The 2003 Rally of Turkey (formally the 4th Rally of Turkey) was the third round of the 2003 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 27 February and 2 March 2003, and was based in Kemer, Turkey. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 25th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2003 Rally of Turkey 4th Rally of Turkey | |||
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Round 3 of the 2003 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Turkey | ||
| Rally base | Kemer | ||
| Dates run | February 27, 2003 – March 2, 2003 | ||
| Stages | 18 (337.88 km; 209.95 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,193.85 km (741.82 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 60 at start, 26 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Carlos Sainz Marc Martí Citroën Total WRTCitroën Xsara WRC | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are EET (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 95.35 km | ||||
| 27 February | 19:00 | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km |
| 28 February | 09:01 | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km |
| 09:39 | SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | |
| 10:27 | SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | |
| 13:45 | SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | |
| 14:48 | SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | |
| Leg 2 — 158.59 km | ||||
| 1 March | 07:11 | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km |
| 07:54 | SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | |
| 11:02 | SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | |
| 11:55 | SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | |
| 12:58 | SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | |
| 15:01 | SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | |
| 15:44 | SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | |
| Leg 3 — 84.30 km | ||||
| 2 March | 08:01 | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km |
| 08:49 | SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | |
| 09:32 | SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | |
| 13:00 | SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | |
| 14:13 | SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | |
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Carlos Sainz
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Marc Martí
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Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:32:14.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Richard Burns
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Robert Reid
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:33:02.0 | +47.9 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 |  François Duval
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Stéphane Prévot
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:34:00.6 | +1:46.5 | 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 | 4:34:23.2 | +2:09.1 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Gilles Panizzi
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Hervé Panizzi
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Bozian Racing
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:34:55.7 | +2:41.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 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 | 4:35:39.0 | +3:24.9 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 |  Toni Gardemeister
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Paavo Lukander
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 Škoda Motorsport
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Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 | 4:37:27.1 | +5:13.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 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 | 4:39:32.7 | +7:18.6 | 1 |
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 1:12.1 | Marcus Grönholm
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| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km | Harri Rovanperä Petter Solberg
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Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 |
1:52.7 | Petter Solberg
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| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Petter Solberg
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Subaru Impreza S9 WRC '03 | 12:28.6 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:51.8 | Harri Rovanperä
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| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 11:50.5 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 23:19.1 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Harri Rovanperä
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 16:45.1 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:47.0 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:51.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:45.4 | Carlos Sainz
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| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 15:06.8 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Markko Märtin
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 16:29.6 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Carlos Sainz
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 24:27.1 | ||
| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Colin McRae
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 1:51.3 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Richard Burns
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:20.7 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | François Duval
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Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 8:13.4 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:13.8 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 14:46.5 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  3
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Richard Burns
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18 | 3
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Robert Reid
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18 | 
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Citroën Total WRT
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39 | |||
| 2 |
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Colin McRae
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17 |
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Derek Ringer
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17 |
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Marlboro Peugeot Total
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31 | |||
| 3 | 4
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Carlos Sainz
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16 | 4
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Marc Martí
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16 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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25 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Markko Märtin
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13 | 1
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Michael Park
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13 |
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555 Subaru World Rally Team
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13 | |||
| 5 |  4
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Sébastien Loeb
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12 | 4
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 Daniel Elena
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12 | 1
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Škoda Motorsport
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6 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (27 Feb) | SS1 | Efes Pilsen SSS | 1.55 km | Brice Tirabassi
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Renault Clio S1600 | 1:22.8 | Brice Tirabassi
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| Leg 1 (28 Feb) | SS2 | Simena 1 | 2.73 km |  Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:07.3 | Daniel Carlsson
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| SS3 | Phaselis 1 | 16.42 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 14:07.1 | ||
| SS4 | Silyon 1 | 29.87 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 26:23.8 | ||
| SS5 | Perge 1 | 14.91 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:44.0 | ||
| SS6 | Silyon 2 | 29.87 km |  Marcos Ligato
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 26:25.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (1 Mar) | SS7 | Olympos 1 | 20.44 km | Marcos Ligato
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Fiat Punto S1600 | 19:09.4 | |
| SS8 | Kumluca 1 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:35.9 | ||
| SS9 | Phaselis 2 | 15.48 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 13:29.4 | ||
| SS10 | Myra 1 | 24.10 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 24:16.0 | ||
| SS11 | Kemer 1 | 20.29 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 16:41.2 | ||
| SS12 | Olympos 2 | 20.44 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 18:34.9 | ||
| SS13 | Kumluca 2 | 28.92 km | Ville-Pertti Teuronen
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 27:39.7 | Kosti Katajamäki
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| Leg 3 (2 Mar) | SS14 | Simena 2 | 2.73 km | Daniel Carlsson
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Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:05.9 | |
| SS15 | Myra 2 | 24.10 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 23:50.5 | ||
| SS16 | Arykanda | 12.00 km | Guy Wilks
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Ford Puma S1600 | 9:19.3 | ||
| SS17 | Perge 2 | 24.97 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 20:55.0 | ||
| SS18 | Kemer 2 | 20.50 km | Kosti Katajamäki
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Volkswagen Polo S1600 | 17:24.2 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Brice Tirabassi
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10 |
| 2 | 
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Kosti Katajamäki
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10 |
| 3 | 1
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Marcos Ligato
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8 |
| 4 |
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Salvador Cañellas Jr.
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8 |
| 5 | 2
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 Alessandro Broccoli
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6 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally of Turkey". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Rally of Turkey 2003 Entry List". Retrieved 2 November 2021.