2003 Rallye Sanremo

The 2003 Rallye Sanremo (formally the 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia) was the eleventh round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 3 October and 5 October 2003, and was based in Sanremo, Italy. Citroen's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

2003 Rallye Sanremo 45th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Round 11 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Italy
Rally base	Sanremo
Dates run	October 3, 2003 – October 5, 2003
Stages	14 (387.36 km; 240.69 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,375.86 km (854.92 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC
Crews	54 at start, 36 at finish

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	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
22	Roman Kresta	Jan Tománek	Bozian Racing	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
23	Cédric Robert	Gérald Bedon	Equipe de France FFSA	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
32	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Riccardo Errani	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
JWRC entries
51	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Purity Auto	Fiat Punto S1600	M
52	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
54	Kosti Katajamäki	Jani Laaksonen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	M
57	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
61	Brice Tirabassi	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	M
63	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
64	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Harri Kaapro	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
65	Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	M
67	Alessandro Broccoli	Simona Girelli	Sab Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	M
69	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Xavier Amigó	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
70	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	M
71	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	M
73	Krum Donchev	Ruman Manolov	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	M
74	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	M
76	Luca Cecchettini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	M
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 142.14 km
3 October	08:38	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km
	09:26	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km
	12:25	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km
	13:17	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km
	15:54	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km
	16:42	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km
Leg 2 — 149.10 km
4 October	09:20	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km
	12:26	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km
	13:18	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km
	15:52	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km
Leg 3 — 96.12 km
5 October	09:12	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km
	09:54	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km
	12:28	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km
	13:10	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 km

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:16:33.7		10
2	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:02.0	+28.3	8
3	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:17:28.3	+54.6	6
4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:19:06.9	+2:33.2	5
5	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:32.6	+3:58.9	4
6	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:57.5	+4:23.8	3
7	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:23:43.2	+7:09.5	2
8	20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:46.3	+7:12.6	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	18	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:16:33.7		10
2	2	3	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:17:02.0	+28.3	8
3	3	4	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:17:28.3	+54.6	6
4	4	19	Carlos Sainz	Marc Martí	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:19:06.9	+2:33.2	5
5	5	5	François Duval	Stéphane Prévot	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	4:20:32.6	+3:58.9	4
6	6	17	Colin McRae	Derek Ringer	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:20:57.5	+4:23.8	3
7	7	2	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	4:23:43.2	+7:09.5	2
8	8	20	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Citroën Total WRT	Citroën Xsara WRC	4:23:46.3	+7:12.6	1
10	9	8	Tommi Mäkinen	Kaj Lindström	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	4:24:05.9	+7:32.2	0
12	10	14	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	4:31:22.8	+14:49.1	0
Retired SS14		1	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Peugeot Total	Peugeot 206 WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS7		7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	555 Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03	No fuel		0
Retired SS4		6	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '02	Timing belt		0
Retired SS2		15	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia WRC	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct)	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	7:56.2	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	24:05.5
	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	11:56.3
	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	14:47.2
	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	7:45.6
	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	23:38.7
Leg 2 (4 Oct)	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	35:01.7
	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	11:51.3
	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	14:44.2
	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	34:48.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct)	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Xsara WRC	18:00.7
	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km	Markko Märtin	Ford Focus RS WRC '03	13:58.7
	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	19:42.6
	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:59.6

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Richard Burns	57			Robert Reid	57		1	Citroën Total WRT	125
2		2	Sébastien Loeb	55		2	Daniel Elena	55		1	Marlboro Peugeot Total	121
3			Carlos Sainz	53			Marc Martí	53			555 Subaru World Rally Team	76
4		2	Petter Solberg	48		2	Phil Mills	48			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	71
5		1	Markko Märtin	43		1	Michael Park	43			Škoda Motorsport	21

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
16	1	51	Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Bernacchini	Purity Auto	Fiat Punto S1600	4:43:22.6		10
18	2	69	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Xavier Amigó	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:48:44.4	+5:21.8	8
21	3	57	Dimitar Iliev	Yanaki Yanakiev	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	4:50:02.1	+6:39.5	6
23	4	64	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Harri Kaapro	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	4:52:01.8	+8:39.2	5
25	5	76	Luca Cecchettini	Marco Muzzarelli	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	4:55:07.8	+11:45.2	4
28	6	70	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Puma S1600	5:00:33.0	+17:10.4	3
32	7	65	Abdo Feghali	Joseph Matar	Astra Racing	Ford Puma S1600	5:02:40.6	+19:18.0	2
Retired SS11		54	Kosti Katajamäki	Jani Laaksonen	Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Polo S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS11		74	Kris Meeke	Chris Patterson	Opel Motorsport	Opel Corsa S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		63	Massimo Ceccato	Mitia Dotta	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS10		67	Alessandro Broccoli	Simona Girelli	Sab Motorsport	Renault Clio S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		52	Daniel Carlsson	Matthias Andersson	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		58	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Top Run SRL	Fiat Punto S1600	Accident		0
Retired SS7		61	Brice Tirabassi	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Renault Sport	Renault Clio S1600	Electrical		0
Retired SS6		71	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Sport	Suzuki Ignis S1600	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS2		73	Krum Donchev	Ruman Manolov	Auto Sport Italia	Peugeot 206 S1600	Accident		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (3 Oct)	SS1	Perinaldo 1	12.40 km	Brice Tirabassi	Renault Clio S1600	8:42.1	Brice Tirabassi
	SS2	Ceppo 1	36.42 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	26:34.0	Mirco Baldacci
	SS3	Cosio 1	19.19 km	Brice Tirabassi	Renault Clio S1600	13:19.9
	SS4	San Bartolomeo 1	25.31 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	16:20.1
	SS5	Perinaldo 2	12.40 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	8:37.2
	SS6	Ceppo 2	36.42 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	26:49.6
Leg 2 (4 Oct)	SS7	Teglia 1	52.30 km	Massimo Ceccato	Fiat Punto S1600	39:06.4
	SS8	Cosio 2	19.19 km	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Suzuki Ignis S1600	13:15.8
	SS9	San Bartolomeo 2	25.31 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	16:22.0
	SS10	Teglia 2	52.30 km	Mirco Baldacci	Fiat Punto S1600	38:54.6
Leg 3 (5 Oct)	SS11	Vignai 1	26.54 km	Notional stage time
	SS12	Colle d'Oggia 1	21.52 km	Notional stage time
	SS13	Vignai 2	26.54 km	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	Suzuki Ignis S1600	21:45.6
	SS14	Colle d'Oggia 2	21.52 km	Abdo Feghali	Ford Puma S1600	17:21.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Brice Tirabassi	28
2	1	Salvador Cañellas Jr.	25
3	1	Daniel Carlsson	18
4	1	Guy Wilks	18
5	1	Urmo Aava	16

References

1. "Rallye Sanremo". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
2. "Rallye Sanremo 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship