2003 Tour de Corse

2003 Tour de Corse
*47th Tour de Corse - Rallye de France*
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 base	Ajaccio
Dates run	October 17, 2003 – October 19, 2003
Stages	16 (397.40 km; 246.93 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	971.75 km (603.82 miles)
Statistics
Crews	62 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Petter Solberg; Phil Mills; 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[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	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	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
14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	M
15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	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
20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
21	Alexandre Bengué	Caroline Escudero-Bengué	Alexandre Bengué	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
22	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
23	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Equipe de France FFSA	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	Stohl Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	P
34	Benoît Rousselot	Gilles Mondésir	Benoît Rousselot	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	—
35	Alistair Ginley	Rory Kennedy	Alistair Ginley	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	—
102	Armando Pereira	Mickaële Rouillon	Armando Pereira	Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01	M
103	Jean-Claude Torre	Patrick de la Foata	Jean-Claude Torre	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
104	Didier Cormoreche	René Belleville	Didier Cormoreche	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
105	José Micheli	Marie-Josée Cardi	José Micheli	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
106	Alain Vauthier	Erwin Mombaerts	Alain Vauthier	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	M
PWRC entries
52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	P
53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
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
59	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
61	Janusz Kulig	Maciej Szczepaniak	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
64	Joakim Roman	Ragnar Spjuth	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	P
69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
70	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Errani Team Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
74	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
76	Patrick Richard	Ola Fløene	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza STI N9	P
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary[edit]

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[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	4:20:15.3		10
2	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:51.9	+36.6	8
3	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:57.0	+41.7	6
4	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:21:24.5	+1:09.2	5
5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:21:41.3	+1:26.0	4
6	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:14.0	+1:58.7	3
7	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:22:41.1	+2:25.8	2
8	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:52.0	+2:36.7	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	4:20:15.3		10
2	2	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:51.9	+36.6	8
3	3	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:57.0	+41.7	6
4	4	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:21:24.5	+1:09.2	5
5	5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:21:41.3	+1:26.0	4
6	6	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:14.0	+1:58.7	3
7	7	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:22:41.1	+2:25.8	2
8	8	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:22:52.0	+2:36.7	1
9	9	20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:02.1	+2:46.8	0
10	10	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	4:24:10.7	+3:55.4	0
11	11	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:25:25.2	+5:09.9	0
13	12	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:29:49.3	+9:34.0	0
Retired SS15		4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	Accident		0
Retired SS1		14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Electrical		0

Special stages[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

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

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
16	1	60	Niall McShea	Chris Patterson	Neil Allport Motorsports	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:49:47.8		10
17	2	54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	4:50:45.4	+57.6	8
18	3	55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	4:54:51.8	+5:04.0	6
19	4	61	Janusz Kulig	Maciej Szczepaniak	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:55:46.2	+5:58.4	5
20	5	65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10	4:55:51.4	+6:03.6	4
23	6	69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4:57:57.3	+8:09.5	3
25	7	80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:07:13.9	+17:26.1	2
29	8	70	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Errani Team Group	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:28:17.8	+38:30.0	1
32	9	64	Joakim Roman	Ragnar Spjuth	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	5:41:35.0	+51:47.2	0
33	10	59	Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	5:41:50.3	+52:02.5	0
Retired SS15		52	Daniel Solà	Álex Romaní	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS10		74	Fabio Frisiero	Giovanni Agnese	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS9		76	Patrick Richard	Ola Fløene	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza STI N9	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0
Retired SS1		53	Ramón Ferreyros	Javier Marín	Mauro Rally Tuning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Mechanical		0

Special stages[edit]

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

Championship standings[edit]

Bold text indicates 2003 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Martin Rowe	43
2		Toshihiro Arai	38
3	1	Stig Blomqvist	30
4	1	Karamjit Singh	30
5		Daniel Solà	22

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Corsica-1] "Tour de Corse". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-18.

[rtdcdrivers_2003-2] "Tour de Corse 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[rtdcitinerary_2003-3] "Tour de Corse 2003 Itinerary". Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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