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 | |||
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Round 10 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Rally base | Perth | ||
| Dates run | September 4, 2003 – September 7, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 24 (386.31 km; 240.04 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,795.16 km (1,115.46 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 49 at start, 32 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 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 edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:32:07.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 18 |  Sébastien Loeb
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 Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:32:33.7 | +26.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:34:00.1 | +1:53.0 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Colin McRae
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Derek Ringer
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:34:37.8 | +2:30.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 19 |  Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:34:44.3 | +2:37.2 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 |  Tommi Mäkinen
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Kaj Lindström
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 3:35:08.6 | +3:01.5 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Harri Rovanperä
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Risto Pietiläinen
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:36:11.0 | +4:03.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 |  Freddy Loix
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Sven Smeets
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 Hyundai World Rally Team
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Hyundai Accent WRC3 | 3:39:07.8 | +7:00.7 | 1 |
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (4 Sep) | SS1 | Perth City Super 1 | 2.45 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 1:31.9 | Petter Solberg
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| Leg 1 (5 Sep) | SS2 | Murray North 1 | 18.49 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 10:29.1 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS3 | Murray South 1 | 20.12 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:51.8 | ||
| SS4 | Gobbys | 5.20 km |  Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 2:29.6 | ||
| SS5 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:15.3 | ||
| SS6 | Stirling Long | 34.99 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:02.1 | ||
| SS7 | Turner Hill | 7.00 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:22.4 | ||
| SS8 | Murray North 2 | 18.49 km | Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 Citroën Xsara WRC |
10:14.4 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS9 | Murray South 2 | 20.12 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:30.0 | ||
| SS10 | Perth City Super 2 | 2.45 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 1:33.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (6 Sep) | SS11 | Beraking East | 8.88 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 5:09.6 | |
| SS12 | Helena East 1 | 20.49 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 11:38.2 | ||
| SS13 | Helena West 1 | 12.60 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:18.4 | ||
| SS14 | Helena South 1 | 17.31 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 8:55.3 | ||
| SS15 | Beraking West | 9.42 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 4:38.7 | ||
| SS16 | Helena East 2 | 20.49 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:23.8 | ||
| SS17 | Helena West 2 | 12.60 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:10.6 | ||
| SS18 | Helena South 2 | 17.31 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 8:46.6 | ||
| SS19 | Perth City Super 3 | 2.45 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 1:31.7 | ||
| SS20 | Perth City Super 4 | 2.45 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 1:31.8 | ||
| Leg 3 (7 Sep) | SS21 | Bannister North | 24.81 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 13:11.9 | Petter Solberg
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| SS22 | Bannister South | 34.16 km | Sébastien Loeb
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 16:00.1 | Sébastien Loeb
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| SS23 | Bannister West | 24.69 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 12:22.6 | Petter Solberg
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| SS24 | Bannister Central | 33.45 km | Colin McRae
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:10.0 |
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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Richard Burns
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55 |
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Robert Reid
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55 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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110 | |||
| 2 |  2
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Petter Solberg
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48 | 2
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Phil Mills
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48 |
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Citroën Total WRT
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110 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Carlos Sainz
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48 | 1
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Marc Martí
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48 | 1
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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74 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Sébastien Loeb
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45 | 1
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Daniel Elena
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45 | 1
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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61 | |||
| 5 | 2
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Marcus Grönholm
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38 | 2
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Timo Rautiainen
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38 |
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 Škoda Motorsport
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20 | |||
Production World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| Leg 1 (4 Sep) | SS1 | Perth City Super 1 | 2.45 km |  Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 1:39.9 | Marcos Ligato
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| Leg 1 (5 Sep) | SS2 | Murray North 1 | 18.49 km | Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:25.8 | |
| SS3 | Murray South 1 | 20.12 km | Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:57.7 | ||
| SS4 | Gobbys | 5.20 km | Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:45.2 | ||
| SS5 | Stirling West | 15.89 km | Marcos Ligato
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:06.0 | ||
| SS6 | Stirling Long | 34.99 km | Martin Rowe
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 21:54.6 | ||
| SS7 | Turner Hill | 7.00 km |  Karamjit Singh
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Proton Pert | 4:51.7 | ||
| SS8 | Murray North 2 | 18.49 km | Niall McShea
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 11:12.7 | Martin Rowe
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| SS9 | Murray South 2 | 20.12 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 12:52.0 | ||
| SS10 | Perth City Super 2 | 2.45 km |  Stig Blomqvist
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 1:40.7 | ||
| Leg 2 (6 Sep) | SS11 | Beraking East | 8.88 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 5:40.1 | |
| SS12 | Helena East 1 | 20.49 km | Martin Rowe
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 12:43.4 | ||
| SS13 | Helena West 1 | 12.60 km | Toshihiro Arai
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 8:00.5 | ||
| SS14 | Helena South 1 | 17.31 km | Martin Rowe
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 9:52.6 | ||
| SS15 | Beraking West | 9.42 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:05.1 | ||
| SS16 | Helena East 2 | 20.49 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:30.9 | ||
| SS17 | Helena West 2 | 12.60 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:53.2 | ||
| SS18 | Helena South 2 | 17.31 km | Daniel Solà
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9:40.5 | ||
| SS19 | Perth City Super 3 | 2.45 km | Stig Blomqvist
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 1:39.1 | ||
| SS20 | Perth City Super 4 | 2.45 km | Stig Blomqvist
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 1:38.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (7 Sep) | SS21 | Bannister North | 24.81 km | Martin Rowe
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 14:36.6 | |
| SS22 | Bannister South | 34.16 km | Martin Rowe
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI N10 | 17:36.1 | ||
| SS23 | Bannister West | 24.69 km | Niall McShea
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 13:48.8 | ||
| SS24 | Bannister Central | 33.45 km | Niall McShea
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 20:07.5 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | 1
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Martin Rowe
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37 |
| 2 | 1
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Toshihiro Arai
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30 |
| 3 |
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Karamjit Singh
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30 |
| 4 |
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Stig Blomqvist
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26 |
| 5 |
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Daniel Solà
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22 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally Australia". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "Rally Australia 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links edit