2003 Swedish Rally

2003 Swedish Rally
*52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally*
2003 Swedish Rally; 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally
Round 2 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Sweden
Rally base	Karlstad
Dates run	February 7, 2003 – February 9, 2003
Stages	17 (386.91 km; 240.41 miles)
Stage surface	Snow
Overall distance	1,903.47 km (1,182.76 miles)
Statistics
Crews	75 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Marlboro Peugeot Total; Peugeot 206 WRC

The 2003 Swedish Rally (formally the 52nd Uddeholm Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 7 February and 9 February 2003, and was based in Karlstad, Sweden. Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm won the race, his 13th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background

Entry list

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 '02	M
5	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	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	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	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
21	Janne Tuohino	Jukka Aho	Janne Tuohino	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
22	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciek Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
23	Jari Viita	Teppo Leino	Wrüth Sport	Ford Focus RS WRC '01	M
24	Roman Kresta	Miloš Hůlka	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
25	Antony Warmbold	Gemma Price	AW Rally Team	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	M
32	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Juuso Pykälistö	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
34	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Henning Solberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
35	Kristian Sohlberg	Jakke Honkanen	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Lancer WRC2	M
100	Rune Dalsjø	Göran Bergsten	Rune Dalsjø	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
101	Kristian Kolberg	Kjell Pettersen	Kristian Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC2	—
102	Andreas Eriksson	Patrick Henriksson	Andreas Eriksson	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	P
103	Thomas Kolberg	Pål Christian Iversen	Thomas Kolberg	Hyundai Accent WRC2	C
113	Tord Linnerud	Henning Isdal	Tord Linnerud	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
114	Thomas Schie	Ragnar Engen	Thomas Schie	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
116	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Allan Harryman	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Ford Focus RS WRC'01	—
117	Jozef Béreš Jr.	Petr Starý	Styllex Tuning Motorsport	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
PWRC entries
51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	—
54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	—
55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	—
59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agostinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
61	Janusz Kulig	Jarosław Baran	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Mark Stacey	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	—
63	Luca Baldini	Alessandro Floris	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
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 N8	—
67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Łukasz Kurzeja	Orlen Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	M
69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
71	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
72	Constantin Aur	Silviu Moraru	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
74	Fabio Frisiero	Loris Roggia	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
76	Patrick Richard	Martin Headland	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	—
77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
78	Łukasz Sztuka	Per Carlsson	First Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	—
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC 1).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 125.79 km
7 February	08:35	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km
	09:27	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km
	11:55	SS3	Granberget 1	43.69 km
	14:28	SS4	Malta	11.25 km
	15:25	SS5	Brunnberg 1	31.66 km
	16:26	SS6	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km
Leg 2 — 140.37 km
8 February	08:18	SS7	Granberget 2	43.69 km
	11:24	SS8	Fredriksberg	18.14 km
	12:07	SS9	Lejen	25.04 km
	14:37	SS10	Vargåsen	32.43 km
	15:35	SS11	Torntorp	19.21 km
	16:40	SS12	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km
Leg 3 — 120.75 km
9 February	08:35	SS13	Sågen 2	14.17 km
	09:27	SS14	Rämmen 2	23.16 km
	11:14	SS15	Hara	11.91 km
	12:12	SS16	Brunnberg 2	31.66 km
	14:35	SS17	Hagfors	39.85 km

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:03:28.1		10
2	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:04:18.9	50.8	8
3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:04:46.0	1:17.9	6
4	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:05:13.9	1:45.8	5
5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:05:43.9	2:15.8	4
6	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:05:47.2	2:19.1	3
7	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:42.8	3:14.7	2
8	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:06:47.3	3:19.2	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:03:28.1		10
2	2	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:04:18.9	50.8	8
3	3	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:04:46.0	1:17.9	6
4	4	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:05:13.9	1:45.8	5
5	5	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:05:43.9	2:15.8	4
6	6	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	3:05:47.2	2:19.1	3
7	7	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:42.8	3:14.7	2
8	8	15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:06:47.3	3:19.2	1
9	9	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:06:52.3	3:24.2	0
10	10	11	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:07:04.5	3:36.4	0
11	11	6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	3:09:33.8	6:05.7	0
13	12	10	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	3:10:49.3	7:21.2	0
18	13	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3	3:16:14.9	12:46.8	0
Retired SS8		3	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS7		12	Jussi Välimäki	Tero Gardemeister	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC3	Transmission		0
Retired SS6		5	François Duval	Jean-Marc Fortin	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Engine		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 Feb)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:25.6	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:05.5	Marcus Grönholm
	SS3	Granberget 1	43.69 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:43.9
	SS4	Malta	11.25 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:39.1
	SS5	Brunnberg 1	31.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS6	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Richard Burns	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:58.0
Leg 2 (8 Feb)	SS7	Granberget 2	43.69 km	Harri Rovanperä	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:28.0
	SS8	Fredriksberg	18.14 km	Notional stage time
	SS9	Lejen	25.04 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:56.2
	SS10	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:08.7
	SS11	Torntorp	19.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:12.7
	SS12	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	1:56.8
Leg 3 (9 Feb)	SS13	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	7:19.1
	SS14	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:41.4
	SS15	Hara	11.91 km	Colin McRae	Citroën Xsara WRC	5:55.4
	SS16	Brunnberg 2	31.66 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	15:08.7
	SS17	Hagfors	39.85 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	19:40.0

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Loeb	12		Daniel Elena	12		Citroën Total WRT	24
2		Colin McRae	12		Derek Ringer	12	1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	22
3		Marcus Grönholm	10		Timo Rautiainen	10	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	15
4	1	Richard Burns	10	1	Robert Reid	10		555 Subaru World Rally Team	11
5	1	Markko Märtin	10	1	Michael Park	10	1	Hyundai World Rally Team	3

Production World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
26	1	65	Stig Blomqvist	Ana Goñi	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:22:28.2		10
27	2	51	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	3:23:00.0	31.8	8
29	3	55	Martin Rowe	Trevor Agnew	David Sutton Cars Ltd	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:24:20.9	1:52.7	6
31	4	62	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Mark Stacey	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:24:28.7	2:00.5	5
33	5	67	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Łukasz Kurzeja	Orlen Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:28:38.0	6:09.8	4
37	6	64	Joakim Roman	Ingrid Mitakidou	Milbrooks World Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:33:06.0	10:37.8	3
38	7	78	Łukasz Sztuka	Per Carlsson	First Motorsport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:34:06.9	11:38.7	2
41	8	76	Patrick Richard	Martin Headland	Subaru Rally Team Canada	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	3:35:56.3	13:28.1	1
42	9	69	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Guy Colsoul Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	3:36:06.3	13:38.1	0
44	10	77	Alfredo De Dominicis	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ralliart Italy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:37:52.6	15:24.4	0
45	11	63	Luca Baldini	Alessandro Floris	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:38:37.9	16:09.7	0
46	12	74	Fabio Frisiero	Loris Roggia	Motoring Club	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:42:52.3	20:24.1	0
53	13	71	Georgi Geradzhiev Jr.	Nikola Popov	Racing Team Bulgartabac	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:04:34.5	42:06.3	0
Retired SS17		61	Janusz Kulig	Jarosław Baran	Mobil 1 Team Poland	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Excluded		0
Retired SS17		80	Ricardo Triviño	Jordi Barrabés	Triviño Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Accident		0
Retired SS16		54	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Production Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	Engine		0
Retired SS13		72	Constantin Aur	Silviu Moraru	Stohl Racing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Transmission		0
Retired SS2		59	Stefano Marrini	Massimo Agotinelli	Top Run SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	Engine		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (7 February)	SS1	Sågen 1	14.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	8:14.2	Toshihiro Arai
	SS2	Rämmen 1	23.16 km	Notional stage time
	SS3	Granberget 1	43.69 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	23:47.5
	SS4	Malta	11.25 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	6:16.8
	SS5	Brunnberg 1	31.66 km	Stage cancelled
	SS6	Hagfors Sprint 1	1.86 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	2:07.5
Leg 2 (8 February)	SS7	Granberget 2	43.69 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	23:28.0
	SS8	Fredriksberg	18.14 km	Notional stage time
	SS9	Lejen	25.04 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	13:10.6
	SS10	Vargåsen	32.43 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	19:57.6
	SS11	Torntorp	19.21 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:12.8
	SS12	Hagfors Sprint 2	1.86 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	2:06.7
Leg 3 (9 February)	SS13	Sågen 2	14.17 km	Toshihiro Arai	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	8:07.8
	SS14	Rämmen 2	23.16 km	Stig Blomqvist	Subaru Impreza WRX STI N8	12:51.5
	SS15	Hara	11.91 km	Karamjit Singh	Proton Pert	6:37.2
	SS16	Brunnberg 2	31.66 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:44.2	Stig Blomqvist
	SS17	Hagfors	39.85 km	Janusz Kulig	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:38.7	Stig Blomqvist

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points
1		Stig Blomqvist	10
2		Karamjit Singh	8
3		Martin Rowe	6
4		Peter 'Possum' Bourne	5
5		Krzysztof Hołowczyc	4

References

^ "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
^ "Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[2003-Sweden1-1] "Swedish Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

[rsdrivers_2003-2] "Sweden Rally 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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