The 2003 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 24 and 26 January 2003, and was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship. [1]
| 2003 Monte Carlo Rally 71st Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | ||
|---|---|---|
Round 1 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Monaco | |
| Rally base | Monaco | |
| Dates run | January 24, 2003 – January 26, 2003 | |
| Stages | 14 (415.02 km; 257.88 miles) | |
| Stage surface | Asphalt/snow | |
| Overall distance | 1,357.92 km (843.77 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 50 at start, 29 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total | |
Background
editEntry list
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Itinerary
editAll dates and times are CET (UTC 1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 196.30 km | ||||
| 24 January | 07:48 | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km |
| 09:21 | SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | |
| 11:24 | SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | |
| 12:57 | SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | |
| 14:30 | SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | |
| 17:09 | SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | |
| Leg 2 — 114.52 km | ||||
| 25 January | 08:33 | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km |
| 09:31 | SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | |
| 13:19 | SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | |
| 14:17 | SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | |
| Leg 3 — 104.20 km | ||||
| 26 January | 09:15 | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km |
| 10:08 | SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | |
| 12:35 | SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | |
| 13:28 | SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Report
editOverall
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 18 |  Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:11.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 17 |  Colin McRae
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Derek Ringer
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:29:49.5 | 38.1 | 8 |
| 3 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:30:03.6 | 52.2 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 |  Markko Märtin
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Michael Park
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:30:06.9 | 55.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:32:27.9 | 3:16.5 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 | Cédric Robert
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Gérald Bedon
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Equipe de France FFSA
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:28.1 | 5:16.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 |  François Duval
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Jean-Marc Fortin
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:28.5 | 5:17.1 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 |  Armin Schwarz
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Manfred Hiemer
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 Hyundai World Rally Team
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Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 4:35:53.7 | 6:42.3 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 Jan) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km |  Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:07.6 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:00.3 | ||
| SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:54.5 | ||
| SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:33.7 | ||
| SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 28:54.9 | ||
| SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | Colin McRae Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Xsara WRC |
30:04.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (25 Jan) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:08.0 | ||
| SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:59.3 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 17:52.3 | ||
| Leg 3 (26 Jan) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Colin McRae
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 25:30.6 | |
| SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 14:09.4 | ||
| SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:52.0 | ||
| SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:46.1 | ||
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Loeb
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10 |
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Daniel Elena
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10 |
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Citroën Total WRT
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18 | |||
| 2 |
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Colin McRae
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8 |
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Derek Ringer
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8 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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10 | |||
| 3 |
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Carlos Sainz
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6 |
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Marc Martí
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6 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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6 | |||
| 4 |
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Markko Märtin
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5 |
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Michael Park
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5 |
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Hyundai World Rally Team
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3 | |||
| 5 |
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Richard Burns
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4 |
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Robert Reid
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4 |
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 Škoda Motorsport
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2 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
editClassification
editSpecial stages
edit| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (24 January) | SS1 | Prunières — Embrun 1 | 28.36 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 21:16.2 | Brice Tirabassi
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| SS2 | Selonnet — Bréziers 1 | 22.52 km |  Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:12.2 | Daniel Carlsson
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| SS3 | Prunières — Embrun 2 | 28.36 km |  Mirco Baldacci
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 20:26.1 | Brice Tirabassi
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| SS4 | Selonnet — Bréziers 2 | 22.52 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 17:43.2 | ||
| SS5 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 1 | 47.27 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 33:21.5 | ||
| SS6 | Plan de Vitrolles — Faye 2 | 47.27 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 34:51.6 | Daniel Carlsson
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| Leg 2 (25 January) | SS7 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 1 | 32.11 km | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS8 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 1 | 25.15 km |  Marcos Ligato
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:52.5 | Brice Tirabassi
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| SS9 | Les 4 Chemins — Sigale 2 | 32.11 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS10 | St Antonin — Tourette du Château 2 | 25.15 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| Leg 3 (26 January) | SS11 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 1 | 32.58 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 28:57.7 | |
| SS12 | Lantosque — Lucéram 1 | 19.52 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 15:48.7 | ||
| SS13 | Sospel — Turini — La Bollène 2 | 32.58 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 28:01.1 | ||
| SS14 | Lantosque — Lucéram 2 | 19.52 km | Mirco Baldacci
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 15:42.4 | ||
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Brice Tirabassi
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10 |
| 2 |
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Marcos Ligato
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8 |
| 3 |
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Alessandro Broccoli
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6 |
| 4 |
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Urmo Aava
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5 |
| 5 |
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 Massimo Ceccato
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4 |
References
edit- ^ "Monte Carlo Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 2003 Itinerary". Retrieved 29 October 2021.