, 2003
Stages	18 (341.05 km; 211.92 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,184.53 km (736.03 miles)
Statistics
Crews	51 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 555 Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

The 2003 Cyprus Rally (formally the 31st 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 in Limassol, Cyprus. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	M
6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	P
10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
12	Justin Dale	Andrew Bargery	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	M
14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	M
17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
20	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
21	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
22	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
100	Andreas Tsouloftas	Panayiotis Shialos	Andreas Tsouloftas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
101	Giovanni Recordati	Freddy Delorme	Giovanni Recordati	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	P
55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	P
57	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
61	Janusz Kulig	Dariusz Burkat	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
64	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	—
69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
70	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Errani Team Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
71	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
72	Constantin Aur	Adrian Berghea	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
74	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
76	Patrick Richard	Mikael Johansson	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[edit]

All dates and times are EEST (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[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	5:09:12.6		10
2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:13:26.6	+4:14.0	8
3	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:13:29.4	+4:16.8	6
4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:13:57.9	+4:45.3	5
5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:14:54.8	+5:42.2	4
6	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:18:11.3	+8:58.7	3
7	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	5:22:41.6	+13:29.0	2
8	32	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	5:33:09.9	+23:57.3	1

World Rally Cars[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	5:09:12.6		10
2	2	3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:13:26.6	+4:14.0	8
3	3	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:13:29.4	+4:16.8	6
4	4	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:13:57.9	+4:45.3	5
5	5	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:14:54.8	+5:42.2	4
6	6	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	5:18:11.3	+8:58.7	3
7	7	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	5:22:41.6	+13:29.0	2
Retired SS11		2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS11		8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	Over time limit		0
Retired SS11		14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	Alternator		0
Retired SS9		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	Accident		0
Retired SS6		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Propshaft		0
Retired SS6		11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0
Retired SS5		4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Oil pressure		0
Retired SS5		5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Oil pressure		0
Retired SS3		12	Justin Dale	Andrew Bargery	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Engine		0

Special stages[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Richard Burns	37		Robert Reid	37		Marlboro Peugeot Total	81
2		Carlos Sainz	36		Marc Martí	36		Citroën Total WRT	73
3		Marcus Grönholm	30		Timo Rautiainen	30	1	555 Subaru World Rally Team	47
4	1	Petter Solberg	29	1	Phil Mills	29	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	43
5	2	Sébastien Loeb	23	2	Daniel Elena	23		Škoda Motorsport	20

Production World Rally Championship[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
9	1	54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	5:39:13.7		10
10	2	55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	5:42:56.7	+3:43.0	8
11	3	65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	5:45:30.1	+6:16.4	6
12	4	58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	6:00:26.8	+21:13.1	5
14	5	69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:10:50.7	+31:37.0	4
17	6	70	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Errani Team Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:46:12.8	+1:06:59.1	3
Retired SS13		61	Janusz Kulig	Dariusz Burkat	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS11		71	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Electronics		0
Retired SS9		51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	Mechanical		0
Retired SS9		52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS9		72	Constantin Aur	Adrian Berghea	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS9		80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS8		74	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		64	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS3		53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		57	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		76	Patrick Richard	Mikael Johansson	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS1		59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0

Special stages[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Toshihiro Arai	30
2	2	Martin Rowe	19
3		Stig Blomqvist	17
4	2	Karamjit Singh	17
5		Marcos Ligato	13

References[edit]

^ "Rally Cyprus". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ "Cyprus Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Cyprus-1] "Rally Cyprus". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[ardrivers_2003-2] "Cyprus Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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