The 2003 Rally Australia (formally the 16th Telstra Rally Australia) was the tenth round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 4 September and 7 September 2003, and was based in Perth, Australia. Subaru's Petter Solberg won the race, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2003 Rally Australia
16th Telstra Rally Australia
Round 10 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Australia
Rally basePerth
Dates runSeptember 4, 2003 – September 7, 2003
Stages24 (386.31 km; 240.04 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,795.16 km (1,115.46 miles)
Statistics
Crews49 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Japan 555 Subaru World Rally Team
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03

Background

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Entry list

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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
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
World Rally Championship entries
21   Antony Warmbold   Gemma Price   AW Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC '02 M
24   Balázs Benik   Bence Rácz   Balázs Benik Ford Focus RS WRC '02
109   Tolley Challis   Daryll Judd   Tolley Challis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
118   David Kendall   Jennifer Kendall-Stewart   David Kendall Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
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
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
64   Joakim Roman   Ragnar Spjuth   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
65   Stig Blomqvist   Rob Scott   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10
72   Constantin Aur   Adrian Berghea   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.20 km
4 September 18:38 SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km
5 September 08:19 SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km
08:47 SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km
09:45 SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km
12:12 SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km
12:44 SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km
14:17 SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km
16:43 SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km
17:11 SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km
20:32 SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km
Leg 2 — 124.00 km
6 September 09:49 SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km
10:12 SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km
10:45 SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km
11:03 SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km
14:12 SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km
14:35 SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km
15:08 SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km
15:26 SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km
19:40 SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km
19:50 SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km
Leg 3 — 117.11 km
7 September 09:06 SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km
09:44 SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km
12:30 SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km
13:08 SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km

Results

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Overall

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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 3:32:07.1 10
2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.6 8
3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.0 6
4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.7 5
5 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.2 4
6 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.5 3
7 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.9 2
8 11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.7 1

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 7   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:32:07.1 10
2 2 18   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:32:33.7 +26.6 8
3 3 2   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:34:00.1 +1:53.0 6
4 4 17   Colin McRae   Derek Ringer   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:37.8 +2:30.7 5
5 5 19   Carlos Sainz   Marc Martí   Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC 3:34:44.3 +2:37.2 4
6 6 8   Tommi Mäkinen   Kaj Lindström   555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 3:35:08.6 +3:01.5 3
7 7 3   Harri Rovanperä   Risto Pietiläinen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 3:36:11.0 +4:03.9 2
8 8 11   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:39:07.8 +7:00.7 1
9 9 6   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 3:39:17.7 +7:10.6 0
10 10 5   François Duval   Stéphane Prévot   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 3:39:53.3 +7:46.2 0
11 11 15   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:42:17.3 +10:10.2 0
12 12 14   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia WRC 3:43:15.2 +11:08.1 0
13 13 10   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 3:46:21.5 +14:14.4 0
Retired SS21 4   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '03 Excluded 0
Retired SS10 1   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Marlboro Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Withdrawn 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 1:31.9   Petter Solberg
Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 10:29.1   Marcus Grönholm
SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:51.8
SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 2:29.6
SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 9:15.3
SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 20:02.1
SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:22.4
SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km   Petter Solberg
  Sébastien Loeb
Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
Citroën Xsara WRC
10:14.4   Sébastien Loeb
SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:30.0
SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km   François Duval Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:33.5
Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 5:09.6
SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 11:38.2
SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:18.4
SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 8:55.3
SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 4:38.7
SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 11:23.8
SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 7:10.6
SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 8:46.6
SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.7
SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km   Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '03 1:31.8
Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 13:11.9   Petter Solberg
SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC 16:00.1   Sébastien Loeb
SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km   Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 12:22.6   Petter Solberg
SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km   Colin McRae Citroën Xsara WRC 18:10.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Richard Burns 55     Robert Reid 55     Marlboro Peugeot Total 110
2   2   Petter Solberg 48   2   Phil Mills 48     Citroën Total WRT 110
3   1   Carlos Sainz 48   1   Marc Martí 48   1   555 Subaru World Rally Team 74
4   1   Sébastien Loeb 45   1   Daniel Elena 45   1   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 61
5   2   Marcus Grönholm 38   2   Timo Rautiainen 38     Škoda Motorsport 20

Production World Rally Championship

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 55   Martin Rowe   Trevor Agnew   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 3:54:17.1 10
2 2 51   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 3:56:14.1 +1:57.0 8
3 3 60   Niall McShea   Chris Patterson   Neil Allport Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:56:56.1 +2:39.0 6
4 4 65   Stig Blomqvist   Rob Scott   David Sutton Cars Ltd Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 4:03:55.5 +9:38.4 5
5 5 52   Daniel Solà   Álex Romaní   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 4:04:37.6 +10:20.5 4
6 6 64   Joakim Roman   Ragnar Spjuth   Milbrooks World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:21:59.9 +27:42.8 3
Retired SS14 54   Toshihiro Arai   Tony Sircombe   Subaru Production Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 58   Marcos Ligato   Rubén Garcia   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Transmission 0
Retired SS11 59   Stefano Marrini   Massimo Agostinelli   Top Run SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0
Retired SS8 72   Constantin Aur   Adrian Berghea   Stohl Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 53   Ramón Ferreyros   Javier Marín   Mauro Rally Tuning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mechanical 0

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (4 Sep) SS1 Perth City Super 1 2.45 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 1:39.9   Marcos Ligato
Leg 1 (5 Sep) SS2 Murray North 1 18.49 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 11:25.8
SS3 Murray South 1 20.12 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:57.7
SS4 Gobbys 5.20 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2:45.2
SS5 Stirling West 15.89 km   Marcos Ligato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 10:06.0
SS6 Stirling Long 34.99 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 21:54.6
SS7 Turner Hill 7.00 km   Karamjit Singh Proton Pert 4:51.7
SS8 Murray North 2 18.49 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:12.7   Martin Rowe
SS9 Murray South 2 20.12 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:52.0
SS10 Perth City Super 2 2.45 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:40.7
Leg 2 (6 Sep) SS11 Beraking East 8.88 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 5:40.1
SS12 Helena East 1 20.49 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 12:43.4
SS13 Helena West 1 12.60 km   Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 8:00.5
SS14 Helena South 1 17.31 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 9:52.6
SS15 Beraking West 9.42 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 5:05.1
SS16 Helena East 2 20.49 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 12:30.9
SS17 Helena West 2 12.60 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 7:53.2
SS18 Helena South 2 17.31 km   Daniel Solà Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 9:40.5
SS19 Perth City Super 3 2.45 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:39.1
SS20 Perth City Super 4 2.45 km   Stig Blomqvist Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 1:38.7
Leg 3 (7 Sep) SS21 Bannister North 24.81 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 14:36.6
SS22 Bannister South 34.16 km   Martin Rowe Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 17:36.1
SS23 Bannister West 24.69 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 13:48.8
SS24 Bannister Central 33.45 km   Niall McShea Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 20:07.5

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1   1   Martin Rowe 37
2   1   Toshihiro Arai 30
3     Karamjit Singh 30
4     Stig Blomqvist 26
5     Daniel Solà 22

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "Rally Australia 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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